Fashion Frenzy

I love Victoria Beckham and I love the new ad campaign for the Marc Jacobs Spring/Summer 08 Collection. This is sooo adorable.

Join The Green Team

So here's something interesting. With all the hoopla about "going green" the next thing to jump on the band wagon has been the Air Jordan XX3's. It is made with sustainable materials (in other words environmentally friendly materials). It can be called the first "green" shoe in the sports footwear category.

On Jan. 25th, 23 retailers will each receive 23 pairs of the Air Jordan 23s (these will sell for $230). Then a limited edition NBA all-star version will hit stores Feb. 16. Finally the national release will hit shelves Feb. 23 retailing for $185.

Personally I never been much of a Jordans fan. These aren't ugly or anything and they are trying to help the enviroment, but I know I wont be making this purchase.

Music to my Ears

Ok so I found a song that speaks to my life. Verbz: Shopaholic

Enjoy!!

MissBehave..

I'm in love. But not any kind of love. Real love. Even more then shopping, it's like reading you favorite book for the millionth time and feeling like you just read it for the first time all over again.

My new love is:

Yes thats right. Missbehave Magazine. I heard about it a while ago and always kept my eye out for it and could never find it. So finally I decided to leave the newsstands alone and head to the bookstore (Barnes And Noble to be exact) and there it was. Exactly two copies of this beautiful pink cover. So I grabbed it and made it to checkout in 30 seconds flat.

So what do I absolutely LOVE about Missbehave? Well let me see...EVERYTHING. This has to be the realist, most down to earth, honest magazine for women out there. The articles were great, the colors were vibrant. This is definitely my dream magazine to freelance for.

Ok so since this is the 6th issue I'm definitely in the process of trying to backorder the last 5.

I suggest everyone to go out and purchase a copy of this wonderful magazine.

Oh Puppy!

Courtesy of my new 10 MegaPixel camera... Milkshake's Photo Shoot::

I wish I had my own Maltese so I wouldnt have to steal my cousin's all the time...

Words of Wisdom

I just finished watching one of the best movies ever made. Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit and it has fully inspired me. I've seen it like 20 times, but the more I watch, the more it gets to me. Maybe it's the fact that I too once went to a Catholic H.S. that I have a little soft spot for it, but it really has an educational purpose.

There were three quotes that inspire me to reach full potential.

"Lemmie remind of something, If you wanna be somebody and you wanna go somewhere, you better wake up and pay attention cause every time something scary comes up and you decide to run, y'all r gonna be running for the rest of your life."

"Now listen, I know you've got to think about your image, cause image is important to you, because of course your friends are gonna dictate your actions through the rest of your lives, and I wouldn't want you to step away from them and become an individual, that would almost be too much!"

"Don't ask me about being a writer.If when you wake up in the morning and you can think of nothing but writing...then you're a writer."

These quotes are wonderful...Don't let anything block your path to success and make you run from what you're set to do, dont follow in others footsteps--be your own person, and always follow what's in your heart.

To me:
Life is what you make it. You need to follow the path you create for yourself, not what a path that is already drawn out for you.

Ahhh The Wire

Its back and better then ever. The final season is here and I'm ready to cry. I just finished watching the first episode of the final season and I'm so ecstatic as to what is to come. This show is definitely the truth.




Basically the police want pay increases or are ready to walk off the job which is leading to animosity between the cops.

The kids are still on the streets doing what they know best...Hustling.

And the press is even more active this season showing the influence between politics and media.


My favorite scenes of the night had to be the ones with Tristan Wilds who plays Michael Lee. This 18 year old has potential to be a great actor in the future.



Catch my FAVORITE show The Wire on Sundays at 9pm on HBO

Shopping Excursion

So today I went on a quest with my wonderful friend Miss Whoever You Are ...I heard through the grapevine that my favorite store in the whole world was having an amazing sale. $1, $5, and $10 markdowns.
That's right! H&M was having a sale so I went on a quest. From Soho to Union Square to 5th ave to 34th Street. A quest for the perfect buys. I ended up going 6 H&Ms in a period of 4 hours and getting 1 sweater! I was so dissapointed. Anyway along the way I did encounter something really odd.

