Baby Phat Fall 2007....Walk it out!

HERE IS A LITTLE SOMETHING TO HOLD YOU OVER UNTIL MY SUNDAY NIGHT FASHION SHOW WEEKEND REVIEW....

VIDEO FROM THE BABY PHAT FALL 2007 COLLECTION! CHECK IT OUT:

MISS SIXTY... Rock 'n Roll 4ever!

* Me in front of the catwalk after the show. (I'm wearing a vintage Dana Buchman dress)

It's Official. It's FASHION WEEK, and I'm off to a fabulous start with the MISS SIXTY show and AFTER-PARTY!



Here's the Scoop....

WHERE: The show took place at 7 World Trade Center (an amazing skyscraper in lower Manhattan) on the 52nd floor (the view was breathtaking). I took some pictures with a few new and old friends.

Me and Najwa of Styleaholics (she is a friend of mine who has been doing her thing reporting from behind the velvet ropes...check out her website: http://www.styleaholics.com) AND Wouri Vice (Alicia Keys' ubber-fabulous stylist).
*I know I know, should have taken off my hat....but we had just walked in. Next time!


FRONT ROW: Eve (looking fabulous...as always!) and Pink (loving the blonde mohawk). Here they are walking in:





THE SHOW: Miss Sixty is the queen of Rock! The clothes are strong and bold, yet you know that the girl wearing them still wants to be treated like a lady. I was impressed by how the collection was able to convey femininity without losing its undeniable edge. A great example of this idea was the floral print dresses shown. The color palette wasn't your average pink, yellow and greens. The colors shown were murky: grey, deep purple and black. However, the sexy shillohettes and muted colors created one of Miss Sixty's strongest looks for this coming fall. I also really liked all the lame....a gal likes to sparkles sometimes (or all the time :o) Loves it!

Here are some looks straight from my 2nd row seat:
* Sorry they are so fuzzy...my camera was running on a low battery and the shutter wasn't fast enough for these models. I'll put better ones up once the professional pictures hit the web. Note:Recharging camera now...won't happen again!







THE AFTER-PARTY: You've got to party after a show like that! And the party was great (with a fierce performance by Eve to boot! I even had an exclusive VIP wristband messengered to me at work today (gotta love the perks)! Here are some after-party shots:



The Bar


The VIP credentials


Eve with DJ Samantha Ronson....and ME and Eve





Jamila (a friend and the Assistant Fashion Editor @ Seventeen Magazine) and Jen (my beloved friend and apt-mate)


P.S. We rode the elevator to the show with Amy Astley...The Editor-in-Chief of TEEN VOGUE! I almost died....I wanted to jump into her arms and tell her how much I LOVE Teen Vogue (very true) and let her know that if she ever needs an out-going, determined, and accomplished fashion journalist (or just a shopping buddy) that I'm at her service! Maybe next time...hehehehe!



Stay tuned tomorrow for:
BCBG
MARC BOUWER
AKIKO OGAWA
NICOLE MILLER
BABY PHAT
and...
GREY ANT

Want more Miss Sixty? Visit: http://www.misssixty.com

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My Fashion Week AGENDA....The countdown begins

There is no way of explaining how EXCITED I am that the start of Fashion Week is LESS THAN 24 hrs away!!!! It officially starts when I step foot into the Miss Sixty show @ 7pm tomorrow night :o) (and then the after-party @ 9pm..hehehehe!)

As I mentioned before, STAY TUNED because each night I will give you a rundown of all the fabulousness (and sometimes foolishness) that will be going on.

So far I have invites and have RSVPed to the following shows (hopefully I'll have the time and energy to see them all):

Thursday, February 1st
Miss Sixty

Friday, February 2nd
BCBG Max Azria
Marc Bouwer
Mara Hoffman
GenArt
Akiko Ogawa
Nicole Miller
Baby Phat
Grey Ant

Saturday, February 3rd
Chris Han
Maticevski
Atil Kutoglu
James Coviello
Gustavo Arango
Abaete
Venexiana

Sunday, February 4th
Araks
DKNY
Twinkle
Tracy Reese
Diane von Furstenberg
Matthew Williamson
Terexov

