Happy Paris Fashion Week, Bombshells!
I’m uploading today’s Bombshell, Ava Drake from Houston, while in a cab headed to my first show, so bear with me:)
She was actually nominated by reader Judith, who said, “For the past couple of
months, my friends and I have been diligently following the fashion blog, MesReves.”
“…We absolutely adore her fashion choices— at www.avadrake.blogspot.com (after seeing her in the July issue of Essence)…”
“She is a fellow Houstonian and I would love to have her represent our city.”
“… I also think it will be a great feature for your lovely website. ”
“… Let me know what you think.”
“I would love to know if our fashion radar is off or on point.”
Um, she is *totally* on point! Girl, hand over those Fendi sandals and no one gets hurt!
What do you guys think?
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I like it- very effortless.
lovely….I ADORE her hair!!!!!!! beautiful n healthy!!!
Very ladylike. The only thing I’m not feeling is all of the jewelry with the orange top and navy skirt. Gotta love that head of hair!
Love…except for the 1st and 5th look..some fit issues..but other than that she’s dope. Very well aware of what works for her and most of her pieces are executed immaculately.
Wow this is definitely the best bombshell I have seen in a while.. Hot!
Yeah she’s got it.. very nice..
I like her style.
I love it ! Houston stand up!!
Adorable style…………
Her style is fabulous!
Yes.
Wait.. I need to know her haircare regimen, like, yesterday! It’s gorgeous! Her fashion is tough, as well. I esp love the multicolor shoes. And some of the photography is gorgeous as well.
Great personal style. And lovely, lovely hurr!
Yes, a thousand times yes!!
I love most of her looks 4 me!!! Buy they ALL LOOK GREAT on her… Best in a while Claire !!! :)))
Love it, love it!
Now following her blog lol
I absolutely love her style. I also checked out her blog!!! i love love LOVE!!! especially because she is ghanaian and we have that in common!!! YESS GIRL!!!
Love her style! I especially love that most of her pieces featured or dresses and skirts.
finally! great choice. her style is refreshing and fun without being TOO trendy.
wow LOVELY
Gorgeous. Great relief from yesterday’s disaster.
Her style is nice. Very comfortable and lady like. It seems to fit her. If that’s all her hair all I can say is Wow!
Nice! Very feminine, love all her dresses and those multi-colored shoes! EXTRA points for that luscious head of hair and her Ghanaian background :)
I went through her blog. very impressed! her budget is deep! that’s all I gotta say. Good for you honey!
Love it..effortless..natural and nice fit..beautiful!
@kishonda took the words right out of my mouth! This us exactly what we needed Claire! Gorgeous! Shes the best bombshell ive seen in a while!
I just went on her website to the second page and it is a weave in her hair, but her own hair is great condition, and gorgeous I might add, I really like this bombshell it seems as though she really loves high end fashion as myself.
I like her style and the way she puts her colors together, and I’ll be needing ALL her bags!! Loved them!
I love her style. Very classic and chic. Her hair is beautiful, as well :)
Very modern, sophisticated and chic
I love her style
Her blog is fab with even better photos. Real bombshells are back!!
I like every single outfit! sets herself apart as an individual
hmmm, her style is effortless but something about it doesn’t sit well with me. And I’ll pass on that hair. It needs to be tamed.
Yes ma’am!
I’m not feeling what I see here. It looks like she’s playing dress up in her mother’s clothes.
Cute style. I want to take a comb(pressing comb) through her hair though.
Applause…now this is a class act…
I actually love how her hair isn’t so silked out. This was a breath of fresh air!
Very classy bombshell…hot shoes!! Great choice Claire!
She is LOVELY!!! Why wasn’t I following her blog before today?!?!?! LOL Thanks Judith for sharing the goodness! :)
I think she’s look great. Her clothes are different and stylish. Her is amazing and I also like thats its super silky straight. It looks thick and healthy. The bombshells from Texas always look great!
She has some great pieces…I was just trolling her blog and these are not her best pictures, she has some other great outfits on there!
Oh, I love her style! She is refreshing. Thanks for featuring such a cute girl.
I like it. Breath of fresh air from yesterday’s trash. Lmao. My favorite look would have to be the polka dot outfit. Very ladylike ideed. I say yes to her looks. :-)
LOVE ALLLLLL her looks….except the big empty bag :-/
Oh yea….runs to check out her blog.
Her hair is faaaaaaaaaaaaaantastic.
She mentions on her blog she has a “somewhat lax budget”…that is an understatement!!
I’m cleaning my glasses and for some reason, I’m looking to see what ya’ll see…other than her hair.
maybe its my computer cause we cant be looking at the same thing… her style is better and a little bit better quality!
I have three words Fa-bu-lous! She is a true fashion bombshell. I love her color choices and her accessories are on point!
I’m loving her style, she’s got a graceful elegance. You know this is her and that she isn’t trying too hard!
@SIMONE L I TOTALLY AGREE WITH U
Her hair is GORGEOUS!!!!!!!!!!!!
I LIKE!!!!!!!!!!
Nice!Very easy on the eyes, her style portrays a whole lot of grace and elegance!
