A couple weeks ago I was invited to the MOSLEY TRIBES & OLIVER PEOPLES NYC showroom. Upon arrival, I was greeted by a super cute and fashionable staff who offered me a great selection of beverages (I chose the BEETS…
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special delivery: NOTE FROM RICKY POWELL x FRANK 151
Thanks to the homie Ricky Powell for my signed copy of FRANK 151. Thanks to C GUDDA for grabbing it for me!
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recap: Q-TIP & VASHTIE x YOTEL NYC x GUESTS JONATHAN MANNION, DOM KENNEDY, NORE, GRAND PUBA and more (8.19.11)
*Q-TIP VS. ELLE in a battle of thumb wrestling. Mr. Abstract won every round… *Prom Pose. *JONATHAN MANNION & CHAD GITTENS *AMANDA SEALES & DOM KENNEDY
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life: HAT SHOPPING WITH NATE 6000
We didn’t find you a hat, but it was nice catching up on old times and the ever-chainging city. See you in a month!
invite: Q-TIP & VASHTIE x YOTEL NYC (8.19.11)
*Last night at Yotel. Come and get it!!!
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invite: ROLLING STONED x SMOKE DZA ALBUM RELEASE PARTY x BUN B, ASAP ROCKY, DJ EMILIO SPARKS x HOSTED BY VASHTIE & CALLENDER (8.29.11)
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watch: BJORK – “CRYSTALLINE”
If I ever met Bjork I’d probably cry and bow down at her feet. I’d probably even sell my soul for her and Matthew Barney to give me a baby, which I imagine would levitate and have secret powers. Basically,…
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recap: CLUB HOUSE AT SANTOS x DJ BRENMAR & MELO-X x CURATED BY VASHTIE (8.18.11)
(flyer by EIKNARF) ++++++++++ *Special thanks to HEINEKEN for the open bar… *J.SCOTT and crew *MELO-X *NIGEL SYLVESTER & HAWAII MIKE *By the way. I left my BlackBerry last year for an iPhone. It changed my life, but I’m still…
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news: LUAR ZEPOL FW2011 LOOKBOOK x BY KEN MARCELLE
I’m so proud of mi amour RAUL LOPEZ! Check out his latest collection at LUARZEPOL.COM
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behind the scenes: VASHTIE x VIBEVIXEN SHOOT x PHOTOGRAPHED BY JEN PHAN
More behind the scenes photos from the VIBEVIXEN.COM shoot I did a couple weeks ago. It’s still not up, but I’ll let you know when it is. Thanks to darling JEN PHAN for the photos!
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watch: “PASSION OF THE CRAFT” (TRAILER) BY THIS IS BANDIT
(As seen on DJ SEMTEX’S site…) A few months ago, couple of adorable Danes and one Brit (otherwise known as THISISBANDIT) came to interview me for their film; PASSION OF THE CRAFT (I love that name). The piece features some…
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grub: GOKURI GRAPEFRUIT SODA
I stumbled upon this at my local Asian market, M2M. This Grapefruit soda is something like Ting, but fresher with pulp inside.
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re-cap: Q-TIP & VASHTIE x YOTEL NYC x 8.12.11
After a super successful test run at YOTEL last week, with attendees like; JAY-Z, NAS, ALICIA KEYS & SWIZZ, DJ KHALED and more…Q-TIP and I had our second soiree on Friday. TALIB KWELI & NORE came out to kick it…
watch: ASAP ROCKY – “PESO”
So, although I couldn’t rock with the first video from ASAP ROCKY for certain visual reasons…I’m really feeling his second video for “PESO”. Sidenote…ASAP ROCKY should do a song with AESOP ROCK. Check it out… (DIR. ABTEEN BAGHERI)
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listen: THE PRICKS – “WAKE UP”
“Long Beach Cali Natives The Pricks drop the 2nd release of their EP “Message of Hope†that drops Aug 18th. This track is titled “Wake Up†and was inspired by the hardships of life & the vices that comes along…
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life: DOUBLE BIRTHDAY BARBECUE AT SMOKIN’ AL’S IN LONG ISLAND FOR STEPHEN & DREW BARR (8.7.11)
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO STEPHEN & DREW BARR!!! Oh man, another pair of peeps that I am lucky to have in my life. I met these gentle giants when we worked at NIKE 255. DREW taught me how to properly box…
life: SABEL BOO’S BROOKLYN BIRTHDAY BASH (8.6.11)
On a rainy Saturday evening, we gathered at REBA’s & ROSS’s place to have one of the most entertaining and colorful nights I’ve had all year in honor of our girl SABEL. It’s amazing to take a step back and…
grub: MEATBALL SHOP
Not gonna lie. I slept on the place…hard. Everyone urged me to go and I took my sweet time to walk just a few blocks from home to dine at this genius restaurant. Not only is it super affordable, at…
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life: TYING THE KNOT WITH RACHEL AND ANDREW IN QUEENS (7.29.11)
I’m not a “wedding” kind of gal, but I love love! I almost teared up when my old and dear friend ANDREW BARR (brother of STEPHEN BARR, aka DJ HUGGY BEAR) told me he had proposed to his amazing girlfriend…
watch: THE PRICKS – “GHETTO BLASTER” FEAT B REAL & SMOKE DZA
The Pricks teamed up with B-Real of cypress Hill & Smoke DZA for the remix of the Long Beach natives classic “GhettoBlaster”. These guys give me such a nostalgic 90’s vibe, I love it! The Pricks New EP “A MESSAGE…
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vashtiemade: PINK OTIS (VIDEO)
vashtiemade: PINK OTIS from va$htie on Vimeo. ++++++++++ LAZY SUMMER NIGHT + EDITING LESSON FOR YOUNG SCOOZLE x HEARING “OTIS” SONG WHICH REMINDED ME OF “PRETTY IN PINK” = THIS.
