Victor Qunnuell Vaughns

New York

Fashion and Beauty Lead at Ebony

okay, whatever. fashion, beauty, and culture writer. #blackinfashion IG: @VQVaughns God’s child.

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Articles

Beyoncé's Boot Fashion: Top Picks for Festival Season

3 weeks ago | ebony.com | Victor Qunnuell Vaughns

By now, if your feed isn’t flooded with fringe, denim and enough rhinestones to blind your grandma, you might be asleep. Festival season is officially in full swing, and Beyoncé’s Cowboy Carter tour is pulling up like a horse-powered freight train. Translation? If you haven't got your cowboy boots yet, what are you even doing? Whether you're heading to Stagecoach Festival, Broccoli City Festival, or The Governor's Ball, you need a new pair of boots to walk in.
Embrace the Power of a Smooth Crown

3 weeks ago | ebony.com | Victor Qunnuell Vaughns

Going bald isn’t a breakdown. It’s a breakthrough. Whether it shows up slowly—like a whisper in your 20s—or all at once in your 40s, hair loss isn’t the villain. The fear around it is. But here’s the truth: losing your hair doesn’t mean losing your edge. In fact, for Black men, a bald head has always symbolized a shift into something greater. It’s a look. A lifestyle. A low-maintenance, high-power move.
Oakland’s First Black Woman Mayor & Change Maker

3 weeks ago | ebony.com | Victor Qunnuell Vaughns

Barbara Lee has never been afraid of the front lines. From the moment she stood alone in Congress as the only vote against giving George W. Bush unchecked war powers after 9/11, to now becoming the first Black woman to lead the city of Oakland, CA as mayor, she’s made a career out of moving with conviction—even when it costs her.
The Definition of Modern Black Elegance

3 weeks ago | ebony.com | Victor Qunnuell Vaughns

Have you ever seen a man walk into a room that can pause time? No antics. No need to adjust the lighting. Just presence. Posture. Poise. That’s Sterling K. Brown. A man who doesn’t raise his voice because the fabric’s already speaking for him. Somewhere between the tailored grace of Sidney Poitier and the quiet storm of a Tom Ford ad lives Sterling K. Brown. You know the one— a voice like jazz at midnight, a smile like it knows something you don’t.
SZA's Exclusive 'NOT BEAUTY' Lip Line Available Only on 'GNX' Tour

4 weeks ago | ebony.com | Victor Qunnuell Vaughns

Some folks launch beauty brands. SZA? She launches sermons wrapped in lip liner. On a random scroll through the ‘Gram, SZA hit us with an all-caps confession—one part celebration, one part benediction:“YALL ASKED FOR THE LIP COMBO AND IT'S FINALLY HERE!!! I REPEAT THE LIP PRODUCTS IVE BEEN WEARING AND WORKING ON FOR YEARS ARE FINALLY HERE FOR EVERYONE TO TRY 🥹!!!”And just like that, it wasn’t just a caption. It was a moment. A digital scream into the void that we all heard.
Coach & WNBA Stylish Partnership Elevates Game

4 weeks ago | ebony.com | Victor Qunnuell Vaughns

In a move that feels less like a corporate handshake and more like a cultural alignment, Coach and the WNBA have inked a multiyear partnership that’s part luxury collab, part manifesto. The fashion house, long synonymous with Americana leathercraft and the kind of handbags that whisper wealth instead of shouting it, is now the official handbag partner of the league. Translation: the sideline just got a little more stylish, and the game? A little more expressive.
Why Your Son Shouldn’t Be Your King

4 weeks ago | ebony.com | Victor Qunnuell Vaughns

Let’s talk. Not in whispers, not in code. We’re not tiptoeing around this one. Sis, your son is not your king. He’s not the man of the house. He’s a child. And he needs to stay in a child’s place. Somewhere along the way, too many Black mothers started crowning their sons as if they sat on a throne built from the sacrifices they wouldn’t dare expect from their daughters.
Who Holds the Keys to Black Masculinity?

1 month ago | ebony.com | Victor Qunnuell Vaughns

The truth is, we’re losing our sons before they even get a chance to become themselves. Caleb Wilson was just 20 years old—a student at Southern University, a young Black man on the road to something. Maybe a degree. Maybe a legacy. But definitely a life. That was cut short after he was punched in the chest during a fraternity hazing ritual. That’s how he died. Not in a shootout. Not on some street corner. But in a brotherhood that mistook violence for bonding and pain for passage.
Black Celebrities Shine at Guerlain x Hennessy Event

1 month ago | ebony.com | Victor Qunnuell Vaughns

Over $1.9 million in scholarships went to 160 Fashion Scholarship Fund (FSF) Scholars, including a fresh wave of Virgil Abloh “Post-Modern” recipients repping 75 colleges nationwide. Fear of God’s Jerry Lorenzo, an FSF Honoree, sat on the judge’s panel—bridging streetwear intellect with institutional acclaim. Their work wasn’t just seen—it was felt. A tight-knit panel cracked open the legacy of tailoring, dandyism and the way Harlem’s style swagger rewrote the code.
Captivating Ryan Destiny's Glam with YSL Beauty Unveiled

1 month ago | ebony.com | Victor Qunnuell Vaughns

Over the weekend, YSL Beauty cranked Miami’s heat index up a few notches—not with the weather, but with a soirée that was equal parts sultry and soulful, a love letter to fearless self-expression and radical self-love. Think high glamour under neon lights, where beauty met boldness, and the night refused to whisper. Taking center stage? None other than Ryan Destiny, who floated into the festivities radiating with an effortless kind of elegance that can’t be taught—only embodied.