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Yahoo
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Ageless '60s Legend, 81, Wows Crowd With 'Stunning' Looks and Voice
Ageless '60s Legend, 81, Wows Crowd With 'Stunning' Looks and Voice originally appeared on Parade. Diana Ross seems to have put time on pause. The legendary former Supremes frontwoman, 81, put on a rousing show this weekend in Birmingham, giving fans a veritable retrospective of her decades-long catalog of hits. The 'I'm Coming Out' singer's soft, lilting voice was pitch-perfect—sounding as if no time had passed since her days singing 'You Can't Hurry Love' in the it's impossible to talk about Diana Ross without mentioning her showstopping beauty. Known as one of the most beautiful women in the world, Ross—who is mom to five children, including Black-ish star Tracee Ellis Ross—is still as stunning as ever. In video shared to social media from Sunday's Birmingham show, the singer delivers a soulful version of 'Amazing Grace.' Fans rushed to the comments, thrilled to see one of the most legendary singers of all time looking and sounding so good. 'Oh my goodness, she looks and sounds amazing,' wrote one exuberant fan, while another added, 'Omg, she looks amazing. Never ages. Beautiful.'Though a few cranky commenters suggested Ross should retire and 'enjoy life,' watching and listening to her is proof she's doing exactly that. Her fans are, too. 🎬SIGN UP for Parade's Daily newsletter to get the latest pop culture news & celebrity interviews delivered right to your inbox🎬 Ageless '60s Legend, 81, Wows Crowd With 'Stunning' Looks and Voice first appeared on Parade on Jun 24, 2025 This story was originally reported by Parade on Jun 24, 2025, where it first appeared.
Business of Fashion
20-06-2025
- Business
- Business of Fashion
Tracee Ellis Ross: Understanding the Diversity of Humanity is Good Business
Listen to and follow the 'BoF Podcast': Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Overcast Background: When Tracee Ellis Ross launched Pattern Beauty in 2019, she set out to challenge the beauty industry's lack of products for curly, coily and tight-textured hair. Despite numerous obstacles, including scepticism about market viability and systemic biases in the product testing process, Ross has built Pattern into a leading haircare brand addressing an underserved market. 'Black beauty and textured hair was not being mirrored back as a celebration but instead it was a problem,' Ross shared. '[Pattern] is to allow people to have the access to their most beautiful hair and self in their own bathroom as opposed to having to always trust a professional.' During her conversation with BoF founder Imran Amed at The Business of Beauty Global Forum 2025 in Napa Valley, California, Ross shared her journey from Hollywood actress to entrepreneur, detailed the systemic changes she's driving in the haircare industry and emphasised the importance of humanity in business building. The author has shared a YouTube video. You will need to accept and consent to the use of cookies and similar technologies by our third-party partners (including: YouTube, Instagram or Twitter), in order to view embedded content in this article and others you may visit in future. Accept Key Insights: Ross described her early struggle with understanding and accepting her natural hair as a deeply personal and emotional journey. 'Making sense of how my hair grew out of my head was difficult,' she said. 'I had to master and understand and gain a sense of love and celebration in my hair.' This experience became the foundation for her brand Pattern, which aims to shift the narrative around textured hair from one of difficulty to one of pride and empowerment. Ross articulated how the standard beauty narrative has often required Black women to erase parts of themselves to be seen. 'There's a part of beauty and beauty culture that has been about erasing who we are in order to fit in,' she said. Through Pattern, she seeks to change that narrative by celebrating individuality and authenticity: 'I want people to have their hair. They just need the right products to support their hair. That's what doesn't exist.' Pattern was not an overnight success born of celebrity privilege — it took a decade of perseverance, rejection and self-education, Ross said. 'There's this myth that I was this famous actress who had lots of money to start a company — garbage,' she said. 'I'm a Black actress in Hollywood. Let's be clear about my finances.' While products are at the heart of Pattern, Ross stressed that her brand is rooted in community, identity and purpose. 'Pattern is about allowing people access to their most beautiful hair, their most beautiful self, in their own bathroom,' she said. 'You have an opportunity to take all that wasted space not serving this customer and turn it into money, purpose, and value.' Additional Resources:
Vogue Arabia
18-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Vogue Arabia
The Rise of Playful Proportions: Inside the World of Fashion's Most Joyful Silhouette
