Inspiration from the World of Color...

No big surprise I am a girl of color.. My first blog I talked about how to have inspiration from a sweet tooth ( A cupcake). This is what make a person unique and creative. Creativity is the foundation of Fashion, No creativity no Fashion.. This is what separates a person who is a stylist from someone who is just styled. Looking at all types of things in this world, makes me miss picking up my pencil and pad and designing. Its been such a long time and I truely do miss it.. I find myself in a place of serenity and a non resistent smile comes upon my face, as if an angelic thought of peace with God comes upon me..

Below, just a few outfits that come to mind when I see photography like such...

 I would take a white wide leg trousers (High waisted) with a white cotton blend tank tucked in. I would find a colorful braided belt ( incorporating all the colors you see above.. or make one to make the statement of my outfit around my waist. I would then pair it with a colorful bright purse.. Marc by Marc Jacobs always have great colorful purses. Retailing @ $275- $ 575.00. Leaving the outfit white on white gives the feel of pure and relaxed.

 I would take a gunmetal grey high shorts or high waisted ( Elizabeth and James, Glenn Shorts retail @ $225.) I would take these shorts and pair them with a pastel button down silk tank from Equipment retailing @ $ 198.00. I love these button down blouses from Equipment. They are long, flowy and cool for the season I stick with Gunmetal earrings and necklace adding a touch of silver within it.

I would take a white high waisted mid calf skirt and pair it with a soft colored mini top, showing a little stomach with this outfit.. Or taking a tank and knot tieing it right under my bosum.. Having a peek-a-boo feel . Pair it with a natural open toe heel. Stick with a natural clutch and your good to go out to dinner...

 I would do very plain and simple. I would take a pair of  light distressed denim shorts, pair it with a white Tee( front being tucked in while back is not), So that the natural belt and buckle can show . Then pair it with a bright slingback high heel (Guiseppe Zanotti's has very cute suede colored high heels with ankle strap out right now), and top the outfit with a long lenght and long sleeve cardigan (Navy Blue) bunched up at the elbows. Add a gold watch with gold bangles and gold earrings. Outfit pretty relaxed fun and cute for shopping...

Promise I'll start putting outfits together from my closet to show you visually what I have stated above..


Dueces

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Check out/buy LARAWMAGAZINE... SPRING BLING - piece I wrote for them...

Spring Addict

Spring is officially in the building and I am still trying to figure out why some women are still wearing boots. Spring is the up most representation of fun fashion. The season if not bias to one specific style of dress but some should just know better. Spring should make girls think of colors, pastels, girly dresses and fun fashion.

Threads that are still in or now in season:

- The Military inspired look I am sure will get old, but for now it has not died down yet. I believe fashion has created a way to make this trend fit every season; this being as simple as using different colors but with the same military inspiration. So since they offer this to us girls, why not continue to sport this trend. You have the cargo jackets, cargo pants and jeans, button down blouses, tee shirts and so much more.

- The Men’s dress shoe for woman. I am a huge fan of this shoe. It screams classy, sophisticated and serious all in one. This shoe was made to be worn by a woman. The fashion world has made it available for the woman to wear them with studs like the Christian Louboutin loafers, Wear them covered in glitter like the Steve Madden loafers, or the plain/ professional loafers and many more. These shoes look great for any season but for spring is it still do-able.

Style tip 1: Pair the men’s dress shoe with the boyfriend jean, or a simple straight fitted dress, or even a pair of high waist shorts with a skinny belt and a military inspired button down or just a classic T-shirt. Now you have combined the military trend with the men’s dress shoe and can go on about your business.

The don’t you Dare and the Dare to wear:

Fashion holds a great deal of responsibility and ownership of ones style and personality. A woman can lose her fashion card by just one mistake. One may pair something that just does not go with the rest of the outfit. It gets me that we have people who take DIFFERENT into a whole other level. In my every day adventures around the city I can not help but to study every woman around me that I feel, may have Style Swagg and others who lack it.

Don’t you Dare:

• Don’t you dare wear denim shorts with leggings and boots when it is hot as hell outside
• Don’t you dare wear a dress with UGG boots when boots are made to warm up and a dress is made to cool you off
• Don’t you dare wear a maxi dress that is so tight you can not breathe and all your junk is showing through the fabric
• Don’t you dare wear the clog inspired wedge- these make your feet look flat and not attractive at all- Yes it will kill your outfit.
• Don’t you dare wear fabrics that hug you in the wrong places just because it is hot outside

Dare to wear:

• Dare to wear maxi dresses, in the sense that the dress is complimenting to your figure. Maxi dresses are always in and sexy as well
• Dare to wear lace embroidered tops- these are back in season and every girl should have one. They have lace embroidered blouses and camisoles for the hot days.
• Dare to wear wooden platforms
• Dare to wear a thin material scarf to add to your outfit- note: pick pastel colors that actually go with the season of spring. Stay away from black, dark blue, ect instead pick light pinks, whites, soft/bright yellow, soft greens and teals.
• Dare to wear the cute boyfriend cut off shirts with jeans- It is always sexy to show a little stomach, HAHA only if you are in shape and have that flat stomach.

