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Home • Fashion Week

Star Gazing: New York Fashion Week Spring 2016

The most stylish celebs showed up and showed out for Fashion Week. Take a peek at their hottest looks.
By Essence · Updated October 27, 2020
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Alek Wek

Alek Wek is seen during the Spring 2016 New York Fashion Week.

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TK and Cipriana Quann

TK and Cipriana Quann attend the Mara Hoffman fashion show during Spring 2016 New York Fashion Week at The Gallery, Skylight at Clarkson Sq.  

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Zoe Kravitz

Zoe Kravitz attends the Calvin Klein Collection Spring 2016 fashion show during New York Fashion Week: The Shows at Spring Studios. 

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Michael Strahan and Common

Michael Strahan and Common attend Kanye West Yeezy Season 2 during New York Fashion Week at Skylight Moderny.  

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Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for Kanye West Yeezy
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Sofia Richie

Sofia Richie attends Tommy Hilfiger Women’s Spring 2016 during New York Fashion Week: The Shows at Pier 36. 

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Neilson Barnard/Getty Images for Tommy Hilfiger
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Joan Smalls

Joan Smalls backstage at the Marc Jacobs Spring 2016 fashion show during New York Fashion Week at Ziegfeld Theater.  

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Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images for Marc Jacobs
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Justine Skye

 Justine Skye attends The Blonds show during Spring 2016 MADE Fashion Week at Milk Studios in New York City.  

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Lupita Nyong’o

Lupita Nyong’o attends Boss Womenswear Spring 2016 during New York Fashion Week: The Shows at 245 Park Avenue.

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Craig Barritt/Getty Images for NYFW: The Shows
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Wynter Gordon

Wynter Gordon attends the Sophie Theallet fashion show during Spring 2016 MADE Fashion Week at Shop Studio in New York City.

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Joy Bryant

Joy Bryant attends Greg Lauren Spring 2016 during New York Fashion Week: The Shows at The Dock, Skylight at Moynihan Station.

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Thos Robinson/Getty Images Greg Lauren
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Hanna Bronfman

Hanna Bronfman attends DKNY Women’s show during Spring 2016 New York Fashion Week.

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Solange Knowles

Solange Knowles attends the Eckhaus Latta fashion show during Spring 2016 New York Fashion Week.

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Mary J. Blige

Mary J. Blige attends the Pamella Roland Spring 2016 fashion show at The Whitney Museum of American Art in New York City.  

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Ben Gabbe/Getty Images for Pamella Roland
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Kanye West

Kanye West poses during the finale of Yeezy Season 2 during New York Fashion Week at Skylight Modern.  

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Randy Brooke/Getty Images for Kanye West Yeezy
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Andre Leon Talley and Kanye West

Andre Leon Talley and Kanye West chat backstage at Kanye West Yeezy Season 2 during New York Fashion Week at Skylight Modern.  

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Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for Kanye West Yeezy
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Jennifer Hudson

Jennifer Hudson attends the Marchesa fashion show during Spring 2016 New York Fashion Week at St. Regis Hotel.

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Serayah McNeill

Serayah McNeill attends Vera Wang Spring 2016 during New York Fashion Week at Cedar Lake.

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Karrueche Tran

Karrueche Tran attends Thomas Wylde Spring 2016 during New York Fashion Week: The Shows at The Dock, Skylight at Moynihan Station.

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Santigold

Santigold attends DKNY Women’s show during Spring 2016 New York Fashion Week.

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Jennifer Hudson

Jennifer Hudson attends DKNY Women’s show during Spring 2016 New York Fashion Week.

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Samira Wiley and Solange Knowles

Samira Wiley and Solange Knowles attend the Milly during Spring 2016 New York Fashion Week at ArtBeam in New York City.

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Teyonah Parris

Teyonah Parris attends Dennis Basso Front Row & Backstage Spring 2016 New York Fashion Week: The Shows at The Arc, Skylight at Moynihan Station.

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Samira Wiley

Samira Wiley attends the Milly Spring 2016 Presentation at New York Fashion Week.

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Christon Staples, Corey Law, Angela Simmons and Brawley Chisholm

Christon Staples, Corey Law, Angela Simmons and Brawley Chisholm walk the runway during Angela Simmons Presents: Foofi and Harlem Globetrotters 90th Anniversary Collection at KIA STYLE360.

