to my dear great friend, brilliant photographer and quite possibly the funniest man i know…HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!! we’ve come a long way from slanging t-shirts at STUSSY on WOOSTER STREET and sneaking into parties. in times like these, i’m so thankful…
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conversate: CHAT WITH KARL ABOUT MY EXPERIENCE WATCHING “TWILIGHT” FOR THE FIRST TIME
are you guys into that whole TWILIGHT thing? i’m so new to this whole movement. up until 2 months ago i thought TWILIGHT was a television show. then recently, i found out that 3 of my very dear friends love…
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foto: MY GOD-DAUGHTER HAS COME DOWN WITH A CASE OF…
BIEBER FEVER. good thing i have this foto – she might consider me cool now!
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life: HARDFEST WITH THEOPHILUS LONDON AT GOVERNOR’S ISLAND/NYC (@THEOPHILUSL AND @JB3MUSIC) (7.24.10)
this might have been the hottest day on the planet and normally i’m not an outdoor festival kind of gal, but when THEOPHILUS asked me to DJ and SHOOT him for the festival – i was down. this would be…
muse: WHERE MY FASCINATION WITH BRAIDS BEGAN…
there is something i always wanted to do as a kid, but my mama wouldn’t let me at the time…extension braids! *photo by MEL D.COLE ++++++++++ DENISE HUXTABLE JADE JANET JACKSON – VELVET ROPE ERA PATRA ICONS OF THE 90’s…
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party pics: BIG FUN & 1992 AT CV RIVINGTON (7.21.10)
++++++++++ *@OSCAR_1992 and @CURRY_IN_A_HURRY *LUKE and his AUSSIE BOYS! *JASMINE SOLANO, ME and DANAI *RAFAEL RIOS, ANGELO BAQUE and GUEST *YOUNG SCOOZLE aka SCOTT WILLIAMS *DINNER *HYUN and EDDIE *CHUBBS and JOHNNY KILLEFACE *SABEL and EBONY WILDCAT (smuggled some REDBULL…
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life: NIKE OPENS A SHOP IN HARLEM (7.16.10)
thanks to WILL PERKINS for inviting me. *YOUNG SCOOZLE aka SCOTT WILLIAMS designed that basketball apple! good job mister. *the shop has the history of basketball, from the first pair of kicks worn to play and even an actual onesie…
special delivery: NIKE WMNS AIR MAX TRAINER ONE + “JUST KIDS” BOOK BY PATTI SMITH
very special thanks to ALEX TANGUAY over at NIKE for sending me these super lightweight and magnificent athletic shoe. it MIGHT just send me fat ass back to the gym…who knows. * i misread “PLANT” as “PAINT” and i got…
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watch: “the skinNY” (thank you @fatjew)
i feel like the life that has been sucked out of me by these wildly ridiculous “NEW YORK” shows has been handed back to me by this trailer alone. just peeped this on BLOGUE.US “…It is like Sex And The…
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foto: SOHO STROLLS (circa 2005)
when kicks and bright colors were all the rage… *SUPER DAEV, MJ, SORAYA + BABY, OSCAR and ME.
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info: WHICH PRODUCTS MAY BE HARMFUL TO YOUR HEALTH? @EWGTOXICS
about a year ago, while i was visiting update ALBANY for the holidays – i ran into an old high school chum, MIA. she informed me that she had been working for an organization that deals with informing people of…
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life: A VIDEOTAPE HAS SURFACED THAT MAY VERY WELL RUIN VASHTIE
…it would be bad-ass if it were something explicit and R-RATED, like me round house kicking a polar bear or robbing a bank — NO. the video found is far worse. it is my first film…EVER! (so embarrassing) in high…
invite: HOOKIE JAMS hosted by 1992’s OSCAR & VASHTIE – MUSIC BY DJ SOUL and DJ ELI ESCOBAR (7.21.10) at CV 105 RIVINGTON
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VIOLETTE SALE EXTRAVAGANZA!!!
V I O L E T T E Â N E W Â Y O R K V I O L E T T E Â N E W Â Y O R K V I O L E T…
life: SIAMESE KITTY RESCUE IN TRENTON – WALLFLOWERS AT GREENHOUSE NYC – SHOPPING WITH VERONICA WEBB
a couple weeks ago, KARL JUSTIN set out to find himself a SIAMESE KITTY – whom he would name TOFU. after researching RESCUE ORGANIZATIONS, he found a 3 year old currently named SEBASTIEN in TRENTON. we rented a ZIPCAR and…
special delivery: MARC JACOBS SUNGLASSES AND A MICHAEL JACKSON PRINT BY AWOL ERIZKU
*special thanks to JOEY LOPEZ. +++++ a couple years ago OSCAR and i met AWOL ERIZKU, upcoming artist and recent graduate from COOPER UNION. since then he’s kept me up to date with the art shows at his school. it’s…
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foto: “TOM FOOLERY IN TOMPKINS SQUARE PARK” VASHTIE BY ANGELO BAQUE (2009)
after we interviewed DIDDY for the SUPREME MAGAZINE in 2009, we wandered into the EAST VILLAGE for what we do best…no, not hooking after dark, but an impromptu photo shoot that always results in the best photos i’ve seen of…
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launch: I AM PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE…vashtieTV
it’s so funny how our technological age has forced us to be our own spokespeople. it seems we all changed overnight into wordpressing, tweeting and tumbling madmen. it’s almost as if we don’t exist if we don’t have a digital…
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interview: COMPLEX MAGAZINE x VASHTIE’S 50 FAVORITE SNEAKERS OF ALL TIME BY CHESTER BERRY
FULL INTERVIEW HERE!!! FULL INTERVIEW HERE!!! FULL INTERVIEW HERE!!!
