Hello my darlings! I started blogging for Dual Show, just two days ago. Their website focuses on new trends in fashion, beauty, lifestyle and community. I thought you'd might like to take a look at my very first post for them. Here it is! … [Read more...]

Up and coming Nigerian-born designer, Duro Olowu has taken the fashion world by storm with his unique style. His designs are flushed with an assortment of African prints and unexpected color combinations. Have a look! “I think fashion should be joyful—it shouldn't dictate to women but it should invite them into the fantasy of the designer who is making … [Read more...]

The brown paper bag test is undoubtedly the most dishonorable moment in African American history. For those of you who are unfamiliar with this practice, in the early 1900’s, certain privileged African Americans would perform an actual test on other members of the black community for the sole purpose of determining whether they were white enough to be accepted into their … [Read more...]

There's something so aristocratic about the English Countryside trend. It certainly seems to be a prevalent theme at NYFW. The tweed jackets, the ascots, the top hats, the jodhpur pants are absolutely poetic, don't you think? These darling ensembles makes me yearn for the romanticism period. … [Read more...]

My mother came home this afternoon with a box full of organic tomatoes. As it turns out, one of her friends had three boxes of these little beauties in her house and needed to part with a few dozen of them. As my she plopped the heavy load onto our kitchen floor, I asked her what I think is a very important question, "who's going to eat all of … [Read more...]

I was blog hopping today, hopping sounds a bit hip hop-ish doesn't it? Anyway, while browsing the elegant design blog, La Dolce Vita, I came upon a darling little post about beautifully organized perfume bottles. I'm always curious about what type of fragrances friends and family spritz themselves with in the morning before leaving for … [Read more...]

I welcomed Valentine's Day with the cutest email from my friend Kos this morning. Since she didn't have the time to do the usual Valentine's Day fare, i.e., cards, chocolate, roses, which is understandable when you have an infant. She sent all of her friends a link to the most adorable pictures of her son, Silas, decked out in his Valentine's Day garb. It just so … [Read more...]

I was just asked to be someone's valentine (someone very special to me) it was so utterly sweet and innocent that it felt like my very first time ever being asked.   With that said, do you remember your first valentine? I can't say that I do, the old noggin isn't as sharp as it used to be. So my darlings, what are you doing for Valentine's Day today? … [Read more...]