Monday, February 5th
Kaimilla
Reem Acra

Tuesday, February 6th
Tibi
Jason Wu

Wednesday, February 7th
Cynthia Vincent
Vivienne Tam

Thursday, February 8th
Badgley Mischka
VPL
Cynthia Rowley
Joanna Mastroianni

Friday, February 9th
Charles Nolan

So many EVENTS.... so little time

(A pic of me and the fabulous Ionia Dunn-Lee at the Disney Store event. Ionia is the former fashion editor @ Essence Magazine, where she spent over 35 years! A True legend and dear friend/mentor of mine)

I have been running from event to event for the past two weeks. It's that time of year when designers are in a frenzy to get magazine folk to preview (and hopefully feature) all their spring must-haves.

Here are just 2 of the events I attended....

1) THE CHILDREN'S PLACE AND THE DISNEY STORE:I know, I know! ThIs wasn't a very high fashion event, however, it was very entertaining. They actually had little kids (and a few adults) modeling the outfits!

Take a look:

How cute!!!!!! She is suppose to be the Little Mermaid :o)



These kids are modeling the new Tiki line from Disney



The Princess Collection...beautiful! I would have killed for this dress when I was little.



This is for all those families who love to dress alike on vacations...



Drum roll please......This is the MOST FABULOUS gift I have ever recieved from an event...a digtial camera!!!! AND they even threw in a passport case and really nice travel tags! I knew Disney had money, but Wow!!!!






2) PATRICK ROBINSON FOR THE GO TARGET COLLECTION: We all know what amazing designers Target is able to snatch up and this is no exception. If you aren't familiar with Patrick Robinson...you should be! He attended Parsons School of Design and after graduating went on to designing for Giorgio Armani, Anne Klein, Perry Ellis and Paco Rabanne. Robinson is known for his amazing clothes that mix retro details with a modern outlook. A fabulous black man doing his thing! (Note: He's married to Virginia Smith... big-time Vogue editor)

P.S. The clothes hit in April and are out for a LIMITED TIME only...mark your calendars!



It looks like my entire spring wardrobe will be coming from Target boutique!

" The collection I designed for GO at Target captures bohemian chic with just the right dose of wit, color and lightness"
-Patrick Robinson

Check it out:









The terrific gift....looks like I'll have to go to the beach with this one!



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Let the games begin...

Happy New Year everyone!!!! I'm going to really try and turn over a new leaf and write more. Rah was sweet enough to pimp my laptop for Christmas, so it will be much easier for me to post! No more taking my roommate's computer hostage :o)

So far 2007 has been very good to me...

I rang in the New Year with Rah at the Empire State Building....A completed my first feature fashion story for the March issue...I turned 25 on the 25th and celebrated with all my friends and loved ones at ubber-fab Level V...and I will be attending my fourth Fashion Week starting this Friday!!!!!! God is tooo good :o)

STAY TUNED, I will be updating you daily on all the Fashion Week Fabulousness!

In the meantime.....

I did attend a Sean John event this past week. Our ultra smooth man Diddy is trying his hand at accessories....Eyewear to be exact. I'm definitely not a fan of Sean John clothing and his now defunct women's line was WACK. However, these glasses and shades were fierce!!! The price point of $125-$200 is also pretty great, considering other designer shades (like Chanel) can run you about $400! The Sean John shades are made and designed really well. I might actually have to rock them!



Cool invite, huh? You have to hold it up to the light in order to really read it.





Check out the pics and you be the judge:

I thought this pair was sexy. The too-big-for-my-face look is actually in (go figure)...But I think it can work with confidence!




After you stop staring at the GORGEOUS model (hehehehe)....take a look at the fly glasses he is sporting. Hot, huh?




Of course there is always a goodie bag!!!!!!! Check out my score....




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Lights, Camera...FABULOUS!!

The Julee and Beyonce Show.... The Final Cut

What an experience! I have officially infiltrated the national airwaves by conquering The Today Show! I smiled...posed....and winked (don't forget to catch the wink) into the hearts of Americans!

CHECK IT OUT: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/16026285/

It was amazing! It all started at 4:45AM this morning. I was really concerned because no one is cute at 4:3o in the morning! Nevertheless, I woke...took a shower....tried to salvage my hair after tossing and turning all night out of nervousness...and made sure to read a few scriptures/throw up some prayers!