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interview: THE TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO GUARDIAN x VASHTIE (6.20.10)
special thanks to LAURA DOWRICH-PHILLIPS for the nice write up and interview. PEEP THE FULL INTERVIEW HERE.
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random: TRINIDAD MADE JAMAICA HOT!
(okay my fellow JAMAICANS, i mean no harm in the title so please don’t form your hands into a gun and pretend shoot me). when people think of the most popular place in the Caribbean, they usually think of JAMAICA…
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life: VITAMIN SHOPPING AND GENERAL LOLLY-GAGGING (6.2010)
*food at LA ESQUINA. *LUKE, ELLE and STEPHEN.
behind the scenes: IFC’S “DINNER WITH THE BAND” – THEOPHILUS LONDON – VASHTIE (1.2010)
not sure if you guys got a chance to check the showing last night of IFC’s “DINNER WITH THE BAND” starring CHEF SAM MASON and THEOPHILUS LONDON and THE LOVERS. THEO asked me to be his special guest and help…
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foto: HAPPY BIRTHDAY MOM (and also to my fellow CANCERS!)
i know you’ll never read this because you don’t have a computer, internet or cell phone – BUT i’m taking you on your first (and long overdue) vacation, so we can sip pina coladas on a beach and flirt with…
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art: GREATEST FAN ART THAT YOU’VE SEEN THUS FAR
shoutout to all these wonderful artists who took the time out of their day to visually interpret my mug! you rule. i have yet to attempt a real self portrait. *BY B.DENISE (http://www.myspace.com/bdeniseart) +++++ *BY KREEMO (http://twitter.com/kreemoclothing) +++++ *BY ASHLEY…
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foto: FRENCH BRAIDS AND DICKIES – BY ANGELO BAQUE (circa 2001)
ANGELO and i taking a break outside STUSSY (on WOOSTER STREET), where we worked. this style was a favorite of mine…also seen here
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watch: THEOPHILUS LONDON and VASHTIE ON IFC’s “DINNER WITH THE BAND” + CHEF SAM MASON (TUESDAY NIGHT!!! 6.29.10 @ 10:30 ET/PT)
IFC’S DINNER WITH THE BAND PRESENTS SPECIAL GUESTS THEOPHILUS LONDON ON JUNE 29 AT 10:30PM ET/PT Sam Mason Presents A Caribbean Themed Menu As THEOPHILUS LONDON Plays New Urban Pop Melodies In The Loft 06.23.2010 – The new IFC Original…
watch: MIAMI WITH VASHTIE AND THEOPHILUS (EPISODE 2)
stay tuned for more videos… VTV | EPISODE 2: MIAMI WITH VA$HTIE & THEOPHILUS from va$htie on Vimeo.
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life: VASHTIE AND THEOPHILUS LONDON IN MIAMI – WITH FRIEND JESSE BOYKINS III (6.10)
so, as some of you may know – i was just in MIAMI this past weekend with THEOPHILUS. i co-DJ’ed a party with him and then served as quasi-DJ for his show the next day. we hung out with WATTS,…
directing: MAZZI AND SNEAKAS – “F*%K YOU” – dir. VASHTIE (DISCRETION IS ADVISED)
best friends MAZZI (IRANIAN) and SNEAKAS (ISRAELI) make music together and try to bring peace among the groups of people they represent that have had a tumultuous history. in this song “F*%K YOU”, the guys decided to get out all…
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throwback: ARMAND VAN HELDEN – “I WANT YOUR SOUL” – dir. VASHTIE (2006) starring @OSCLOPS
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life: PANDAMONIUM IN THE PARK x ANYTHING PRODUCTIONS PARTY (6.12.10)
*THEOPHILUS AND ME *SABEL BOO and COOL CHRIS *GENEVIEVE JONES *RICKY and TYLER *MALUCA and THEOPHILUS LONDON *ELSA and CLAYTON PATTERSON *TECHNICOLOR ACRYLIC AND CIG’S…thanks for the VIOLET colored stoag, it was a fun prop while it lasted. *A-RON THE…
life: KATIE’S CHAMPAGNE by “TRINI” CHRIS LEACOCK (6.9.10)
more from that evening… *finding KATIE’S CARD.
watch: GATORADE x NIGEL SYLVESTER x “THE AFTERNOON EPISODE” x dir. GLENN PP MILLIGAN (featuring mad folks and VASHTIE)
*shoutout to NIGEL SYLVESTER talking me into doing this! this is the best BMX/DRAMA film i’ve ever seen.
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invite: MIAMI WITH THEOPHILUS LONDON – THIS WEEKEND (6.18.10 + 6.19.10)
i’ll be playing DJ alongside our friend THEOPHILUS LONDON. if you’re in the MIAMI area, come and say hello!
