Roslyn Chats with Detroit Fashion News Détroit is the New Black is one of the hottest stores in Detroit right now. We had the honor of interviewing Roslyn Karamoko, the genius behind this vision. DFN: How would you describe your fashion style? Karamoko: Elegant and casual (if that’s even a thing). Something comfortable for sure, […]
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Detroit Brand Shinola Brings Boutique Hotel to Detroit Shinola recently announced plans for the first Detroit Shinola Hotel, located at 1400 Woodward Avenue. The location is an eight-story building that sits across the street from Hudson’s site. Both projects belong to Bedrock Real Estate. Back in 2013, rumors around Metro-Detroit started to spread that
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One of our favorite poets and LGBTQ activists Natasha T. Miller will be informing friends and fans about her recent project: The Artist Inn tonight (Sept 16, 2016) at Detroit is the New Black from 7pm – 10pm. The twenty-something Detroit native is a well-liked performance poet, a writer, activist, actress and a motivational speaker.
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Detroit Garment Group will be hosting their first inaugural fundraiser called SPARK in just a few weeks. Spark will consist of anyone and everyone who is involved with and supports the efforts of DGG. The event will be held from 7-10 p.m., Thursday, October 13 at One Woodward, downtown Detroit. The guest of honor for
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We recently had the pleasure of interviewing several models from the Metro-Detroit area. These models will give us a glimpse into their lives as an African-American fashion model. Our first two posts celebrated Lamara Hand and Brianna Ali. Now we’d like to share Jalita Esen with all of you. She’s an ER nurse with a big
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Ann Yee, originally from South Lyon Michigan, is a fashion designer with a whole lot of class and style. Ms. Yee has perfected the art of draping with her sensuous knits and customizable designs focusing on volume and proportion. Your invited to read our interview with this young genius, then we expect you to drool over her collection at annyeecollection.com. Be
We recently had the pleasure of interviewing several models from the Metro-Detroit area. These models will give us a glimpse into their lives as an African-American fashion model. If you liked our first post which included an interview with local model Lamara Hand in “African-American Fashion Models in Detroit”, you’ll love this one too. Allow
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It’s finally New York Fashion Week! As fun as fashion week was for me, I realize that there is a dark side to the fashion industry. It is harder for models of color (especially models of African descent) to make it in the industry. One of my favorite celebrities and supermodels is Naomi Campbell. I
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Detroit is a great place to live, work, play, create and collaborate. There are tons of amazing start-ups and artisans in the metro area, and it’s important for them to have spaces where they can go to brainstorm and get work done. That’s why organizations like Detroit Garment Group exist. The nonprofit was founded by Karen Buscemi
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This summer, Bryant Woodson II lived every fashion student’s dream. Woodson, a fashion business junior at Columbia College Chicago, had the opportunity to work as the production intern for Stuart Weitzman’s renowned shoe company in New York City. For two months, the self-made stylist and creative director worked underneath David Ford, Weitzman’s director of productions. As an
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