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The Year of Consistency: 2018
December 3, 2017 I posted on here and Instagram promising myself I'd start taking my writing serious. Over this last year I have been...
December 3, 2017 I posted on here and Instagram promising myself I'd start taking my writing serious. Over this last year I have been consistent with outfit posts, writing, and sharing my face and work on all my social media. I can say 2018 was a successful year.
When I started back posting I brainstormed things to write about and ways to dive deeper into the fashion industry without having a job in it. I began following other writers who focus on the scene and arts. Robin Givhan, Kimberly Drew (also know as
@museummammy
), and Marjon Carlos are a few I've fell in love with. I've also started listening to fashion based podcasts. These things haven't just taught me more but also kept me inspired.
"Started speaking' my mind, and tripled my views"
- Cardi B
The inspiration kept me writing and I can say this was my "Cardi Year." The average number of views I was getting a month in 2017 was about 400. Now my average sits over 3x that (Hence the quote from "Get up 10".) I've never focused on blog views and it wasn't a goal this year. However it's amazing to see where consistency has gotten me.
So cheers to a successful year. Not successful because I won an Oscar or got a job promotion (lol) but because I started doing what makes me happy. I stopped my excuses and started believing in me. Watching myself grow is amazing and I can't wait to keep it going in 2019.
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Fashion Week
The Top 3's of Spring 2019
The Spring 2019 Fashion Week Season was a rollercoaster ride. With new appointments, party drama, and rushed collections coming down runway...
The Spring 2019 Fashion Week Season was a rollercoaster ride. With new appointments, party drama, and rushed collections coming down runways, we all needed a break to recollect. I've gathered some top three's that do not included any bad news. Some are opinions and some are actual numbers. Lets start with three new faces who took on their first full season of shows.
TOP 3 NEW FACES OF SPRING 2019
SUBAH KOJ
Living in Australia, Subah Koj was scouted at a Miss South Sudan pageant and was the first African model to open a show for Australia Fashion Week in 2016. She walked for Balmain, Burberry, and Marc Jacobs this season and is a confirmed model for the Victoria Secret 2018 Fashion Show.
ANYELINA ROSA
This model made her debut at the Saint Laurent Fall 2018 show in February this year and took off. Her first shows included Givenchy, Elie Saab, and a few haute couture shows. Cornrows has been deemed her signature look as its shows off her face and many choose this style for her from runway to editorials. Anyelina walked in all four cities this season including being casted for Dior, Missoni, and Rodarte.
KATIA ANDRÉ
Katia is a Brazilian model towering at 5"11 with astrong adrogynous features. She has been modeling for a few years but made her first runway appearance at Jean Paul Gauliters Haute Couture Spring 2018 Show. She walked for 10 shows this season included Dries Van Noten and Miu Miu.
TOP 3 BEAUTY MOMENTS
PETER PILOTTO SPRING 2019
RODARTE SPRING 2019
TOM FORD SPRING 2019
THE 3 SHOWS WITH THE MOST LOOKS
EMPORIO ARMANI
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168 looks
This show may have been the biggest fashion show of 2019. Including 168 looks, taking place at the Milan Liante Airport, 2,000 guests and a concert afterwards. Emporio Armani outdid itself. From surfer boys to sequined fringe gowns, the sporty and chic mix captivated everyone.
RALPH LAUREN
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150 looks
Ralph Lauren celebrated their 50th anniversary in Central Park's Bethesda Terrance in Manhattan this September. With 150 looks and over 100 models of all ages and nationalities, it was nothing short of spectacular. In the audience was Oprah, Iman, Hilary Clinton, Kanye West and more. The show also included a dinner that benefited the Central Park Conservatory.
BURBERRY
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134 Looks
Burberry's Spring 2018 show was the first one under new creative director Riccardo Tisci's belt as he was appointed in March of this year. He was previously at Givenchy for 12 years. Tisci wants to bring a wider range to Burberry as far as generations. He said to Vogue he wants to dress the mother, daughter, father and the son. He definitely covered all bases in 134 looks.
