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LIFE: Target Hosts An Intimate Dinner for Guest Editors with Greg Cunningham – Vashtie, June Ambrose, Harley Viera Newton and Jenne Lombardo

My GUEST EDITING for TARGET has been so surreal. I mean, a brand like TARGET (let alone TARGET), working with little me comes as a super shock. I know I am liked and respected by my peers, but…this is next

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vashtieTV | EPISODE 20: Vashtie’s Essence Magazine Shoot with Marc Baptiste & Freddie Leiba

MARCH 2012, This is a late episode, but sort of important nonetheless. This is the behind the scenes of my ESSENCE MAGAZINE feature shoot with MARC BAPTISTE and styled by Trinidadian FREDDIE LEIBA. It was a super long day, but

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NEWS: Big K.R.I.T. – “Live From The Underground” On Sale Now! #cinematicmusic

I’m so happy for BIG K.R.I.T.!!! His album is finally out and available for an eco-friendly purchase on iTunes (CD’s are bad for the earth). There are some great features on there, including a very specific voice you might recognize

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NEWS: Vashtie & Harley Viera Newton For Target’s TargetStyle.Tumblr.Com – Summer Playlist

Checkout Me and Harley Viera Newton’s Summer Playlist on Target’s Tumblr… The first 6 songs are mine!

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LIFE: Group Art Show – “LOCAL” @ CATM Chelsea – Feat. Works From Vashtie, Kunle Martins, Salehe Bembury, Scott Williams & MORE! (5.31.12)

PRESS RELEASE: CATM CHELSEA and Fund Art Now are proud to present LOCAL “New York City has always been a multi-conglomerated place of destination. It is in New York City where creativity flourishes as a fountain-source of clashing ideas and

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NEWS: Vashtie & Harley Viera Newton – Guest Style Editors for TargetStyle.Tumblr.Com During June!

  Yes!!! Target as in TARGET! My mind is still blown that a major (and I mean major) brand like Target, asked me off all people to be a Guest Style Editor for Target’s Official Tumblr during the month of

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LIFE: A Trip To My Hometown Albany – Tulip Fest & Mother’s Day (5.12.12)

It’s been a long time since I”ve been “back home” to Albany where I was born and raised. I have a lot of fond memories growing up there and I owe a lot of who I am today to my

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NEWS: NY1 x One On 1 x Budd Mishkin & Vashtie Interview (Airing Saturday & Sunday 6:30/9:30PM)

Special thanks to SEAN FLAX and legendary BUDD MISHKIN for the interview. The original interview aired August 29th 2011 and is re-airing this weekend! Be sure to catch it, if you can 🙂 *Me and the homie and host, BUDD

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LIFE: Grey Goose Cherry Noir Dinner Hosted By Kelly Rowland + Mellow Hype (Hodgy & Left Brain) Performance At Airwalk x Already Famous Party (5.25.12)

The lovely folks at Grey Goose invited the stars from the Grey Goose Cherry Noir Commercial (which yes, includes me) for a Private Dinner before their big event all happening at the Gansevoort. A black SUV came to scoop me

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LIFE: Q-Tip & Vashtie Party – Santos Party House (4.12)

Here are some film photos that I snagged at the last soiree me and Q-Tip had. He had just recently celebrated a birthday and me and Elle made him Vegan Cupcakes! I wore a gorgeous BALMAIN dress designed especially for

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LIFE: Cope 2 Solo Exhibit Art Show At Dorian Grey Gallery (3.17.12)

The homie COPE 2 was having a solo exhibit in my hood, so I had to check it out. Miss INDIE 184 was also on deck – looking really fly! We had a nice little catching up session…it’s always nice

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LIFE: Gourmet Footwear F/W 2012 Collection Preview (3.16.12)

My friend Jon Buscemi has been perfecting Gourmet for a minute now out on the West Coast. You may have seen my VH1 Big Morning Buzz Live clip where I featured them as one of my favorite sneaker brands! They

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LIFE: Big K.R.I.T.’s Album Listening Party – “Live From The Underground” (3.15.12)

I am so thankful I get to collaborate with artists like BIG K.R.I.T. He’s not only a major talent, he’s also a genuinely nice guy…which is something you rarely hair about performers. I mean, real-deal nice guy and Southern gentleman.

