With March 8th, being International Women’s Day during Women’s History Month, what better time to highlight some incredible women-owned brands that I’ll be shopping for this Spring.
Fashion News
Summer House’s Lindsay Hubbard Celebrates Black Hexmas With Gothic Fashion Brand Killstar
On Thursday, December 9th, 2021 Killstar hosted a pop-up event at Pink Metal Bar in Brooklyn, NY.
.I love Christmas just as much as I love a good-themed party and I must say, walking into the Pink Metal bar was like walking into another world. Everything from the Black Hexmas themed drinks to the gothic Killstar photo booth, was all an exciting experience. As someone who wouldn’t describe my style as, gothic, I can still appreciate a good piece from any fashion brand. The ‘Doom Vegan Leather Vest‘ worn by Lindsay Hubbard is one of my favorite pieces from the brand because it’s so versatile and can be styled in a multitude of ways.
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Emi Jay and Juicy Couture Have Come Together to Create the Perfect Holiday Gift For Any And All Y2K Style Enthusiasts
On November 30th, Hair accessory brand Emi Jay and everyone’s favorite fashion house from the 2000s have launched the cutest 10-piece holiday collection.
With the resurgence of 2000s, or Y2K trends popping up everywhere, Emi Jay and Juicy Couture just made gifting your 00’s nostalgic giftee SUPER EASY! With Emi Jay’s “Big Effing Clips” already being a must-have this holiday season, their latest collaboration with Juicy Couture is likely to cause a frenzy. The campaign photos for the Emi Jay x Juicy Couture holiday collection alone made me want to reach for my bejeweled Razr phone and call all my besties no sooner than 7:01 pm. The collection includes six “Big Effin Clips”($34), two of which have the iconic rhinestone ‘Juicy’ logo, and two velvet scrunchies($32). Fortunately, for those of us who can’t pick one, you can grab the “7 Days of the week clip gift set”($168) which includes two clips exclusive to the set. These gorgeous, fun, and incredibly useful hair accessories are still available to shop on the Emi Jay website.
Check out the collection below!
Drake Partners Up Toronto Raptors with OVO’s Latest Jurassic Park Themed NBA Capsule Collection
On Nov 19th Drakes released OVO’s latest capsule collection in collaboration with the Toronto Raptors and Universal Pictures and Amblin Entertainment’s iconic 1993 film, Jurassic Park. OVO’s latest collaboration features the Toronto Raptors’ very own Dalano Banton.
October’s Very Own’s lastest capsule collection of NBA merch for the Toronto Raptors and the Universal Pictures 1993 Jurassic Park is now live! The newest capsule collection features a limited edition hand-crafted varsity leather jacket, created by Jeff Hamilton. The collection is a clear nod to Drake’s infinite love for Toronto city. Whether you’re an OVO fan, Raptors fan, or Jurassic Park fan, this collection has a piece for everyone. The limited-edition capsule collection can be found on OVO’s website, all OVO stores, and shop.realsports.ca. Look below to view the collection.
Serena Williams showcased her Fall HSN Signature Statement Collection at Kia Style360 New York Fashion Week.
Marcel Ostertag, winner of the DHL Exported Program in collaboration with IMG returned to New York Fashion Week for a second season. This go around he presented his Spring/Summer 2017 collection entitled ‘AIR’. We were on the scenes backstage and got to speak with the German designer, along with his beauty team. Check out our exclusive interviews below.
Exclusive Interview w/ La La Anthony at Her ‘5th & Mercer Pop- Up Shop’ Launch
La La Anthony makes hard work seem effortless as she juggles a manifold of operations at one time, not to mention, her never-ending duties as the wife of New York Knicks player, Carmelo Anthony and mother of their adorable 7-year old son, Kiyan. With husband, son and all her family by her side, La La presented her 5th & Mercer brand Pop-Up Shop at 267 5th Ave in Manhattan on Friday, March 14. Camera crews captured every moment of the occasion, we suppose as footage for her VH1 hit series “La La’s Full Court Life.” It was a night of fashion, fun and cocktails where guests were welcomed to shop as a broad spectrum of pieces swayed from clothing displays ready for purchase.
A line of people trailed the downstairs lobby waiting to gain entrance up to 11th floor of the 5th Avenue loft location. Coat check so that your arms were free, and hors d’oeuvres to lighten all the alcohol consumption were just what the doctor ordered at the end of a tiresome work week. And, with the resonances of New York Fashion Week still cooling down, a small fashion show presentation was given to allure shoppers.
Extremely humbled by her fans, 5th & Mercer was devised with them in mind. The embodiment of a classiness that exemplifies 5th Avenue fused with the cool and edgy Mercer Street, La La dubbed it “cledgy” when illustrating her conception of the brand. Bold colors, stripes, casual sexy, dressy, however you might want to spin it, there was something for all. She looked exceptionally lush in a grasping black dress with tasseled arms as she posed for photos alongside the seven models who walked the runway, 3 of which were specially selected followers from her Twitter account.
Currently holding a number of different titles within the entertainment, fashion, publishing realms, she is unpretentious even with all of her accolades. Knockturnal.com spoke with La La exclusively at the event. Check out our interview below:
With the brand still at its beginning stages, what are your plans as far as the evolvement of 5th & Mercer?
La La: I’m open to people telling me we love this, or we didn’t like that so much, and really getting feedback from individuals out there. And also, since I know what is on trend, I pull from that as well and just try to continue to create. I look at what other people are wearing, and tell myself, “I like that. How can I put a La La twist on this?” The sky’s the limit. I wanted to test the waters with a small collection, which seems to be going pretty well, so hopefully we can keep going from here.
Aside from yourself, whom would you choose as a muse as it pertains to your line?
La La: There is no one that dresses better than Jennifer Lopez, I mean, she is to die for. Someone like that is just incredible with for style. My friend Kim Kardashian dresses amazing. Kelly Rowland, Ciara, all of them you know, my group of friends are all great dressers, so I look to them for inspiration.
With all your endeavors in entrepreneurship, being a wife and a mother, and all the other great things that you do, how do you create time to make all these things happen?
La La: You have to prioritize. You have to figure out what is important, and also as women we have to understand that we can’t get it all done in one day, and be okay with that. So that’s what I do. I love that I have events like this where I bring my whole family with me and everybody is over there having a good time. I try to bring it all together at things like this.
You can find 5th & Mercer pieces at retail stores and on websites like Shopbop.com, Sak’s Fifth Avenue, Bloomingdales and others. Prices range from the mid $30 range to $300 and above.