AFRO PUNK FESTIVAL IN NY....FASHION GONE WILD

FROM THE RAW URBAN MUSIC TO THE REBELLIOUS CULTURAL FASHION, AFRO PUNK WAS DEFINITELY THE HYPE FOR THE WEEKEND! GO TO THE EXTREME OR GO HOME!

SUNDAY, AUGUST 24 2014, IT WAS AN EPIC DAY FOR ME TO BE AT AN EVENT IN THE HARDKNOCK LIFE AND THE GRUNGE STREET FASHIONISTAS OF NEW YORK.  MY FIRST TIME GOING TO AN OUTDOOR MUSIC FESTIVAL IN THE BIG APPLE, AND I MUST SAY, IT WAS A SIGHT TO SEE!  THE UPLIFTING AND ROARING OF THE CROWD FROM THE FESTIVALPACKED OUT THE EVENT AT THE COMMODORE BARRY PARK IN BROOKLYN. MY FOUR FRIENDS AND I WALKED AROUND THE ENTIRE PARK AND NOTICED THE MEANING OF STEPPING OUTSIDE OF THE BOX WITH FASHION AND CULTURE AT AFRO PUNK.
MET SOME REALLY COOL PEOPLE, SUCH AS; FATIMA FROM AMERICA'S NEXT TOP MODEL, IN CYCLE 10, SHE WAS SO SWEET AND HUMBLE.
ENJOYING MUSIC FROM "THE INTERNET" TO FEMALE SINGER, "SZA" AND THE LIST GOES ON. I WAS SO INTRIGUED AND FLABBERGASTED OF WHAT I SEEN IN MY SURROUNDINGS. SO MANY PEOPLE CAME OUT IN THEIR CREATIVE FASHION ATTIRE, FROM BIG STRAW HATS, LACE SEE-THROUGH TOPS WITH NO BRA, COLORFUL HAIR, NATURAL LOCS, PUNKED OUT RAGS AND MORE.....!
I TOOK IT UPON MYSELF TO COME UP TO RANDOM PEOPLE AND ASKED WHAT ARE THEY WEARING AND TAKE PHOTOS OF THEIR OUTFITS FOR THE EVENTS. THE SCENCE GAVE ME COACHELLA IN ITS HIGHEST DEMANDS!  SEEING ETHICIAL STATEMENT WARDROBE; FROM HIPPIES, AFROCENTRIC QUEENS, REBEL PUNK ROCKERS TO ANIMATED CHARACTER INSPIRED LOOKS. I GIVE TWO THUMBS UP EVERYONE'S STYLE AND SWAG AT AFRO PUNK FESTIVAL. THE VIBE WAS CHILL, FREE SPIRITED AND HYPED ALL WRAPPED UP IN ONE!

I CAN SEE WHY AFRO PUNK FESTIVALS ARE A POPULAR EVENT, BECAUSE ITS NO RULES AND REGULATION IN BRINGING OUT YOUR CULTURAL WARDROBE FLARES!! IT WAS DEFINITELY THE PLACE TO BE AND A MEMORABLE TIME TO EMBRACE!

SEE MORE LOOKS OR PERFORMANCES ON www.afropunk.com

 

 

 

 

WHAT'S SUITABLE FOR YOU.??

ARE YOU ABOUT THAT SUIT LIFE? WHAT'S SUITABLE FOR YOU?
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HEY FASHION GURUS!!! YESTERDAY I WAS IN WHEATON MALL, MD, AS I WAS WALKING THROUGH THE HALLWAYS, I DECIDED TO GO IN EXPRESS CLOTHING STORE TO SEE THE LATEST FASHION TRENDS. HAVEN'T BEEN IN THIS STORE IN A WHILE, BUT I WANTED TO CHECKOUT THEIR CLOTHES. AS I ROAMED AROUND THE STORE, I CAME ACROSS THIS WINDOWPANED PRINTED SUIT. I JUST HAD TO TRY IT ON! I INSTANTLY FELL IN LOVE WITH THIS SUIT, IT FIT COMFORTABLY AND THE PANTS STRETCHES ACCORDING TO SHAPE. AS YOU SEE I RE-CREATED A MORE BUSINESS LOOK. SHOPPERS FIND IT HARD TO LOOK FOR A WHOLE SUIT, WHICH IS DEFINITELY HARD TO FIND FOR AN AFFORDABLE BUDGET.
NOW A DAYS, THE SUITS THIS YEAR ARE MORE PRINTS, TEXTILE, BRIGHT COLORS AND VERY TRENDING. I'M SO HYPE WITH THE FUN SUIT STYLES, BECAUSE NOW YOU CAN DRESS THE LOOK UP OR MAKE IT CASUAL!I WAS SO INTRIGUED OF HOW THE SUIT LOOKED ON ME!

