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Noah Cyrus Flaunts Sparkly Diamond Engagement Ring

Tamara C. Bean July 8, 2023 July 8, 2023

Noah Cyrus feels like the luckiest girl after engaging with her German boyfriend, Pinkus.

The American singer becomes the latest in her family to get engaged, as her father, Billy Ray, earlier proposed to his younger fiancé Firerose in August of 2022, while her mom, Tish, is currently set to tie the knot with “Prison Break” actor, Dominic Purcell.

Noah Cyrus Excitedly Shows Off Her Sparkly Diamond Engagement Ring

The “All Falls” crooner, who went public with her relationship with the fashion designer on April 16, took her fans by surprise following the announcement of the romantic proposal.

Noah Cyrus and BF Pinkus are engaged after two months of dating — Instagram|noahcyrus

Taking to her Instagram to flaunt the expensive-looking ring, she uploaded a series of snaps of herself and her beau all dressed up as they attended several functions. In the first frame, Cyrus was spotted wearing a silver metallic cutout dress while she rocked smoky eyes makeup and styled her jet-black hair in a center part.

Her boyfriend, on the other hand, donned a black jacket and matching trousers. In the next slide, the singer donned a black sleeveless top with a hoodie attached to it and matching pants, while Pinkus looked fashionable in an insulated masked sweatshirt and similar sweatpants.

A different frame revealed the pair enjoying each other’s company while seated on a field of green grass. Other photos included the couple sharing an intimate kiss at a gathering during an evening outing. They also visited the beach and stepped into the water. Most importantly, the singer posted an up-close image of her gorgeous ring that lit up in the camera.

Captioning her post, she penned, “The greatest moment of my life was saying ‘yes’ to spending the rest of ours together. This past month of being your fiancé and being in our little world of just us

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Two-spirit joy shines bright at New York Fashion Week as La Loche teacher models for Cree streetwear designer

Tamara C. Bean March 26, 2023 March 26, 2023

Prairie Pride is a series by Local Journalism Initiative reporter Julia Peterson that celebrates queer life in rural Saskatchewan.

When Jazz Moise gets dressed in the morning, the world is his runway.

With bright patterns, vibrant sparkles and big, dangly earrings, the La Loche, Sask., substitute teacher finds joy and confidence in his clothing, expressing his creativity and two-spirit identity with every outfit.

Earlier this month, Moise took his love of fashion to a much bigger stage: New York Fashion Week.

“Being on the runway was a thrill,” said Moise. “I had a straight face, of course. I had to look fierce. But right when I stepped on the runway, I saw the crowd, and people were cheering. It was just surreal.”

Moise was one of the models representing Scott Wabano, a two-spirit Indigenous fashion designer whose genderless clothes showcase and celebrate Indigenous LGBTQ2S+ identities.

“I had never imagined myself being a model,” said Moise. “I’ve only ever enjoyed fashion. I love dressing up; I love expressing myself. But seeing that there was an opportunity, I said ‘oh my gosh. This is my shot.'”

Wabano, who is Mushkegowuk from Moose Factory, on the west coast of James Bay, with Eeyou-Eenou family roots from the Quebec Cree Nation of Waskaganish, aims to challenge colonial binaries, like gender terms brought on by early settlers.

For Moise, walking that runway in Wabano’s flowing silk outfit was a chance to represent two-spirit excellence and be the role model he had wanted while growing up in La Loche.

Wabano and models posing for red carpet at New York Fashion Week — On the red carpet, from left to right, Scott Wabano, Haley Robinson, Braydee Cardinal, Kay, Mina Linklater, Kairyn Potts, Shanese Indoowaboo Steele, Jojo Jackson, Jazz Moise, Michelle Chubb, Kentsieno:ron – Steven Thompson, Mandy Gull-Masty and Owen Uhruh. (Submitted by Scott Wabano)

As a child, Moise recalls,

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“I Learnt From My Father”: Burn Survivor Opens Up on Fashion Designing, Styling Mercy Aigbe

Tamara C. Bean March 19, 2023 March 19, 2023

More often than not, the will to achieve one’s dream and succeed is often stronger than whatever curveball life throws at us. This is reflected in the story of Charles Richard Aghedo, a burn survivor who runs a thriving fashion empire.