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vashtieTV | EPISODE 19: Violette x Beats By Dre Collaboration Party – Performance by Joey Bada$$

MARCH 2012, “Oh snap”. That’s exactly what ran through my head when my friend and old manager Candice Pilgrim, (who was now managing the Beats By Dre Store) hit me up with the idea that I should do my own

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LIFE: Project Canvas Exhibit & Auction Gala – Nick Cannon, Mariah Carey, Jeff Staple, Lee Q, Music by DJ M.O.S.! (5.11.12)

Thanks to Tracy Nguyen and team for inviting me to such a fun and art-filled soiree like the Project Canvas Exhibit and Auction Gala. Hosted by Nick Cannon, the event featured original works by; Mariah Carey with Crystal Icing, CeeLo Green

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SCHOOL GIRL CRUSH: Boy Babes 2009 And Beyond

This story was originally posted on October 23, 2012. I first started a blog category titled “SCHOOL GIRL CRUSH” in 2009, which was based on crushes that I had as a youngin’. My crushee’s have ranged from fictional film characters

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LIFE: Wink Wink Pony Pop-Up Shop at Blake Scotland & Cinco De Mayo (5.5.12)

On Saturday, I popped over to the WINK WINK PONY POP-UP SHOP that REBA was having at BLAKE SCOTLAND in the Lower East Side. Of course, the entire family was there (except Sabel Boo because she had some work to

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NEWS: Subscribe to Vashtie on Facebook (Just Social Media Whoring)

Yeah, nothing here but a shameless plug. I’m naturally anti at heart, but I’m being urged to be more virally present while my real self lives in a Matrix Pod. I weep for the future… SUBSCRIBE HERE & HERE &

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LIFE: The Shops at Target & B.O.B’s Album Release – Party Hopping with Greg Cunningham & Bevy Smith (5.1.12)

On Tuesday night, I ventured out with Karl Justin to THE SHOPS AT TARGET event. It was especially grand; red carpet, wild displays and a DJ set by our old friend Theophilus London. Shortly after making our way in, we

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INVITE: Wink Wink Pony at Blake Scotland (5.5.12)

Our dear sweet friend REBA is having a Pop-Up Shop for her brand WINK WINK PONY this Saturday at BLAKE SCOTLAND. You can check out her hand-made bolos (that I inspired according to her) and more – which will be

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FOTO: Elle Clay & Vashtie – Beauty & Essex – Photo By Adam Tetzloff (2012)

VIA DOWNTOWNATDAWN

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LIFE: Birthday Gifts (2012)

Many thanks to the people who love and support me in my blessed life. It is quite simply, the best gift I could ever ask for. Getting actual gifts is pretty awesome also…here’s a few of the amazing goodies I

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LIFE: Vashtie’s Birthday Thang at Beauty & Essex – QuestLove, Wynter Gordon, Pusha-T, Chef Roble – Goodies by Kid Robot & Starbucks Via! (4.30.12)

For the past few years I’ve done public birthday parties and anyone and everyone was always invited. This year, a couple friends suggested that I do something a bit smaller…so I put on a vintage dress and wiggled my way

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SPECIAL DELIVERY: Supreme Spring/Summer 2012 (4.6.12)

I can’t stress how happy I am to finally have my new camera…the Canon G12. I received so many great goodies in the past 2 months, that I can finally properly blog them! Check out some of the latest and

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LIFE: Cedric’s Surprise Birthday Brunch – Slave Gays Part II (4.29.12)

  On Sunday, ELLE & SAMN organized a surprise birthday for one of the most amazing people we know…CEDRIC HAUGHTON. I came to know this amazing soul in 2005 and since then – he’s consistently been one of the most

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SPECIAL DELIVERY: Cole Haan LunarGrand Wingtip Oxford & The Wah Nails Book of Nail Art

Special thanks to Wil Whitney for blessing me with a super fancy pair of the Cole Haan LunarGrands. How genius…a Lunar bottom on an Oxford Wingtip! The style of a dress shoe with the comfort of a sneaker! Perfection! *VLAD

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LIFE: Aaron Bondaroff & Grace Ladoja’s x Big Ben Meets Big Apple Downtown x Santos x 4.20.12

On Friday night, I braved the weird misty weather that we were suffering in The City. My old Londonite friend, Grace Ladoja, was in town with the ladies of WAH NAILS who were celebrating their book release by shop founder

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INVITE: Q-TIP & VASHTIE – SANTOS PLAYHOUSE (4.13.12)

Party over herre.

