Many of the beauty trends we know and love today are birthed from the influence of women in hip-hop. Undeniably those "around the way" hairstyles, makeup, nails and accessories have had an everlasting effect on the culture and are constantly referenced globally.Cultural icons like Queen Latifah, MC Lyte, Lil Kim, and Foxy Brown have championed self-expression and fluidity in women and paved the way for a diverse representation of those in the Black and Brown LGBTQIA+ community. This has led to a...

What look can't Keke Palmer pull off? She quietly went blonde for a hot moment, and now she's back to her jet-black tresses, but this time with the fiercest blue highlights, giving us Veronica Lodge from the Archie comics.I know this beauty editor wasn't the only one who was obsessed with Veronica's hair in the comics. The jet-black waves with the electric blue highlights gave me so much life; in this instance, that is precisely what Miss Palmer did for me. The star had side bangs swept to the r...

More is certainly more as brands doublet, SUICOKE and Vibram team up to release "The Bat," an experimental shoe, not for the faint of heart.Building off of SUICOKE's FUTON-LO, doublet generously lines the whacky and whimsical silhouette with faux fur, adding adorable bat-eared toes. Vibram bulks up the shoe with its Furoshiki construction, providing a sturdy, branded heel. Unfastening the side and opening the flap allows for easy entry. The avant-garde shoes arrive in an all-black colorway, as w...

To commemorate Kobe Day 2023, Nike CEO John Donahoe confirmed the relaunch of Kobe Bryant's signature line earlier this summer during a Q4 earnings call.Joining the reintroduction of the basketball legend's range, a brand-new sneaker will also be released via SNKRS "Live from the Archive" in North America only on August 10. The brand teased the shoe's design in a black-and-white video clip on Instagram, suspending the kicks above a basketball. Given the colorless preview, not much detail could b...