Renee Minus White

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Fashion and Beauty Editor at New York Amsterdam News

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On view: ‘Superfine: Tailoring Black Style’ at the Met

1 month ago | amsterdamnews.com | Renee Minus White

Exhibition catalogue cover. Credit: Renee Minus White/A Time To Style photo At the recent press preview for the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Costume Institute’s Spring ’25 exhibition, “Superfine: Tailoring Black Style,” members of the press, editors, and special guests were dressed in their best.
Haute Spring/Summer ’25 offerings from Hats By Bunn in Harlem

2 months ago | amsterdamnews.com | Renee Minus White

Yes, it’s Spring/Summer ’25, but folks wear hats all year around. With Easter on the horizon, I stopped in at Hats By Bunn, located at 2283 Adam Clayton Powell, Jr. Blvd. last weekend, and spoke with Mr. Bunn — who’s been a hat maker in New York for over 50 years — about what’s new, and how to buy a hat this season. “Unlike designers who mostly sketch, I create and make my hats from scratch,” he shared, escorting me back to his workroom where he was blocking hat shapes.
Diamond & Pearls hits Runway 7 at NYFW

Feb 27, 2025 | amsterdamnews.com | Renee Minus White

Fall’25 designs by Yvonne Denise Bell for Diamond and Pearls at Runway 7 NYFW show. Credit: Photos by Rene Minus White/A Time to Style. It was a delight to speak with Yvonne Denise Lawrence, the Black stylist/designer of Diamond & Pearls Fashion, who was featured at Runway 7’s NYFW shows last week.
Fashion Week report for fall ’25

Feb 13, 2025 | amsterdamnews.com | Renee Minus White

Fall’25 eveningwear designs by Tyran Marquis at the Runway 7 show during NYFW. (Photos by EJ Creative, NYC, courtesy of Tyran Marquis) For Fall ’25 Fashion Week, Runway 7 Seven hosted a four-day view of today’s young international designers.
‘Sunset Blvd.’ is outrageously ingenious

Nov 6, 2024 | amsterdamnews.com | Renee Minus White

Tom Francis and Nicole Scherzinger in scene from ‘Sunset Blvd.,’ playing at St. James Theatre (Marc Brenner photo) “Sunset Blvd” has set a new standard on Broadway. Director James Lloyd has managed to perfectly fuse Broadway and cinematography — especially black-and-white film — together to make a priceless theater experience.
Fashion Report: Spring ’25 to bring cloaks and drama

Oct 16, 2024 | amsterdamnews.com | Renee Minus White

Renee Minus White/a Time to Style photos Credit: Renee Minus White/a Time to Style photos The recently held Chinese Institute’s Cuisine & Fashion Festival was a complete success for New York Fashion Week. Dignitaries and VIP guests, dressed in sequined, beaded, and draped gowns; and black-tie attire, attended the standing-room-only event. Glamorous gowns designed by Wang Feng from Shanghai were on display.
Melba Tolliver’s ‘Accidental Anchorwoman!’ introduced at Word Up Bookstore

Oct 2, 2024 | amsterdamnews.com | Renee Minus White

Author and former anchorwoman Melba Tolliver at book-signing event at Word Up Community Bookstore (Renee Minus White/A Time to Style photo) Melba Tolliver, the first African American woman to anchor network news on WABC-TV, Eyewitness News, and News 12 Long Island in 1967, is now an author.
SoHarlem holds annual fashion show & pop-up shop benefit

Sep 25, 2024 | amsterdamnews.com | Renee Minus White

SoHarlem’s group photo featuring (front-center) Janet Rodrigues, founder of SoHarlem, in a print, standing with Bethann Hardison in black. (Daniel Vasquez photo courtesy of SoHarlem) SoHarlem’s Fashion Week show and pop-up shop benefit, held last weekend in Manhattanville’s Factory District, was a complete success.
Miami’s ’24 Swim and Resort looks

Jul 31, 2024 | amsterdamnews.com | Renee Minus White

Evoto At the ’24 Swim and Resort Week, held recently at the Perez Art Museum in Miami, Fla., the fashion emphasis was on creativity, sustainability, and diversity. Presented by Flying Solo, well over 40 emerging swimwear brands made a sensational splash on the runway. The swim styles were amazing and sexy; the audience went wild.
Tyran Marquis ‘Rebirth” fall ’24 collection

Jul 3, 2024 | amsterdamnews.com | Renee Minus White

Renee Minus White photo Fashion designer Tyran Marquis recently presented his fall ’24 “Rebirth” fashion collection at the historic Gymnopedie (1139 Bushwick Ave., Brooklyn). “I found this unique place and knew it would be perfect for my opening and my collection,” Marquis said.