Fashion & Pop Culture News and Opinionnoemail@noemail.org (Kate Nagengast | knagenga@mlive.com)Tue, 6 Jan 2009 15:56:49 GMTMovable Type Enterprise 4.29-advance http://www.sixapart.com/movabletype/http://blog.mlive.com/newblack/en-usnoFashion & Pop Culture News and Opinionnoemail@noemail.orghttp://blog.mlive.com/newblack/2009/01/a_final_farewell_from_the_new.htmlcat:Fashioncat:Featured entertainmentcat:Featured lifestylescat:Travelnoemail@noemail.org (Kate Nagengast | knagenga@mlive.com)Tue, 6 Jan 2009 09:40:45 GMTtag:blog.mlive.com,2009:/newblack//2336.1985748"The New Black" blogger Tricia Woolfenden is leaving Grand Rapids for the sunnier skies of Boca Raton, Florida. • Read Tricia's farewell blog ]]>"The New Black" blogger Tricia Woolfenden is leaving Grand Rapids for the sunnier skies of Boca Raton, Florida. • Read Tricia's farewell bloghttp://blog.mlive.com/newblack/2008/12/new_blacks_best_and_worst_in_f.htmlcat:Fashioncat:Featured entertainmentcat:Featured lifestylesnoemail@noemail.org (MLive.com)Wed, 31 Dec 2008 23:19:56 GMTtag:blog.mlive.com,2008:/newblack//2336.1981544New Black blogger Tricia Woolfenden takes a look back at the fashions of 2008 -- from jumpsuits to towering stilettos. • Read the blog ]]>New Black blogger Tricia Woolfenden takes a look back at the fashions of 2008 -- from jumpsuits to towering stilettos. • Read the bloghttp://blog.mlive.com/newblack/2008/12/the_year_in_fashion_2008_it_wa.htmlcat:Fashionnoemail@noemail.org (The Grand Rapids Press)Tue, 23 Dec 2008 23:44:43 GMTtag:blog.mlive.com,2008:/newblack//2336.1950461 Au revoir, 2008! It was a year of high heels, low sales and strange sartorial choices (Katie Holmes' baggy peg leg jeans and SJP's acorn hat. Below is part one of the New Black's look at some of the...http://blog.mlive.com/newblack/2008/12/walking_with_dinosaurs_crashes.htmlnoemail@noemail.org (MLive.com)Thu, 11 Dec 2008 04:53:26 GMTtag:blog.mlive.com,2008:/newblack//2336.1890587 View thumbnails, larger photos The Tyrannosaurus rex might've been a snarling, soulless killing machine, but it's also kind of cute. Or at least, the baby T-rex in "Walking With Dinosaurs" is cute. Evil and calculating and a bit of...http://blog.mlive.com/newblack/2008/12/winners_announced_for_walking.htmlcat:Eventscat:Featured entertainmentnoemail@noemail.org (Kate Nagengast | knagenga@mlive.com)Tue, 9 Dec 2008 21:32:13 GMTtag:blog.mlive.com,2008:/newblack//2336.1881826"Walking With Dinosaurs" Thank you to everyone who entered The New Black's online drawing for tickets to Wednesday night's opening performance of "Walking With Dinosaurs." There is a lot of enthusiasm for this huge production hitting town Wednesday through Sunday...http://blog.mlive.com/newblack/2008/12/holiday_fashions_for_kids.htmlcat:Fashioncat:Featured entertainmentcat:Featured lifestylesnoemail@noemail.org (Kate Nagengast | knagenga@mlive.com)Mon, 8 Dec 2008 12:16:48 GMTtag:blog.mlive.com,2008:/newblack//2336.1865367 Whether it's voluntarily donning a velvet jacket for Christmas brunch at grandma's house or being forcibly stuffed into red tights and shiny black Mary Janes for a performance of "The Nutcracker," most kids -- and adults -- have had...http://blog.mlive.com/newblack/2008/12/win_tickets_to_walking_with_di.htmlcat:Eventscat:Featured entertainmentnoemail@noemail.org (Kate Nagengast | knagenga@mlive.com)Sun, 7 Dec 2008 