As we enter into a new yet familiar moment in history, the opportunity to express ourselves loud and proud is wildly encouraged. Be it through activism, the power of effectively using your voice, or my personal favorite outlet, FASHION! Thanks to all the newly fem-vertized fashion brands we can literally do all three at the same damn time… Say whaaaaaaat?!?
Greetings beautiful beings! If you’re reading this that means you’ve successfully made it into 2017… Awwww shucks we made it!!! With all of last years emotional turmoil now behind us, let us look to the future through crystal clear kaleidoscope lenses at what magic the future brings; colors, prints, textures… All the wonderful things!
Winter is here! The season of caliginous cold weather, enabling months of typically somber winter wardrobe. This time of year has almost no solidarity living in Southern California of course; being that it’s pretty season-less. When it gets down to 59 degrees suddenly it’s a 7 layer minimum which should only be a rule for bean dip… dramatic. We fake the funk just a bit. Of course, we all looove layers (especially bean dip) and busting out the winter attire, let us not be so inclined to dress in drear or adhere to the seasons “it” items; we all know they’re just different variations of the same thangs anyway… No matter the conditions, your style can shine bright even when the sun is nowhere in sight! With that I give you: bikini tee shirt dress post fall!
Tis’ the holiday season! A time that brings joy, love and cheer mixed with a dash of pain and ignorant bliss! That is if you’re amongst the consciously woke crowd of individuals… Now I know that sounds depressing, but you already know the truth doesn’t always feel good. This is the time of year people tend to put all their long disputes and debacles on a temporary pause and indulge in corporate America’s economic splurge, which is understandable cause lawd knows the struggle is real and that shit is exhausting. Errybody needs a little break every now and then; a moment to catch our breath, re-organize and re-evaluate…
Continue reading “Revolution Redux! Holiday Edition (¡Viva!)”
Baaaaaby! I got sick this mornin, a sea was stormin inside of me…. and then I reached in my closet and found a sweet graphic tee! I’ve always had a thing for text graphic tee shirts, especially the ones with hilariously outlandish things to say on them! Whether you’re feelin sassy, sleepy, silly, salty or whatevs; you can literally sum up all the feels of the day with the right tee shirt. It’s fantastic! Continue reading “Textual Healing”
The final day closeout for AFWLA was just splendid for me, mostly because it was AMAZING and I took away so much but this was also the final show night I’d be going to during this season of fashion weeks… Wheeeew! It was bittersweet, but honestly I couldn’t have picked a better note to end on. AFW was just the right amount of professionally organized, yet super relaxed environment that I for one was certainly appreciative of after a long ass week and a half of some crazy ass atmosphere! Banana sandwhich! So it went a little suntin’ like this…
And now to the shows! Day two started off pretty much right into it, once everyone got in and settled we moved along right into the first collection of the night! I’ve placed the photos in the order of which they presented so it’s kind like you guys were THERE even if you weren’t… not really at all like that but we’re gonna go with it. Ohh but the playlist was killin it whoever that disk jockey was… he played all the jammy jams! Can I put music on here? Well, a little imagination can go a long way y’all!
Where oh where do I even begin… Africa Fashion Week Los Angeles day one summed up in one word: magnificent. Also, Extraordinary. Sensational. Outstanding. There are endless amounts of relative adjectives I could use, it was absolutely divine. The culture, the energy, the stories, the beautiful rich variety of skin tones… it was a colorful dream! What a day, what a day!
Fashion Week Los Angeles day two was the longest runway show I have ever been to in my damn life! Knights of Columbus! I once read a blog about how fashion shows are boring and un-enjoyable, which I wouldn’t necessarily agree with in most cases but I do believe there is a timeframe… and Tuesday nights FWLA show definitely exceeded that frame, but it was still a good show! Long AF though!
This one right here goes out to all y’all fly fellas… I did this just for you!
Fashion Week Los Angeles took place at The BLOC in DTLA, a pretty coo venue to host a fashion show directly in the plaza, midst all the retail shops. The runway was a layout of some AstroTurf, a lil faux grass feel, totes spring… and it was at ground level which made my shitty iPhone pics slightly less shitty. YAY!