PR!

Hey guys! Sorry I'm late but the internet sucks here... Posting will be down until after the 1st:( because I'm on a much needed and well-earned vaca in Puerto Rico! I'm having a blast tho and will post some pics from the trip when I return! Take care. Love u all!

THE BEST PRINTS, HANDS DOWN!

NIGERIAN-BORN AND BRED DURO OLOWU KILLS OFF THE ENTIRE FASHION WORLD WITH HIS PRINTS! AND WHILE I DON'T ALWAYS LOVE HIS SILHOUETTES, I WOULD MAKE SCARVES, WRAPS AND HEADDRESSES OUT OF ALL OF THOSE PATTERNS! GET 'EM DURO!!

I STILL <3 THE LV MURAKAMI LINE!

I KNOW IT QUICKLY BECAME CLICHE` BUT IT HAS NOT BECOME PASSE`! AND WHILE I WOULDN'T COP THE GAUDIER BAGS I WOULD DEF DO A MONOGRAM WALLET OR ORGANIZER, HINT, HINT...;)

AND WE'RE BAAAAAAAAACK!

DOES ANYONE REMEMBER VERSUS?? I DO! IT WAS GIANNI VERSACE'S (R.I.P.) LESS EXPENSIVE LINE DURING THE WHOLE "VERSACE MOVEMENT". YES, IT MOST SURELY WAS A MOVEMENT!! HE DID SUCH AMAZING THINGS WITH SHAPES AND COLOR COMBINATIONS AND REALLY REDEFINED GAUDY, ITALIAN FASHION IN SUCH A SHORT TIME! I MEAN THAT IN A GOOD WAY, LOL! I WAS VERY SAD TO SEE HIM GO:( WELL DONATELLA (GIANNI'S SIS WHO HEADS UP ALL OF HIS LABELS) HAS JOINED WITH ANOTHER FAV DESIGNER OF MINE CHRISTOPHER KANE!!! I'M SO STOKED! CHRIS' '07 SPRING DEBUT WAS ABSOLUTELY THE BEST INTRODUCTION TO THE FASHION WORLD SINCE ALEXANDER MCQUEEN!


I CAN'T WAIT TO GET MY HANDS ON THE ACCESSORIES HE'S DONE FOR VERSUS... THEY REALLY REFLECT THE LARGE RHINESTONE/LEATHER, SPACE-AGEY MIXED WITH ROCK'N'ROLL VIBE HE WENT FOR IN HIS '07 FALL COLLECTION...

THIS WEEKEND...

WOW, WHAT A DOOZY THESE PAST FEW DAYS HAVE BEEN! FIRST OFF WAS THE MICHAEL JACKSON AUDITION, WHICH TURNED OUT TO BE A BIT OF A CIRCUS. THERE WERE OVER 200 GIRLS THERE FOR AN "EXCLUSIVE, SPECIAL INVITE ONLY" CALL BUT NEVERTHELESS, IT WAS A GREAT EXPERIENCE. I WAS INVITED TO THE CALLBACK AND GOT TO DANCE FOR THE KING OF POP HIMSELF! I'VE BEEN DOING THIS DANCE THING FOR A MINUTE AND I PRETTY MUCH KNOW WHAT MY NICHE IS AND I KNEW THAT I WASN'T THE "TYPE" THEY WERE GOING FOR BUT I THOUGHT, "WHAT HAVE U GOT TO LOSE?!" AND DECIDED TO GO ANYWAY. NEEDLESS TO SAY I DID NOT BOOK:( BUT CONGRATS TO THE 2 LADIES AND 10 GENTLEMAN WHO DID!! MAKE US PROUD:)


