Oh snap. When I got the request to appear LIVE on 106 AND PARK, you know I was bout it bout it! Like many, I spent years watching this show. To be apart of it is an honor. Although, I…
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VIDEO: Arctic Monkeys – “Why’d You Only Call Me When You’re High?” (Dir. Nabil)
This video is almost a year old, but I just found it and I am obsessed. I need to see them perform live…
LIFE: DJ’ing in Los Angeles at The Line Hotel for Astro Gaming (June 2014)
Special thanks to my friend over at KNOW USE & ASTRO GAMING for having me DJ alongside DJ TROUBLEMAKER for their after party at the very hip and chic LINE HOTEL in K-TOWN, LA. It was a short trip, but…
Posted in BLOG, LIFE Tagged with: Astro Gaming, Atiba, Beth Gibbs, cafe gratitude, casper lundemann, cherub moore, Eiknarf, jean paul paula, Know Use, los angeles, Nicole Plantin, Samantha Jo, steve nash, The Line Hotel, vashtie, Will Wheeler
LIFE: DJ’ing at La Gruta Cave, Teotihuacan – 24 Hours in Mexico City (6.27.14)
Diego Oseguera and Vashtie. La Gruta, June 2014 Special thanks to Erika Mercado of Mex In The City and Diego Oseguera of Diageo for booking me in their hometown of Mexico City! Can I just tell you, I DJ’ed in a legit cave…
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LIFE: Ben Pundole’s 40th Birthday at Indochine, Massive Party at Up & Down and Dive Bars in Greenpoint (May 2014)
Wow, I have been so behind on my postings…my bad. Anyways, a month ago or so was a big birthday celebration for what seems like everyone’s loved and admired friend Ben Pundole. To know him is to absolutely adore him. Ben is a…
Posted in BLOG, LIFE Tagged with: 2014, anoma whitaker, ben pundole, eli reed, indochine, jenne lombardo, massive party, new york city, Oscar 1992, oscar sanchez, tan gillies, vashtie
VIDEO: FKA Twigs – “Two Weeks” Dir. by Nabil
“Give me two weeks, you won’t recognize her…” I am so thankful for Twigs. Sorry, not sorry…I’m bored by pop starlets who have the right creative team/stylists/song writers/choreographers, yet have zero art. This song and video is now on repeat…
INTERVIEW: Vashtie & Vladimir for The Window at Barneys New York
Haha, yes you read that right. Me and this jobless son of mine were asked to be in a feature about fashionable people and their cats. Among some of the other amazing people featured Karen Elson, Harley Viera Newton and…
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LIFE: Hooping with Black Rainbow & Friends – Terminal 23 New York City’s Jordan Gym (May 2014)
Back in May – I got asked to hoop with my Parisian Friends from Black Rainbow Agency, Jay & Greg, which was super fun. I never get asked to play with the boys, probably because the ones that live state-side…
Posted in BLOG, LIFE Tagged with: basketball, black rainbow agency, greg bkrw, jay bkrw, jordan, new york, paris, terminal 23, vashtie, vashtie jordan 2's
INTERVIEW: Vashtie for Into The Gloss – The Top Shelf (6.18.14)
And another interview with your favorite bushy-browed lady boy! This one is even more amazing, because its INTO THE GLOSS which is top notch when it comes to fashion, style and beauty. Needless to say, I am stoked to be…
Posted in BLOG Tagged with: afterglow, dr. alkaitis, emily weiss, eo organic, into the gloss, luzern laboratories, RMS beauty, the top shelf, vashtie kola
INTERVIEW: Vashtie on The Combat Jack Show (Audio)
Note to self…maybe never do an interview after 2 glasses of Rosé. Sometimes the perks of having a bartender friend that never lets your glass empty works against you in an interview. Ha, actually – it’s not that bad…I’m just…
THROWBACK: “You Better Work” Violette New York Look Book by Amanda Lopez (2012)
After the success of the first VIOLETTE VINTAGE COLLECTION, which focused on Sportswear – we bring to you another batch in the form of 90’s Bustiers. Inspired by 90’s Supermodels and Fashion, here is “YOU BETTER WORK” shot by AMANDA LOPEZ.…
