IT'S A COLD WAR, DO YOU KNOW?

DO YOU KNOW WHAT YOUR FIGHTING FOR? 

Janelle Monae ... her music is very beautiful. Both soulful and with beat, just hit you like a ton of bricks. Her style is something that speaks for itself and you can definitely see a bit of her and persona in her clothes. When she one a major award, not so sure which award but when she spoke you could tell she is someone who knows herself to the brim and has a strong message, very warrior like spirit in my opinion.

Janelle Monae - Cold War

 

***also bought her CD ... came today but forgot to get it from my mailbox! Damn! 

SHINGAI SHONIWA.

Another amazing individual.
Shingai Shoniwa and African native specifically from Zimbabwe. If you are in the Shingai Shoniwa stalker group, you would know that her style is beyond us and you can tell she has a love for the abstract when it comes to her choice in jewelry and lately, I've been obsessing over getting the abstract type jewelry.

He voice I will say is amazing and she has been well praised by Rolling Stones, to name a few. LOVE you're voice and adore the person I see in public. :)
Noisettes - Never Forget You

MY THREE INSPIRATIONS.

INSPIRATION: lately I've been feeling very inspired by three things: simple/minimalism [more than usual], Africa and 80s vintage jewelry. And in this image it portrays two of my main inspirations ... which two inspirations do you think are in this image?


***don't you just love the cross between feminine & elegant to tough [via the boots they wear] all in one!
*Thanks to Dasia for her "Stylish Blogger" award. Loved it.

ELIE SAAB KNOWS IT'S ALL IN THE DETAIL.

ELIE SAAB // FALL 2011:
Nothing takes my breathe away more than "detailing". I'm always rambling about minimalism but to me minimalism doesn't just mean less is more. To me it means the less you put the more detail you pay attention to [you know?] the little things. And this runway show is not directly minimalistic but it does have detailing that will blow your mind.

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CHRISTIE BROWN. VISIBLY URBAN SUBSTANTIALLY AFRICAN.

CHRISTIE BROWN: all African yet still very urban.
I've been a long time fan of Christie Brown since the 2010 African Fashion Week [find the runway show pictures [HERE] on her site]. Christie Brown is not the name of the designer, her name is Aisha Obuobi [from Ghana]. Christie Brown believes that inspiration can be derived from anyone and anything. Aisha enjoys "exploring the intricacy and splendor of nature," and will go out into market places and be inspired by the people she sees or meets. On that note, I'm sure we all agree that inspiration can spring up from unexpected places.

A Christie Brown woman is just in one word "an incredible woman" ... [bring out the corny card, for this one, quick!] ... meaning it's for all women, cause we're all incredible. The acquired look from wearing a Christie Brown piece is to look effortless, modern and chic. And these outfits I would definitely pull out for a special event or if I ever lived in Europe [not England, more like Italy, France, etc where it seems life like these clothes is effortless, you know?]. 

TWO things you'd always notice about Christie Brown's pieces is that they portray confidence and that daring vibe ... and this is no mistake for Christie, this is what she looks to bring out in her work. 

With her work comes elegance in each piece, and these are most definitely for those events that a confident and elegant outfit is the way to go. Even if you're that elegant and confident person and like to dress that way everyday, it still works.

"Christie Brown is a Ghanaian based luxury women's clothing/fashion brand with a chief goal of satisfying and delighting "that modern woman who seeks a true and unique taste of Africa'".

Aisha Obuobi

KANYE'S BEATS THAN DICTION THAT MOVE ME.

My taste in music is very eclectic and I appreciate all genres of music, but my problem is that music today doesn't have to consist of much. To talk about Rebecca Black who I wish all the best and disagree with the media's bashing on her. The song isn't the worst [it's catchy], I will agree the lyrics were weak but if a record label could let her sing such lyrics then it says a lot about our music industry today. So really, why hate on her?
But my long awaited point is that although my taste consists of a wide range of genres I want to still listen to all types of music but focus on the music that makes more sense, lyrically. Only music that's safe that I listen to is contemporary piano pieces like Micheal Nyman. Can do no wrong.

All Of The Lights from Hadaya Turner on Vimeo.
So here is "All of the Lights" by Kanye West featuring Rihanna and Kid Cudi.
* I just love the beat of the song and mix with their voices there lyrics don't do much for me thought. Although Kanye West can be clever with his lyrics [which you can't complain about]. :)

BACK TO PHOTOGRAPHIC GENUIS WITH KWESI ABBENSETTS

Kwesi Abbensetts: My regular dose of Kwesi.

I'm an infactuated fan of Kwesi and it's been a while since I last spoke about him or linked his recent work. I did a mashed post of Kwesi & Plutocracy [HERE] [their work and such] ... Anyway this is a recent piece of photographic genius recent to Kwesi Abbensetts blog.

It's called "In My Head" click [HERE] for the rest of the images and click [HERE] for his main blog for more of his work.
Love his creative flow and inspiration.


***apologies for no outfit posts lately, I haven't been able to take pictures of my daily wears, I'm planning on getting a DSLR and kind of want to leave images from me till I get it. :(

ART CLASS WITH LISA SOLBERG.

LISA SOLBERG ... *what can you say about her work without being biassed? The image above is called "Andrej Pejic". There is always a personal meaning behind an artist's work but her work seems very subjective, and to my experience with it depends on the person's own view to it's meaning.

"Her work transcends continuality; engaging the moment and expressing with relentless and unforgiving motions.  Energy and rawness are a huge focus, as well as the vibrant depiction of optimism and an ultimate realization of the beauty within the void." - from the Lisa Solberg site [HERE]

In these images, a lot of emotions seem to be applied into her work, the color choices even suggest this. Lisa is definitely an artist that works from emotion. Reading an interview [HERE] she not only works on a blank canvas when she feels it but she doesn't have an idea of what the outcome would be and with that emotion the outcome emerges beautifully. 

Deriving her inspiration from around her studio and from outside her studio, although she says she needs "everything very clean and open in order to be so messy and expressive with my work."

Her work to me allows for inspiration, it allows inspiration for an outfit's color choices & print, print color ideas and even a full designer piece worth the runway. I believe that appreciating art is the first step to understanding it, understanding art allows the application of emotion and experience. The formula for creating a masterpiece. [a little self made quote I live by]

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