Contest Winners!!

Hey Guys,
So it was a tough race, but we have winnners!
The recipient of the first gift bag…

…is none other than reader Tamara, “a proud 2007 graduate of Howard University from Pittsburg, Philadelphia”…

And the recipient of gift bag number 2…

…is faithful reader Sasha from Washington, DC…

Congratulations ladies! Great work! I’ll get those out to you shortly!

And I’m sure you’re wondering: What were the answers?
Well…
1. Andre Leon Talley…

joined Vogue in 1983 as a fashion news director.

2. Pulitzer Prize winning fashion editor Robin Givhan…

…recently won the Eugenia Sheppard Award for journalistic excellence. If you don’t read her articles in the Washington Post, bookmark it! It’s like taking a course in fashion.

3. Patrick Kelly

… was the first American to be elected to the Chambre Syndicale, France’s prestigious organization of designers.

4. Rihanna’s dress…

…is by Herve Leger

…and Ciara’s shoes…

…are Yves Saint Laurent…

5. My Furberry Scarf…


was totally called out at a sample sale! The horror! It’s at the Salvation Army now…

6. I grew up in none other…

…than Stone Mountain, Georgia (crank dat).

7.My buddy from home…

… is named Liana.

8. Rachel, Elita, and Suzie were my fantastic summer ‘terns.

9. I almost scrapped with this lady…

…over this black trench…

…at the H&M Viktor & Rolf sale.

10. And I only attended three shows my first fashion week:
Jennni Kayne

Malo

…and Heatherette…

Fashion Week is coming up next week (eek!), and there will be a lot more this time around:) More on that later.
So once again, congrats to my winners, and thanks to everyone who diligently searched through my archives for the golden answers!
Smootches!