PREMIERE

Although you've probably long forgot about it by now,

I co-styled my first music vid for the new girl group, The Stunners a while back.

And I just found out that the girls have {finally} released their music vid

for their new single,

"Dancing Around the Truth."

As of now, the girls will be touring with Justin Bieber to promote the record,

so be on the lookout for them!

THE BOMB DOT COM

So I just so happened to log into Facebook and noticed that someone left me

a post on my wall saying that they seen me on The Fashion Bomb,

which is one of my favorite blogs.

And after checking out the site for myself,

scrolling past posts about Cassie, Brandy & Ray J,

THERE I AM! lol

You all should definitely peep the site ASAP!!!

Special thanks to The Fashion Bomb for making me the "Bombshell of the Day!"

Aaaah,

what a way to start the day! :)

ONE TOUGH COOKIE

Notice anything different

about these photos?!??...

I FINALLY GOT A NEW CAMERA!!!! :)

Earlier this week, Kev & I headed to Target for a few items,

and I spotted the lovely Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W330! lol

I've had my eye on it for a few weeks & have been complaining about my need for a camera,

so I finally bit up the nerve to put my money where my mouth is...

and I haven't stopped snapping ever since!!

NO MORE MACBOOK PICS! lol

Just to give you an idea of how amazing my new camera really is,

I decided to take a photo of my closet.

Isn't it awesome!!?!?!? lol

I know that I may sound corny,

but who cares?!!

I've been in desperate need of a camera that is capable of capturing

the essence of me! haha

Anywho,

after a lonnnnnng overdue hiatus,

I decided to get my hair cut yesterday.

It was growing faster than ever before, and I was starting to look like

some type of sheep dog. lol

And being that I'm getting a bit bored of my doo,

I figured it best to try something new!

Let me know what you all think of it!!!!

*Special shoutout to Eric of Infinite Styles who did the big chop!*

Faux gold & black bamboo earrings:: H&M

Old school flip-up shades

Gold chained necklace attached to multi-chain necklace:: both from Forever 21

Black moto leather jacket

White racerback tee:: Target

Lumberjack shirt w/ hood:: Kev's closet lol

Black studded bangle:: H&M

Army green pants:: Forever 21

Black buckled peep-toe booties:: Forever 21

Later on that evening,

my family went to my youngest sister Aliyah's high school cheer banquet.

She's almost finished with her first year as a high schooler

while my other sister Taylor will be graduating this May!

{Man, I'm getting old! lol}

From left to right: Me, and my sisters Aliyah & Taylor.

My mom & I.

A WALK ON THE WILD SIDE

It's a personal relief of mine to discover fashionable finds that

scream out for attention.

Bright colors and abstract prints are exciting ways to distinguish yourself

from the blah, the bland, and the boring.

I love spotting pieces that you can't help but stare at;

things that spark interesting conversations.

With that being said,

I wanted to share with you all a few funky ensembles that

will surely add vibrance to any closet!

Tibi printed satin-jersey dress

Rick Owens angular leather jacket

Jimmy Choo candy acrylic shoulder clutch

Melody Ehsani matrix earrings

Burberry Prorsum knotted leather sandals

Giambattista Valli animal-print silk-shantung coat

Anya Hindmarch byron patent-leather clutch

Kenneth Jay Lane gold multi-chain necklace

Yves Saint Laurent metal cutout-detail cuff

Charlotte Olympia eve ankle boots

DRKSHDW by Rick Owens robot denim & leather jacket

Lisa Marie Fernandez neon green Jasmine dress

Fendi suede chiffon cutout sandals

Balmain night pearl leather clutch

Dannijo finley silver plated Swarovski earrings

Dannijo sparo silver plated Swarovski cuff

Marc by Marc Jacobs zip-pull studs

WATCH OUT HERE I COME

Sheesh!

I'm a busy bee! lol

With the LUX fashion show finally out of my hair,

I have a whole lot of catching up to do with school.

The show was AMAZING, yet the photos have been m.i.a!

I've been trying to get my hands on them,

but it's just my luck that I've received none of them.

Aside from the show, I have some even GREATER news to share with you all!

My amiga Keisa Sullivan let me know that celeb stylist Mr. Bradshaw

was in need of designers for a major magazine shoot!

So of course, she put him in contact with me and my pieces are being shot as we speak!!!

I can't completely reveal which celeb is going to be wearing my pieces,

but I guess I can give you a hint!!!

2 words:

Harajuku Barbie

lol ;)

If you can't figure it out,

then I guess you'll just have to wait for when the issue hits the stands!!!

**This just in!!!**

I just got word that my designs will be part of yet another photoshoot for an

upcoming magazine this Sunday!

Be sure to be on the lookout for a behind-the-scenes peek via Twitter!

Gold & pearl earrings

Gold chained necklace

Light gray sweatshirt blazer

Funky plaid bustier

Brown woven belt

Teal bangle

Boyfriend denim {from the men's section lol}

Magenta high socks

Taupe booties

*All from Forever 21*

SHOWTIME

On Monday night, I was one of the many black designers who's designs were featured in UC Riverside's very own Black Homecoming Fashion Show!

One of the organizations on campus {African Student Programs} came up with the idea of having a Black Homecoming for UCR's African-American students in an effort to raise money for various events that they have planned for the rest of the school year.

Even though I've been sewing constantly,

I'm glad that I got to showcase my work at the fashion show.

Because of the hectic craziness backstage with models changing

and the fact that I temporarily lost my Blackberry,

I was unable to snap pics of the models who were rockin' my designs :(

BUT WAIT!