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Kat Graham

Kat Graham attends Naeem Khan Spring 2016 during New York Fashion Week: The Shows at The Arc, Skylight at Moynihan Station.

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Ciara

Ciara attends the Coach Women’s Spring 2016 fashion show during New York Fashion Week at The Highline on September 15, 2015 in New York City. 

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Robin Roberts

Robin Roberts attends the Serena Williams Signature Statement by HSN show during Spring 2016 Style360 in New York City.  

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Karrueche Tran

Karrueche Tran attends the Michael Costello show during Spring 2016 New York Fashion Week at Pier 59 in New York City. 

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Solange Knowles

Solange Knowles attends the Phillip Lim collection during Spring 2016 New York Fashion Week at Pier 94.  

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Serena Williams

Serena Williams takes a bow following the Serena Williams Signature Statement by HSN fashion show during the Spring in New York City.  

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Zoe Kravitz and Miguel

Zoe and Miguel flaunts her flawless style front row at the Alexander Wang show.

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Jaden Smith

Jaden Smith attends the Gypsy Sport fashion show during Spring 2016 MADE Fashion Week at Milk Studios in New York City.  

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Joan Smalls

Joan Smalls attend the Rihanna Party at The New York Edition in New York City.  

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Laverne Cox

Laverne Cox attends the Opening Ceremony Fashion Show during Spring 2016 New York Fashion Week.

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Whoopi Goldberg

Whoopi Goldberg and Iris Apfel attend Carmen Marc Valvo Women’s and Men’s Collection S/S 2016 during New York Fashion Week.

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Hannah Bronfman

Hannah Bronfman is seen outside the Givenchy show during New York Fashion Week 2016.

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Zoe Kravitz

Zoe Kravitz attends the Coach Women’s Spring 2016 Show at the Highline during New York Fashion Week.

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Solange Knowles

Solange Knowles attends the Milly By Michelle Smith Fashion Show during Spring 2016 New York Fashion Week at Art Beam.

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Gabrielle Union

Gabrielle Union attends the rag & bone Spring 2016 fashion show during New York Fashion Week at St. Ann’s Warehouse

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June Ambrose

June Ambrose poses backstage before the Jeremy Scott show at The Arc, Skylight at Moynihan Station as part of ‘NYFW The Shows’ Spring 2016 New York Fashion Week.

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Jennifer Hudson

Jennifer Hudson attends the Zac Posen Spring 2016 fashion show during New York Fashion Week at Vanderbilt Hall at Grand Central Terminal.  

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Teyonah Parris

Teyonah Parris attends Lexus arrivals at Skylight at Moynihan Station during New York Fashion Week: The Shows.

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Selita Ebanks

Selita Ebanks sits front row at the Gabriela Cadena fashion show during Spring 2016 New York Fashion Week: The Shows at The New York Public Library.

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Tinashe

Tinashe attends Jeremy Scott Spring 2016 during New York Fashion Week: The Shows  at The Arc, Skylight at Moynihan Station.

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Misty Copeland

Misty Copeland attends GBK’s New York Fashion Week Style Lounge 2015 in New York City.  

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John Parra/Getty Images for GBK Productions
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Rosario Dawson and Abrima Erwiah

Rosario Dawson and Abrima Erwiah attend Studio 189  Presentation at Spring 2016 New York Fashion Week:The Shows.

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Serayah McNeill and Kat Graham

Actresses Serayah McNeill and Kat Graham attend Jeremy Scott Spring 2016 during New York Fashion Week: The Shows at The Arc, Skylight at Moynihan Station.

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June Ambrose

June Ambrose chats with Christina Hendricks and Amy Schumer at the Zac Posen Spring 2016 fashion show during New York Fashion Week at Vanderbilt Hall at Grand Central Terminal 

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Joy Bryant

Joy Bryant attends Studio 189 Presentation at Spring 2016 New York Fashion Week:The Shows.

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Claudia Jordan

Claudia Jordan attends with Us Weekly and Celebrates Fashion Week At KIA STYLE360 At Row NYC in New York City.  