 I'VE ALWAYS WANTED TO SEE HOW I LOOK IN A FULL SUIT, SO I TOOK IT UPON MYSELF TO DO A LITTLE REARCHING ON PRETTY REASONABLE SUITS FOR A DECENT PRICE. 

WINDOW PANE PLAID SUIT

THIS SUIT I TRIED ON IS FROM www.express.com/clothing
BLAZER: $128
PANTS: $79.90
CAN BE SOLD SEPERATELY ONLINE AND IN STORES!
.*PAIR THE SUIT WITH A BRIGHT SOLID COLOR BUTTON-UP/ OR FUN T-SHIRT AND OXFORDS TO DRESS IT DOWN.

 

MAGENTA SUIT

THIS SUIT CAN BE FOUND AT www.zara.com
BLAZER: $99.90
TROUSERS: $59.90
CAN BE ALSO SOLD SEPERATELY ONLINE AND IN STORES!
*PAIRED WITH WHITE BUTTON-UP AND METALLIC PUMP(PEWTER COLOR) FOR HAPPY HOUR AFTER WORK.
 

STRIPED BACK&WHITE SUIT

THIS SUIT CAN BE FOUND AT www.zara.com
BLAZER: $99.90
CROPPED STRIPED PANT: $59.90
SOLD SEPERATELY ONLINE AND IN STORES!
*PAIRED WITH LOAFERS AND A CREWNECK THIN SWEATER

 

MULTI-STRIPE CROP JACKET SUIT(MORE CASUAL)

THIS SUIT CAN BE FOUND AT www.topshop.com
CROPPED SLEEVE JACKET: $65.00
TROUSER PANT: NOW $30.00
SOLD SEPERATELY ONLINE AND IN STORES!!
*I LIKE IT JUST THE WAY ITS ADVERTISED!



SOFT BLAZER WITH TUXEDO COLLAR

CAN BE FOUND AT www.zara.com
BLUE TUXEDO: 149.00
SOFT PANT: $79.90
ALSO, SOLD SEPERATELY ONLINE AND IN STORES!
*PAIRED WITH MID-DRIFT BLACK$WHITE STRIPED TOP AND DRESSY SANDALS.

 

VIBRANT FLEUR...

BRIGHT AND VIBRANT IS MORE THE FUN!

HEY FASHION GURUS! IT'S BEEN A WHILE SINCE I'VE POST  A PICTURE UP  ON THE BLOG, BUT I DECIDED TO MAKE TIME TONIGHT.  ABOUT A WEEK AGO I WORE THIS OUTFIT  AT A TRAIL IN NORTHERN, VA. I WAS IN A PHOTO SHOOT MOOD,  SO I FIGURED THIS WOULD BE A PERFECT LOOK IN THE WOODS, BECAUSE MY OUTFIT IS EYE CATCHING AN COLORFUL. I LOVE FLORAL PRINT AND ALWAYS LIKE TO PAIR IT UP WITH AN OBSOLETE  PRINT OR COLOR. I WAS INSPIRED BY TROPICAL AND/OR RESORT STYLED FASHION.
AS I PUT THE OUTFIT TOGETHER, I INSTANTLY LOVED THE COMBO, I FELT LIKE I WAS ON A GETAWAY!!  I WANTED TO STAY VIBRANT WITH THE ATTIRE,  TO MIX&MATCH COLORS AND PRINTS.

SHORTS; TOPSHOP, FLORAL BUTTON-UP; H&M, SUNSHADES; URBAN OUTFITTERS AND SHOES; BAREFEET

THE SHORTS WERE SO COMFORTABLE AND SO LIGHTWEIGHT, CAN'T REALLY SEE, BUT THE SHORTS ARE STRIPED CREME AND BRIGHT YELLOW.  I WAS LIVING FOR THE MOMENT WITH THIS OUTFIT! IT GAVE ME LIFE TO STEP OUT OF MY COMFORT ZONE.  IT'S OK TO STEP OUTSIDE THE BOX WITH DIFFERENT CONCEPTS OF FASHION STATEMENT ANSUMBLE. THATS WHY, TO SET THE BAR UP A NOTCH, I PAIRED MY OUTFIT UP WITH  THESE WEIRD LOOKING STRAPPY SANDALS THAT MATCH THE COLOR IN MY SHORT.

