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They (Kind of) Have His Father to Thank for a First Date
For his first date with Elizabeth Comer, Dr. Denrick Kimathi Cooper Jr. had to ask his dad for a favor. “Unfortunately, I was broke, and had to ask my father for $20 for my first date with Liz,” he said. Dr. Cooper, 34, who was born in New York City and goes by his African middle name Kimathi, first connected with Ms. Comer when they matched on the dating app Tinder on June 24, 2014. A graduate of Princeton, he had recently completed medical school at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland and returned to the city to start a
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The Fendi x SKIMS Collaboration Is Finally Official
Following the recent launch of her socks collection and the restock of her highly-reviewed cotton line, Kim Kardashian finally confirmed that the Fendi x SKIMS collaboration is finally happening after all. On Monday, Oct. 25, Kardashian announced via Instagram the upcoming release of the limited-edition capsule collection, designed by none other than Fendi’s artistic director Kim Jones and Kardashian herself. “The idea for the collaboration came about when my team and I were sitting around a table at the studio in Rome,” said Jones in an official statement. “Suddenly, all the women went silent and started looking at their phones.
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Shop Editor-Loved Black Friday Fashion Deals on Amazon
Each product we feature has been independently selected and reviewed by our editorial team. If you make a purchase using the links included, we may earn commission. I’ll admit it: Days leading up to Black Friday, I am 100 percent one of those people constantly checking big-ticket items to see if they’re on sale. Anything from kitchen appliances to home essentials like Le Creuset cookware and Roomba robot vacuums are always on my radar—but once I’ve scored those expensive buys, I always do some fashion retail therapy. And Black Friday is the perfect time to shop because there are literally
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The Best Weekender Bags For Every Traveler
Away’s Large Everywhere Bag is now available in this limited edition tweed by designer Tia Adeola – … [+] $295 Away Travel When it comes to traveling, there’s nothing like having a good bag by your side. From overnight trips to a long weekend getaway, a good Weekender serves as a trusty travel companion that’s capable of storing your most prized possessions from your cell phone, wallet and laptop to clothes, shoes and everything in between. While there’s no one size fits all when it comes to weekenders, from a durable duffle to your favorite over-the-shoulder tote or oversized backpack,
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Staten Island mom creates lingerie line for transgender women after daughter comes out
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — In 2014, South Shore mom Karyn Bello and her family began navigating uncharted territory when her daughter, Lily, came out as transgender. Seven years later, Bello, 51, created her own fashion line of lingerie designed for transgender women and hopes to be an example for parents of transgender people. Her clothing line, named Zhe in reference to the gender-neutral pronoun, includes technology meant to fit transgender women’s bodies and help them feel comfortable in their own skin. “They’re meant to help trans women navigate through the world and through their clothes comfortably without having to worry,”
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Man Denied Entry in Bank for Wearing Shorts, Told to Come in ‘Full Pants’
A Twitter user, who goes by ‘Ashish’ on the microblogging platform, claimed that he was denied entry at a State Bank of India branch because he was wearing shorts. He alleged that he was told to go back and return wearing “full pants” because customers were expected to “maintain decency”. Tagging the SBI handle on Twitter, the user wrote, “Hey @TheOfficialSBI went to one of your branch today wearing shorts, was told that I need to come back wearing full pants as the branch expects customers to “maintain decency”. Is there some sort of an official policy on what a
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Private island for sale offers special ‘deal’ for frugal tycoons
Deal-seeking billionaires hoping to buy a private island at a bargain, this one’s for you. Palm Beach’s Tarpon Island, the only man-made individual island in the county, is the nation’s most expensive property currently listed Zillow and Realtor.com, with a price tag of $210 million. However, there’s a way for the frugal moneybags to snag a deal on the tony Florida estate. If the buyer pays the full $210 million, the 1930s British Colonial-style house will be renovated by the current owner, expanding it so it includes more interior space. But the developer is giving prospective buyers another choice:
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