Angela Bassett Talks Body and Soul As She Covers Porter Edit

Known for her portrayals of passionate, powerful women, ANGELA BASSETT is reaching a whole new generation as the indomitable Queen of Wakanda. The actress talks Black Panther, self belief and why age is just a number with JANE MULKERRINS

The truth is, Bassett looks incredible for any age. She is tiny and taut in dark jeans and a black knitted top, with distractingly chiseled bone structure and huge feline eyes. And, despite the tightness of her triceps, she claims not to be obsessive about exercise. “But I’m regimented and rigorous about what I’m eating,” she says. “Diet is 85% of the whole thing for me.”

This morning, she orders oatmeal – made with water – and, when it arrives, rummages around at length in her Hermès tote, finally fishing out a Ziploc bag filled with sachets of sweetener. She travels with her own, just in case.

I press her on exercise, though – it just doesn’t seem feasible that she does not workout – and she admits to having a trainer. If she’s at home in LA, she will see him four to five times a week, but not when she’s traveling, like now. “I’ll try to get to the hotel gym and do 30 minutes of cardio, and lift a couple of weights or something. But I’m not getting up at 4am to workout,” she says, looking appalled at the very idea.

Source; net-a-porter

Adidas Originals Launches The Adidas Samba Again, This Time With African Influence

 

The first Adidas Samba was released as an indoor football shoe in the 1950s.

This year, the brand has has launched the same samba, this time with a twist.

To bring the relaunch to the African soil, the company solicited the help of South Africa’s photographer and visual artist Trevor Stuurman. The campaign tagged ‘This Is Our Territory’ featured photographer Uno Gondo and digital curator Lindiwe Ngubeni.

The campaign draws inspiration from South Africa grassroots soccer culture.

 “We decided to use the iconic handwoven Kente cloth from Ghana as a backdrop as it represents time, technical skill and heritage. We felt that similar to fabric, soccer brings people together in an authentic and celebratory manner. It was also so important for me to personally bring it back home to Africa and to celebrate our collective culture,” says Stuurman.

Mary J. Blige and LL Cool J’s wife Simone I. Smith have teamed up to launch a Sister Love, a futuristic jewellry collaboration.

R&B singer Mary J. Blige  is taking on another business venture and collaborating with her longtime friend Simone I. Smith on “Sister Love” jewelry collection.
Blige and Smith, the wife of rapper LL Cool J., announced the line during the 2018 Essence Festival in New Orleans on July 6 and premiered their “Queen Hoop Earrings” priced at $199, according to the singer’s website.
The singer said the jewelry collection represents support and empowerment. She explained that she and Smith helped each other through some hard times and it was important for them to stress this message to their audience.
“We are working together with this collaboration to celebrate our friendship and successes and empower others from our strength of supporting each other,” Blige said in a press release.
 “What made me want to work with Simone is she already created an amazingly successful jewellry line and all the pieces are things that I love, and she also has an amazing fashion sense,” said Blige via press release. “I wanted to add to that by sharing some of my fashion sense with her and creating some things I dream about and I know other women are dreaming about.”
 We cannot wait to see what they have for us.