3 Black Owned Accessory Brands that Diversify Your Style

People don’t often think about the positive impact they can have by just expanding the variety of places where the shop. According to Forbes.com, although over 50% of women-owned businesses are women of color, they only brought in 422 billion dollars in revenue vs white women-owned businesses who brought in 1.4 trillion dollars in revenue.

This means that there are lot of great designers out there that you not only should find, but will be thrilled that you did. Here are three great ones to add to your list of places to get great style.

 

Brysie Lane

Brysie Lane, the black owned interchangeable handbag brand, is designed to eliminate the dreaded purse swap. Brysie Lane was founded by former Microsoft Program Manager, Seina Wedlick, to provide women with an everyday bag that can evolve with every outfit change. With the mantra “One Bag, Many Looks” the brand allows women to express their personal style through genuine leather bags and interchangeable accessories, for under $300. Brysie Lane is a reflection of Seina’s personal and professional journey. Named after her children, Bryce and Sierra, Brysie Lane was created with the desire to streamline processes and make an everyday item practical for all occasions. Brysie Lane is available for preorder on https://www.brysielane.com/.

Salone Monet

Salone Monet emphasizes the fact that “nude is not a color” – the brand makes six “nude” shades that fit a wide range of skin tones. In addition to the stunning color options, each pair of shoes is made from high-quality materials, including leather and satin, by expert cobblers in Italy. Styles come in 6 shades of different nudes and price ranges from $200 – $250. New silhouettes like the Anita, a sleek pump and Jojo, a basic flat, are now available on the website for pre-order. Salone Monet, Founder/Creative Salone Monet is the founder and creative behind the color inclusive nude shoe brand Salone Monet. Her color inclusive line has adorned the feet of Beyoncé Knowles, Gabrielle Union, and Keke Palmer. https://salonemonet.com/

Ten Wilde

Ten Wilde is an all gold jewelry line designed in Los Angeles. Always aiming for versatility through trendy yet timeless pieces, every jewel is created with the multi-faceted gem in mind. Meaning the ever-evolving, infinite, multi-faceted woman. Established in 2016 by Tenisha Wilde, Ten Wilde is a direct reflection of her personal style, which embodies her love for many styles found across the world. With a range of gold plated, gold filled, and solid gold, each Ten Wilde jewel is offered at an affordable price ranging, under $100, in the form of versatile hoops, layering chains, pendant necklaces, signature waist chains and more. A gem for every gem. https://tenwilde.com/

New Fashion Collections from Caroline Castigliano, L. Wells Bridal and KYNAH

Despite the many challenges of these times, weddings are still happening. Fortunately, brides have several new fashion choices from the recent collection launches from bridal designers, Caroline Castigliano, L. Wells, and KYNAH.

CAROLINE CASTIGLIANO

Romantic and sensual, the Love Story collection is designed for the modern bride who enjoys the qualities of classic couture fused with modern style.

Stunning laces and tailored silhouettes create show-stopping pieces, with designs perfect for a religious ceremony along with understated gowns ideal for a beach or vineyard wedding.

World-renowned for corsetry and the beautiful architecture of her gowns, Love Story sees the continuation of classic Caroline Castigliano understated style with innovative new styles that offer day-to-night chic combinations. For more information, visit www.carolinecastigliano.com.

 

KYNAH

The first-ever KYNAH Bridal Collection. A step in a new direction for the online boutique KYNAH, each glamorous piece in the collection was dreamed up and is handmade to order to represent this magical moment in time in the bride’s life. Offering stunning pieces for brides including gowns, lehengas and saris, all pieces are made custom to order by talented artisans in New Dehli, making them one-of-a-kind and sustainably conscious. Founder Aisha Rawji is committed to weaving together a personal story with each pieceand bringing together the past and the present, traditions and modernity, culture and heritage. Filled with bright colors and bright whites, traditional zari work, and modern mermaid cuts, the debut KYNAH Bridal Collection is atthe forefront of the South Asian Bridal revolution. Available for order now on shopkynah.com.

 

L.WELLS BRIDAL

The In a Dream Collection was inspired by the American ‘70s film, “3 Women,” starring Shelley Duvall and Sissy Spacek and each look is named after a character in the movie. While the collection includes just-right-for the-aisle styles, the more versatile options are perfect for the micro-bride and all the events surrounding her wedding. Because everything is made in the Garment District in New York, dresses like the Juliana (the dress that actress Jennifer Lawrence wore to her engagement party last spring) are available in a variety of colors. Looks are made to order and some can be ready to ship in about three weeks. Available for order now on www.lwellsbridal.com.

World Dog Surfing Championships 2020 Photo and Beach Fashion Results

The photographers and fashionistas were fierce for TasteTV’s World Dog Surfing Championships 2020 Surf Dog Photography and Beach Dog Fashion award categories

Fortunately, our judges enjoyed the challenge!

See the results:

BEST BEACH DOG FASHION

1) Flofy Tiny Surf Dog and Pal

2) Georgia Surf Dog

3) Jabez (Jabez von Haus)

4) Petey

 

BEST SURF DOG PHOTOGRAPHY 2020

 

1) Carson

2) Flofy

3) Lilo

Favorite Holiday Food & Fashion Video: Burberry with Kristin Scott Thomas, Matt Smith, M.I.A and Naomi Campbell

In this time when it’s not clear what Holiday food and fashion events are going to be like, especially family gatherings and dinners, it’s nice to look back on a era (2018/2019) when Burberry was able to do an incredible Holiday photo-shoot and 90-second film featuring Kristin Scott Thomas, Matt Smith, M.I.A and Naomi Campbell (and her mother).

The video was directed by British artist Juno Calypso.

The Conair Fabric Defuzzer is a Small but Mighty addition to your Fashion Accessories

Do you ever get fuzz balls and pills on your favorite sweaters, sweatshirts, scarves, coats, socks, or even furniture? Yes, it’s a big problem, because it makes you not want to wear them anymore, or at the least to not feel as great as you did when they were brand new.

Well guess what? You can make them as good as new by using a small electronic device that removes those pills in minutes.

The Conair Fabric Defuzzer Is lightweight, runs on just two batteries, and only costs around $12. Despite this low price, it can make hundreds of dollars of clothing look like you just bought them. It’s a great investment.

The Defuzzer has two settings, one for close contact with the fabric, and one with slightly less contact. To make it work you basically run it in a gentle circle across the affected area, and Voila, the pills are removed.

Unlike past versions of these pill remover devices, this one has a nice long battery life. Which means you can go through a lot of clothes before it starts slowing down and needs to have them replaced. This is really great, because once you start removing pills you’re going to find it to be an oddly addicting of activity. You’re going to not only want to do your clothes, but everyone else’s as well. And once you finish with the clothes, you’ll start with the armrest on your couch. (When you get to the rug, you know it’s time to stop)

Also makes a small but popular holiday or birthday gift.

Find the Conair Fabric Defuzzer on Amazon here.

(Maybe your stay at home fashion sweats could look as good as J. Lo’s if you remove the pills and fuzz.)

J Lo getting coffee in her fashion sweats

LA MÉTAMORPHOSE Collection | Couture Fall Winter 2020-2021 | Digital Paris Fashion Week

Digital Paris Fashion Week is a thing, and it really showed that designers and other creators could rise to the occasion even without live runway events.

In this video, LA MÉTAMORPHOSE debuts their Fall Winter 2020-2021 Couture.

It shows what you can do with great fashion, and your own chateau.