Dear Pennies & Pens, A few weeks ago, I was forced to live the life of a chicken nugget when I was dipped into some straight whack sauce. But unlike a chicken nugget, I was dipped into whack sauce instead some tangy BBQ sauce. How did this happen?! Well, somehow I was experiencing bad allergies, [...]
Dear Pennies & Pens, Recently, I had the pleasure of attending a panel discussion for Origin Africa. What is Origin Africa, you ask? Origin Africa is an ongoing campaign and initiative by USAID COMPETE dedicated to improving African trade, matching the many educated, talented and skilled African designers and entrepreneurs with experienced industry leaders to facilitate, coordinate and advance “trade, not aid” [...]
Dear Pennies & Pens, A few weeks ago, I had the pleasure of attending a press preview for the new film “Scatter My Ashes at Bergdorf’s”. The film is basically a documentary on the legendary luxury retailer Bergdorf Goodman. It features commentary from fashion industry heavyweights, employees of Bergdorf’s, and many more who all reflect [...]
Dear Pennies & Pens, Earlier this month, I had the chance to attend my first art fair: The Affordable Art Fair here in NYC. I’ve been to my share of art exhibits, museums, and art shows but never an art fair. Some of you may even remember that I did the PR for Fashion Illustration: A [...]
Dear Pennies & Pens, About a month ago, I received an invite to a private reception at the Galeria Melissa which is a dedicated gallery space in Manhattan’s SoHo neighborhood that serves as Melissa Shoes’ exclusive American outpost. Melissa Shoes was celebrating its one year anniversary with press, VIP, friends, and other supporters. To celebrate the [...]
Dear Pennies & Pens, Solange Knowles has been in constant rotation on my iPod since she dropped Sol-Angel and the Hadley St. Dreams in 2008. Now with her latest EP, TRUE, she’s just about the only artist I listen to. I absolutely love every single track from this album. There is not one song I [...]
Dear Pennies & Pens, About a month ago, I received a press release titled, “When Fashion and Home collide: Alexander McQueen and Martin Patrick Evan – a True Couture Collection for the Home.” I receive many press releases, media alerts, etc but this one truly caught my eye. And although, I knew it would take me a month to get this article [...]
Dear Pennies & Pens, During New York Fashion Week, I also attended the ØDD Fall/Winter 2013 presentation. ØDD was previously a men’s only line however, this season, the avant garde label expanded to include womenswear. According to the press materials: “This season, both genders will find the juxtaposition of refined tailoring met with uniquely “ØDD” silhouettes. The [...]
Dear Pennies & Pens, Not too long ago, during New York Fashion Week, I had the pleasure of attending Highland’s Fall/Winter 2013 presentation. Highland is an NYC based menswear brand by fashion & costume designer, Lizzie Owens. In fact, this show marked Highland’s first New York Fashion Week presentation. Highland has been around for 3 years [...]
Dear Pennies & Pens, During New York Fashion Week, I saw London based designer, Alessia Prekop’s Fall/Winter 2013 collection. This collection was outstanding! I really loved the pops of color, which were red, pink, and purple. The collection was very chic and I can tell it was designed for a real woman. Drawing inspiration from [...]
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