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MUSIC: Vic Mensa
Vic Mensa, a 20 year old Chi Town native and 2014 XXL Freshman, is a new age lyricist with fresh perspectives that chemically blend to retain his lone, but worldly frequencies. This legend… in the making… has expanded the subject…
Life: Dinner With The Creep Crew: Belated Birthday (5.12.14)
A few weeks ago, Angelo, Rafael and Elle took me to a lovely belated birthday dinner at our favorite place. It was cozy and creepy, as usual. I love my familia! Angelo Baque and Minya…we ran int her having dinner…
Posted in LIFE Tagged with: angelo baque, birthday, elle clay, glenlivet, new york city, rafael rios, vashtie kola
LIFE: 1992 The Party at Webster Hall’s House Party; Q-Tip, Andre 3000, Jay Smith & More (3.15.14)
Vashtie and DJ Huggy Bear Last week we rocked our Webster Hall Thursday residency! Our friend Jay Smith aka Oulala Jay Smith of Black Rainbow Agency was in town from Paris and DJ’ed a set. Q-Tip came through and so did…
Posted in BLOG, LIFE Tagged with: 1992 the party, andre 3000, dj huggy bear, house party nyc, james rubin, khalil, livin proof, london, nyc, Oscar 1992, q tip, vashtie, vashtie kola, webster hall
NEWS: Vashtie Featured As a Face for Macadamia Beauty!
I’m so excited to finally announce this! I am featured as one of the faces of MACADAMIA BEAUTY, alongside babes Maria Papathanasiou and Camila Morrone. The brand is amazing and I am honored to be apart of it. They literally…
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LIFE: Designing for I Am Other – Launch Party at Uniqlo NYC – Andre Leon Talley, Nigo, Sean Risely, Kristoff Murphy & More (4.28.14)
So, I designed some graphics for I AM OTHER and now they are everywhere! First of all, I was honored to even be asked – but since I am of an “Other” nature it made sense. After my last trip…
Posted in BLOG, LIFE Tagged with: andre leon talley, i am other, kristoff murphy, nigo, sean risely, uniqlo, va$htie, vashtie, vashtie blog
NEWS: #BellesandWhistles / Whistles x Garance Doré feat. Vashtie Debuts at Style.Com (VIDEO + PHOTOS)
Elle Strauss Cecile Togni Jeanann Williams Yasmin Sewell Rebecca Dayan READ MORE AT STYLE.COM or BELOW. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ WHISTLES whistles teams up with Garance Doré for #bellesandwhistles Whistles, the British contemporary fashion brand, has teamed up with Garance Doré to direct…
Posted in BLOG Tagged with: Cecile Togni, Elle Strauss, garance dore, Jeanann Williams, Rebecca Dayan, style.com, vashtie kola, whistles uk, Yasmin Sewell
LIFE: Behind The Scenes – Shooting with Garance Doré & Whistles UK (5.5.14)
After a long weekend of traveling and DJ’ing in Vancouver and Los Angeles, it was an early Monday shoot with fashion phenom Garance Doré and Whistles UK. I was featured among a handful of incredible other women… Yasmin Sewell, a…
Posted in BLOG, LIFE Tagged with: bellesandwhistles, Cecile Togni, Elle Strauss, garance dore, Jeanann Williams, Rebecca Dayan, style.com, vashtie, vashtie kola, whistles uk, Yasmin Sewell
LIFE: Weekend DJ’ing in Vancouver for Republic & LA for Broccoli Fest – Steve Nash, DJ Jay Swing & More! (5.2.14)
Steve Nash & Vashtie – Vancouver, CA May 2014 at Club Republic May 2nd & 3rd I did double duty. A Friday gig DJ’ing at Republic in Vancouver and then Saturday day DJ’ing in LA. Then it was back to NYC…
Posted in BLOG, LIFE Tagged with: bre wallace, Broccoli Festival, canada, casper lundemann, jay swing dj, jay wallace, los angeles, republic, standard downtown, steve nash, va$htie, vancouver, vashtie, vashtie blog
LIFE: Secret VIP ASAP Ferg Performance at Up&Down (5.10.14)