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Tashiana Washington and Eric West

Tashiana Washington and Eric West attend Vivienne Tam Spring 2016 during New York Fashion Week: The Shows during  at The Arc, Skylight at Moynihan Station. 

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Bryshere Y. Gray

Bryshere Y. Gray aka Yazz The Greatest Seen Around Spring 2016 New York Fashion Week: The Shows.

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Angela Simmons

Angela Simmons attends the Vivienne Tam show at Spring 2016 New York Fashion Week: The Shows at The Arc, Skylight at Moynihan Station. 

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Ty Hunter and Shaun Ross

Stylist Ty Hunter and Model Shaun Ross attend Jeremy Scott Spring 2016 during New York Fashion Week: The Shows  at The Arc, Skylight at Moynihan Station.

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Jourdan Dunn

Models Adriana Lima, Jourdan Dunn, Cris Urena and Gigi Hadid attend Maybelline New York Celebrates New York Fashion Week at Sixty Five. 

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Russell Westbrook

Fashion designers Maxwell Osborne (L) and Dao-Yi Chow (R) pose with NBA player Russell Westbrookbackstage after the Public School fashion show during Spring 2016 New York Fashion Week: The Shows at The Arc, Skylight at Moynihan Station..

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Vashtie Kola

Vashtie Kola and Angela Simmons  attend Public School Spring 2016 during New York Fashion Week: The Shows  at The Arc, Skylight at Moynihan Station.

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Gabrielle Union and Dwyane Wade

Gabrielle Union and Dwyane Wade attend Prabal Gurung Spring 2016 during New York Fashion Week: The Shows  at The Arc, Skylight at Moynihan Station.

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André Leon

André Leon Talley at Prabal Gurung Spring 2016 during New York Fashion Week: The Shows at The Arc, Skylight at Moynihan Station.

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Eric West

Eric West is seen arriving at Prabal Gurung fashion show during Spring 2016 New York Fashion Week.

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Alicia Quarles

Alicia Quarles attends Maybelline New York Celebrates New York Fashion Week at Sixty Five. 

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Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images for Maybelline
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Miguel and Tinashe

Miguel and Tinashe attend the Opening Ceremony Spring 2016 fashion show during New York Fashion Week at 25 Wall Street.

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Bryshere Y. Gray, Lee Daniels, and Liam Daniels

Bryshere Y. Gray, Lee Daniels, and Liam Daniels attend Hood By Air Spring 2016 during New York Fashion Week: The Shows at Penn Plaza Pavilion.

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Common and Lewis Hamilton

Common and Formula One driver Lewis Hamilton attend Public School Spring 2016 during New York Fashion Week: The Shows at The Arc, Skylight at Moynihan Station.

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Ciara

Ciara attends Public School Spring 2016 during New York Fashion Week: The Shows  at The Arc, Skylight at Moynihan Station. 

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Sasheer Zamata

Sasheer Zamata attends Tracy Reese S/S 2016 during New York Fashion Week at Art Beam.

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Bryshere Y. Gray, Lee Daniels, and Liam Daniels

Bryshere Y. Gray attends Hood By Air Spring 2016 during New York Fashion Week: The Shows at Penn Plaza Pavilion.  

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NeNe Leakes

NeNe Leakes is seen arriving at Public School fashion show during Spring 2016 New York Fashion Week.

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Serayah McNeill

Serayah McNeill attends the Rachel Zoe Spring 2016 presentation during New York Fashion Week: The Shows at The Space, Skylight at Clarkson Sq in New York City. 

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Wynter Gordon

Wynter Gordon attends the Opening Ceremony Spring 2016 fashion show during New York Fashion Week at 25 Wall Street. 

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Justine Skye

Designer LaQuan Smith and Justine Skye attend the SheaMoisture at Laquan Smith S/S 2016 presentation at Refinery Hotel in New York City.  

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The Weeknd

The Weeknd attends Diane Von Furstenberg Spring 2016 fashion show during New York Fashion Week at Spring Studios. 

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Shaun Ross

Shaun Ross attends Prabal Garung at Lexus Design Disrupted at Skylight at Moynihan Station on September 13, 2015 in New York City.  