11:11:17 GMTtag:blog.mlive.com,2008:/newblack//2336.1865305 They've been dead and buried for millions and millions of years, but dinosaurs still manage to capture the imaginations of kids of all ages. "Walking With Dinosaurs" is a $20 million, state-of-the-art production that gives viewers a look into...http://blog.mlive.com/newblack/2008/12/the_new_blacks_second_annual_l.htmlcat:Featured entertainmentcat:Featured lifestylescat:Shoppingnoemail@noemail.org (MLive.com)Thu, 4 Dec 2008 23:16:48 GMTtag:blog.mlive.com,2008:/newblack//2336.1860139Taking a page from Oprah, New Black blogger Tricia Woolfenden shares her second annual list of Favorite Things of 2008. • See the list • Movie-related gifts • Entertainment related gifts • Book picks ]]>Taking a page from Oprah, New Black blogger Tricia Woolfenden shares her second annual list of Favorite Things of 2008. • See the list • Movie-related gifts • Entertainment related gifts • Book pickshttp://blog.mlive.com/newblack/2008/12/big_decisions_what_or_who_will.htmlcat:Fashioncat:Featured entertainmentcat:Featured lifestylesnoemail@noemail.org (Kate Nagengast | knagenga@mlive.com)Wed, 3 Dec 2008 18:33:06 GMTtag:blog.mlive.com,2008:/newblack//2336.1853024Little more than a month before the Inauguration, the fashion world is anticipating what future First Lady Michelle Obama will wear to the ball. • Read "The New Black" blog ]]>Little more than a month before the Inauguration, the fashion world is anticipating what future First Lady Michelle Obama will wear to the ball. • Read "The New Black" bloghttp://blog.mlive.com/newblack/2008/12/uptown_holiday_shop_hop_and_mo.htmlcat:Fashioncat:Featured lifestylesnoemail@noemail.org (MLive.com)Mon, 1 Dec 2008 20:11:54 GMTtag:blog.mlive.com,2008:/newblack//2336.1844042Press File PhotoBrandy Krause showcases her clothing designs at the Avenue of the Arts Market on Division Avenue last summer. Urban Lights showcases talent from the Avenue of the Arts district on Division Avenue. Can't stand the mall? Here's a...http://blog.mlive.com/newblack/2008/11/win_a_copy_of_daniel_vosovics.htmlcat:Fashionnoemail@noemail.org (The Grand Rapids Press)Fri, 28 Nov 2008 22:24:48 GMTtag:blog.mlive.com,2008:/newblack//2336.1835121Press Photo/Katy BatdorffProject Runway finalist Daniel Vosovic, a former area resident, hugs his sister Sara Vosovic Friday at Schuler Books, where he promoted his new book "Fashion Inside Out." Everyone loves a story of the hometown boy done good. It's...http://blog.mlive.com/newblack/2008/11/need_a_lowcost_christmas_gift.htmlcat:Featured entertainmentcat:Featured lifestylesnoemail@noemail.org (The Grand Rapids Press)Thu, 27 Nov 2008 11:35:45 GMTtag:blog.mlive.com,2008:/newblack//2336.1828553 Some people save their cleaning for the spring, but I prefer to clear out the clutter before the New Year. Ergo, it's declutter time at the New Black and I've got fun stuff -- product samples, promo items --...http://blog.mlive.com/newblack/2008/11/fashion_and_finance_the_great.htmlcat:Fashionnoemail@noemail.org (The Grand Rapids Press)Wed, 26 Nov 2008 21:30:04 GMTtag:blog.mlive.com,2008:/newblack//2336.1828520 If you are one of the thousands of West Michigan residents facing a jobless holiday and wondering how to provide for your family into the New Year, it would be wise to avoid this irksome story of "sacrifice" from...http://blog.mlive.com/newblack/2008/11/twilight_couture_return_of_vam.htmlcat:Fashioncat:Featured entertainmentcat:Featured lifestylesnoemail@noemail.org (MLive.com)Wed, 26 Nov 2008 14:10:03 GMTtag:blog.mlive.com,2008:/newblack//2336.1824097Evan Rachel Wood and Marilyn Manson in their finest undead wares. In the least surprising news of the week, "Twilight," was a huge hit at the box office. Does that mean we're going to all start dressing like sexy vampires?...http://blog.mlive.com/newblack/2008/11/daniel_vosovic_project_runway.htmlcat:Fashioncat:Featured entertainmentcat:Featured lifestylescat:MLive Entertainmentnoemail@noemail.org (MLive.com)Tue, 25 Nov 2008 23:38:04 GMTtag:blog.mlive.com,2008:/newblack//2336.1823861Courtesy PhotoDaniel Vosovic "Project Runway" season two runner-up Daniel Vosovic could easily have ridden the wave of fame granted to him after a successful turn on the popular Bravo reality show in 2006. Instant gratification -- i.e. a quick-hit signature...http://blog.mlive.com/newblack/2008/11/radio_city_christmas_spectacul.htmlcat:Fashioncat:Featured entertainmentnoemail@noemail.org (MLive.com)Thu, 20 Nov 2008 05:29:54 GMTtag:blog.mlive.com,2008:/newblack//2336.1798922Courtesy Photo via FlickrWest Michigan native Frank Krenz holds a Barbie sporting one of his designs for the Rockettes. The Rockettes seriously delivered Wednesday night during the opening performance of the "Radio City Christmas Spectacular" at Van Andel Arena. The...http://blog.mlive.com/newblack/2008/11/winner_announced_for_rockettes.htmlcat:Featured entertainmentcat:Featured lifestylesnoemail@noemail.org (Kate Nagengast | knagenga@mlive.com)Tue, 18 Nov 2008 23:36:55 GMTtag:blog.mlive.com,2008:/newblack//2336.1792223 Thanks to everyone who entered the online contest for a family pack of four tickets to Wednesday night's "Radio City Christmas Spectacular" starring the world-famous Rockettes. We had more than 220 entries, with lots of people itching to check...http://blog.mlive.com/newblack/2008/11/at_long_last_unnamed_cat_littl.htmlcat:Featured lifestylescat:Petsnoemail@noemail.org (MLive.com)Tue, 18 Nov 2008 03:33:11 GMTtag:blog.mlive.com,2008:/newblack//2336.1787849 After nine days, dozens of names and thankfully few tears (but a little bit of bloodshed) Adam and I finally settled on a name for our adorable scamp of a kitten. A huge thank you to everyone who called...http://blog.mlive.com/newblack/2008/11/deadline_approaching_to_win_ti.htmlcat:Eventscat:Featured entertainmentcat:Featured lifestylescat:MLive Entertainmentnoemail@noemail.org (Kate Nagengast | knagenga@mlive.com)Mon, 17 Nov 2008 16:57:25 GMTtag:blog.mlive.com,2008:/newblack//2336.1784974 Reminder: There's only one more day to enter to win a family pack of four free tickets to the opening performance of the "Radio City Christmas Spectacular" at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday in Van Andel Arena. The ticket giveaway is...http://blog.mlive.com/newblack/2008/11/michelle_obama_on_the_cover_of.htmlcat:Fashioncat:Featured lifestylesnoemail@noemail.org (MLive.com)Sat, 15 Nov 2008 05:49:52 GMTtag:blog.mlive.com,2008:/newblack//2336.1774802 In the interest of not perpetuating the notion that fashion is an important factor in regards to women in politics, I've tried to refrain from blogging too much about political ladies and their style. I kept quiet during the...