My boo Alex Sossah told me and Jay Smith about the super secret and VIP performance that ASAP Ferg was having the night before and we couldn’t miss that. I was with Elle all day and we met Jay outside…
LIFE: Birthday Dinner at Jack’s Wife Freda with Int’l Friends; Black Rainbow, Alex Sossah, Jonny Shipes & More! (5.9.14)
So, yes…my birthday was April 23rd and no…I’m not one of those people that makes their birthday a month long celebration. I do, however, work a lot and travel (lately) so I have to break up birthday dinners with friends…
Posted in BLOG, LIFE Tagged with: alex sossah, birthday, black rainbow, bowery hotel, druha, greg, Jack's Wife Freda, jay smith, jonny shipes, julian, new york city, noha, paris, pigalle, vashtie, vashtie kola
LIFE: 1992 The Party x House Party x Webster Hall – Jourdan Dunn & DJ Clark Kent (5.8.14)
I always describe my weekly 1992 Party at Webster Hall as “an exciting nightmare”…because it is. 19 years old and up added with 2,000 – 3,000 entries a night mixed in with 4 different parties throughout the club makes for…
Posted in BLOG, LIFE Tagged with: 1992 the party, dj clark kent, house party nyc, jourdan dunn, vashtie, webster hall
LIFE: Birthday in Paris – Day 3 – DJ’ing at Favela Chic with DJ Reach (4.24.14)
The night before I got a little out of hand, but can you blame me? It was my birthday for goodness sake. I woke up at 3pm the next day and had no time but to eat, practice my set…
Posted in BLOG, LIFE Tagged with: alex sossah, dj reach, dj richie reach, elle clay, favela chic, jean paul paula, lc, mehdi, rose bakery
LIFE: Birthday in Paris – Day 5 & 6 – Party at Nano – Charaf, Stephane Ashpool, Tremaine, Hadarrah (4.26.14)
Elle and I woke up super late after a terribly fun and hilarious night/early morning in our hotel rom. We stopped by the Nike x Pigalle Exhibit where I met a photographer who wanted to take my portrait. He was…
Posted in BLOG, LIFE Tagged with: charaf tajer, christophe arak, club nano, paris, stephane ashpool, tavern clichy, tremaine hadarrah
LIFE: Birthday in Paris – Day 4 – Nike Pigalle Launch – Dinner at Hotel Amour – Party at Folies Pigalle (4.25.14)
Friday, April 24th was the big day. Nike invited International Influencers, mainly Euros, for a day of events. Those are always tiring, but amazing because you meet people from all over the world who are always super interesting. A bus…
LIFE: Birthday in Paris – Day 2 – Moët Epernay Cave Tour & Dinner at Derrière: Jean Paul Paula, Elle Clay & More (4.23.14)
That morning the Moët team were picking me up for a private tour of their champagne cave in Epernay, just two hours outside of Paris. Which would be followed by a private lunch full of champagne food pairings at the…
Posted in BLOG, LIFE Tagged with: alex sossah, champagne cave, derriere paris, dom perignon, elle clay, epernay, hotel amour, jean paul paula, jessica linon, kola, moet, nordine, sophie clerc, tan gillies, tour, va$htie, vashtie
LIFE: Highlights of 1992, Vashtie & Oscar’s 8 Year Running Legendary 90’s Party (2006 – 2014)
Oscar & Vashtie, Soho NYC 2004 In the Summer of 2006, best friends Vashtie and Oscar did what they always did…discussed fun and creative ideas while traipsing about New York. Only, one day was entirely different, which ultimately became the…
LIFE: Birthday in Paris – Hotel Amour, Pigalle Office, Jean Paul Paula, Alex Sossah, Dexter Navy (4.22.14)
Yay. Yes, it’s that time of year when my birthday is in town. This time, we took a quick getaway to Paris. I’ve had various destination birthdays like Las Vegas and Los Angeles (which doesn’t count, because I was working/directing Justin…
Posted in BLOG, LIFE Tagged with: alex sossah, dexter navy, hotel amour, jean paul paula, nike, paris, pigalle, va$htie, vashtie, vashtie blog, vashtie kola
LIFE: New York Knick Watching, Jack’s Wife Freda & Snow in April (4.15.14)
