i was overseas when i received the painful news of JASMINA’s passing. you might remember my previous post about this little angel who was in desperate need for a bone marrow donor to save her life. despite the masses that…
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life: UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN – MLK SYMPOSIUM – DAY WITH VASHTIE – PHOTOSHOOT WITH BIG SEAN BY DANTE MARSHALL (1/27/10)
finally, after months of planning and date re-arranging…i made it to ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN for a F.O.K.U.S. event. since, my team is dead serious when it comes to “keeping busy” and i’m on the same page with overall making the…
life: DINNER WITH LUPE (1/25/09)
fresh off a treacherous mountain climb up MOUNT KILIMANJARO for charity, LUPE and friends met up with ELLE and I for dinner… *food, fun and friends! *thanks to DEAN for the complimentary grape juice… *seared tuna salad with hard boiled…
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life: TANQUERAY launches WERESISTSIMPLE.COM – a community of bloggers!
yes yes ya’ll, i am blogging for TANQUERAY’s new site — WERESISTSIMPLE.COM! “The online destination will connect consumers with celebrities, rising stars and a host of personalities who live rich, bold, interesting lives. WeResistSimple.com rejects things that are bland and…
life: HAPPY BIRTHDAY ELLE – dinner at THE STANDARD GRILL (1/10/10)
elle belle. happy birthday! you’re a man now, go forth and conquer. haha. i’ve known you for a few years now and i am very proud of you. with this new decade in front of us i see you heading…
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introducing…MY NEW RUSSIAN BLUE KITTEN VLADIMIR (aka TOOKIE WILLIAMS aka FRAIDY aka ITTY BITTY KITTY)….
after watching CATS 101 on ANIMAL PLANET (ELLE sent me the text about it) about a month ago, i watched every single episode that broke down each breed. i had no idea there were so many. all i knew was…
photo: NIKE DESTROYER PROJECT x KAI REGAN: CLASS PHOTO 2009
you can see a larger than life print of it at 21 MERCER in NYC…
party pics: THE OPEN PARTY at SANTOS with QTIP and MARK RONSON (12/11/09)
*get cozy… *QTIP, MARK RONSON and THEOPHILUS LONDON *ELLE “LONDON DUPREE” CLAY NOW FOR SOME NON-SENSE… *ELLE *THEOPHILUS LONDON *SCOTT “BAD MON FUH LIFE” WILLIAMS *DJ IRON LYON *HADARRAH + TREMAINE *THEOPHILUS + moi *ELLE + JOHNNY “WELCOME BACK” KILLFACE…
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life: RACHEL ROY LOOKBOOK PHOTOSHOOT (behind the scenes)
it was a fun two day shoot…photographed by the amazing CASS BIRD, featuring yours truly and other super dope females. *JULIA FRAKES *stairwell art, gave me the giggles for about 2 minutes. *HAPPY BIRTHDAY J! *CASS BIRD having fun on…
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life: TWITPIC OF RACHEL ROY LOOKBOOK FITTING (by RACHEL ROY)
no, you’re favorite triceratops is still no where to be found on TWITTER (i might make the move soon though)… anyways, RACHEL ROY…the talented, beautiful fashion designer of BENGALI and DUTCH ancestry (which, apparently, is a formula to bring men…
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life: NETWORKING DINNER WITH SUMMER RAYNE OAKES & FRIENDS
if you don’t know who she is, just google her. model turned green activist. this girl is the real deal and she’s only 24. blog interview with her coming soon… *SUMMER RAYNE OAKES – the real deal green queen! *ELLE’s…
interview: PUFF for SUPREME MAGAZINE + interview by VASHTIE KOLA + photographed by TERRY RICHARDSON
over the summer i had the most amazing opportunity of interviewing PUFF aka DIDDY for SUPREME’S MAGAZINE (book volume 5). now that it’s (been) out, i can share. when i asked PUFF if he would be into doing it, he…