The thing I love about spring is that colors are limitless. Spring is that season that you can wear throughout summer and still be ok with the trends and threads. As I have been shopping and browsing I have notice the color trend that is coming in for this season; such colors as the reds, soft rose, burnt orange, teals, and yellows. White also is coming in full effect and making a statement like always in this spring season.

Style tip 2: Buy a white blazer- NOTE: Make sure the blazer is not a heavy fabric, try to find linen, Italian linen, or rayon/nylon blazers. You always want to stay away from heavy fabrics during the spring into summer seasons. You will look a hot mess having on a satin blazer on when it is 80- 90 degrees outside.

 You can then pair the blazer with a cute shorts romper, or a cute dress with flats, sandals, or the “Go to Shoe”; a wedge. When wearing a wedge, one can never go wrong. Pairing a wedge with this outfit will make a chick look fresh, prissy or daring to some extent. Depending on if she chooses to wear shorts, a short romper or short dress with this blazer. It is all about showing the leg but still staying classy all in one.

So remember spring is full of opportunities to express your style. It is the time for experimenting with colors and staying fresh. Use your imagination but do not choose crazy outfits that will make people want to pull your fashion card.

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Wake up to Fashion Fun...

Wake up fashion heads- Its Wednesday and a great morning to bring more fashion fits that I love and would STUNT in a heartbeat.. PREACH... !!!

 I am obsessed with Cassie's dress, especially the back of it.. Front veiw below... This chick is a banger and I love this outfit on her. The color works really well with her skin complexion..  Fashion is always fun to wake up too..


 Rihanna's fit for the Billboards 2011- Nuff said, outfit speaks for itself.. Dope fit... I would literally laugh at a chick if they tried to wear this outfit with a black shoe. I mean come on, just does not make any sense.. If your outfit is of a light color, ALWAYS stick to a natural shoe..

 So I am in heart of the maxi skirts. Style tip: I would wear a high waisted maxi skirt, and top it off with a cut off t-shirt (Showing a little skin), Sandals with a multiple chain bib necklace, adding lots of bracelets... The look is a very laid back look and fun for Spring and Summer seasons.. But I love the tribal short bustier that Solange wore.. Its bright, loud and exciting.. (Right up my alley).  I love the yellow maxi skirt she wore with it... CUTENESS.. GIRLY AS WELL....

 
What I absolutely adore this fit above.. Love the color ..... NOTE: See how the material is thin, linen instead of the traditional heavy fabrics... I think I love the suit look because its a clean, crisp style.. Topping it off with complete open toe sandals make this fit perfect for Spring.. Step outside the box ladies, trust me you will be glad you did.. Never strive to be the same, always try to do something different than the next chick...

Dueces.....

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My Inspiration- June Ambrose, gets NO better than this...

Every little girl has has a dream. When I was younger, I always knew that I yearn to be in the creative life. From winning poetry contest, to Designing dresses for my friends and I in high school, to even wanting to become a fashion designer, or being in marketing.. I always knew where my heart's loyalty was. That was Creativity. Being  the black women I am, it is definitely hard to relate to the norm of society. Yes I love all women who love fashion and style. Our society most of the time is one sided.

Because I am such in style and fashion I always love my Rachel Zoes, But the one that makes me pray at night that I can have the opportunities she has and be motivated to know that the route she took before dropping it all to live her passion, is MISS JUNE AMBROSE. I talk a little bit about her in FB one my "what am I wearing" album.. This women is soo beyond powerful in the fashion game it is ridiculous. She is my Rachel Zoe.. She is one of the MOST POWERFUL STYLIST in the world.. If I could drop everything to work with her, I would.. She is my inspiration for what I am trying to achieve, which is styling.. I love love the fact that she is a chocolate girl..