When The Knicks are good…they are on fire. I don’t have much to say when they are not on fire, but then again – I love them unconditionally! Scored some nice tickets from Young Scoozle and went to peep the…
SPECIAL DELIVERY: Supreme x Nike Air Foamposites & Basketball Jersey Set
Had to wait after all the drama to post this amazing set that Supreme gave me. Peep the video, it totally looks like Biggie’s funeral. Anyways, this set was too adorable not to wear as one whole kit…you know, have to…
LIFE: #1992TheParty at #HousePartyNYC Webster Hall – Photos via Photos NickyDigital.Com (Date: April 9th, 2014)
Have you been 1992 at Webster Hall’s #HOUSEPARTYNYC yet?! Well, you need to come. Book a trip, take a holiday, call out of work…but just come! You won’t regret it! Or maybe you will if you have real responsibilities, but…
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RANDOM: The History Of Webster Hall, The Not So-New-Home of Vashtie’s Weekly Party – 1992 (Facts & Photos via KeithYorkCity)
Okay, so if you made or you didn’t make it to the opening night of New York City’s latest and greatest in nightlife (HOUSE PARTY at WEBSTER HALL) – there are AMAZING facts you should know about the legendary nightclub…
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VIDEO: The XX – “Sunset” (Live on KEXP)
“It felt like you really knew me, now it feels like you see through me” -The XX Last week, I had the incredible opportunity to watch a small and intimate show by THE XX at The Armory in New York…
VIDEO: Rainy Milo – “Treasure Girl” (Dir. Dexter Navy)
I am so excited for my friend Dexter Navy for directing and editing his beautiful video for artist, Rainy Milo. I met him in Paris last year and he has quickly become one of my favorite people. He also happens…
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LIFE: Day 4/5 – LFW14 – Dinner at Casa Negra & The Executive Committee Dinner at Hoi Polloi
The 4th day was nice. I met up with Grace, Acyde, Tattoo Artist BJ Betts and more for dinner Casa Negra. The food was on point and the complimentary margaritas were de-lish. ++++++++++ Day 5, I met with Mack…
Posted in BLOG, LIFE Tagged with: acyde, bj betts, carrie munden, casa negra, grace ladoja, hoi polloi, kyle demers, lfw14, lfw2014, london, london fashion week, rob mccormack, the executive committee
LIFE: Day 3 – LFW14 – “12 Years A Slave” BAFTA Afterparty at Edition Hotel London (2.16.14)
This was my 3rd time in London and I really started to like London. My first time there years ago was a bit of a let down…ONLY because growing up in the States, you think Europe is so foreign and…
LIFE: Day 2 – LFW14 – Art Film Screening at ICA – Notion Magazine Party – House of Holland After-Party at Edition (1.15.14)
Saturday, I met up with Grace and friends at the ICA to watch an incredible Cheryl Dunn Documentary about street photographers in New York City. It made me long for home, but it was cool to be watching it in…
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LIFE: Day 1 – LFW14 – 24 Hours of a Travel Nightmare – Drinks & Party with Irene and Jon (2.14.14)
On Thursday morning as I reluctantly woke up for an early flight, I was greeted by the anticipated blizzard that meteorologists had predicted. I thought for sure, my flight would be canceled since countless others were…but it wasn’t. I literally…
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LIFE: Nylon Guys Magazine Dinner at Manon – Norman Reedus, Josh Madden, G-Eazy & More (1.10.14)
With all this running around during New York Fashion Week, it can be hard to find time to sit down for a proper meal. So, when my brother Josh Madden asked me to be at a dinner for Nylon Guys…
Posted in BLOG, LIFE Tagged with: Asian Dan, Christian The Intern, Eiknarf, eli reed, elle clay, G-Eazy, Jayne Stop It Right Now, josh madden, lyz olko, manon, Mister Mort, new york city, Nylon Guys Mag, west 14th street, william yan