Another thing I like is that the photos she submitted are not her best. She is probably the first bombshell I came across who kept her best photos to herself. Odd, but it quite possibly shows an extremely humble person at heart. Refreshing.
she actually looks great. This is a first because the looks featured here are usually so bad lol. She has great style and looks chic and young, but not trendy and tacky. Love Love Love.
I hop that you all that are commenting about her hair realize that it’s a weave. But yea she has a thumbs up in the style depo from me
I love that polka dot shirt and (I’m guessing seersucker) skirt!
Nice!! Effortless and still chic..
I like her looks as well! They’re all understated, feminine, and polished.
I appreciate that she can do a short hemline without making me feel like her OB/GYN.
Love it! She def got her money’s worth out of those purple and orange sandals!
Claire,
this actually has nothing to do with this bombshell (who I believe is fabulous btw, :) ) but everything to do with other incidents having occurred for other bombshell posts: have you considered maybe banning comments and just allowing votes?
maybe we can talk about people in the media and how THEYRE dressed, but i used to love the bombshell of the day…now i kinda hate it. when bombshells act really negatively, i hate it. its just opinions. but then again…some people go too far with their comments.
if im just a reader and i get frustrated, I KNOW YOU get frustrated cuz its your site. its getting crazy…having to shut down comments?? really?? we are adults. people LOVE saying how theyre grown but make such juvenile and below the belt remarks it confounds me!
people cant express themselves without being nasty (and im talking about both sides here…)
talk about weight, talk about hair (theirs, bought, relaxed, natural, weaved, wigged…) jeez. why??
alrighty sorry to digress from lovely Ava Drake…
ps. i LOVE the site claire, i would never stop reading. idk, maybe this is just a section i shouldnt mind and just ignore these everyday, idk…just a suggestion! :)
HOT! I love her look its very exotic and I like how she can be versatile with some of her pieces like those shoes are so hot but they bring something different to each outfit I love it!
Its about time! She’s great!
I. Adore. Her.
Her style is unique and everchanging. I love it! GORGE!!
@ Ko KO
I don’t think the comments should be band, especially when most people give constructive advice. There will always be a few assholes here or there that have something slick to say. It seems the people that submit their pics get realy hurt. Sometimes people walk around thinking that they are realy stylish when they are not. It’s natural to get defensive, but some of them refuse to clean up their looks and continue to agrue with others out there. If the majority say your weave is wack, that is usually a sign that you need to step your game up. If you’re too matchy matchy or predictable, you may need to start paying attention to that. If you don’t want to know te truth, don’t submit your pic.
@Jamie you are totally right. Just went through her blog and the best outfits ar not posted here. I love the Missoni top paired with the Zara skirt she has on her new world post. Definitely following her!
NOW THIS IS FASHION! I LOVE THIS.
I feel this is more chic, than “urban.” Which I love, it’s everything! I obsess. So, can I please have every item in these photos? Especially the first dress, are those feathers? DIE!
Lobe her style. And as someone just posted her best outfits are definitely on her blog.
The clothes fit her well and some of the pieces are cute. Not a lot of creativity in actually putting outfits together, but cute overall.
Yall are killing me with the hair comments when it’s obvious it’s a weave. It’s different lengths and textures on every photo. She even talked about it on her blog: http://avadrake.blogspot.com/2011/08/to-weave-or-not-to-weave.html
so yes, im with y’all and i adore her style, but have y’all checked out her writing? she post some interesting and funny observations on life. just get this out of the way, if your income does not place you in the 35% or above tax bracket, your gold is buried way too deep for a logical woman to spend their energy digging. ”
http://avadrake.blogspot.com/2011/01/rhettrhett-butler-wherefore-art-thou.html
Cute.
weave or not, the hair is great! cute style.
Love her style!!!! love every look, so stylish, so cute!!!!
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H E R H A I R !!!!!
thats all i have to say
WOW
Some of you guys were very quick to let us know that it was a weave either way it looks good!. her real hair isn’t to far from the weave length soo ?? again Nice Hair!!
FIIINALLLY an ACTUAL BOMBSHELL!!! Someone w/ unique, original style & NOT someone dressing up in every tired F21/H&M/Bebe look that all 18-30 year olds seem to wear today!!! Her look is REFRESHING, can’t wait to check out her blog!!! Please post more bombshells like Ava, Claire! THANKS!!! ;)
Umm I am currently in Paris for Fashion Week and I just stumbled upon this website for the first time and I don’t know why I haven’t earlier, maybe because am too busy:( oh well, Ava Drake is the epitome of Bombshell!! She belongs in the Fashion pages of an elegant Magazine that caters to Ladies who search for elegance and polished style!! I love her and I am an instant Fan!!! Bravo Ava Drake!! Am coming to look for you (Trust me, literally) once I get back to the States; she is strikingly more tasty:) than some of the tacky NYC stylists I come across everyday at work!:(
this is wonderful, Carla you are beautiful
Ava remind me Coco Chanel” toO much class for H-town…i got the best keep secret for her hair cause am her hairStylist
Barbara Lagazzele ( hair stylist )