“I love black because it affirms, designs and styles. A woman in a black dress is a pencil stroke.” BlackFashionStyleDesignDressesStrokesPencils Author:Yves Saint Laurent
“I'm really just a throw-my-hair-into-a-ponytail kind of girl. I don't like styles that are too neat or too done. I don't think I'll ever go too crazy with colors. I stick with my main two: goldish-blonde or black.” ThinkingKindTwoDoneGirlBlackCrazyStyleColorHairSticksNeatBlondeKind Of GirlPonytails Author:Trina
“Black musicians rhythmicized the contredanse, creating musical styles which evolved into the habanera (also known as the tango) and, later, ragtime, as well as the danza, danzón, and ultimately the danzón mambo and its offspring the cha-cha-chá.” WellsBlackKnownStyleCreatingMusicianMusicalOffspringTangoRagtimeMusical Style Author:Ned Sublette
“Boni de Castellane drawing his chins onto his chest; shiny boots, embroidered morning coat, white gloves with black piping, big tie, light vest, the overwashed, bleached impression - 'blanched' as cooks say of boiled vegetables. That was the opposite of a dandy whose stylishness would remain imperceptible to Americans. Boni's style was highly visible.” BigsLightBlackWhiteMorningStyleOppositesDrawingImpressionCooksTiesVisibleChestsVegetablesBootsCoatsGlovesChinsVestsDandy Author:Paul Morand
“I found my personal style in black humor and mixing funny things with very touching ones - like trying to force people to cry and smile almost at the same moment.” PeopleTryingMomentsFoundForceBlackStyleCryTouchingFunny ThingsMixingPersonal StyleBlack Humor Author:Malgorzata Szumowska
“Elvis Presley's death deprives our country of a part of itself. He was unique, irreplaceable. More than twenty years ago, he burst upon the scene with an impact that was unprecedented and will probably never be equaled. His music and his personality, fusing the styles of white country and black rhythm and blues, permanently changed the face of American popular culture. His following was immense. And he was a symbol to people the world over of the vitality, rebelliousness and good humor of this country.” PeopleWorldYearsCountryFacesCultureBlackWhiteStyleChangedPersonalitySceneUniqueYears AgoTwentiesImpactFollowingOur CountryRhythmSymbolsImmenseVitalityUnprecedentedPopular CultureIrreplaceableGood HumorRhythm And Blues Author:Jimmy Carter