By Marielle Bobo, Executive Director, Style & Special Projects
A publishing industry veteran with over 17 years of fashion and beauty media experience, Marielle Bobo is the Executive Director of Style & Special Projects for Interactive One. Widely known as a masterful creative director, Bobo joins iOne from EBONY Magazine, where, as Fashion & Beauty Director, she oversaw fashion and beauty coverage, including creative direction and styling for celebrity cover shoots and trend features.
Bobo began her impressive career as an agent at Wilhelmina Models. She soon transitioned to Allure magazine as a market editor covering accessories and fashion. Later, Bobo joined the style department at Hearst Magazine’s CosmoGirl and would go on to lend her expertise to Essence, Women’s Wear Daily (WWD), Vanity Fair, Glamour and Harper’s Bazaar.
Marielle has appeared on various television outlets including ABC’s Good Morning America, NBC’s The Today Show and CBS’ Entertainment Tonight. In 2015, she was invited to the White House among an esteemed group of fashion luminaries to participate in Michelle Obama’s Reach Higher Fashion Education Workshop. Later that year, she was named one of Hello Beautiful’s 30 Most Powerful Black Women in Fashion.
While MJ was making history in his signature kicks on the court, his fans were wearing them off the hardwood to celebrate milestone moments. Dropping just in time for the graduation, the all-black Air Jordan XI Cap and Gown transforms the iconic silhouette into a formal shoe thanks to a few design updates.
Featuring all-black patent leather and suede upper paired with a blue outsole, the XI is a love letter to sneakerheads worldwide and their passion for the brand.
Recognizing the Air Jordan XI’s unique place at graduation ceremonies, the sleek kicks feature upgraded materials including a metal Jumpman logo, suede upper and laces inspired by graduation cords.
The Air Jordan XI Cap and Gown is available now for $250 at jordan.com and select retailers.