THE 3 MODELS WHO WALKED THE MOST SHOWS
REBECCA LEIGH LONGENDYKE
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42 shows
SORA CHAI
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35 shows
YOON YOUNG BAE
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34 shows
TOP 3 CREATIVE SHOW SETS
LINDER SPRING 2019
CHANEL SPRING 2019
PRABAL GURUNG SPRING 2019
TOP 3 FUNNEST ACCESORIES
Beaded fishnet tights @ Halpern Spring 2019
Lobster shoes @ Libertine Spring 2019
Beaded fox earrings @ Roberta Einer Spring 2019
TOP 3 WOW MOMENTS
Model Aalton Mason showing off some Micheal Jackson moves at Phillip Plein's Spring 2019 show which was influenced by the late legend.
Model Slick Woods walking at the first Savage x Fenty Fashion show pregnant. We later found she was currently in labor while walking. Another pregnant model also walked the show. Can we get a hell yes for the strength of women?
Models at the Saint Laurent Spring 2019 show walked a runway that was filled with water. Lit up palm trees lined the runway that was backdropped by the Eiffel Tower.
TOP 3 SHOWS WITH THE MOST MODELS OF COLOR
PYER MOSS SPRING 2019
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100% models of color casted
CLAUDIA LI
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100% models of color casted
CHROMAT
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91% models of color casted
* Images from Nowfashion.com, Livingly.com, and Youtube.
Shopping
Shop the Fall 2018 Trend: The Turtlenecks You'll Actually Want to Wear
The turtleneck is here and remixed. It's the top your mom grabbed for you for picture day and you reluctantly wore it. It's the comm...
The turtleneck is here and remixed. It's the top your mom grabbed for you for picture day and you reluctantly wore it. It's the common layering piece for the winter that you buy just to stay warm. Whether it makes you feel like you're choking or its a complete no for your wardrobe, let the trend this season change your mind. Below are some mock, funnel, and turtlenecks from Acne Studios, Ganni, Lazy Oaf and more.
SHOP THE FALL 2018 TURTLENECK TREND:
Very fitted turtleneck
by Acne Studios, $180
Shrunken Turtleneck
by Eckhaus Latta, $180
Turtleneck Long-Sleeve Tie-Dye Degradé Velvet Top
by Proenza Schouler, $595
Logo Print Turtleneck Sweater
by Akris Punto, $395
Logo-knit turtleneck sweater
by Balenciaga, $1,390
Tracey Turtleneck Sheer Floral-Print Top
by Brock Collection, $450
Cotton-blend turtleneck sweater
by Y/PROJECT, $460
Sheer Heart Mock-Neck Top
by Lazy Oaf, $55
Printed turtleneck top
by Dries van Noten, $220
Zebra Print Mock Neck Top
by Topshop, $35
High neck top with all-over print
by Bershka, $20
Tiger Polo
by M.I.H. Jeans, $165
Multicolor Floral Sallie Turtleneck
by Erdem, $445
Tilden Mesh Rollneck
from Ganni, $115
Noelle Turtleneck
by Leo Fou Wilfred. $60
Kusama Turtleneck
by 1-01 Babaton, $60
Reflex Print Turtleneck T-Shirt
by MM6 Maison Margiela
Printed Turtleneck Bodysuit
by Diesel, $102
Floral-print stretch-jersey turtleneck top
by Mugler, $650
Zadie Power Mesh Turtleneck Top
in Polka Dot by AFRM, $38
Mask checked stretch-jersey turtleneck top
by Rokh, $325
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Green Fell Turtleneck
by Charlotte Knowles, $490
'Leopard' turtleneck top
by Kenzo, $425
*all images used are from the sites linked.