WITH FASHION, ANYTHING GOES...WHY NOT START CREATING YOUR OWN FASHION WITH A SENSE OF FUN  AND CHARACTER!!!

HOPR YOU GUYS LIKE THE OUTFIT!!!!2q

THAT BO*HO LIFE!!!!

LATELY FOR THE REMAINING OF THIS SUMMER, I'VE BEEN ON THIS BOHO CHIC STYLE. I LOVE HOW WHIMSICAL AND COMFORTABLE I FEEL AND LOOK IN MY OUTFITS. I HAVE BEEN TRYING DIFFERENT BOHEMIAN TRENDS FOR FASHION, JUST TO SEE IF I LIKE THE STYLE. ADDING AND CREATING SEVERAL PATTERNS, ACCESSORIES, HAIRSTYLES TO COMPLETE THIS TRENDING CONCEPT.
I FEEL THAT THIS DESCRIBE MY PERSONALITY IN MY WARDROBE. FROM GOING TO MOVIES, OUT TO EAT OR JUST A DAY AT THE PARK, THIS STYLE IS SUCH A COMFORTABLE FIT. ITS SO SIMPLY, BUT FASHIONABLE.
ONE THING I CAN SAY ABOUT "BOHO" FASHION IS ALL ABOUT PRINTS AND PATTERNS. YOU CAN MIX&MATCH THEM AND GET AWAY WITH IT.
THESE FOUR LOOKS ARE MY FAVORITE BECAUSE, THEY SHOW ETHNICITY AND CHIC CONTEMPORARY AT THE SAME TIME.

"BOHO HIPSTER"
I HAD THIS SHIRT FOR ABOUT 3 YEARS, FROM NORDSTROM AND JUST DECIDED TO WEAR IT NOW. IT GREW ON ME BECAUSE AT FIRST, I DIDN'T LIKE IT. THIS PARTICULAR DAY, I WANTED TO PAIR IT UP WITH MY FAVORITE FOREVER21 #RIPPED JEANS AND MY STEVEN BY STEVEMADDEN ZIP-UP BOOTIE SANDALS. TO COMPLETE THE WHOLE OUTFIT, I THREW ON MY BLACK FEDORA I GOT FROM A CONSIGNMENT SHOP FROM OCEAN CITY. I LOVE THE FRINGE ON THE SHIRT, I FELT LIKE A LITTLE ROCKSTAR WITH THE EAGLE DESIGN ON FRONT.

"LOVE, PIECE AND HIPPIE!"
EVEN THOUGH THIS WAS THE MOST SIMPLIEST LOOK, I LOVED THIS ENTIRE OUTFIT. I USUALLY DON'T WEAR PLAIN TANKS UNLESS ITS UNDERNEATH A SHIRT, BUT DECIDED TO DO IT FOR A CHANGE. I WAS IN A HIPPIE MOOD, SO I WANTED TO DO HIPPIE INSPIRED ATTIRE WEARING MY FAVORITE FOREVER21 JEANS AGAIN. I USED A REGULAR HEAD SCARF AND WRAPPED IT AROUND MY HEAD FOR A BOHO FEEL AND WORE THIS FUN SOFT COLOR THROW WHICH IS A BATHINGSUIT COVER FROM H&M.

"BOHO GYPSY"
THIS INSPIRATIONAL LOOK DEFINITELY GAVE ME GYPSY GIRL! IT WAS VERY WHIMSICAL AND FREE WITH THE EARTHY COLORS AND FLARE. I REALLY DID SOME RECREATING WITH THIS OUTFIT. THE TOP IS A LINING FROM A DRESS AND THE SKIRT IS A TUBE TOP DRESS. I TUCKED THE LINING INSIDE THE DRESS, AND OVERLAPPED THE DRESS AS A SKIRT AND TIED THE STRAPS THAT CAME WITH IT AROUND MY WAIST AS A BELT LOOK. SOMETIMES AS A STYLIST, RECREATIING OR ALTER CLOTHES IS A MUST, FOR A MORE VESATILE LOOK. THIS WAS THE PERFECT LOOK FOR THE LIGANORE WINE FESTIVAL I WENT TO A FEW WEEKS AGO. THIS WAS A CREATIVE OUTFIT, I MUST SAY AND WELL PUT TOGETHER.