Now being from NYC im used to seeing people perform in the subway. That's nothing new. But in Soho (Prince Street to be exact) I saw the funniest thing.



This guy was playing his music. But it wasn't any music. It sounded like UFO's landing and brainwashing music. I wanted to record him but he gave me dirty looks.


Then on top of that he had this really creepy cat just sitting on a fluffy pillow. It was odd.



Anyway I went to all these H&M's...

The Soho store
















The 34th Street Store













After hours of searching I got one pull over sweater for $14.95. I found a beautiful black dress but they only had two sizes. One size under me and one size above, so I got pretty sad. I think I'm going to take a H&M break for a while. And check it out again for Spring.

New Purchase

Ok so on my whole jewelry rampage I went to Bejeweled (a fabulous trendy spot in Brooklyn that sells accesories) and I bought this necklace.



























Ok so its a supposed to be a cluster of clear grapes. I already have them in purple (see below)





























They also have green (which im more then likely going to get soon), because as we know i cant stop shopping...

A Must Have

Ok so doing what I do best I stumbled across this top I must have.

The Heatherette Music Note Studs Sweat Top. Ahhhh i gotta get this!!!
























I'm like the Hugest fan of off the shoulder tops (brings me back to the 80s when i popped out onto this thing called earth lol)

Anyway, I would definately wear this with my two other favorite things:

The Venice Skinny Jeans from Pacsun


















And the simple Mary Jane ballet flat courtesy of Payless' American Eagle Line















Hmmm...shopping..the one thing that always makes me happy.

Shopoholism!?

I think i have a problem. A serious problem at that. An addiction. But not any addiction. No im not addicted to alcohol or even any other mind altering narcotic. I have the worst addiction of all. A shopping addiction!!! I cant stop and its definitely getting worst.

The easy access of being able to order whatever you want online is getting to me. The simplicity of viewing your items, putting in your credit card number, and pressing send is pulling me in. Being able to track where your package is controlling me.

Everyday, i get on the computer at least 4 times a day, not to say hi to my wonderful friends, or even listen to music, or write on this wonderful blog; but to go to a number of websites (Onatoko, Fred Flare, Go Jane, 80s Purple, and Karmaloop to name a few) to see recent arrivals and sales.

My friends and family think its ridiculous and crazy, and I'm starting to believe them. I definitely need help.

I just ordered this ring about 5 minutes ago from Fred Flare >>

I mean yea its cute...but do i really need it??? Probably not.





And I'm definitely ready to make this purchase from Shop Plasticland






With all that said, I hope i can get this problem under control soon. Being on vacation from school gives me more and more incentive to sit in front of a computer and click add to cart. Maybe I need to get a hobby or something to keep me busy...

Inspirational Icon of January

I started to think about how there aren't that many African American models in the industry. There are more now then there were at certain periods of time, but in the end they are a small percentage of the well known super models of our time. This brought me to think about my Inspiration for the month of January.

A lot of people may consider Beverly Johnson as the first African American supermodel, but this is not a fact. She was the first African American to grace the cover of American Vogue (August 1974). And she has helped set the standard for aspiring African American models. But to me the true first African American SUPER model was Peggy Anne Freeman better known as Donyale Luna.

Donyale (who graced the cover of the March 1966) cover of Vogue has a really intriguing back story.

Born 1 January 1945 in Detroit Michigan, Luna was always different. A relative has described her as "a very weird child, even from birth, living in a wonderland, a dream." This dream seemed to take her straight into her adult life.

Luna always seemed to live in a fantasy world. Although her birth certificate named her parents as Peggy and Nathaniel Freeman, Donyale always insisted that her biological father was a man with the surname Luna and that her mother was Mexican. According to the Donyale, one of her grandmothers was reportedly an Irishwoman who married a black interior decorator.


After being discovered by photographer David McCabe, Donyale moved from Detroit to New York. In 1967 Mannequin manufacturer Adel Rootstein designed a mannequin in Luna's image as a follow up to the 1966 Twiggy mannequin. Throughout the 60s' and the early 70' Donyale was big. She starred in numerous movies produced by Andy Warhol and in 1966, Time magazine declared that it was "The Year of Luna". She even had a spread the April 1975 issue of Playboy.

