29.9.09

YERRRRRP!


BY ARIKE...

HERE ARE SOME OF THE SPECIAL PIECES I MADE FOR PAULINA'S TOUR:






I'VE BEEN SWAMPED!!

HEY GUYS! I'VE BEEN ON THE STYLING GRIND FOR THE PAST MONTH WITH PAULINA RUBIO'S "GRAN CITY POP" TOUR AND HER COVER+10-PAGE GQ SPAIN SHOOT AND SMALL PROJECTS WITH USHER. SO NEEDLESS TO SAY, I HAVEN'T HAD MANY FREE MOMENTS TO BLOG... OR SLEEP! BUT HERE ARE SOME PICS FROM HER SHOW, AS WELL AS, THE STUFF I DID WITH USHER:








NEXT UP FOR ME IS CREATIVE ASSISTING AND DANCING FOR USHER'S UPCOMING ALBUM AND PROMO... KEEP U POSTED! LOVE U GUYS;)

24.9.09

best yet!

I'm so proud of A! She kills it... and so do we!! See if you can find me...

11.9.09

absence makes the heart grow fonder...


i've been working my buns off! i'm styling the fabulous paulina rubio's "gran city pop" tour and i'm super stoked because i'm not just styling the band and dancers but her as well!! i promise to post pics soon but i have a week to complete the wardrobe so it may be a sec;)

8.9.09

LOOK MA, I'M ALL "GROWED" UP!

I FELT LIKE SUCH AN ADULT THIS MORNING WHEN I WOKE UP AT 7AM AND MADE MYSELF A CUP O' JOE WITH MY FRENCH PRESS...

BUT NOW I FEEL LIKE A CRACKHEAD CUZ I'M WIRED!!! I NEED TO GET SMALLER COFFEE MUGS...

"I WANNA BE WHERE U ARE, OH!"


FELLAS, TAKE NOTES... ;)

30.8.09

ALL THE THINGS I LIKE ABOUT...


TRUE BLOOD!
1. THE FACT THAT ITS NOT A "BLACK SHOW" OR A "WHITE SHOW". ITS SIMPLY A GOOD SHOW.
2. ITS SUPERNATURAL BASIS (LORD KNOWS I LOVE ANYTHING SCI-FI, FANTASY, ETC).
3. THE CREATIVITY OF THE WRITING (EVERY WEEK THEY TAKE ME ON AN AWESOME JOURNEY FROM WHICH I HATE TO RETURN).
4. THE LACK OF HIDDEN POLITICAL OR MORAL AGENDAS (THERE ARE SOME VERY STEREOTYPICAL CHARACTERS BUT HALF WAY THROUGH WATCHING YOU DON'T CONTINUE TO THINK OF THEM AS SUCH. YOU START TO SEE THEIR INDIVIDUALITY).
5. OH YEAH, AND MAYBE THEY HAVE SOMETHING TO DO WITH IT:







MY 2 NEW MODEL FAVES...

LARA STONE





JESS HART



WHAT IS IT WITH THE GAPS?? WONDER IF IT'S BECAUSE I USED TO HAVE ONE...

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!

TO A VERY SPECIAL LADY...

SHE'S ONE OF THE MOST ECLECTIC, STYLISH, SMART, BEAUTIFUL AND TALENTED WOMEN I KNOW!
I HOPE YOUR DAY WAS AWESOME FATIMA!!

25.8.09

PET PEEVE...

DINOSAUR TOES THAT TRY TO ESCAPE THE SOLES OF SANDALS AND WANDER OVER THE EDGE...

JUST GO ONE SIZE UP!! YEESH...

23.8.09

WANTED...

SHAY TODD

JEREMY SCOTT FOR ADIDAS

GIVENCHY


LOUBOUTIN

LOUIS VUITTON CANCAN

LOUBOUTIN

REEBOK WONDER WOMAN HI FREESTYLE

AJ! I'M JUST GETTING THIS!!

HILARIOUS! JAPANESE BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN KILLS EVERYONE! SPOT ON BROTHER!! JAPANESE CYNDI LAUPER AINT BAD EITHER...

22.8.09

LOVES IT...

this music takes me outside of myself. and i'm so appreciative for artists who aren't consumed with doing whats hot or what will yield commercial or financial success. just be! if you're that dope we will automatically follow...eventually...

Gentleman, take notes...