At age 27, Charles Richard Aghedo has dressed some Nigerian celebrities Kim Oprah and most recently, Mercy Aigbe.

Nigerian designer — Photos of Ahedo, Mercy Aigbe, Kim Oprah.
Credit: @kaalonluxury_women
Source: Instagram

The Kogi State University graduate of Philosophy who runs the fashion brand, Kaalon Luxury, makes beautiful designs for both fashionable men and women and has a combined Instagram following of over 14,000.

In a chat with Legit.ng’s Kumashe Yaakugh, the talented Abuja-based designer opened up about his love for designer and styling celebrities.

Growing up, Aghedo watched his father design dresses and soon grew a love for the art of dress-making when he was in primary school.

Aghedo’s passion for sewing and a scarring incident from childhood

“I would go to his shop after closing hours at school,” he recounts.

Interestingly, his zeal for fashion designer grew despite an an encounter that left him permanently scarred.

“I got accidentally scalded with hot water on my hands when I was one year and 6 months. Back then, there was no funds to provide me with adequate treatment so I had some of the tissues on the right hand joined together and I grew up that way.”

But despite growing up with scarred hands, it did not stop Aghedo from chasing his dreams of becoming a top fashion designer.

So, he put in the work required in building his brand. However, it came at a price as in 2018, he experienced

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Sam Brinton, fired Biden official, accused of stealing fashion designer’s luggage in 2018

Tamara C. Bean March 5, 2023 March 5, 2023

A fashion designer claimed that former Biden energy official Sam Brinton stole her luggage from a District of Columbia area airport five years ago after seeing the accused thief wearing her clothes on TV.

Asya Khamsin, a Tanzanian fashion designer based out of Houston, said she lost her bag at Reagan National Airport in March 2018. It wasn’t until she spotted Brinton, who is nonbinary, wearing her clothes in a news report about the suspect’s active stolen luggage cases that she said the disgraced official was behind her lost clothing.

“I saw the images. Those were my custom designs, which were lost in that bag in 2018,” Ms. Khamsin told Fox News Digital in an interview. “He wore my clothes, which [were] stolen.”

My name is Asyakhamsin tanzanian fashion designer based in houston Texas USA I lost my bag 2018 in DCA recently I heard the news on @ FoxNews about @sambrinton luggage issue surprisingly I found his images wore my custom made outfitswhich was in the lost bag on 2018 pic.twitter.com/lJwLHtMJlz</ a>

— asyakhamsin (@asyakhamsin1) February 20, 2023

Ms. Khamsin posted multiple additional photos of her designs on Twitter as well as photos of Brinton wearing them to corroborate her claims. Included were pictures of a necklace, another dress and at least two tops she said were all in the stolen bag.

She and her husband originally filed reports in 2018 with the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority and with her flight carrier, Delta Air Lines, but to no avail, according to Fox News Digital. Ms. Khamsin was adamant about Delta helping her find her bag at the time and said it had expensive clothes, jewelry and other belongings.

The designer filed a police report with Houston authorities in December after news coverage showed her clothes being worn by

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Fashion Designer Claims Biden Official Wore Her Clothes after Suitcase Went Missing from Airport

Tamara C. Bean March 1, 2023 March 1, 2023

A fashion designer based in Houston claimed in a viral tweet that former Biden administration official Sam Brinton wore custom-made clothes she reported missing in 2018.

Brinton, who identifies as “non-binary” and uses they/them pronouns, worked as deputy assistant secretary for the Office of Nuclear Energy before being sacked after two separate charges of airport luggage theft.

The Biden administration and sympathetic media outlets had previously celebrated Brinton’s appointment as the first gender-fluid senior government official.

Asya Khamsin, who identified herself as a Tanzanian fashion designer, said that she had lost her bag in 2018 at Ronald Reagan National Airport.

After hearing the news of Brinton’s other luggage-theft charges, Khamsin made a shocking discovery.

