With Fashion Week fast approaching (next week), people are starting to think maybe this time the runways will be more diverse. Just coming off of the DNC’s nomination of the first African American candidate for the country’s highest office, as well as the Italian Vogue’s special "Black Beauty" Issue, and the wonderment from the Bejing Olympics culturefest- our world is shaping up to becoming the world many people would like to see- one where humans embrace many forms of cutures and beauty. According to nymag.com, Daniel Peddle, one of the Fashion Industry’s top casting directors, says two looks are dominating this season:

We really like the tomboy look — not necessarily masculine in their face but they have sort of hardness to them while maintaining their elegance.

Another thing this season is trying to discern from all the girls out there the ones that are ethnically ambiguous. Girls and boys that have faces that you can’t just put in a certain place or race or geography. I think it’s very helpful to see those types of faces in our conflicted world because you can see that we’re still evolving as humans and they are the results of people willing to go beyond the socially constructed notions around race … With the Internet and the way that everyone is so connected now it’s not something you can overlook anymore. I don’t think it’s possible to do a modern show and have it be all blondes. I understand that sometimes a designer has an aesthetic that dictates something like that and of course we’re going to work with them to achieve their goals but personally I don’t find that to be a very modern statement.

So lets hope they mean a little color here and there at least. Just a little- I mean everyone loves Michelle Obama- the dresses she wears are best sellers. I think its safe to say ethnic models can sell a dress too.

CIA

Okay- maybe he thinks she just needs a lot of help on the fashion front- either way she sucks… When NYMag.com asked about his opinion on Cindy vs. Michelle, Tim says Michelle wins hands down:

    "There is no contest!! I mean, Michelle really epitomizes American style, and she’s not afraid to show her shape, she’s not afraid to show her sexiness without being the least bit inappropriate. She’s just an alluring woman. And Cindy with her suits and she’s all buttoned up, she’s just soooo — she just looks like she’s duct-taped! There is just something about her, and in a way it’s a metaphor about who she is!

    "I’m just not a fan. I don’t know who her advisers are, but it’s the whole look — her clothes have to be fixed too. I just don’t think she’s capable of improving the look. It’s an inaccessibility in the way [Cindy] presents herself to the world, whereas Michelle has an accessibility. You would feel comfortable just going up to her and saying something like, ‘How are you?’ And with Cindy you have to be careful you’re not speared!"

Yeah she does look like mean, old-ass barbie.

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Okay- maybe he thinks she just needs a lot of help on the fashion front- either way she sucks… When NYMag.com asked about his opinion on Cindy vs. Michelle, Tim says Michelle wins hands down:

    "There is no contest!! I mean, Michelle really epitomizes American style, and she’s not afraid to show her shape, she’s not afraid to show her sexiness without being the least bit inappropriate. She’s just an alluring woman. And Cindy with her suits and she’s all buttoned up, she’s just soooo — she just looks like she’s duct-taped! There is just something about her, and in a way it’s a metaphor about who she is!

    "I’m just not a fan. I don’t know who her advisers are, but it’s the whole look — her clothes have to be fixed too. I just don’t think she’s capable of improving the look. It’s an inaccessibility in the way [Cindy] presents herself to the world, whereas Michelle has an accessibility. You would feel comfortable just going up to her and saying something like, ‘How are you?’ And with Cindy you have to be careful you’re not speared!"

Yeah she does look like mean, old-ass barbie.

CIA

In case you missed Karl Lagerfeld’s hilarious Times interview here are ten things nymag.com (and GFD) learned about the man behind Chanel:

1. He doesn’t like intellectuals.

"I want to know everything, but I’m not an intellectual, and I don’t like their company. I’m the most superficial man on Earth.”

2. He doesn’t buy shoes for comfort.

“I buy my shoes a size too small. I like the way it feels.”

3. He likes journalists. Except, of course, the smelly ones.

“I have no problem with journalists — many are friends,” he says. “Only if they are really stupid, or if they’ve got bad breath, or if they smell. Yesterday [at the Chanel couture show] I had a problem. I said, ‘I’m sorry, you’ve got to tell this woman that she needs to be taken away. Her smell is not possible.’”

Justin Timberlake is premiering his William Rast collection next week during Fashion Week, but he also has released this promo video:

Justin Timberlake is premiering his William Rast collection next week during Fashion Week, but he also has released this promo video:

I mean, how the f*$% do we s’posed to keep peace???

200 people in slow motion in Home Depot…

So only a couple days after getting pissed off about Fox News mentioning her family during an interview, Solange, Beyonce and Tina Knowles were on the Early Show promoting Solange’s new album. I’m not quite sure how having your sister and mother dote on you on to the public is any different from having their names mentioned in an interview but who am I.

I thought the whole thing was really cute actually. Everyone always tries to push the whole sibling rivalry thing but I think their closeness and supportiveness (at least on Bey’s end) is genuine. I still think Solange is a big ass brat though.

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Sometimes you get to missing college and high school sports?  The team spirit, the fun?  Yeah, sometimes the work world sucks like that.  You can recapture some of your good old sport glory days by joining ZogSports.  ZogSports is an organization for young professionals to join everything from football leagues to 3-on-3 basketball leagues.  Surrounding all of the well organized sports events there are sports clinics to help you brush up on your skills as well as team happy hours and kick-off parties to bond with your teammates.  On the website, ZogSports even lists engaged and married couples who credit ZogSports with bringing them together… how cute!
What’s even cuter about ZogSports?  A portion of the registration proceeds go to charity.  Also, the winning team in each league wins money to donate to the charity of their choice.  Fall sign-ups for co-ed basketball and women’s and men’s football, soccer, and dodgeball are going on right now.