Gone are the days when minimalism reigned supreme and proportions played it safe. As Coco Chanel once said 'fashion is architecture: it is a matter of proportions.' And In 2025 that architecture is being reimagined – through asymmetry, drama and deliberate imbalance, fashion is finally shedding its obsession with restraint and symmetry. The message? Proportions are no longer a matter of balance but of boldness. From voluminous sleeves that seem to float midair to sharply exaggerated tailoring which borders on the theatrical, the fashion world is embracing a new aesthetic vocabulary – playful proportions. This isn't just a passing trend – it is a bold reimagining of elegance, where individuality takes centre stage and maximalism is no longer a rebellion. Tracee Ellis Ross in Marc Jacobs at the Met Gala Amina Khalil in Rami Kadi at Cannes At the MetGala 2025, Tracee Ellis Ross's striking Marc Jacobs ensemble, featuring exaggerated wide legged trousers and a sculptural satin bow at the waist was the perfect example of how a voluminous silhouette transforms classic tailoring into high fashion drama. At Cannes 2025, Amina Khalil, wore a custom Rami Kadi gown with a sculpted bodice and cascading feathered tiers, a striking balance between softness and structure. On the runway On recent runways, fashion houses took to inflating silhouettes and a touch of playfulness. From YSL's sloped and elongated shoulders and voluminous ball gowns to Schiaparelli's carefully engineered construction of silhouettes. Rami Al Ali's Spring/Summer 2025, was an architectural marvel with geometric motifs which disrupted the symmetry of the otherwise sleek silhouettes. Ashi Studio's immense Balloon skirt created an intentional imbalance and exaggerated volume in a theatrical way. They show that awkward proportions and layering doesn't have to be over the top – they can be elegant and wearable too. Why is fashion leaning into this imbalance? At first, playful proportions might look like just a fun and impractical trend. But if you look closer, it's a natural reaction to the visual fatigue of minimal, plain fashion. It's less like a trend and more like a philosophy. Now, after the pandemic and the quiet luxury trend, people are moving back towards bold styles that show personality, creativity, and joy. The desire to break free, advocating for fun and expressive fashion and the appetite for emotions, personality, and visual excitement is definitely knocking our doors. High street brands are replicating the look with unexpected creativity – ballooned sleeves, wide cut pants, trapeze shaped coats, they are making fashion fun again for the average consumer. The desire to reject perfection and embrace individuality reflects how people, especially Gen Z and social creators, want to stand out and celebrate their complexities. Fashion creators' search history probably reads like a modern style manifesto: oversized jackets, statement sleeves, layered looks. This shows that fashion creators are looking for more volume, drama and excitement. It helps them break traditional fashion rules, turning garments into bold statements of identity and creativity. It does not only amplify one's volume but demands attention allowing for personal expression which says more is more.
Business of Fashion
11-06-2025
- Business
- Business of Fashion
The Business of Beauty Global Forum: Tracee Ellis Ross on Community and the Power of Celebrating Differences
NAPA, CALIFORNIA — When actress and Pattern Beauty founder and CEO Tracee Ellis Ross was growing up, she often wondered if one day her counter could be lined by products that actually worked for her natural, textured hair. 'Little did I know,' she said on stage at The Business of Beauty Global Forum in Napa Valley, California, 'I was beginning my entrepreneurial, business-building, experiential [journey] to put together what became my brand Bible before I even met my partners.' Ross sat down with The Business of Fashion founder and editor-in-chief Imran Amed Tuesday to discuss the meaning of community, and how to create a brand that is rooted in celebrating its customers' differences rather than shared aspirations dictated by culture. The story of Ross' business began in her childhood, when it was rare to see Black women's natural hair on television. Back then, beauty products geared for natural hair framed curly, textured hair as a problem to be fixed, rather than a style to be emphasised or celebrated. It was this lack in representation of Black hair that drove Ross to dream of building Pattern Beauty. It was not an easy start. Ross drew initial scepticism when she eschewed the traditional route of partnering with hair stylists. 'Mostly, stylists had actually gotten my hair in trouble,' she said. 'They were not the people that taught me how to wear my hair naturally. The history of my family, the legacy of my life and others … and my own trial and error is how I discovered what worked for my hair.' Even so, Ross, who does not have a business background — she said that initially she didn't even know what a C suite was, joking, 'Don't you want to be in the 'A suite'?' — has scaled her six-year-old brand by focussing on the message that everyone's hair is unique. 