“Surprisingly, I found…images [of Brinton wearing my custom-made] outfits, which [were] in the lost bag,” Khamsin continued.

Khamsin explained to Fox News that she had flown to Washington, D.C., to attend an event where she was invited to display her fashions. The disappearance of the clothing prevented her from participating. Khamsin later reported her bag missing to the relevant authorities.

This marks the third incident of luggage theft Brinton is potentially associated with. He’s alleged to have swiped bags from luggage carousels at the Minnesota and Las Vegas airports and is facing at least five years in prison in connection with the charges. Brinton had traveled to these cities from Washington, D.C., in both instances.

The former nuclear-waste official was released without bail last week and ordered not to contact any of the victims after a court appearance in Minnesota. He had previously appeared in Las Vegas court in December, being released after posting a $15,000 bond. luggage-at-las-vegas-airport/” data-ylk=”slk:The judge in that case warned” class=”link “The judge in that case warned Brinton to “stay out of trouble.”

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Fashion designer claims Sam Brinton wore her stolen clothes

Tamara C. Bean February 25, 2023 February 25, 2023

A fashion designer from Houston claimed that disgraced former Department of Energy official Sam Brinton wore the custom-made clothes that she had reported missing from a Washington, DC, airport in 2018.

Asya Khamsin, a Tanzanian fashion designer who has made her own clothing for years, shared the shocking connection in a Monday tweet that has since gone viral.

Khamsin said she found photos of Brinton wearing her custom clothing that she had packed in the missing bag after learning that Brinton had been charged with stealing multiple pieces of luggage from two US airports.

The fashion designer tweeted photos showing some of the clothes she lost and then Brinton — who identifies as nonbinary and uses they/them pronouns — wearing the same outfits.

“I saw the images. Those were my custom designs, which were lost in that bag in 2018,” she told Fox News. “He wore my clothes, which was stolen.”

Head of Advocacy The Trevor Project Sam Brinton speaks onstage during The Trevor Project TrevorLIVE NYC at Cipriani Wall Street on June 11. — Khamsin called the police after seeing news reports on Brinton’s other luggage thefts from airports.

A picture of Asya Khamsin. — Asya Khamsin is a Tanzanian fashion designer based out of Houston.

2018 from the Instagram account of Asya Khamsin, a Tanzanian fashion designer based in Houston Texas. — Khamsin has accused Brinton of wearing her clothes that disappeared from an airport in 2018.

Photo circa March 2018 from the Instagram account of Asya Khamsin, a Tanzanian <a href= — “I saw the images. Those were my custom designs, which were lost

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Five Standout Design Students From Class of 2022 on the Future of Fashion

Tamara C. Bean August 19, 2022 August 19, 2022

Students from the class of 2022 are, in many ways, a product of their larger environment. These young fashion designers completed more than half their education during the pandemic, while the world around them endured upheaval and long-overdue social shifts.

While business interests have since allayed some of the fashion industry’s urgency around sustainability, social equity and inclusion, these graduating fashion students are resolute in their beliefs. Themes of nature, sustainability, cultural bridge building and inclusion were paramount in collections from five recent graduates surveyed by WWD, who were highlighted by their respective schools for exemplary design work. Many of them incorporated high-execution knitting and upcycled textiles into their collections, imbuing designs with a sense of handcraft and longevity.

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Here, students from five globally recognized, U.S.-based fashion design schools provide a window into their thesis collections and design ethos as they look toward a bright future:

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Savannah College of Art and Design

Name: Beckham Lin

Hometown: Changhua City, Taiwan

Age: 22

WWD: Talk a little bit about your thesis designs and concept.

Beckham Lin: This collection represents when a person leaves the comfort of home, like a bird leaving the nest to fly out into the world. Every journey people experience is moving toward a dream for themselves, just like the bird soaring to great new heights. The bird represents my journey of finding and building my own home and environment where I can be my true authentic self. Much inspiration comes from eastern and western cultural viewpoints of home and family dynamics. My collection explores the idea of [xiào or filial piety] and each look represents the different steps of growth and embracing freedom.

WWD: What is important to you as a young fashion designer? Where do

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