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, 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, It’s Pen here to review the Fresh Skin Apricot Scrub, the Naturally Soothing Oatmeal & Shea Body Lotion, and the Oatmeal & Shea Butter Body Wash by St. Ives. I received these products in March and since that time I’ve had a chance to use them all several times. Honestly, before receiving [...]
Dear Pennies & Pens, Well the time has finally come, this post marks my last and final post for New York Fashion Week Fall/Winter 2013. Hallelujah! OMG, I am so happy you have no idea. LOL. Moving right along, I am so happy to be ending my #NYFW FW 2013 with Alon Livné! Alon is [...]
Dear Pennies & Pens, At last I am finishing up the last of my #NYFW posts. Funny enough, Laura Siegel was actually my last #NYFW event of the season. However, the Fall/Winter 2013 season marked Laura’s fashion week debut. According to the press materials, “The Laura Siegel Fall/Winter 2013 theme is adaptation. Laura looked at [...]
Dear Pennies & Pens, Every designer has a different vision for their collection, its presentation, models, etc. This is one of the many things that makes Fashion Week so interesting, you never know what a show has is in store for you. This season, jewelry designer, Heidi Gardner showcased her version of a “Circus Freakshow” [...]
Dear Pennies & Pens, In spite of a jam packed #NYFW schedule, there’s always designers that you look forward to seeing. This season, Daniella Kallmeyer was one of those designers for me. I attended a press preview for Daniella sometime last year, and since I didn’t get the chance to feature her then, I couldn’t [...]
Dear Pennies & Pens, Most of you have probably heard the name LaQuan Smith as his name has been buzzing on the fashion scene for a couple years now. For those who haven’t, LaQuan Smith is an emerging New York based designer who at 24 has designed custom pieces for pop culture icons like Beyonce`, Alicia [...]
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 [...]
Dear Pennies & Pens, I’m so excited to be writing about TILLYandWILLIAM because they are a fresh new brand that features both womenswear and menswear. So something for both my Pennies & Pens! TILLYandWILLIAM is a fashion design company based in New York. The brand functions on a philosophy of transformability and unisexuality, with a focus on [...]
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