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video: CLARK KENT x 21 MERCER (11/25/09)
i sound like a hyper elf… Nike 21 Mercer DJ Clark Kent AF1 High from Billet Video Studios (DnkonDnks) on Vimeo. A release party for the DJ Clark Kent Designed East Coast Af1 for the East Vs. West Pack. This…
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party pics: THE OPEN PARTY at SANTOS – by QTIP & VASHTIE – SPECIAL GUESTS DJ CLARK KENT & NICOLE/NI** SKY
*NICOLE of NINA SKY holding it down! *CHRIS GIBBS, ERIN MAGEE, LUKE, ME and ANGELO. *ELLE and STEVE (cute ATL-iens) *HAPPY BIRTHDAY VONNY. here she is with RAPHAEL SAADIQ… *ME and NICOLE ALBINO. *NEF and JC. give me a niece…
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press: YRB MAGAZINE’S POWER PLAYERS
another great publication! here is me and a few friends who were also honored at YRB.COM
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party pics: THE OPEN PARTY with QTIP & VA$HTIE – special guests DJ SCRATCH and DJ IRON LYON (11/13/09)
*ELLE & ME (back on a long hiatus, she was down south because her sissy had a baby…little MORGAN MARIAH! she too cute) *OSCAR aka OSCLOPS. *AVIVA KLEIN & ELLE “ROLL TIDE” *DJ SCRATCH. *note to self: don’t stand like…
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life: THE KNICKS vs. THE WARRIORS at MSG (11/13/09)
last minute craigslist purchase! *ROLL TIDE! *on my way to the bathroom i ran into some blog readers who were super sweet… *KNOLLY & GABBY
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press: COMPLEX.COM – BEST OF THE 2000’s – THE TOP 10 WOMEN’S STYLES TRENDS
HOLY SHIZZLE. i was shocked to find myself on a list like this. shout out to you guys for giving me the heads up on this…i am super honored to be recognized by such an iconic brand as COMPLEX as…
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life: SUPREME x DAMIEN HIRST DECKS
DAMIEN HIRST for SUPREME. skate decks part 2. skateboarding + art = hot fiyah.
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life: BLACROC PARTY IN TRIBECA (11/11/09)
*DAMON DASH + DAN AUERBACH (THE BLACK KEYS) *ROB, ISIS, MICHOU. *MEL D. COLE (peep his interview on NAHRIGHT.COM by TONE) *FERRIS BUELLER.
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life: ANTILIA CARNIVAL 2009 – HOSTS TYSON BECKFORD & WENDY FITZWILLIAMS – SPECIAL PERFORMANCE BY MACHEL MONTANO
last year i had the honor of hosting the ANTILIA AWARDS with AJ CALLOWAY. it was so much fun, i did not want to leave. this year was just as amazing at the TRIBECA PENTHOUSE ROOFTOP, with a special performance…
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life: LAST DAY WITH AMAYA PAPAYA
i got some one on one time with my little rascal god-daughter. she can count to 11 and sing “twinkle twinkle little star”. *we ate strawberries and drew together, while watching SPONGEBOB. *i miss her to pieces 🙁
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life: AMAYA TRICKS OR TREATS IN BROOKLYN (pumpkin palooza part 2)
on a warm halloween day, i met up with my good friends KARL & ERIK in BOREUM HILL – BROOKLYN. our other good friend LUZ was in town with her daughter and my god-daughter. it was the coziest day…we ate…
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life: LANCE ARMSTRONG x NIKE: “STAGES” LAUNCH – DEITCH GALLERY
“Lance Armstrong and Nike unite to launch STAGES, a global art show to raise funds and awareness for the fight against cancer.” ++++++++++ a few weeks ago i got the official invite on hard poster board in the mail. the…
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life: DINNER WITH THEOPHILUS LONDON (august 2009)
my camera fell and i thought i lost these images for good. just found that they were safe and sound in my iPhoto. phewww! here is a dinner that i had with THEOPHILUS LONDON, KNOX and ELLE.