Collection Review
Inspiration Done Right: Ulla Johnson Spring 2019
It's the first day of Spring 2019 New York Fashion Week and spirits are high. Street style is on and the shows are off to a start. It’s...
It's the first day of Spring 2019 New York Fashion Week and spirits are high. Street style is on and the shows are off to a start. It’s a fashion enthusiast holiday, so like the others I’m stalking The Shows as they go live, waiting for the coverage and photos. As the first day ends I am mesmerized by a collection with patterns clashing, crocheted pieces layered with flowing dresses, and diversity. Ulla Johnson’s Spring 2019 Collection was enchanting. In the Vogue review Johnson stated she was inspired by the Herero tribeswomen and quilters of Gee’s Bend. This caught my attention, so I went to find out, who and what inspired this collection.
GEE’S BEND QUILTMAKERS
Carrying Water, Arthur Rothstein, 1937
About 117 people populate a small town in Wilcox County, Alabama along the river. The town sits at the bend of the river, giving it half of its name, Gee’s Bend. In the early 1800s Joseph Gee started a cotton plantation there, owning 18 slaves. In the mid- 1800s, Joseph Gee passed, leaving the land to nephews who then soon after sold it to another slave owner named Mark Pettway. He moved from North Carolina to Wilcox County, Alabama, bringing almost 100 slaves with him. Slaves lived there well after the abolishment of slavery working as sharecroppers. In the late 1800s, women of the community begin making quilts to use for warmth. They got their quilting fabrics from old clothing and scraps of material.
Sewing a Quilt, Arthur Rothstein, 1937
After slavery the land was sold to a landlord that didn’t keep up with the area and ran himself into debt. During the 1900s the town’s population dwindled. With few resources left after cattle and equipment was seized by people who the absentee landlord owed and a broken ferry system that transported people to the city, money was hard to come by. Also, this was during the time where the Civil Rights Movement was flowing into Alabama. Gee’s Bend got a visit from Martin Luther King, but many of the towns people said his visit did nothing for them, but it did birth the Freedom Quilting Bee.
In 1966, black women in the Wilcox County area decided to begin a cooperative to generate revenue into the area. Some visitors and activists recognized the quilts as a possible way for income also influencing this idea. It gained the attention of art collectors who traveled to Alabama to see the quilts and few eventually auctioned them off upstate. The quilts also caught the eye of Vogue, Sears, and Bloomingdales. This helped the sales of the quilts for the women of the Freedom Quilters Bee.
Crazy Quilt by Plummer T. Pettway and Two-Sided Quilt: "Pinwheel" Variation, And Blocks And Strips by Allie Pettway
Bill Arnett, a historian, came to the community after he had seen a photograph of a quilt from Gee’s Bend. He noticed how beautiful these quilts were and some sold for over $1,000 at auctions. He named the ladies "Gee's Bend Quilters". "Until Bill came along he tol’ us we got artwork," a sweet, thick-accented Arlonzia Pettway said. "And I ain’ know what artwork was." And do not confuse the Gee's Bend Quiltmakers with the Freedom Quilting Bee, they were two separate groups, just with the same mission. A few women from Gee's Bend did join the Quilters Bee but not all.
The ladies’ quilts have gone on to be featured in museums of art in Boston, Houston, New York and even The Smithsonian in Washington, DC. The quilting tradition is still alive in the current generation of the Gee’s Bend descendants.
Loretta Pettway, Matthew Arnett, 2002 and Bricklayer Quilt by her.
Housetop variation, Louisiana P. Bendolph
THE HERERO GENOCIDE AND DRESS
Herero Woman, Juan Kratzmaier, 2008
Above South Africa on the South Atlantic Ocean coast sits the country of Namibia. If you're familiar with African countries you'd know Namibia is known for their beautiful landscapes and large protected conservations. The people of Namibia walk the streets in normal fashion with the richest cultures but tragedy haunts their past.
