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Heights Couture: A Q&A With Miss Nunez

BY Led Black (@Led_Black) Q. Where does your love of fashion come from? A. To be honest, I am not sure because no one around me ever taught me anything about fashion. Since I was 13 years old, I…

Albania Rosario

Uptown Fashion Week: A Q&A With Albania Rosario

BY Led Black (@Led_Black) Q. How did this event come about? A. The Uptown Fashion Week idea was to create a fashion bridge between the Downtown fashion industry in NYC and the Uptown Area. Our intention was also to…

The UPTNY Release Bash @ Dyckman Bar – The Recap

BY Led Black (@Led_Black) Photography by Art By Dj Boy (@ArtByDjBoy) The Uptown Renaissance is broader than Broadway. It is not just art, it is not just music, and it is not just culture. This is a political, social,…

Nelson Tavarez

Fashion Forward: A Q&A With Nelson Tavarez

BY Sasha Inoa (@SashaInoa) Nelson Tavarez is a talented young designer that resides in Washington Heights. Nelson hails from a small town in the Dominican Republic and has been obsessed with fashion since a small child. His perseverance and dedication…

Classic Material - Uptown

Get Yours: The Classic Material Uptown Tee @ Empire Fashion Boutique

The good folks at Classic Material are showing love to our beloved Uptown with their latest t-shirt. So it’s only right that you stop by Empire Fashion Boutique (4795 Broadway) and reciprocate. Spread love! Check out: http://classicmaterialny.com/ Related: Sip…

Barron Wise

Win A Custom-Made Dress Courtesy of Barron Wise & Romio

Have you ever heard of Barron Wise? Barron is a local Harlem Fashion Designer who’s been creating quality clothing in Harlem for over 10 years. His specialty, as he proudly claims, is “Couture for the Poor”. Barron first entered…

40 Oz Van & Team About To Drop Some New Heat

BY Led Black (@Led_Black) NYC underground cultural icon and friend to the UC, 40 OZ Van, has a Balmain inspired snapback cap about to drop that has all the those in the know buzzing. Such style luminaries as Vashtie…

Put You On: De-Jé

BY Led Black (@Led_Black) Q. Can you tell us about the new line De-Jé? A. De-Jé (pronounced day-jay) is an independent brand based in NYC. Heavily influenced by sugar skulls and dia de los muertos, De-Jé offers quality goods…