THEN, ON SAT NIGHT WAS MY AWESOME GIRLFRIEND CHONIQUE'S BDAY PARTY AT ULTRAZONE LASER TAG. I WAS RUNNING LATE TRYING TO FINALIZE MY TRAVEL PLANS AND FINISH UP MY LAUNDRY. EVEN THOUGH I HAD ONE MORE LOAD TO DRY I DECIDED I'D GO DOWN GET THE LOAD THAT WAS FINISHED DRYING, PUT THE NEW ONE IN AND JUST TAKE BOTH LOADS OUT OF THE LAUNDRY ROOM WHEN I RETURNED FROM THE PARTY. AND AS SOON AS I FINISHED THAT THOUGHT SOMETHING TOLD ME, "DON'T LEAVE YOUR FINISHED LOAD IN THE LAUNDRY ROOM GIRL! SOMETHING CREEPY AND CRAWLY COULD GET INTO IT!". SO, I'M TAKING THE LOAD OUT WHEN I LOOK TO MY LEFT AND SEE... THE HUGEST BLACK SPIDER EVER!!! OMG AND HOLY SHIT! I WAS MORTIFIED AND TO THINK THAT (GASP) "THING" COULD'VE CRAWLED INTO MY LAUNDRY BAG AND MADE ITSELF COMFY IN MY TOWELS ONLY TO APPEAR WHEN I GOT OUT OF A STEAMY SHOWER AND WRAPPED MYSELF IN ONE! YIKES! BUT I DO LOVE WHEN GOD GIVES YOU THOSE LITTLE POKES OR HINTS TO GUIDE YOU IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION... THANKS G!

NOW, BACK TO THE PARTY... WE HAD AN AWESOME TIME (EVEN THO I WAS SUUUUPER LATE). I WAS ON THE RED TEAM AKA "THE BOOKERS" WITH LISETTE, CHO, TONY, RAMEY, AND ROB. AND YES, LADIES AND GENTS WE WON, BY A SIGNIFICANT MARGIN ;) THEN WE WENT TO A PRIVATE ROOM AND ENJOYED CAKE, MUSIC, AND SPIKED KOOL-AID ;O HAPPY BIRFDAY CHO!


KAMI, CHO AND I
TODAY MY HOMEGIRL KAMI AND I HEADED TO ZUMA BEACH. WE GOT A LATE START AND BATTLED THE TRAFFIC BUT ALL WAS FORGIVEN WHEN WE SAW THE WATER AND FELT THOSE RAYS ON OUR SKIN. **WILL SOMEONE PLEASE TELL KAMI I AM DARKER THEN HER? WE DEBATED ALL DAY OVER WHOSE TAN WAS FIERCER... I'M NAOMI, BITCH DON'T FRONT! YOU CAN BE BEY ;) LOVE U!

33RD BEST INVENTION EVER!

I <3 LEYOMI!

(in the black)

Boys, We Likey?

I DOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!

"A pioneer in the Harajuku scene, Milkboy holds a rich history spanning over 30 years in the realm of youth fashion. Their latest endeavor finds the brand developing their own line of footwear with the release of their Dot Hi sneakers. The kicks take a literal hint from the name with a jumbo polka dot print amongst sporting a two-tone color scheme. Both white/black and black/white versions are scheduled to drop alongside the brands upcoming collection, which is featured in a forthcoming double spread feature within the pages of DAZED Japan."-hbeast
*No word on where to purchase 'em yet!


Previewed in great detail a little while ago, the Supreme x Nike SB Bruin finally readies itself for a release as we are offered a further glimpse into the revamped basketball style. Characterized as one of Nike’s earliest low-top basketball offerings, the upper is simple in solid-colored suede with leather on the heel. The Nike Swoosh in metallic materials offers a contrast highlight. A total of four colorways are available including white/red, green/gold, red/gold and black/silver. Releasing alongside the shoes are a series of cotton twill jackets which replicate the same slogan on the back. Available on Supreme NY and LA on April 16th with US online sales starting on April 20th. Supreme stores in Japan will release on April 18th.

RedWing

D&G Boat Shoe $495 Avail @ dolcegabbana.it

BASS WEEJUN $125 Avail @ ZAPPOS.COM

IS THIS LEGAL?!

REAL

KNOCKOFF...THESE LOOK REALLY GOOD! I WOULDN'T ROCK THIS BOOT BUT GOOD DETAIL...

