Archive for the 'My 2 Cents' Category

Kelis: The Original Bad B*tch

25Nov09

Crossing over from R&B to pop/techno (was she ever really R&B?)? Check. Cutting off all her hair, going from a bob to a crop? Check. Dressing crazy and rocking unheard of designers? Check. Using rock beats and slaying them with technically R&B vocals? Check. Since 1999 (when her Kaleidoscope album dropped) Kelis‘ style and sound [...]


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Dear Tyra, We Get It!

21Nov09

After 13 seasons of America’s Next Top Model, I think it’s about that time the plug gets pulled. 13 young women who were promised the opportunity to be what Tyra Banks was in her hay-day, a top model. 13 winners, 13 beautiful women, 13 dreams materialized, and not 1 top model:

I’m sure all the winners, [...]


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Teyana Taylor Has Dope Lips

30Oct09

No, really, she does! The 18-year-old Jackie of all trades is adding another venture to her already over flowing resume, Dope Lips:

These pictures are HAUTE!! The business! Werk! In a recent interview with TV and Radio Personality, Egypt, she spoke on her line of glosses:
“I have a lipgloss line coming out called Dope lips, we [...]


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Damned If They Do, Damned If They Don’t…

30Sep09

That’s exactly the situation here. Mattel recently announced the launch of  So In Style, a new line of ethnic Barbie’s. This collection consists of three different dolls, Grace, Kara & Trichelle, and features more ethnic features such as fuller lips, a wider nose, distinctive cheek bones, and curly hair:

Now, there is a reason I have titled [...]


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Tyra Doesn’t Impress Joy Bryant

23Sep09

Nope. Not one bit. After Tyra Banks‘ recent season opener for her talk show, with her showcasing her real hair, hit the air– everyone weighed in, and not everyone was impressed. Joy Bryant being one of them:

I voiced my opinion on this very here blog, and honestly I was not impressed, looks like Joy felt [...]


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Tyra Banks Gets Real

10Sep09

It seems like all the good stuff has been happening in day time talk show world. Oprah went to Brooklyn with Jay-Z, Whitney gave her first on air interview in years (which I can’t wait for!), and Tyra Banks showed her real hair!

She has been promoting this episode for a long [...]


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Why Won’t You Let Me Be Great?: The Deterioration Of The Urban Apparel Business

01Sep09

For years, fashion has been a creative and often times necessary outlet for designers. Designers! Creators and fans of ARTWORK, that was designed with the consumer in mind. Clothing companies consisted of a creative director that was a mastermind in coming up with concepts for collections, ad campaigns, and runway shows because they lived and [...]


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Jourdan Dunn Is Pregnant?!

31Aug09

Wait, where was I?

While checking out New York Magazine’s fashion blog, The Cut, I came across a tid bit that model Jourdan Dunn is pregnant. For those of you not in the know Jourdan Dunn is a 19 year old model who has been making waves in the fashion industry. Her subsequent rise to “fame” [...]


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Tell ‘Em Why You Mad

01Feb09

Michelle Obama has left the black fashion community in an uproar:

Apparently, the First Lady has left a bad taste in a few peoples mouths when she attended the swearing in ceremony and Inaugural Ball for her husband President Barack Obama NOT wearing something made by a black designer:
The Black Artists Association is upset with our new First [...]


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