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WATCH: Grey Goose Cherry Noir Hotel Noir With A-Trak, VV Brown, Neon Hitch – Cameos By Dee & Ricky and Vashtie

I had the amazing opportunity of making a cameo in Grey Goose’s Cherry Noir – Hotel Noir Commercial directed by the amazing Phil Griffin. The commercial stars A-Trak, VV Brown and NeonHitch and has appearances by Myself and Dee &

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LIFE: Easter With My God-Daughter Amaya – Filipino Brunch At Maharlika & Playtime At Thompkins (4.8.12)

Vashtie & Amaya (Easter 2012) It’s that time again when my amazing god-daughter, AMAYA, comes to visit for Easter. Last year, she came right in time for my birthday and I had a special day just hanging with her and

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LIFE: Fear And Self-Loathing In Los Angeles – DJ’ing Jason Richardson’s Birthday & Hanging With Friends

I touched down in Los Angeles on Monday around midnight. I would have some time to chill the next day before I would DJ that evening for Hurdler Jason Richardson’s Birthday Party, then I would head back to New York

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vashtieTV | EPISODE 18: Vashtie on TV – VH1 Big Morning Buzz Live (VIDEO)

MARCH 2012, When I got the call that VH1’s new morning show, “Big Morning Buzz Live”, was interested in having me present a sneaker segment…I was more than floored, I was NERVOUS! Although, it would be my second television appearance

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NEWS: Violette New York x Beats By Dre Limited Edition “TAXI” Headphones #VIOLETTEBEATS

Eh em…I’m super stoked to announce that Violette collaborated with Beats By Dre on a Limited Edition New York Inspired Headset. It was perfect timing when we were approached with the news, since Violette’s upcoming collection is New York City

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vashtieTV | EPISODE 17: Oscars Birthday at Santos Party House

FEBRUARY 2012, We all gathered at Santos Party House to celebrate the birth of our beloved OSCAR (@OSCAR _1992). The DJ’s played some heavy beats and the mood was nostalgic for Club Kid Days of yesteryear. music: Sia – “Clap

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FOTO: Russian Blue Kitty Reading “To Kill A Mockingbird”

Hahahahahahahaha. This is ridiculous. Thanks to Josh Madden for sending it my way.

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LIFE: Odd Future Show At Hammerstein & Afterparty at Santos – Syd Tha Kid, Donald Glover, Theophilus London, Genevieve Jones & More! (3.20.12)

Thanks to Brick and Domo Genesis for always looking out for their fellow dirtbags. Young Scoozle and I made our way to the ODD FUTURE POP-UP SHOP at REED SPACE. We stocked up on some great goodies and I got

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FOTO: Grey Goose Cherry Noir Dinner – Hosted By Selita Ebanks – Bevy Smith, Tamron Hall, Ty Hunter, Chef Roble, Datwon Thomas, Ayaan & Idyl & More!

Yes child, I still have not purchased a new camera because Mercury is still in retrograde. Not trying to have my electronics go crazy because I bought it during the wrong time. Anyways, here are some film and iPhone images

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INVITE: Shortcuts 2 – Odd Future Afterparty – Music By Syd The Kyd, Zebra Katz, Spoek Mathambo & Venus X – Tonight at 11PM (3.20.12)

TONIGHT!!!

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SPECIAL DELIVERY: Pigalle Hooded Sweatshirt & T-Shirt

I miss my French babes, they know style and they know fun. I’m so stoked on their brand Pigalle and it seems everyone else is also. Years later, I finally get some gear…

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FOTO: Vashtie for Karmaloop’s Ladies Spring 2012 Lookbook

Special thanks to Dennis Todisco & Jasmine Imani for this amazing opportunity of modeling for Karmaloop’s Ladies Spring Collection! We shot in the freezing cold of February, but I was super down to have fun and get great shots. I

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