REAL

UM, NOT SO MUCH... IF ANYONE HAS SEEN THE EUGENIE'S IN PERSON THEY KNOW THEY AREN'T MADE FROM SUEDE ('POSE TO BE SATIN!) AND THE SWAROVSKI'S ARE A BIT SMALLER AND DON'T LOOK LIKE THEY WERE APPLIED BY DROWSY WORKER...

SO, AS I PERUSED THE INFORMATION HIGHWAY THIS EVENING I STUMBLED UPON A SITE OFFERING LOUBOUTIN'S FOR $175 AND LIKE A TRUE SKEPTIC I THOUGHT, PSSSSHHHT, TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE. AND OF COURSE I WAS RIGHT! THEY'RE KNOCKOFFS, GOOD KNOCKOFFS BUT KNOCKOFFS NONETHELESS. NOW, IF THATS HOW U GET DOWN THEN HAVE ABSOLUTELY NO SHAME IN CHECKING OUT THE LINK CUZ THERE ARE SOME GOOD PICKINS BUT IF YOU'RE LIKE ME AND PAID TRIPLE (AND SOMETIMES QUADRUPLE!) FOR YOUR LOUB'S THEN GRAB A BOX OF KLEENEX, WIPE AWAY THOSE TEARS OF REMORSE, AND TRY AND CONVINCE YOURSELF THAT OWNING "THE REAL THING" REALLY MAKES YOU SUPERIOR... WELL THAT IS WHAT YOU THINK, RIGHT?

SCREW THAT! A SHOE IS A SHOE, A CUTE SHOE IS A CUTE SHOE AND A WELL-MADE, BEAUTIFUL SHOE IS AN INVESTMENT WORTH HOLDING ONTO UNTIL THE END. I'M NOT COMPLETELY AGAINST BUYING KNOCKOFFS, CHEAPIES OR ANYTHING ELSE SOME PEOPLE ASSUME IS BELOW THEM BUT I'M ALSO FOR PURCHASING A PIECE OF FASHION HISTORY THAT I CAN EVENTUALLY PASS ON TO MY FUTURE CHILDREN OR MY GODDAUGHTER. AND WHILE CHRISTIAN IS SOMEWHERE FILING SUIT WITH HIS OVER-PRICED LAWYERS, I SIMPLY CANNOT AND WILL NOT KNOCK THE HUSTLE...

DARE TO BE SIMILAR!

SHE LOOKS ABSOLUTELY GORGE (ALTHOUGH I FEEL LIKE SHE TOOK OFF WAAAAY TOO MUCH!! ITS LIKE HALF HER DOME YO!) BUT I HATE TO SEE PEOPLE DO WHATS BEEN DONE SO, SO MANY TIMES BEFORE...

I <3 KELIS...

ALICE DELLAL (SOCIALITE/MODEL/MY INSPIRATION FOR MY DO'!)

JACK DAVEY OF J*DAVEY

MOI...

Melody Ehsani-designer

Kesh-clothing designer/dj/photographer/stylista

DIDDY SAYS IN RESPONSE “I LOVE IT. DARE TO BE DIFFERENT” (PAUSE)... HA! SEEN IT ALL BEFORE...

11-Year-Old Hangs Himself after Enduring Daily Anti-Gay Bullying

"NEW YORK, April 9, 2009 - An 11-year-old Massachusetts boy, Carl Joseph Walker-Hoover, hung himself Monday after enduring bullying at school, including daily taunts of being gay, despite his mother’s weekly pleas to the school to address the problem. This is at least the fourth suicide of a middle-school aged child linked to bullying this year.

Carl, a junior at New Leadership Charter School in Springfield who did not identify as gay, would have turned 12 on April 17, the same day hundreds of thousands of students will participate in the 13th annual National Day of Silence by taking some form of a vow of silence to bring attention to anti-LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender) bullying and harassment at school. The other three known cases of suicide among middle-school students took place in Chatham, Evanston and Chicago, Ill., in the month of February."- from philton

I'm just wondering when the world is gonna embrace the practice of being true to ourselves... I want to live in a world where its okay to be gay, straight, Black, whatever! And I'm so upset that it is still taboo to be gay and Black. Maybe we wouldn't have so many closeted gay men in relationships with heterosexual women if we created a society in which a person was free to be whatever and whomever they'd like! Why is everyone so afraid of EVOLUTION??????