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invite: JAMISON SARTESCHI ART SHOW x GALLERY ONETWENTYEIGHT x 8.3.11
I always love attending JAMISON SARTESCHI’S ART SHOWS and I’m gone be there come opening night! Come check it out!!! JAMISON SARTESCHI ART SHOW OPENING 128 RIVINGTON, LOWER EAST SIDE WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 3rd, 6-8PM WWW.JAMISONSARTESCHI.COM
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behind the scenes: VIBE VIXEN PHOTOSHOOT (7.29.11)
Thanks to Datwon Thomas for this great opportunity! I just shot a great spread with the folks at VIBEVIXEN.COM. Originally they asked for a swimwear spread, which made me cringe. I barely go to the beach in a bikini let…
grub: 10 EVERYDAY FOODS MADE WITH DISGUSTING INGREDIENTS
Article via BUZZFEED. When I was 12, I declared myself VEGETARIAN in the name of love…having had a crush on my brothers best friend BRIAN ANDERSON who was a non-meat eating stud. By the time I was 14, I had…
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special delivery: NEW GREY ANT SUNGLASSES – “NEW FOUNDRY” & “WAX 4”
Shout out to the homie NATALIE from GREY ANT who stays hooking a sister up! Some of you remember the GREY ANT “KENNEDY’S” or the GREY ANT “STATUS” shades she also sent me in the past. Their sunnies are always…
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vashtieTV | EPISODE 15: VASHTIE IN THE NEW YORK TIMES
MAY 2011, When writer Alexis Swerdloff reached out to write an article on me for THE NEW YORK TIMES, I was shocked. In fact, I thought it was a cruel joke. Seriously…Me? In THE NEW YORK TIMES featured in my…
listen: NANDO – “PASSPORT” (MIXTAPE COVER ART FEAT. VASHTIE AS “BEATRIX KIDDO”)
I’m super honored to have been drawn as one of my all-time favorite characters, BEATRIX KIDDO of KILL BILL, for  Nando‘s Mixtape artwork. He’s a fresh new artist who always shows me love and you guys should be checking for…
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life: HEINEKEN x NEW ERA x COMPLEX x INFLUENCER LAUNCH (7.14.11)
++++++++++ *JARRETT COBBS, ELLE CLAY & COLTRANE CURTIS *DJ WONDER the conductor *HYUN KIM & KHARI PARSON *LEGENDARY DAMON & OMARION
life: BIRTHDAY DINNER FOR NATALIE LEVY AT MOGADOR (7.9.11)
Happy Birthday Sweet Girl! You are my style twin, I LOVE your family and in our next lifetime you will be my same-sex marriage wife (or husband, depending on which role you want!)
grub: A RED DELICIOUS DINNER AT APL ON ORCHARD STREET (LES)
Thanks to THINK PR for the invite to a delicious meal at APL (pronounced APPLE)! What a cute name for a restaurant on Orchard Street. Everything was yum and appropriately priced! ++++++++++ Korean short rib “tacos” $8 pickled / carrots…
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support: SAVE JERRY’S ASTOR PLACE NEWSSTAND – SIGN THE ONLINE PETITION!!!
Jerry Delakas is a sweet old man who has been running the Astor Place Newsstand for the past 24 years and he is facing eviction! You can help by SIGNING HIS PETITION – HERE!!! ++++++++++ “12 hours a day,…
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special delivery: AIR JORDAN 7 – “BORDEAUX’S”
Got these last month and forgot to blog them… ++++++++++ Photo by ELTON ANDERSON (more to come soon!)
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life: DJ CASSIDY BIRTHDAY AT THE INTREPID (7.6.11)
DJ CASSIDY has the best birthday parties – ever. Better than any big name celebrity or royal official. This year his birthday party took place on the INTREPID – proof enough of how major his soirees are! My photos are…