DRESS: FOREVER21
RUST COLOR LINING: URBAN OUTFITTERS

 

SECRET GARDEN.... PHOTO SHOOT

I LOVE THE OUTDOORS AND NATURE, SO I DECIDED TO DO A SHOOT  IN A GARDEN. I WAS CONTEMPLATING WHAT TYPE OF  DIRECTION I WANTED TO GO IN, SO I THOUGHT A COLORFUL SHOOT WITH FLORAL ACCENTS. I WAS INSPIRED BY THE MOVIE "ALICE IN WONDERLAND," WITH THE MAGICAL FLARE AND COLORFUL FLOWERS, AND CREATED A NAME FOR THE SHOOT AND CALLED IT "SECRET GARDEN."
I CAME UP WITH NAME, BECAUSE I WANTED TO CAPTURE FASHION IN THE WOODS, AND MAKE IT WHIMSICAL AND DREAMY. I WANTED MY CONCEPT TO BE DAINTY, FRUITFUL AND SUMMERY, SO I ADDED A STORYLINE OF THE TWO BEAUTIFUL MODELS HAVING A TEA PARTY. CAPTURING DIFFERENT ELEMENTS OF THE GARDEN CAME OUT BRILLIANT!!! 
THIS WAS DEFINITELY A FUN SHOOT TO DO!! A STYLIST NAMED DAMON AND I COLLABORATED ON THE SHOOT, BY COSTUMED MADE HEADPIECES (SHOWN IN THE PICTURE) PROP AND TABLE-SETTING TO COMPLETE MY "SECRET GARDEN" VISION WAS A MAJOR SUCCESS!
MY TWO MODELS WERE PERFECT FOR THIS SHOOT, THEY HAD SUCH  GREAT CHEMISTRY AND GREAT BODY LANGUAGE TOWARDS ON ANOTHER! 

THE STORYLINE WAS ABOUT TWO GIRLS GOING TO THIS SECRET GARDEN HAVING THERE OWN FUN AND ADVENTURES OVER TEA AND EMBRACING THE BEAUTY OF NATURE
MODEL: KEYANNA(PINK DRESS)
TIA REID(YELLOW DRESS)

DRESS DESIGNED BY: DANIELLE GOODWYN

MAKEUP ARTIST:  YAYA

PHOTOGRAPHER: CAMERON
  
STYLIST: ALISE(KREATORSTYLES) AND DAMON

COOL SUMMER...(COOL BLUE)

MONDAY WAS A BEAUTIFUL DAY TO START A NEW WEEK! I WAS IN THE MOOD FOR A MOVIE DATE AND OUTTING TO ENJOY THE WEATHER. WHAT BETTER WAY TO ENJOY THE WEATHER WITH A COOL CHILL LOOK!! I BELIEVE YOU SHOULD BE FASHIONABLE 24/7, EVEN IN YOUR DRESS DOWN TIME. A FRIEND OF MINE PURCHASE THESE COOL BLUE CHINO PANTS FROM THE THRIFT STORE. SHE DECIDED TO GIVE THEM TO ME INSTEAD! I FELL IN LOVE WITH THE CASUAL STRUCTURED PANT, WHICH THEY ARE BY TALBOTS FOR $5. THAT WAS A STEAL! IT WAS ONLY RIGHT TO WEAR THEM FOR THE MONDAY OCCASION.

I CALL THIS LOOK, COOL SUMMER!
 PAIRED UP WITH:
COTTON WHITE TANK: H&M ($9)
SUNGLASSES: FOREVER21 ($5)
TOMS: NORDSTOMS(FEW YEARS AGO) ($45)

I FELT COMFORTABLE AND STILL STYLISH WITH AN AFFORDABLE BUDGET. SOMETIMES YOU DON'T HAVE TO BUY EXPENSIVE BRANDS TO BE FASHION-FORWARD, YOU JUST HAVE TO KNOW HOW TO SHOP AND DRESS THE PART FOR CHEAP. TO COMPLETE THE LOOK, I ROLLED UP MY PANT LEGS UP TO HAVE THAT COOL SUMMER LOOK PAIRED WITH FUN COLORED ARMCANDY. I REALLY FELL IN LOVE WITH THIS OUTFIT BECAUSE IM MORE OF A DENIM GIRL, SO I DON'T WEAR TOO MANY COLORED PANTS.

WHY NOT BE DIFFERENT IN THE EVERYDAY FASHION WORLD. DRESS THE PART AT ALL TIMES AND SOMETIMES CASUAL IS BETTER!!!!