Sometimes you get to missing college and high school sports?  The team spirit, the fun?  Yeah, sometimes the work world sucks like that.  You can recapture some of your good old sport glory days by joining ZogSports.  ZogSports is an organization for young professionals to join everything from football leagues to 3-on-3 basketball leagues.  Surrounding all of the well organized sports events there are sports clinics to help you brush up on your skills as well as team happy hours and kick-off parties to bond with your teammates.  On the website, ZogSports even lists engaged and married couples who credit ZogSports with bringing them together… how cute!
What’s even cuter about ZogSports?  A portion of the registration proceeds go to charity.  Also, the winning team in each league wins money to donate to the charity of their choice.  Fall sign-ups for co-ed basketball and women’s and men’s football, soccer, and dodgeball are going on right now.

Sometimes you get to missing college and high school sports?  The team spirit, the fun?  Yeah, sometimes the work world sucks like that.  You can recapture some of your good old sport glory days by joining ZogSports.  ZogSports is an organization for young professionals to join everything from football leagues to 3-on-3 basketball leagues.  Surrounding all of the well organized sports events there are sports clinics to help you brush up on your skills as well as team happy hours and kick-off parties to bond with your teammates.  On the website, ZogSports even lists engaged and married couples who credit ZogSports with bringing them together… how cute!
What’s even cuter about ZogSports?  A portion of the registration proceeds go to charity.  Also, the winning team in each league wins money to donate to the charity of their choice.  Fall sign-ups for co-ed basketball and women’s and men’s football, soccer, and dodgeball are going on right now.

For anybody who knows something about documentary films they know the name Maysles.  The Maysles brothers greatly advanced the art of documentary film making.  Almost any documentary film you’ve ever seen has been directly influenced by the style and numerous films of the Maysles brothers.  The collection of films that the Maysles brothers either made or had a hand in is enough to make a pretty sizable library of films and that’s exactly what the Maysles Institute does.  The Maysles Institute maintains the Maysles film library, continues to present it to the public, and runs training programs in … and where do you think this amazing resource is housed?  In some artsy building in the LES?  Um, no.  This collection and institute is at 127th and Lenox.  Not only is the Maysles Institute housed in Harlem for going on 3 years, but the curators and staff there are working with local organizations to present films that are significant and relevant to the local community.  For the month of September the Maysles Institute, in association with the National Black Program Consortium and Independent Television Service, is presenting a program of six films called Black Masculinity. 

In college I knew a guy who was in a Latin dance troupe.  He ate, lived, and breathed Latin dance.  He went away with his dance troupe one weekend and when we asked him where they had went he answered with a completely straight face that they had gone to the Salsa Congress. "What!?"  All my friends and I just about died laughing.  "You’ve got to be kidding, right?  That’s a joke, right?  You made that up."  No, he hadn’t made it up.  That’s when he earned the nickname Senator de la Salsa.  Anytime he talked about Salsa or Meringue we would roll our eyes and say, "Okay, Senator de la Salsa."  But we went to some of his dance hangouts with him and learned some Latin dance and it was a lot of fun.  He started to tell us about this world where Latin dancers and Latin dance fans came together and danced together and practiced new moves and choreography.  He even showed us some Salsa Congress video footage and, you know, it was actually pretty cool.
Well, this week through Sunday the 8th Annual New York Salsa Congress is going on at the Hilton New York.  The Salsa Congress will have everything from workshops to performances starting at $10.  If you love Latin dance or are just interested you should go.
So maybe the Salsa Congress is pretty cool, but you have to admit Senator de la Salsa is pretty funny.

Serena Williams is killin all these hoes in the donk game.

Got damn.

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Serena Williams is killin all these hoes in the donk game.

Got damn.

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Ever wonder what MJ would have looked like if he never got an unlimited gift card to the plastic surgeon? Well, the folks over at Daily Mail have helped to put your curiosity at ease…

But instead we have this…

How is that even possible?

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Celebrities were out and about last night in West Hollywood…

Rihanna appearing to be on her way to a party

Is that her hand? Hella two-tone…

And um is she smiling?!?

Kim Kardashian was out at the Blackberry Curve Launch Party

Lauren Conrad and Lo

Sanaa Lathan looking fabulous as usual. She was also at the Blackberry event.

Celebrities were out and about last night in West Hollywood…

Rihanna appearing to be on her way to a party

Is that her hand? Hella two-tone…

And um is she smiling?!?

Kim Kardashian was out at the Blackberry Curve Launch Party

Lauren Conrad and Lo

Sanaa Lathan looking fabulous as usual. She was also at the Blackberry event.

Celebrities were out and about last night in West Hollywood…

Rihanna appearing to be on her way to a party

Is that her hand? Hella two-tone…

And um is she smiling?!?

Kim Kardashian was out at the Blackberry Curve Launch Party

Lauren Conrad and Lo

Sanaa Lathan looking fabulous as usual. She was also at the Blackberry event.