THOSE JAMS.

Jade > Don't Walk Away


Xscape > Just Kickin It


SWV > Weak


Monica > Don't Take it Personal


....So for whatever craaaazy reason, I decided to spend the morning of my birthday looking up all my old school jams. Ain't nothing like reminding yourself you're getting older. But it was all good, because these are just a few of many jams that bring back soooooooo many memories - the kind that leave me all warm and fuzzy on the inside. The friendships that came and went, the crushes, the trends, and all the singing in the shower. Ahhhh - gotta love it.

SHOW ME SOME BOOTIE.

YVES SAINT LAURENT ALEXANDER McQUEEN
L.A.M.B
GUCCI
(Not sure whose these are, but I like them.)
MANOLO BLANIK
GUCCI
My birthday is tomorrow. You still have a few hours to purchase me a pair of any of these beauties, get it gift wrapped and delivered over night to my doorstep by morning! I'm a size 7.5. Hurry now. The friendship depends on it.

:)

OH OMAHYRA.

Magazine: Indie Magazine
Issue: Fall 2008
Photography by Phillip Meuller
Model: Omahyra Mota Garcia

"Omahyra Mota is a Dominican model and actress. She made a name for herself in the fashion industry as a chic punk model. Mota has modeled for designers such as Bill Blass, Alexander McQueen, Cynthia Steffe, Fendi, Nina Ricci, Sean John, Baby Phat, Heatherette, Jean Paul Gaultier, Roca Wear, Samantha Treacy, and Jay McCarroll. Also, she was flown in especially by Gwen Stefani for L.A.M.B.'s show during New York's 2005 Fashion Week.She has also worked with Terry Richardson. The 25 years old Mota is known for modeling in both men's and women's clothing. Mota was voted one of People magazine's 50 most beautiful people in 2001. She walked the Victoria's Secret runway in the same year." - Source

LADY GAGA >>> BEAUTIFUL. DIRTY. RICH.

See what I believe to be her hottest video yet, here.

MAKE ME OVA'.

Mannequins got major upgrades these days. Not only do they come with bigger backsides in some neighborhoods, and huger boobs in Miami, I found these in a shop in New York and thought they were pretty friggin cool. Shopping retail for marketing inspiration is just as important as seeking refreshing ideas for the clothes...needless to say I'm working even when I'm shopping!

A GOOD READ >>> "THE PRICE OF RETAIL THERAPY"

"Black women have a tendency to literally shop until their bank balances drop towards the red. While they freely spend money on clothes and other items of little value, their finances and priorities are completely out of order. It can be soothing to spend, but in the end the stress of not being able to meet your bills and expenses doesn’t seem worth it anymore." - Clutch Mag Online

Read the rest of this articale here.

COLOR ME BAD.

Artist: Asgar Gabriel
Website: www.asgargabriel.com

TO KNOW WHERE YOU'RE GOING >>> KNOW WHERE YOU'VE BEEN.

Taking trips down memory lane can be a different experience for most people, for me recently it was a very overwhelming and emotional one. Maybe it's because I'm about to turn yet another year older next week, or maybe because wanting to spend more time with fam and friends is always much easier said than done, or it could be because its just been a long time since I've dug in the crates...but whatever the case is, I got allll warm and fuzzy inside looking deeper into what type of lil girl I was and how I was raised. I suppose its one of those humble feelings in which you realize how far you've come, how further you want to go, and you find the relations and ironies in where you've been.

I know for sure dressing me up was one of my mom's fav things to do and being surrounded by all her girlfriends and godmothers as a child, they began to bring out the dive in me. Turns out I was always center stage, bright, and destined to do what is I do. Toot Toot. :) My mother went to the High School of Fashion Industries, but after getting news of me being on the way, she had to put her fashionable dreams aside at a young age and raise a child. Around the age of 7, I began finding all her sketches and portfolios from where she left off and was mesmerized. She started taking me to local brooklyn fabric shops and I was hand-sewing lil patches for my dolls for days on end. I grew up knowing I wanted to go to the same school and continue on that legacy of style, glam, creativity and inspiration.






















...Now here I am decades later with a growing business. custom designing and styling, and sharing the inspirations with you...What do ya know.

WEEKEND INSPIRATIONS >>> WHITNEY IN HER PRIME.

"I got the stuff that you want. I got the things that you need. I got more than enough to make you drop to your knees. Because I'm the Queen of the night..." Whitney Houston - The Bodyguard Soundtrack

AMBER VALETTA x ICEBERG >>> S/S 09 AD CAMPAIGN.

Photography by Mert Alas & Marcus Piggott. Oh yeah ...AND I LOVE IT!!!

IM'A IM'A A DIVA.

Model: Halle Berry
Photography by Tony Duran
Source

GRACE YO'SELF FOOL!

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