How Make-Up Is Making Us More Self-Aware Amid A Pandemic

It's hard to rely on makeup anymore when masks have become this year's recommended, and in some states and cities, required pieces of clothing.

Trends, Kulture Hub, ReviewPage EditorFebruary 26, 2024makeup, make up, makeup tutorial, concealer, daily routine, makeup routine, drag queens, sephora, Mac cosmetics, cosmetics, clean cosmetics Comment

Invest Like Your Dad: RALLY Rd. Is The App For 20-somethings To Make Money

Originally written for Kulture Hub:

This isn’t your dad’s stock market! As prices on rare sneakers fluctuate like the stock market, as developed by StockX, so do the prices of vintage cars, brought to you by the Rally Rd. platform.

Lifestyle, Review, Video, Kulture HubCassell A. FerereJanuary 5, 2023investing, investments, rally rd, memorabilia, classic cars, retro jordans, baseball cards, rolex watch, rolex, aston martin, Lamborghini, Lamborghini diabloComment

Why Dead Rappers Will Live In Memory Through Imagery More Than Music

Photographs of our favorite late rappers have graced the culture way before social media. Here's to their artistry and their legacies.

Kulture Hub, Lifestyle, Top StoriesCassell A. FerereDecember 8, 2022rapper, Photography, hip hop culture, John lennon, notorious big, pop smoke, street culture, Dead rappers, PosthumousComment

Is Nike Suing Warren Lotas Over Fake Dunks Or Lack Of Creativity?

With Nike suing Warren Lotas, this forces us to question the true creativity coming from urban communities and streetwear brands.

Editors Pick, Kulture Hub, Top Stories, TrendsCassell A. FerereSeptember 5, 2022bape, sue, nike, Warren Lotas, Virgil Abloh, Ari Forman, Menthol 10, Newport, streetwear, dunks, sb dunks, nike dunks Comment

Cop, Flip, and Invest: Is Reselling The Drip Still The Wave For Young Hustlers?

This one is for all of those who make a living reselling drip and reselling items associated with popular culture is nothing new. Supreme has done more for the resale industry in recent years, making themselves a prominent force in streetwear by producing limited quantities of collaborative designs.

Plus Size Men's Fashion Has Been Lowkey But You Love It Though

It has been a glorious time for the plus-size man in fashion. Lowkey, the plus-size man has been taking over the fashion scene. [Org. pub. Aug. 27th]

Editors Pick, Lifestyle, Kulture Hub, TrendsCassell A. FerereMay 3, 2022dior, kim jones, Charaf Tajer, big and tall, plus size, plus size mens, style icon Comments

Here Is How To Keep Those Vintage T-shirts Fresh For Any Occasion

Your vintage t-shirt is special to you, and it's time to treat it as such. To keep vintage tees fresh peep this guide right quick. [org. Jan. 10 2021]

Who Decides War? Ev Bravado Is The Hottest Designer Out

Who Decides War draws itself out along the cutting edge of the contemporary design scene. Everard Best, or Ev Bravado, has created a brand that has an intrinsic understanding of people, and the world.

Editors Pick, Editorial, Fashion, Lifestyle, Kulture Hub, Top StoriesKulture HubSeptember 2, 2021denim, denim wash, denim jeans, denim pants, denim collection, fashion designer, harlemComment

Why Does Marijuana Front The Bill For The New Black Reparations Law?

Monday evening, March 22, 2021, Evanston Alderman approved a first-of-its-kind municipal reparations program for Black residents.

Editors Pick, Kulture Hub, SocialCassell A. FerereMarch 26, 2021reparations, black residents, Black Americans, chicago, marijuana sales, marijuana taxes, legal marijuana, recreational marijuanaComment

April Walker Is The Founding Mother Of Streetwear Fashion

If not the first, April Walker is one of the pioneers of streetwear fashion. She is, in fact, the first woman in the lane of urban menswear.

Editors Pick, Kulture Hub, Top Stories, LifestyleKulture HubMarch 25, 2021April Walker, Walker Wear, Streetwear, streetwear fashion, 90s fashion, women in streetwear, mother, women's historyComment

Teens Learn To Make Sneakers From Scratch With Chips Ahoy!

Renowned sneaker designer and customization creator “The Shoe Surgeon” has teamed up with Chips Ahoy! to create a custom sneaker.

Editors Pick, Kulture Hub, Lifestyle, SocialCassell A. FerereMarch 16, 2021Chips Ahoy!, Shoe Surgeon, Design school, Vote, design challenge, sneakerheads, shoemaking, custom design, custom designs, custom sneakersComment

How Artist Like Biggie Smalls Kept The Coogi Brand Relevant

“Please call Dr. Jays, tell them to pull all this shit down. We’re about to go live globally, and you’re about to get it,” Willie Esco, Creative Director of Coogi, said in 2014.

Editors Pick, Fashion, Kulture Hub, CultureKulture HubMarch 9, 2021coogi, biggie smalls, Brooklyn, willie esco, corgi sweater, Streetwear, streetwear fashionComment

How Black Femininity Is Celebrated Through Photographic Images

In recent years, photographers have shifted the focus to the strength and beauty that emits from perceived obstacles.

Editorial, Editors Pick, Culture, Kulture Hub, SocialCassell A. FerereMarch 8, 2021Black women, photographers, racism, feminine, femininity, women's history, women's rights, women's history month Comment

The Art To A Sustainable Wardrobe: Budget Your Style Out

As we work towards our entrepreneurial goals, we must maintain our sartorial presentation keeping the regards high on your brand.

Editors Pick, Editorial, Fashion, Kulture Hub, ReviewCassell A. FerereMarch 3, 2021fashion styling, styling, vintage styling, vintage style, fashion influencersComment

10 Black Stylists Who Have Pioneered The Way People Dress Today

Black stylists and designers not only just influence what we wear today, but they have influenced fashion for generations. In a culture that takes form around an endlessly shape-shifting industry.

Editors Pick, Fashion, Kulture Hub, Top StoriesKulture HubFebruary 26, 2021black fashion designers, black fashion, fashion stylist, 90s fashion, 80s fashion, hip hop fashion, rappersComment

Why Boudoir Style Fashion Photography Has Become Easier To Love

Fashion photography going beyond tradition into boudoit style and is becoming a top trend among all body types.

Fashion, Editors Pick, Editorial, Kulture Hub, TrendsCassell A. FerereFebruary 22, 2021boudoir photography, boudoir, boudoir style, lingerie, fashion photography, toxic photographerComment

Collecting Black Art Has Never Been More Important And Charles Moore Knows How

Charles Moore gives us the rundown of his book, The Black Market: A Guide to Art Collecting, and how he is working to dismantle the perceptions of elitism in art collecting.

Editors Pick, Culture, Q&A, Top Stories, Kulture HubCassell A. FerereFebruary 17, 2021art market, art collector, art history, art gallery, auction, artworkComment

How Are Black Artists Influencing The Art Markets We Love?

The Black influence in the art market is at an all-time high, flaunting an expensive and ever-expansive taste for highly intellectual living.

Culture, Kulture Hub, Top Stories, Social, Editors PickCassell A. FerereFebruary 9, 2021art history, black art, art market, art dealing, black influenceComment

Black And White: The Power Of One And The Fragility Of Other And How It Reflects Black History

Black Power has been an uplifting premise for black people in America, but has been combated by the falsehood of white supremacy, or rather, the reality of white fragility. A fragility that is evident in the weaponizing of police against black people when the truth is exposed to a non-black person's insecurities. [Originally published June 1, 2020.]