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    22Oct, 2023
    Montee Tayion Holland partners with Macy’s for men’s suits


    Fashion designer Montee Tayion Holland is adding his Detroit roots to men’s suits. This year, his Tayion collection was presented in stores across the country to introduce the brand and engage with customers. His latest trunk show was held at Macy’s at Somerset Mall location in Detroit.

    Holland spoke to rolling out about his design and distribution process.

    Looking back, did you ever believe your brand would be available in multiple Macy’s locations around the country?

    Did I ever believe it? Yes, I believed it because the man upstairs showed me that it was possible. Here we are standing in a tier-one store, one of the better stores in this country, selling my brand — which happens to be my name — Montee Tayion Holland. It started with me envisioning it. A little voice in my head telling me that this [could] be real. It took a lot

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    30Aug, 2023
    ‘Fredrick Benjamin’ CEO Michael James shares grooming tips for Black men


    Black men care about how they look before they walk out the door, but some don’t know the correct and healthy ways to keep their grooming on point. Michael James, the founder of Fredrick Benjamin, a grooming line for men of color, is helping create those healthy habits with his all-natural products for hair.

    James spoke with rolling out about Fredrick Benjamin and shared grooming tips for men.

    What makes this brand different from other grooming companies?

    Oftentimes, people ask us what’s in the product, but we start with what’s not in it. There’s no petroleum, no mineral oil, no drying alcohol, sulfates, and parabens. We take an all-natural approach to solving for dry and itchy scalp, and we style your hair without the grease. There’s no petroleum or mineral oil, and we have water-based pomade to see exactly what you’re styling. Our whole mission is to get

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    21May, 2023
    Nell Nolan: Men & Women of Fashion, Dress for Success, N.O. Academy Ophthalmology | Entertainment/Life

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    Attire and Altruism

    As master of ceremonies, Mark Romig opened the program for the recent Prix d’Elegance luncheon at the New Orleans Hilton Hotel, which honors Men of Fashion and Women of Fashion. They are chaired respectively by Leon L. Giorgio Jr. and Tiffa Boutte with Sandra Stage Chaisson as the Women president. Proceeds of the popular event go to The New Orleans Ballet Association (NOBA) and the Ballet Resource And Volunteer Organization (BRAVO). In memorium were George Raymond Seamon Jr., former Men of Fashion president, and Dr. Aysen Kutalp Young, Women of Fashion’s founding president. Several of her select wardrobe pieces were on display.

    Top notables at this “50 Years” event included luncheon chair Kathy Pastorek and NOBA executive director Jenny Hamilton, along with representatives from the fashion show’s Jeff’s and Chatta Box, John and Renea Duck, Leo and Dana Palazzo, Gayle Benson, David Lee

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    26Apr, 2023
    CEO Casey Jostine gives men fashion tips for spring

    Casey Jostine has melded the world of technology and fashion with his brand, <dresscode/>. The director of operations at RenderATL, Jostine recently spoke to rolling out about tips for attire as we go into warmer temperatures.

    Where did the idea of <dresscode/> come from?

    <dresscode/> is the merge of fashion and tech. I’m a product manager here at Microsoft, but I also love fashion. So I decided to figure out a way to merge these two worlds and these two passions together, and that’s how I created <dresscode/>. So <dresscode/> is a tech-inspired clothing brand that merges those two worlds but also it’s the premise of being able to diversify the technical pool that we see as far as advocates in the tech industry.

    What are some fashion tips you have for men in the spring?

    So for the spring, we’re talking about highlights, shirts, shorts, and anything that allows

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    8Aug, 2022
    4 men arrested in Kauai jewelry scam

    Kauai police arrested four men in a connection with a jewelry scam.

    Police arrested the individuals, ages 24, 29, 32 and 37, Tuesday on suspicion of second-degree theft. All were released pending further investigation.

    According to a preliminary investigation, Kauai police received several reports earlier this week of individuals approaching people in public places and at residences, asking them if they would like to purchase jewelry that appears authentic.

    The suspects reportedly told victims they were visitors selling jewelry and need money because they either lost their wallet or their identification cards were stolen.

    The victims reported the scam to police after they discovered the pieces they purchased were fake.

    Officers located a vehicle linked to the four suspects at a hotel in Kapaa after a witness identified a license plate.

    In a news release, Assistant Chief Bryson Ponce of the Kauai Police Department’s Investigative Services Bureau said, “In

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