Don't be too disappointed lol

I'm going to be part of a HUGE fashion/music/art event at my school called LUX

that is set to happen this Friday!

Personally, I'm more amped for this show lol

So I will definitely take pics for you all of the intense backstage action :)

In the meantime,

I'll give you all a peek at what I wore to the show on Monday night!

FYI: Peep the neckpiece! MADE BY YOURS TRULY! ;)

Black fabric earring:: Forever 21

Black bodycon dress with lace detail:: H&M

Purple geometric neckpiece:: Made by ME! :)

Teal tank:: Forever 21

Acid wash vest:: Forever 21

Teal bangle:: Forever 21

Ingigo suede pumps:: Forever 21

PEDAL TO THE FLOOR

With my Spring Break officially coming to an end and school starting back this week,

I must admit, I'm sad that my break wasn't longer.

I've been sewing like a madwoman for the past week or so,

causing my break to be full of nothing but pin cushions and piles of fabric while my college peeps were partying it up in Miami, NYC and the Bahamas.

But I know that first comes the work....and then the play!

Rather than soaking up some sun I've been prepping for 2 fashion shows

that I'm involved in at my school next week!

So far, I've made 10 pieces but I'm shooting for 15-20 lol

I'm such an overachiever

....well, sometimes lol

And for the project I'm working on,

I decided to call it "Vanity Girl" {what a coincidence! :)}

I wanted to try my hand at something different,

and wanted to make clothes that were for that fashion savvy girl who's all about

looking fab at all times!

Since I have TONS of creating to do,

I'll leave you all with some of my inspiration for the collection!

ENJOY!!!

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BLOW OUT THE CANDLES

I'm 21!!!!!!

Finally! I'm legal in every way, shape and form! lol

My birthday weekend got kicked off on Friday with my mom treating me to dinner

at one of my favorite restaurants, P.F. Chang's.

My mom, sisters, and boyfriend Kevin all stuffed our faces

with some good ol' Chinese cuisine.

Saturday wasn't too eventful since I had to work,

but I made sure to treat myself to some shopping lol

On Sunday

{the actual day of my birthday}

Kevin && I headed 2 Balboa Beach, were I intended to have a beach party.

However, ...lol

even though I told tons of my friends to come at around 3,

I was starting to get bored since me & Kev arrived at the beach at noon! lol

Because his family had something special planned for me,

we packed everything up and headed to L.A. instead.

We then all headed over to Venice Beach,

where we spotted a bicycle decked out in fur,

bums arguing to the point of someone getting stabbed,

and plenty of other off-the-wall things.

Being that I was finally "of age" to do anything I wanted,

I decided to see if I'd be able to buy any alcohol...

and it worked! lol

Even though the cashier guy did a double take at my i.d.

{probably since my picture was taken when I was 15}

he gave me the okay to grab whatever I wanted lol

Not that I'm the drinking type,

but it feels good to finally use my i.d. and not get rejected! haha

We walked around the beach for a while,

ate the biggest pizza I've ever had,

and pop-locked as people walked by but we didn't make any money lol

One of the homeless guys had a piano and jammed on it for me.

Even though I was a lil' freaked out by this girl asking for a knife

so she can stab the bum that she got in an argument with,

we all had a good time lol

As we headed back to the car,

we spotted the famous "Muscle Man" of Venice Beach

and everyone insisted that I take a picture with him.

After he made sure that I was at least 18

{I guess since some parents freak out at their

underaged daughters taking pics with him lol}

Kev's family shooed me toward him to snap a picture of us.

I stood there with my hands by my sides, nervous! lol

This guy was super buff and wearing the TINIEST speedo I've ever seen!

The Muscle Man told me not to be scared, and that he wouldn't bite lol

After he put both of my arms around him, he growled in my ear!!!!! lol

And with a flash from the camera,

my reaction was captured forever hahahah

After leaving Venice, we headed back to Kev's family's house,

where they sung "Happy Birthday" to me.

Once I blew out all 21 candles of my triple chocolate cake,

I smashed whipped cream into Kev's face.

He grabbed a small piece of cake and I thought he was going to do the same

but instead, he fed it to me.

And just when I thought I was off the hook,

I turned around and SPLAT!!!

Kev's uncle smashed the ENTIRE cake into my face!!!

I was in such shock that all I could do was stand there! lol

Never in my 21 years of life has that happened to me.

But I guess there's a first time for everything lol

All in all, I had a lot of fun for my birthday.

Thank you all for the love!!

Here's to another year of life! :)

SLAVING AWAY

Hey loves!!

I apologize for my lack of posting!

This week is finals week and I've been in grind-mode trying to

work on my last assignments for the quarter.

I'm currently slaving over this 15-paged paper for my ethnic studies class!

I'm on page 11, so I guess I'm on a roll! hahahhah

It's due by tomorrow evening so I'll be sure to hit you guys with a post as soon as I can!

OH!

My 21st birthday is this Sunday! :)

That's something worth mentioning lol

However, I still haven't come to a decision about how I want to celebrate.

I've been so busy that I have yet to go get my license renewed,

and since most of my closest friends aren't 21 yet,

I'll probably end up doing something thats underage friendly lol

Beach bash perhaps????

We shall see!!

JUST BE COOL

Brown old-school flip up shades: Society Boutique

Gold & pearl earrings:: Forever 21

Multi-chained necklace:: Forever 21

Cream racerback:: Forever 21

Denim vest:: Forever 21

Black belt:: Forever 21

Black acid leggings:: Forever 21

Black studded bracelet:: H&M

Taupe booties:: Forever 21