JEAN-CHARLES DE CASTELBAJAC

I RECOGNIZE CASTELBAJAC'S WORK IN THE FASHION INDUSTRY (HE'S KNOWN FOR HIS ECCENTRIC STYLE, SOME OF U MAY REMEMBER KATY PERRY WEARING HIS YELLOW OBAMA DRESS @ THE MTV EUROPE AWARDS) BUT I LIKE WHAT HE'S DOING HERE...

KIND OF POSES THE QUESTION OF WHAT PEOPLE VALUE OR RESERVE PRAISE FOR MORE? ART OR CONSUMERISM?
HMMM, I THINK THERE ARE SOME SITUATIONS THAT INCLUDE BOTH CATEGORIES I.E., FASHION. LOUIS VUITTON, GUCCI OR YSL, ETC. REPRESENT BOTH SIDES BY BEING HIGH PROFILE, WIDELY RECOGNIZED, FASHION BRANDS BUT THERE'S ALSO AN UNDERLYING ARTISTIC INTENT BEHIND THE CLOTHES AND ACCESSORIES THEY CREATE. AS A MATTER OF FACT, I THINK THE FASHION INDUSTRY DOES A GREAT JOB OF NOT SELLING OUT FOR THE SOLE PURPOSE OF GIVING THE CONSUMER WHAT THEY WANT. THERE'S STILL ONE INDUSTRY THAT CREATES THE TRENDS NOT FOR CONVENIENCE OR ANTICIPATING THE CONSUMERS DESIRE BUT FOR ARTISTIC VALUE... FOR THE SAKE OF STYLE AND ART AND LIFE! IT JUST SUCKS THAT THE LINES WHICH FOLLOW THIS MODUS OPERANDI ARE ONES WHICH MOST CONSUMERS CANNOT AFFORD...

WHEN WILL WE REALIZE THAT IF OUR INTENTION IS ONLY TO CREATE SOMETHING BASED ON WHAT IT WILL YIELD FINANCIALLY, WE WILL EVENTUALLY FAIL? GAME RECOGNIZE GAME AND MOST OF THE PUBLIC RECOGNIZES WHEN IT'S BEING SWINDLED OR HOODWINKED! DON'T TRICK US. DO SOMETHING FRESH CUZ YOU BELIEVE ITS FRESH AND SOMEBODY ELSE WILL BELIEVE IT TOO!


ANY LONDONERS?
THE SHOW IS @
Paradise Row Gallery
17 Hereford Street
London, E2 6EX
P+ 44(0) 20 7613 3311
April 3rd - May 2nd, 2009

WE LIKEY????

"adidas’ eco-minded initiative Grün collection launched sometime last year as the brand looked to bring environmentally friendly production methods to a special line of footwear. The shoe is almost entirely comprised of recycled materials with the final product not overly bearing in its attempts to be eco-friendly. Available now at select adidas Originals dealers."-hbeast

Introducing, Mr. Hudson.

why do i get the sneaking suspicion that this guy helped 'ye with his album? nothin wrong with that but just saying...

"Kanye West’s ever expanding G.O.O.D Music roster is home to more then just a bevy of talented MCs. Mr. Hudson’s blue eyed soulful crooning found a spot onto Kanye’s 808s and Heartbreak album and a coveted spot on the record label. For those unfamiliar with the UK singer, one listen to his song and video entitled “There Will Be Tears” and you will instantly understand what Kanye sees, and hears, in Hudson. The strength of the song lies in its melancholy beauty, layered auto tune vocals and a slight electronic flair. The tune sounds like it would have fit perfectly on Kanye’s last album. However, Hudson’s own image and personality comes through in a equally entertaining video directed by Nabil."-hbeast

THE RENAISSANCE IS HERE...

The HRP-4C is scheduled to walk in a fashion show in Tokyo on March 23rd and in case you want your own, she will cost you about $3 Millions.

The demise of the world is close!