'I don't want anybody to have my hair. I want people to have their hair. And the point is that they need to find the right products to support their hair, and that's what [didn't] exist,' Ross said. Pattern is now stocked at the likes of Ulta Beauty, Sephora and Boots. When it came to actually creating Pattern's product formulations, Ross selected manufacturers based in Los Angeles with whom she would work in close, face-to-face proximity, and personally tested 75 samples for the company's first seven SKUs. Ross remains heavily involved in product testing and recently learned there isn't just an absence in products for textured hair, but a glaring gap in the methodology for these products altogether in the testing phase. Last year, Ross learned that the lab Pattern used had eliminated testing for what's known as 'type-four hair,' or the most tightly coiled of hair textures, because the testing instruments were not effective. In response, Ross and Pattern Beauty VP of product development Ni'Kita Wilson worked with the lab to create workarounds, such as using silicon fingers that imitated consumers' fingers as they run through their hair and wide-tooth combs in lieu of the fine-tooth ones used before. The testing laboratory now implements the solutions Pattern Beauty helped to engineer as the standard method for testing curly hair. To Ross, a business that is centred on customers of colour, even amid broad rollbacks in DEI, is not only possible, but profitable. Calling on people to remember their humanity in whatever role they assume, she said, 'To me, the diversity of our humanity is what makes our world great. And in all honesty, it's also really good business.' The Business of Beauty Global Forum 2025 is made possible in part by our partners Front Row, Unilever Prestige, Citi, McKinsey & Company, Getty Images, Grown Alchemist and Stanly Ranch and our awards partners L'Oréal Groupe and Sephora. If you are interested in learning about partnership opportunities, please contact us here.
Daily Mail
02-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Hollywood star with links to Ben Affleck and Bradley Cooper is unrecognizable while on a bike ride
This Hollywood star was unrecognizable on a bicycle ride in Los Angeles on Sunday. This beauty was cute with a helmet on as she put safety first. The brunette has links to both Ben Affleck and Bradley Cooper. Can you tell who it is? It's Jennifer Garner. The Alias actress, 53, who has spoken about the struggles of being a parent while promoting her Once Upon a Farm brand, wore a sturdy looking helmet as she rode her Rad Power electric bike in the Brentwood area. The Deadpool & Wolverine star pedaled around wearing some black animal print leggings and sneakers with a large tan overshirt. From A-list scandals and red carpet mishaps to exclusive pictures and viral moments, subscribe to the DailyMail's new Showbiz newsletter to stay in the loop. Her chestnut locks were pulled back in a low ponytail and she wore large, dark framed sunglasses. The Emmy nominee seems to have been using the bike basket for a very special project. Video on social media show she spent a good part of the day wrapping trees near her home in different colored ribbons to create a rainbow effect. 'Pride trees = my favorite time of the year! ♥️♥️' she wrote on Instagram to explain what she was doing. Garner even invited a young friend to assist her in the project. 'You wanna help me wrap?' she asked the adorable volunteer. 'LOVE YOU LADY and LOVE THIS,' exclaimed actress Tracee Ellis Ross. 'My queen,' wrote activist Dylan Mulvaney. 'Once again, I nominate Jennifer Garner as an American Treasure,' wrote a fan. Pride Month may have a more special meaning for the mother of three whose middle child Fin, 16, born Seraphina, has identified as non-binary. Garner is also mom to Yale student Violet, 19, and Sam, 13, whom she shares with ex-husband Ben Affleck, 52. Of course, not everyone was happy about her support of the LGBTQ+ community. 'June is Veterans Month. Why not celebrate that?' queried one. 'The rainbow belongs to GOD & GOD Only!' stated a commenter. 'Oh lord not you too,' said another. 'I hope everyone unfollowing has the most uncomfortable month! Happy Pride y'all!' was one fan's pushback. In 2018, while promoting her film Love, Simon, about a teen who comes out to his parents, Garner revealed her best friend had come out to her as a teen, telling Pride Source she was 'honored and thrilled' her friend trusted her. 'That is one of the things that I hope kids take away from this movie: Don't let yourself be so isolated with whatever it is you're scared about,' she advised. 'Find some way to reach out, whether it's to somebody online, whether it's one friend you feel like you can trust; hopefully it'll be your parents and you can lean on them.'
