*This article originally appeared in RVA Mag #34, on the streets now at all your favorite spots. It was late August but hot as early July when I rolled up on emcee Ver$ace Chachi, fresh off his tour of London, England. The globetrotting hip hop artist was meeting me...
In 1943, fashion publicist Eleanor Lambert established the first ever Fashion Week in New York. Lambert, the founder of the International Best Dressed List, remodeled the French concept of a fashion show into an organized, seasonal event, and since then, fashion weeks...