Color Family

Keep it in the family ;-)

N.I.C.E. Black History Fashion Fact

"Fashion show manager Audrey Livinia Smaltz was born on June 2, 1937 in New York City. Growing up in the Harlem River Houses with neighbors such as Dr. Alvin Poussaint, Bob Moses and David Scott, Smaltz attended P.S. 46 and the Harriet Beecher Stowe Girls Junior High School. Accepted into New York City's High School of Music and the Performing Arts, she took her first professional modeling job from baseball's New York Giants. After graduating high school in 1955, Smaltz worked as a model and fashion commentator. An art major at the City College of New York, Smaltz also worked for Metropolitan Life Insurance and the Rueben H. Donnelly Corporation.

In 1962, Smaltz worked as a model and salesperson at Bloomingdale's and she became an assistant fashion coordinator for the store in 1964. Hired by Lane Bryant Clothing in 1965, she worked as a model and buyer and also as a fashion coordinator. Moving to Chicago in 1969, Smaltz joined the Ebony Fashion Fair in 1970 as a commentator and fashion editor. In 1977, Smaltz organized her Ground Crew team, a backstage management group which has staffed many fashion shows including those by Vera Wang, Giorgio Armani, Betsey Johnson, Oscar de la Renta, Bill Blass, Alice Roi, Michael Kors, Luca Luca, Nanette Lepore, Tommy Hilfiger, Kenneth Cole and Ralph Rucci. Smaltz has also worked with corporations like Nike, Vogue, Saks Fifth Avenue, Macy's, and J. Crew.

A contributing editor to Vogue, Mirabella and Mode magazines, Smaltz appears frequently on QVC and the Oprah Winfrey Show. She is a board member of the Black Fashion Museum, Dress for Success, the Gracie Mansion Conservancy and Fashion Group International."

---Info from The HistoryMakers 

 

 

 Audrey Smaltz and Eunice Johnson watch as Karl Lagerfeld sketches a design in Italy. Ebony, January 1976

 

Jet Magazine September 18, 1975 Audrey Smaltz

Sister Sunday

My rock sister and I had a very good time in church this morning...we praised and worshipped in the outfits below...

Outfit Details

Me =

Sweater: American Eagle

Denim Shirt: Thrift

Pants: Zara

Shoes: Nina Dolls

3 finger Ring: OBEY

Clutch: Target

Sister =

Sweater: OLD NAVY

Denim Shirt: Thrift

Skirt: Forever21

Wedges: NINE WEST

Ring: Charlotte Russe

Bag: BCBG

 

N.I.C.E. Weekend

Flyday Friday

N.I.C.E. x PLUS SIZE x Resort

Remember the N.I.C.E. x RESORT piece I did back in August? If not click HERE

I just realized I was long overdue for a PLUS SIZE update...might as well RESORT those looks too! Plus size ladies I got you dolls!

N.I.C.E. for a Tuesday

Today was my sister's birthday, we went out to dinner with the family to celebrate, and I did so in the outfit below.

I (again) WANT TO WISH MY SISTER x BFF  A VERY HAPPY BIRTHDAY...IT'S A BLESSING TO KNOW YOU HON!

On me:

Floral Bomber: Thrift

T-Shirt: The Godfather

Jeans: Levi's

Bracelets: My sister's DIY

Shoes: Emporio Armani

Bag: Vintage Chanel

I Lurk These Two

I spotted the two ladies that I style stalk THE MOST on a photo together and it was like viewing an unseen Picasso (Well in my style soaked world it was LOL).

Left: Ulyana Sergeenko (I blogged about Ulyana in the past HERE) = editor at Glamour (Russia)

Right: Miroslava Duma (was an editor for Harper's Bazaar Russia) = now a freelance writer for numerous publications such as OK Magazine (Russia) and Glamour (Russia)

N.I.C.E. Black History Fashion Fact

"(In 1999) After the success of Whitney Houston's first studio album in eight years, the singer embarked on her first world tour since1994 to promote it. For the North American Leg, Houston turned down most of the arena dates in favor of theaters because she wanted "to do something where people can feel [her] and [she] can feel them." This allowed the shows to have a jam-session kind of feel. Since theaters have lower capacities than arenas, Houston played in most North American cities for two nights each.

Houston signed a deal with Dolce & Gabbana. They would design all of Houston's clothes for the tour. This gave Houston a more hip and contemporary look in to match her music in contrast to her previous tours. Houston first showcased her new edgy wardrobe on the Oprah Winfrey show prior to the tour opener in Chicago." 

---Wikipedia

Currently in a Daze

If you've texted, called, or emailed me today and I didn't pick up/answer-FYI: I'm currently in a daze staring at J. Crew Fall/Winter 2012/2013 line up...