• Iman will grace the cover of Vogue Italia's all-black issue. I was hoping they would highlight someone new, but I understand. [Fashionista]

• More wedding photos and gushing commentary from the weirdest newlyweds ever. I can't believe Nick Cannon got that huge "Mariah" tattoo on his back. [NB]

• Negative, Tina. Negative. [DL]

• A juror on a marijuana possession trial was caught smoking weed during a recess and arrested. You can't make this stuff up folks. [C&D]

• Foxy Brown's Jet cover looks, uh, hastily executed. And that's all I have to say about that. [RWS]

HOUSE OF DEREON GETS A NEW WING Despite the fact that the only people I ever see rocking House of Dereon either have the last name Knowles or Rowland, the label is steadily expanding. Later this spring we can expect a lingerie line from Tina and Co., they have a new kids' line, and now they are expanding into sunglasses and jewelry. Tina Knowles says, "I can't wait for jewelery and sunglasses because we're just accessories people." The only thing is, what do "Creole-inspired" sunglasses look like?

MAMA TINA'S BIG SCARE The alarm rang, and the ambulance rushed to the set of Beyonce's film, Cadillac Records, last night to tend to Tina Knowles, who was having trouble breathing. According to family overlord, Mathew Knowles, everything's fine and the EMT's didn't feel the need to transport his wife to a hospital. This means we can all go on with our lives. The House of Dereon has not fallen. [TMZ]

• Favorite headline of the morning: "Bowling Not Always An Option For Blacks." What if it's an option, but it bores you to tears every time you do it? [DFP]

• Your 401(k)? Please don't forget about it. [AP]

• And now for the obligatory Beyonce. She and her mom are launching a line of House of Dereon prom dresses. Oh no yay!

• John Edwards isn't giving up on black voters. It's a good thing, because we're all going to die or go to jail if he doesn't get elected. [CNN]

• Kim Fields got married, and Us Weekly didn't even notice. I wonder why. [People]

For a moment, I'm removing myself from my cynical, twenty-something-year-old body and trying to channel a 17-year-old girl picking out her very own, cubic-zirconia-encrusted, Creole-inspired House of Dereon class ring. Am I excited? Am I feeling like I'm at one with Beyonce, my teen idol? My teenager-channeling skills might be off, but I'm feeling like I just want a normal-looking class ring. Back to the drawing board, Tina?

[C&D]

Fresh off of the high of not only forming a new band, but also signing a white male solo artist he will pay attention to for approximately 20 seconds, Diddy jetted off to Las Vegas for Magic, the huge bi-annual fashion trade show. While there, he ran into Bey and her, who are most likely shilling Miss Tina's new "creole-inspired" HSN collection and House of Dereon. I imagine Magic becomes more and more like a hip hop convention every year, since every artist and their mother (ahem, Tina) feels the need to develop a clothing line. More pics after the jump.

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Kelly Rowland and Tina Knowles must have put their heads together when Kelly was coming up with her album name and Tina was trying to figure out what to call her new clothing line. Kelly decided on Ms. Kelly, and Tina, thinking a bit more outside the box, went with Miss Tina by Tina Knowles. Who knows? Miss Kelly by Kelly Rowland might have sold a couple thousand more copies.

But I digress. Tina's new line, which features shoes, accessories, and pants, tops, dresses, and outerwear from sizes 2 to 24, shoes, debuted on HSN last night. It's supposedly figure flattering and creole-inspired, but military inspired capes and leopard print blouses don't really scream creole to me. I'm pretty sure the Knowles family just likes to drop that word whenever possible.

The clothes, are, uh, along the lines of what one might expect from Tina Knowles, but they are a bit more understated that House of Dereon duds considering the target audience. In other words, I didn't see anything that was bedazzled. Peruse some looks after the jump or on HSN later today at 4 or 11. You can also check out the Web site, but beware the creepy video of Miss Tina describing the collection and engaging in the liberal use of the word "daughter."

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It's almost as if Solange was allowed to come to Canada to launch House of Dereon with her mother and sister only if she was okay with wearing the least noticeable outfit and having to do her own hair. This picture lays bare all the inequalities in that family. It's not really Beyonce's fault, though, and in the Knowles' defense, what family doesn't have inequalities of some sort? More evidence after the jump.

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Last night, Beyonce, her parents, Michelle Williams, and others came out to support their girl Kelly Rowland at her NYC album release party, which benefited LifeBEAT, a music industry AIDS awareness organization. Another notable in attendance? Yours truly! But since I saw little more than a brief glimpse of Kelly Rowland and a clumsy-looking AJ Calloway, the photos after the jump will set the scene better than I can.

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