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Jennifer Hudson and Gabrielle Union

Jennifer Hudson and Gabrielle Union attend the Prabal Gurung show during Spring 2016 New York Fashion Week: The Shows at The Arc, Skylight at Moynihan Station in New York City.  

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June Ambrose

June Ambrose attends the Tracy Reese Fashion Show during Spring 2016 New York Fashion Week.

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Solange Knowles

Solange Knowles attends Prabal Garung at Lexus Design Disrupted at Skylight at Moynihan Station in New York City. 

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Laverne Cox

Laverne Cox attends Georgine Spring 2016 during New York Fashion Week: The Shows  at The Dock, Skylight at Moynihan Station.

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Ciara

Ciara is seen arriving at the Givenchy fashion show during Spring 2016 New York Fashion Week in New York City.

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Ashley Madekwe and Gabrielle Union Wade

Ashley Madekwe and Gabrielle Union Wade attend the Wes Gordon fashion show during Spring 2016 MADE Fashion Week at Milk Studios in New York City.

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Jennifer Hudson

Jennifer Hudson is seen arriving at the Givenchy fashion show during Spring 2016 New York Fashion Week in New York City.

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Mary J. Blige

Mary J. Blige attends the Pamella Roland Spring 2016 fashion show at The Whitney Museum of American Art in New York City.

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Erykah Badu

Erykah Badu attends the Givenchy fashion show during Spring 2016 New York Fashion Week at Pier 26 at Hudson River Park in New York City.

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Solange

Solange attends the Jill Stuart show at Industria Studios as part of the Spring 2016 New York Fashion Week in New York City.

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Nicki Minaj

Nicki Minaj attends the Alexander Wang Spring 2016 fashion show during New York Fashion Week at Pier 94 in New York City.

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Christina Milian

Christina Milian poses backstage at the Kye fashion show during Spring 2016 New York Fashion Week: The Shows at The Space, Skylight at Clarkson Sq in New York City.

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Grace Gealey

Grace Gealey attends the Cushnie Et Ochs fashion show during Spring 2016 MADE Fashion Week at Milk Studios in New York City.

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Swizz Beatz

Swizz Beatz attends the Givenchy fashion show during Spring 2016 New York Fashion Week at Pier 26 at Hudson River Park in New York City.

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Kim and Kanye

Kim and Kanye attend the Givenchy fashion show during Spring 2016 New York Fashion Week at Pier 26 at Hudson River Park in New York City.

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Nicki Minaj

Nicki Minaj attends the Givenchy fashion show during Spring 2016 New York Fashion Week at Pier 26 at Hudson River Park in New York City. 

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Elaina Watley and Victor Cruz

Elaina Watley and Victor Cruz attend the Givenchy fashion show during Spring 2016 New York Fashion Week at Pier 26 at Hudson River Park in New York City.

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June Ambrose

June Ambrose attends the Rebecca Minkoff Runway Show SS 16 with TRESemme at The Gallery, Skylight at Clarkson Sq in New York City.

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NeNe Leakes and Patti La Belle

NeNe Leakes and Patti La Belle attends Zang Toi fashion show during spring 2016 New York Fashion Week at The Shows at The Dock, Skylight at Moynihan Station in New York City.

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Karrueche Tran and Christina Milian

Karrueche Tran and Christina Milian attend the Alexander Wang Spring 2016 fashion show during New York Fashion Week at Pier 94 in New York City.

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Miguel and Common

Miguel and Common attend the Baja East runway show during Spring 2016 MADE Fashion Week at Milk Studios in New York City.

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Beverly Johnson

Beverly Johnson attends the Herve Leger by Max Azria Spring 2016 during New York Fashion Week: The Shows at The Arc, Skylight at Moynihan Station in New York City.

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Grace Gealey

Grace Gealey attends the ‘Empire’ Curated Collection Unveiling at Saks Fifth Avenue in New York City.

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NeNe Leakes and Solange Knowles

NeNe Leakes and Solange Knowles attend the Karigam show during Spring 2016 New York Fashion Week at The Gallery, Skylight at Clarkson Sq in New York City.

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Ciara and Tinashe

Ciara and Tinashe attend the Polo Ralph Lauren fashion show during Spring 2016 New York Fashion Week at Gallow Green at the McKittrick Hotel in New York City.

