INVESTIGATORS SAY LAUREN PIASEKI USED HER COMPANY, BLACK CHERRY DESIGNS, TO CHARGE PEOPLE THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS, BUT THEN NEVER DELIVERED ON HER PROMISED WORK. RECORDS FOR THE COMPANY SHOW SHE ...

Tazwell just became the first Black man in history to win an Oscar for costume design. A native of Akron, Ohio, Tazwell is a graduate of Brooklyn’s Pratt Institute where he studied fashion ...

Costume designer Paul Tazewell has etched his name in the history books, becoming the first Black man to win an Academy Award for Best Costume Design. The seasoned designer took home the award at ...

By Marc Tracy Paul Tazewell became the first Black man to win the Oscar for best costume design Sunday. Honored for his work on the Broadway musical adaptation “Wicked,” Tazewell stepped to ...

The 60-year-old costume designer from Akron, Ohio won Best Costume Design for his work on Wicked, becoming the first Black man to triumph in the category and only the second Black costume designer ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Paul Tazewell, winner of the award for best costume design for “Wicked,” poses in the press room at the ...

The costume designer who is responsible for the wardrobe for Wicked has won the Oscar for Best Costume Design. Tazwell is the first Black man to win this award. (This is a monumental moment for him).

Neil Diamond may have sung Forever in Blue Jeans, and sure, there’s no denying the range of classic indigo denim—but the best black jeans for men can do everything that blue jeans can ...