Get it Girl

The first presidential debate was fairly interesting and I personally think Obama won the first round, but we'll have a post about the debate later. First, I had to give serious kudos to our girl Michelle for wearing the mess out of that floral Thakoon dress last night. She had her Freakem Dress on.

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Change Requires Action

I attended a panel discussion on "Young Hollywood" during the Twin Cities Black Film Festival. The guest speaker was actor Nate Parker of "The Great Debaters" and the upcoming film "The Secret Live of Bees." Needless to say, the topics quickly drifted to not Hollywood youth, but America's youth and specifically African-American youth. Nate Parker is an amazing and extremely well spoken young man, and he answered every question with the passion of a man trying to change his world by "standing in the gap." He provided excellent insight on how to reach our youth and make and a positive impact on the faith and future of this nation. He explained, change requires action, if you see problems you don't like, be the change you want to see in the world. I took 3 pages of notes, so I can't post everything he said, but here are some of the most moving statements he made:

• Don't focus on competition, if it's for you, nobody can take it from you.


• People in your circle are either feeding you or eating you, and you want to surround yourself by people who are feeding you. Surround yourself with positive people that motivate you and rid your life of those who try to bring you down.
  
• In order to get people to get people to think outside of the box, you need to cut holes in the box. Let people see the outside of the box, so they see the bigger world around them. (My personal favorite!)

A Fashionable Weekend

Love Santino!

It was "Fashion Weekend" this past weekend in Minneapolis. I didn't make it to many events, and missed all the fashion shows. But, I did go to a party for Santino Rice of Project Runway: Season 2. If you watched the season, you can tell the clothes were very Santino like. I didn't like the jumpsuits and one of them looked like something MC Hammer wore, but the fuchsia dresses were beautiful and both had intricate detailing. But, the best thing about the whole event was Santino, he is was so down to earth, cool, and just plain fab.

Fashion Week All Access: Vivienne Tam

Uninspiring fashion... Simply put. serena williams sat across from me. She looks beautiful in person...

FASHION ROCKS PARTY: Official Kick Off to fashion week

Lights Camera and Pussycat Dolls! The fabulous party was held at Mansion Night Club, PCD rocked the night and everyone was singing "When I Grow Up" as if they were tranced 8 year olds! Ms. J was feeling himself and bouncin to the beat and shaking that booty! Models infested the building. I danced the night away with the likes of Chrisette Michele, Ms. J, Teyana Taylor, and every girl from Americas Next Top Model , what a great start to Fashion Week!

Rosa Cha Spring Fashion Show-Runway Report

So its Day 2 of Fashion Week and I had to head out to the tents in this dreary tsunami like weather! But I have a passion for fashion so I did what I had to do, I apologize for the blurry pics, my camera failed on me so I had to pull out the Curve and take the pictures. Pic 4 is Chanel Iman in a lovely flowy caftan mint green top over a one piece printed bikini top. I do commend Rosa Cha for having 2 women of color because their has been an unusual Black Out on every runway. It was a frenzy just to get into the show having to fight off the press, naysayers, and volunteers but I finally got in , got seated and couldn't wait for the show to begin! With lovely brazilian music rockin the room, the models came out clad in bandeau top bikins and flowy cover ups. Metallic embelishment intersected with the tropical colors of orange, greens, pinks, and other popful colors! The hair was straight yet bouncy with a clean face, Rosa Cha clearly wanted the clothes to do the talking (Hear that Dior?!)

stay tuned I will be attending TRACY REESE tomorrow.

Fashion Week: Let's Get It!

Melissa is about to hold it down for us during New York City's hottest week of the year, Mercedes Benz Fashion Week. She plans to attend parties, shows, and graces the tents with her fabulousity. Bryant Park will never be the same! She's already attended a Fashion Rocks party and plans on attending a show tomorrow. Who knows what her week will be like, but we can't wait to find out. Can't wait for the inside scoop Mel!