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.
Sons of Hollis, the luxury men’s grooming and lifestyle brand formerly known as Bold Beardsmen, teamed up with PeerSpace on a dope Father’s Day photo series entitled “My Father’s Hands.” NYC lensman, Mark Clennon captured the stunning black and white photos, which highlight the journey from boy to man through the shared identity of hands. “This project struck a cord with me because it reminded me of my father,” adds Sons of Hollis Founder Neville Hall.
“We saw this as a project that brings to life the transformation we truly care about, black boy to black man.”
Multiple father-son duos are shown side by side, sharing the similarities among their hands and providing a rare glimpse into fatherhood from the perspective of Black men. “Transformation is important for our brand and we saw this as a project that brings to life the transformation we truly care about, black boy to black man,” Hall adds. “As we transitioned from Bold Beardsmen to Sons of Hollis, we thought about consistency and longevity.”
Take a look at the complete photo series below and visit the brand’s web shop to cop some last minute grooming buys for your day one.