A genocide largely silenced and unheard of occurred between Germans and the Nama and Herero people (tribes that lived in Namibia) during the early 1900s. In the late 1880s Germans ruled a colony in South West Africa that included a few tribes. The natives of the land rebelled but with little success. At the beginning of the 1900s German leaders of the colony and military decided it was time to take over. Land and cattle were taken into German possession soon after and anyone who rebelled was killed. They didn’t view the tribes as humans. Quoted from General Lothar von Trotha “A humane war cannot be waged against those who are not human.” They killed people, held them captive in camps, and even poisoned the waters nearby that would kill them if they drank it. Researchers estimated the population of the Herero people to be 80,000 before the genocide. By 1908 it was down to 15,000. A little over 80% of the population had been killed or dyed during flee. At the end when Germans felt satisfied with the “extermination” of original natives of the land, they kept the remaining Herero people in camps where they did slave labor.
Namibia didn’t gain independence as a country until 1990 where they detached from South Africa who had been going through apartheid. Today Namibians have their land and freedom back. While piecing their culture back together they decided to showcase their pride in a courageous way. They took some of what belonged to Germany.
Herero Woman in Patchwork Dress, Jim Naughten, 2012
Long dresses fitted under the breast, puffed shoulders, and bell flared to the floor matched by a horn shaped hat. Often a patchwork of fabrics for normal everyday wear or a solid color or fabric for special occasions, this is the Herero Dress. An iconic Victorian dress silhouette was adopted by the Herero women from the German women that once occupied their space.
Anthropologist Dr. Lutz Marten said the Herero people believe that “wearing the enemy's uniform will diminish their power and transfer some of their strength to the new wearer.”
Unknown picture and patchwork on Herero Dresses
The Herero dress is captivating to visitors of the country as it is worn in the highest heats but the women have no complaint. It is a symbol that they have not forgotten the genocide of their people. Germany has issued few half apologies as they try to look over the atrocity but the Herero people will never forget it.
ULLA JOHNSON SPRING 2019 COLLECTION
Ulla Johnson, designer of Ulla Johnson, has an eye for artisanal practices, no surprise that the Herero tribeswomen and the women of Gee’s Bend caught her eye. Her collections often include batik prints, a special wax-resistant dying technique derived from Indonesia use to create pattern fabrics. The brand is also known for the bohemian vibe it gives off with a mix of global influence.
Stating exact inspiration is not common during the fashion seasons. Inspiration from the history and cultures of African and African American people often go unstated. But to start off Fashion Month with exact locations and people who inspired a collection was refreshing. To see the influence placed into the collection where it doesn’t overpower the original aesthetic but drove the designer to push her talents is admirable. It is what fashion has been missing.
You can see the geometric patterns in the tops and bodices of dresses referencing the Gee’s Bend Quiltmakers. Shaped ruffled shoulders hand-woven from raffia, a palm tree native to tropical African regions, was a play on the high puffed shoulders from the Herero dress; along with the patchwork of prints. When you know the inspiration behind something you look it differently. Not only was the collection still eye-catching; the looks now are strong and prideful. You can see struggle in the art but you feel the liberation of overcoming through the free-flowing dresses. That is a collection. That is influence done right.
*Photos of the show are from Vogue.com, WWD.com, and NowFashion.com.
READ MORE ON GEE'S BEND QUILTERS AND THE HERERO TRIBE
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The History of Gee's Bend, Alabama
" by Kyes Stephens for Alabama Online Encyclopedia
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Herero and Nama Genocide
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A Brutal Genocide in Colonial Africa Finally Gets its Deserved Recognition
" by Daniel A. Gross for Smithsonian.com
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Costume drama: How Namibia's Herero tribe subverted the style diktats of their oppressors
" by Peter Popham for The Independent
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Fabric of Their Lives
" by Amei Wallach for Smithsonian Magazine
WATCH
Style Out There: Namibia: The Trauma and Triumph Of Herero Dresses
The Quiltmakers of Gee’s Bend via PBS
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