The reason for the decline in her career was her odd behavior. Beverly Johnson once said :

[Donyale] doesn't wear shoes winter or summer. Ask her where she's from -- Mars? She went up and down the runways on her hands and knees. She didn't show up for bookings. She didn't have a hard time, she made it hard for herself.

From the beginning you could tell Donyale had her inner demons. Because of her personal turmoils, Donyale never really wanted to be considered African American. She always had racial problems within herself. Journalist Judy Stone once asked her about whether her appearances in Hollywood films would benefit the cause of black actresses, Luna replied, "If it brings about more jobs for Mexicans, Chinese, Indians, Negroes, groovy. It could be good, it could be bad. I couldn't care less."

She also had a serious drug problem. In the late 60s she commented about LSD:
I think it's great. I learned that I like to live, I like to make love, I really do love somebody, I love flowers, I love the sky, I like bright colors, I like animals. [LSD] also showed me unhappy things -- that I was stubborn, selfish, unreasonable, mean, that I hurt other people."

On May 17, 1979 Donyale died in a hospital in Italy of a drug overdose.


Even with all her faults, I love Donyale. She set out to do something she always dreamed of, and achieved it even when people didn't believe in her. Which is why for the month of her birth i have to say that Donyale Luna is my Inspiration for the month of January.

Below are some of my favorite pictures of Donyale

08' wishlist

I feel as though its only right to start the year off correctly with a wishlist of everything i want in 08'

Corpus Alpha Jeans in Classic:




I just feel like it would be the perfect addition to my already large jean collection. The fit looks like it would be perfect fit. They even come in size 24 (for the petite people like me)

A Heatherette Dress (preferably poofy like this one for my wonderful 20th birthday)
























This is from the Heatherette Spring 2008 Ready To Wear runway show. Isn't it wonderful.

A Betsey Johnson Dress

















for dinner parties etc.

A sweater dress like this one from Dizen De Brand

















And lastly a collection of skateboards from brands such as:
Enjoi, Toy Machine, Yocaher, Almost, and Cliche




Ok so maybe i want a lot of material things in 08' but these are the things that make me happy.

Goodbye 2007

Goodbye 2007. You're going out with a bang.
I will miss both the smiles and the tears and the ups and downs that 2007 brought. But it's time for 2008.


I plan to give give my all to my little Love Hate Sensation in 08'.


New Year New Rules!!!

Yum Yum Yum!

So i have a new love. It has always been my love, but now its evolving. The thought of dressing up and going out to grab a bite to eat is captivating to me. Especially because i live in the wonderful city of New York and i can hop on a subway get to whatever borough i need to go and get some wonderful food. Lately i been trying different restaurants from different
cultures. I picked 3 of my new faves.

Faan: Asian Fusion (Brooklyn)















They have really good food for a reasonable price. They carry options from Japanese to Vietnamese to Thai. Best of all is they deliver.

Columbia Cottage: Chinese (Manhattan)















With extremely reasonable prices (about $1-$3 more then you neighborhood Chinese restaurant) and the fact that all entrees come with a free pitcher of wine...it gets no better...mmm mmm mmm lol (they also deliver)


and my most recent visit (went here last night)

Cabana: Caribbean and Latin American (Manhattan)











mmmm mmm Empanadas. Long wait, but great atmosphere.


Restaurants and me go hand in hand...i just love food and i really love going to classy places with wonderful friends great conversation over a nice hot plate...

J'adore Prendre des Photos (I Love To Take Photos)

I really want this new camera. I been thinking about it all day. I mean my current camera is great...at 5 mega pixels and takes amazing pics (including my main profile pic), people are usualy surprised. But the new one i want, its 12 mega pixels. Can you imagine how much better my pics will be. I think i'll have to get it before the new year comes around.

Here are some shots i took with the current camera:

my current college campus (you know, the place where flip flops and shorts are worn all year around.)
A tree in full spring bloom on campus
West Palm Beach Florida (last Christmas)


A snowy day outside of my dorm room window.

This is at 5 mega pixel level, imagine at 12...i cant wait!!