 June Ambrose is amazing in all that she does, she is the DOPEST stylist to me..She has styled every celebrity in the hip hop/ Black community.. Budgets of 100,000 plus to shop for someone and make them go from being a blank canvas to becoming a walking Stunner... She also host the Rip the Runway fashion show every year...  Everything she wears on her own daily life is like living a fairy tale. Everyday for her is a fashion show, and she is definitely working the runway.. She is the black barbie of today's fashion world. Here is a little of her Bio:


“Studying fashion was a privilege I did not have. My family emigrated from Antigua thirty years ago. There was no FIT, only books on costume-design—and I read them all!” Ambrose, who “always had aspirations of living in this big melting pot of a city,” found all the inspiration she needed from its streets: “In LA, your car is your armor. In New York, our sidewalks are our runways—we define ourselves through fashion.”
“I started my company Mod Squad in 1994, completely self-managed,” the CEO recounts, “And it’s become a total creative service. It’s brand imaging—discovering the artist’s alter ego and building a lifestyle around it—the sheets, the fragrance, the luggage.”

However, it was a previous stint in investment banking that inspired the entrepreneur. “I learned much about using money productively, and it helped me find my entrepreneurial spirit. But it was not the creative environment that I desired, and I knew if I stayed I would never be happy. It's courageous to leave a weekly paycheck and pursue clients. My parents were confused as to why I sacrificed benefits for an internship. They get it now,” she winks.The ambitious intern carried over this same drive when courting her first styling client at MCA—without so much as a portfolio. “It was about seizing the opportunity and building it into a business!” Ambrose exclaims. And in the business of building brands, none has proven more remunerative than her own.

 June Ambrose is a living, mobile fashion Magazine... Even her daughter is fresh to def from head to toe.. Some may say the treads she wears is way too daring, but what I love about her is that she does not care. She wears what she wants, when she wants, and how she wants.. She just recently launched her Turban Line.. Shown in pics above and below- she has become a noted icon for wearing turbans.. Retails between $ 125- $ 150.

 Loving the Block color trend that is out right now, of course miss june ambrose is wearing Gucci, that blazer retails if I can remember from looking at it in the store... @ $3000 and some change..

 HAHAHA I have searched high and low for these Christian Louboutins. Completely sold out retail $ 525..Fall collection 2010.. Haha that is why, they now have similar version out Spring 2011, but they are not platform, but we all know how I like my wedges...  She has a huge collection of Hermes bags, in all the great colors...  .

She is who I look at the most for inspiration to style.. Everything she wears is amazing to me.. This is why I want to be in NY, to intern with her.. I would love to dress the way I really wana dress, but in Cali is just not that practical. But I would love to go to NYFW and take in all that Fashion has to offer, and be a house whole name within itself.. IHEARTHER...

I read June Ambrose story all the time and realize that I can have that same dream and that dream can become a reality.. Ive learned that I only have one life and I need not be afraid to leave something to do what I really want to do, what I yearn to do. What makes me the happiest.... June wrote a book ( that I am still waiting for from Barnes and Nobles).. Anywho her book is called " Effortless Style". Amazing book...

She is a complete package of Class, Style, Fashion- wrapped up into one..

NOTE: The pictures I posted does not even scratch the surface of how much style this chick has... Google her NOW NOW NOW....

Educate yourself on June Ambrose..

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Young Socialite in NY... Love this chicks style- Miss Olivia Palermo

If you are a girly girl and were glued to the tv when "The City" was on, you will know exactly who Olivia Palermo is. Besides her being the fashion chick on the show, who may I add was on point every time, and her working for Elle Magazine... She has been in the New York scene for some years now. She is a NY Socialite.. Yes coming from money helps any girl achieve her greatest potential of filling her closet up with the greatest Fashion brands out there. I have been watching this girl ever since she was on "The City". I love her sense of style.. Even the greatest photographer known for capturing the style of an everyday person from all around the world. Mostly NY and London.. "The Sartorialist". If you are a fashion freak, check out his blog. or go buy his book.. his book is basically his blog put on paper.. That book is what any fashionista should have on her coffee table at home. That and "The Fashion Book"...

Anywho Olivia Palermo is someone you should look at if you are trying to find new inspirtations to up your look. She is very very classy and shophisticated. One of the things I love about her, is because she what she wears shows that.. She is one of those girls that if you saw walking down the street, you would be like dang shes bad... I love love love her.. Sooo on point and clean... Elegant and exudes Classiness.. 

Google her and check out other fashion she wears, and just on another note: How ever your room, or apartment and closet is set up, styled, ect.. shows how you look in your everyday life. MEANING: if your apartment is fully decked out in all types of fabulousity, it tends to show in the clothes you wear..If your room is full of bright colors and modern shaped furniture, you tend to be more fun and daring in the clothes you wear. If your apartment and/or room is very nuetrual and plain, tends to show in the clothes you wear..  Weird thought huh, but think about it and its true.. Even how your closet is organized.. ALSO:  Google her apartment too.. And then youll understand that fashion is second nature for her, without even having to try she is style...

See pics below.

Toodles Dolls!!!

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