A private car (gotta love the perks) picked me up at 5:30am and I was on my way! After idle chat about the superior craftsmanship of Manolo Blahnik shoes with the driver ( I don't know why he was so interested), we arrived at the studio. There were already people with signs waiting for Beyonce to show up. Of course they thought for a second that might be her, since the driver opened the door for me....but they quickly realized that I wasn't her. I'd like to think it was ONLY the lack of weave that gave me away :o)~

Moving right along....I made my way to the Real Simple dressing room aka Maya Rudolph's SNL dressing room! Fabulous! If you don't know, Maya Rudolph is hilarious and she is also the daughter of Minnie Ripperton (and if you don't know who she is, log unto itunes immediately and download "Lovin You").





After a little food and relaxation it was time to start the star treatment. Jim from Elizabeth Arden Red Door salon tended to me tresses, which didn't need much of anything. Once he picked up the bottle of hair spray I knew I had to get out of his chair before he hit the trigger! I moved over to the makeup maven Mary. She was so nice....but as you can see from the clip, a little heavy handed with the eyebrow pencil! Between the hairspray and eyebrow pencil I was a little discouraged, BUT nothing was going to get me down....I was going to be a STAR (even if for only 30 seconds)!




The set was beautiful and it was surreal being around Matt Lauer and Ann Currie. As I prepared to shoot the "tease" (a shot about half an hour before the actual segment letting the audience know what's to come), I kept an eye out for Beyonce and managed to strike up a little convo with Matt. Well it was more like me telling him how "cute and fab" he was. I think he appreciated it...and I even made him blush a little. The "tease" went off without a hitch and as I left the studio to rejoin the Real Simple girls I was confronted by Matthew and Tina Knowles. You know I had to tell Mama Knowles that she looked fabulous! She just smiled and nodded (whatever)! She's lucky I didn't sue her daughter for nearly knocking me to the ground. OK, OK....she didn't hit me that hard. However, right before walking back on set for our segment, Beyonce was leaving with her entourage and she accidentally bumped into me (literally). She said "excuse me, I'm soooo sorry!" Of course it was ok, she iiiiisssss Beyonce. BUT, I think she just wanted to rub off some of my fabulousness...right?


Anyway, the segment was flawless.All of us ladies were on a super high for the rest of the day! I could not stop talking about how wonderful the experience was. I feel as though all I need more in life is to get married to the man of my dreams and have babies! LOL....ok, it wasn't that major! However, I did LOVE it and I asked our PR director if I could go through media training so that I can do it more often. The chemistry between me and the camera was real....you can't fake that type of magic :o)



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Tis the season for Spring/Summer previews in the fashion world.

Meaning...that designers and clothing lines are pulling out all the stops and showing off their collections for the spring and summer. I don't go to many of these events, but I always jump at the chance to attend the ones that my coworkers don't have time for. Usually they aren't the most exciting ones like DKNY...Shin Choi...Rebecca Taylor...etc. However, I'm a humble gal and I'm thankful for every opportunity that I can gain. AND, there is always the possibility of a GIFT BAG!!!! Gotta love the free stuff :o)

Soooooo, last night I got the chance to attend the LANDS' END preview event. I know, I know...not fabulous at all. We all associate Lands' End with khaki pants, canvas totes, polo shirts and people who have the time/money to vacation all summer in Cape Cod. Yuck!

Well, I must say I was surprised! The clothing didn't deviate from my description above. HOWEVER, I was really surprised at how much detail was put into everything they presented. Lands' End is also coming out with intimates with the slogan: "The secret's out." Very cute:o)

My favorite innovation was the custom fit bathing suits. Listen to this....you can actually order the suit with your correct bra size! Amazing~! See some of the styles below...

I also really loved the new idea they have for their classic tote bags. You can send in your own art work and have it either transferred to your bag or have the image embroidered on to the bag. The one style looks more like the art was actually drawn onto the bag and other style is a cleaner version due to the threading. Either way, you will have a one-of-a-kind bag!

Last, but certainly not least....the GIFT BAG! I have to give it to Lands' End this was one of the best gifts I have seen. As one of the representatives walked me through different looks, a tote bag was being personalized for me! And they threw in a great towel! FABULOUS!

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