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Still Whitewashed? A Look at Black Influence During Fashion Week
There’s a well-dressed elephant in the room for any person of color attending Fashion Week. No matter how…
Sleeping Beauty: The Issue of Tying Up Your Hair When He Sleeps Over
For most women of color, tying up our hair before bed is a necessary task. From reducing breakage to…
5 Common Mistakes Women With Natural Hair Make
Most women who transition from relaxed to natural hair haven’t dealt with their unaltered texture since…
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Since I made the decision to go natural a year ago, I’ve fielded as many questions about growing hair as…
Turbans: Trend to Try or Watch Go By?
The turban has been around for ages. Screen sirens from the ’40s and ’50s regularly drew inspiration from the…
Over Natural vs. Relaxed Hair Wars
Read any Vixen article about natural or relaxed hair and you’ll find a flood of comments from readers…
Kimbella vs. Erica: Why Video Models Get No Respect
I know I wasn’t the only one whose mouth dropped yesterday when yet again, two grown women resorted to…
Weave Changes Things
What’s so bad about weaves? From black men complaining that weave creates artificial women to ladies rocking…
5 Things June Ambrose Taught Us About Style
June Ambrose is one of the most celebrated figures in contemporary black fashion. She is our stylist du jour…