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Robin Roberts

Robin Roberts attends the Wes Gordon fashion show during Spring 2016 MADE Fashion Week at Milk Studios in New York City.

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Ashley Madekwe

Ashley Madekwe attends Monique Lhuillier Spring 2016 during New York Fashion Week: The Shows at The Arc, Skylight at Moynihan Station in New York City.

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Victor Cruz, Nicki Minaj and June Ambrose

Victor Cruz, Debbie Harry, Nicki Minaj and June Ambrose attend the Givenchy fashion show during Spring 2016 New York Fashion Week at Pier 26 at Hudson River Park in New York City.

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Mary J. Blige

Steven Klein, Lady Gaga and Mary J. Blige attend the Alexander Wang Spring 2016 fashion show during New York Fashion Week at Pier 94 in New York City.

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Nene Leakes

Nene Leakes visits ‘Extra’ at their New York studios at H&M in Times Square in New York City.

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Solange Knowles

Solange Knowles attends the Zimmermann fashion show during Spring 2016 New York Fashion Week at Art Beam in New York City.

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Justine Skye

Justine Skye attends Mara Hoffman Spring 2016 during New York Fashion Week: The Shows at The Gallery, Skylight at Clarkson Sq in New York City.

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Grace Gealey and La La Anthony

Grace Gealey, Kaitlin Doubleday and La La Anthony attend the Cushnie Et Ochs fashion show during Spring 2016 MADE Fashion Week at Milk Studios in New York City.

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Shaun Ross and Laverne Cox

Shaun Ross and Laverne Cox attend the Idan Cohen fashion show during Spring 2016 New York Fashion Week: The Shows at The Gallery, Skylight at Clarkson Sq in New York City.

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June Ambrose

June Ambrose poses backstage at the BCBGMAXAZRIA fashion show during Spring 2016 New York Fashion Week: The Shows at The Arc, Skylight at Moynihan Station in New York City.

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Laverne Cox and Tony Goldwyn

Laverne Cox and Tony Goldwyn attend The Daily Front Row’s Third Annual Fashion Media Awards at the Park Hyatt New York in New York City.

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Amar’e Stoudemire

Amar’e Stoudemire attends The Daily Front Row’s Third Annual Fashion Media Awards at the Park Hyatt New York in New York City.

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Fabolous

Fabolous poses backstage at the Kids Rock! fashion show during Spring 2016 New York Fashion Week: The Shows at The Dock, Skylight at Moynihan Station in New York City.

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Laverne Cox

Laverne Cox attends the Desigual fashion show during Spring 2016 New York Fashion Week: The Shows at The Arc, Skylight at Moynihan Station in New York City.

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Victor Cruz, Kennedy Cruz and Elaina Watley

Victor Cruz, Kennedy Cruz and Elaina Watley pose backstage at the Kids Rock! fashion show during Spring 2016 New York Fashion Week: The Shows at The Dock, Skylight at Moynihan Station in New York City.

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Justine Skye

Justine Skye attends the Harlem’s Fashion Row during Spring 2016 New York Fashion Week in New York City.

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Laverne Cox

Laverne Cox attends the Desigual fashion show during Spring 2016 New York Fashion Week: The Shows at The Arc, Skylight at Moynihan Station.

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Tracee Ellis Ross

Tracee Ellis Ross photographed backstage during the Rachel Comey fashion show at the Pioneer Works Center for Arts and Innovation in New York City.

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Arlenis Sosa

Arlenis Sosa, Cris Urena, and Cora Emmanuel attends The Daily Front Row’s Third Annual Fashion Media Awards at the Park Hyatt New York in New York City.

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Bethann Hardison

Bethann Hardison attends the Creatures Of The Wind fashion show during Spring 2016 New York Fashion Week at SIR Stage37 in New York City.

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Vashtie Kola

DJ Vashtie attends the Adam Selman fashion show during Spring 2016 MADE Fashion Week at Milk Studios in New York City.

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Teyonah Parris

Teyonah Parris attends the Rebecca Vallance presentation during Spring 2016 New York Fashion Week: The Shows at The Space, Skylight at Clarkson Sq.  (

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Vashtie Kola

Vashtie Kola attends the VFILES fashion show during New York Fashion Week Spring 2016 in New York City.