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life: MY GOD-DAUGHTER AMAYA IN THE BIG APPLE (pumpkin palooza part 1)
my god-daughter AMAYA is the coolest. all the way from THE BAY AREA, my little cupcake is visiting NEW YORK CITY! *why does she already dress JUST LIKE ME?! denim shorts, leggings and boots? we are so on the same…
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life: PHOTOGRAPHED BY JAMIL GS for “A NIGHT AT THE OPERA” film by NEMO LIBRIZZI
a while back, i assisted great photographer JAMIL GS and learned so much about art and life. he was a great mentor and i am so honored to have been recently photographed by him…as well as blogged about, by him.…
life: OSCAR & RAUL HOSTING “NO HABLA INGLES” with RADIO ROSE
after a whole day indoors behind a giant computer screen (which is very common for me these days), i ventured out at midnight to visit the homies. OSCAR & RAUL were hosting the party, “NO HABLA INGLES”. *SHAYNE & RAUL…
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life: BRUNCH WITH SAMANTHA OF FRUITION + ‘RITAS AT SAN LOCO
last week lovely SAMANTHA from FRUITION, LAS VEGAS paid us a visit…we had brunch at CAFE SELECT! *her fashion sense is insane! i love it… *cappucino for me, thank you. *shopping for my god-daughter!
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life: RUNNING INTO KID CUDI ON THE STREETS + SHOPPING AT IKEA IN BROOKLYN
while on our way to IKEA, ELLE and I were ZIPPING it with a ZIP CAR through the EAST VILLAGE and peeped who else — KID CUDI on location, shooting that new HBO show he’s starring in! we got out…
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life: WINE & TRUFFLE TASTING with RICHARD…
*BALENCIAGA, VINTAGE RAY-BANS, KID CUDI on the BLACKBERRY CURVE…ready to go. *RICHARD GOLDBERG, wine consultant. *one girl, two cups (one for white and the other for red). *this was an excellent wine… *i flirted with these boys over here…i even…
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life: SHOWCASE at the 92Y in TRIBECA
QTIP’s new artists was performing at the brand new 92Y in TRIBECA and we went to check him out. his name is SPREE WILSON and he can play guitar like i can play tetris – which means he’s brilliant. i…
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life: TRAVIS MCCOY’S VIDEO SHOOT directed by SCENARIO
friday night, EMMANUELLE called me and ELLE over to the ANGELS & KINGS bar where the homie SCENARIO was directing a video for a track off TRAVIS MCCOYS new mixtape. we had some good times with the crew… *his doggie…
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life: SHOPPING WITH LUCIA & FATIMA – say hello to my BURBERRY PRORSUM BABIES!!!
sunday, i met up with my homie LUCIA and FATIMA who was visiting from LONDON. we stopped in to BURBERRY to find these boots i’ve been day dreaming about. i rarely fall in love with a piece, but when i…
life: MAXWELL “BLACK SUMMER’S NIGHT” CONCERT at MSG (september 28th, 2009)
first of all, i need to say this…MAX is one of the most kind-hearted people i know. seriously…and in his line of work that’s rare! OSCAR was supposed to be my date, but couldn’t make it. i asked ELLE to…
life: HONEY MAGAZINE COCKTAIL PARTY at COLLECTIVE HARDWARE (september 24th, 2009)
*MAUREEN, DONNIE KLANG & AUBREY. *JESSIE BOYKINS III, VASHTIE & THEOPHILUS LONDON…JARRITT’S hands in the back! *RAUL & OSCAR. *RAUL and LADYBOY. *MIHAL (with custom shredded VIOLETTE shirt) & SABEL. *SHANEL, CHARLES and ME. *Q and me…he does legendary hair,…
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life: YOUNG SCOOZLE BIRTHDAY BBQ (september 19th, 2009)
SUPER SORRY for the delay in posting. i had a horrible spill last week while watching a video of a cute baby and a kitten. it’s a bad combination if you have ovaries – it basically caused me to lose…
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life: SURFACE 2 AIR PARTY at THE BOWERY HOTEL (september 17th, 2009)
*KARL JUSTIN. RAJNI/NYLON MAGAZINE. *BELL, BIV, DEVOE… (ELLE, SCOTT WILLIAMS & DAKOTA FANNING)