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Rihanna

Rihanna attends the Rihanna Party at The New York Edition in New York City.  

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Solange Knowles

Solange Knowles attends ‘Gloss: The Work Of Chris Von Wangenheim’ Book Launch Party at The Tunnel in New York City.  

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Ashley Madekwe

Ashley Madekwe attends E!’s 2016 Spring NYFW Kick Off party at The Standard, High Line, Biergarten & Garden in New York City.  

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Nichole Galicia

Nichole Galicia attends the Leanne Marshall – Front Row & Backstage – Spring 2016 New York Fashion Week: The Shows.  

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Mary J. Blige

Mary J. Blige attends the Harlem’s Fashion Row during Spring 2016 New York Fashion Week in New York City.

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Tracee Ellis Ross

Tracee Ellis Ross attends the Harlem’s Fashion Row during Spring 2016 New York Fashion Week in New York City.

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La La Anthony

La La Anthony attends the Kids Rock! fashion show during Spring 2016 New York Fashion Week: The Shows at The Dock, Skylight at Moynihan Station in New York City.

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Christina Milian

Christina Milian attends the BCBGMAXAZRIA fashion show during Spring 2016 New York Fashion Week.

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John Legend and Afriyie Poku

John Legend and designer Afriyie Poku attend as AXE and Esquire present the AXE White Label Collective during the opening night of New York Fashion Week.

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Kitty Cash

Kitty Cash and DJ May Kwok attend the Adam Selman fashion show during Spring 2016 MADE Fashion Week at Milk Studios in New York City. 

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Kimora Lee Simmons

Kimora Lee Simmons attends Kimora Lee Simmons Presentation during Spring 2016 New York Fashion Week.

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Misty Copeland

Misty Copeland attends E!’s 2016 Spring NYFW Kick Off party at The Standard, High Line, Biergarten & Garden in New York City.  

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J Alexander

J Alexander attends the private view of The Macmillan De’Longhi Arts Programme: SHARED, at Somerset House in London.

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Mike B., Sheryl Lee Ralph, and Groovey Lew

 (L-R) Mike B., Sheryl Lee Ralph, and Groovey Lew attend Harlem’s Fashion Row Spring 2016 presentation during New York Fashion Week.

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Janice Combs and Michaela Angela Davis

Janice Combs and Michaela Angela Davis attend Harlem’s Fashion Row Spring 2016 presentation during New York Fashion Week

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Randy Jackson

Randy Jackson attends the Malan Breton fashion show during New York Fashion Week Spring 2016 at Gotham Hall.  

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Eric West

Eric West attends the Nicholas K fashion show during Spring 2016 New York Fashion Week: The Shows at The Gallery, Skylight at Clarkson Sq in New York City.

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TK Quann and Cipriana Quann

TK Quann and Cipriana Quann attend the Creatures Of The Wind fashion show during Spring 2016 New York Fashion Week at SIR Stage37.  

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Kimora Lee Simmons

Tim Leissner and Kimora Lee Simmons Leissner with their son Wolfe attend the Kimora Lee Simmons Presentation Spring 2016 New York Fashion Week: The Shows.

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Bevy Smith

Bevy Smith attends the Just Cavalli Kick Off New York Fashion Week At The Just Cavalli Soho Boutiqueon in New York City. 

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Danielle Brooks

Danielle Brooks attends the Just Cavalli Kick Off New York Fashion Week At The Just Cavalli Soho Boutiqueon in New York City.

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Demetria Lucas D’Oyley

Demetria Lucas D’Oyley attends the Just Cavalli Kick Off New York Fashion Week At The Just Cavalli Soho Boutiqueon in New York City. 

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Bevy Smith

Bevy Smith attends Harlem’s Fashion Row Spring 2016 presentation during New York Fashion Week.  

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Estelle

Estelle attends the Just Cavalli Kick Off New York Fashion Week At The Just Cavalli Soho Boutiqueon September 8, 2015 in New York City. 

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Bevy Smith, Danielle Brooks and Lola Ogunnaike

Bevy Smith, Danielle Brooks and Lola Ogunnaike attend the Just Cavalli Kick Off New York Fashion Week At The Just Cavalli Soho Boutiqueon in New York City.

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