Follow June Ambrose’s fall fashion advice and inject a bit of color into your wardrobe with this Candy Pink Pashmina Scarf from Pashmina International:
At only $27, it’s a low cost way to add a dash of funk to your fall and winter blazers and coats. Get yours at www.pashminainternational.com.
Hey Lovelies!
So this weekend the 4th Annual Black Girls Rock! Awards went down, and new Fashion Bomb NYC correspondent, Kisha, was in the house!
Ki worked the red carpet for the star studded event, asking everyone from June Ambrose to Janelle Monae about what’s hot for fall, their personal style, and hot beauty picks!
Here’s her review!
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Hey Bombshells!
Kisha here with a review of this weekend’s Black Girls Rock! Awards show.
There were tons of stars on the red carpet, and as I chit chatted with them about fashion and style, there was one recurring theme: you don’t have to spend a lot of money to look fab! From June Ambrose mentioning that she shops at KMart to celebrity makeup artist A.J. Crimson suggesting we use drug store makeup, affordability is apparently in! I guess we shouldn’t be surprised when you have Anna Sui working with Target and Jimmy Choo collaborating with H&M. It’s a great time to have fun with fashion and not break the bank!
Here’s a quick rundown:
June Ambrose loves the Fashion Bomb! I asked her about fall trends, and she said she’s excited to see lots of color. She added that shoes are very avant garde and high for the season, which she loves because she’s super petite. She admitted to shopping at KMart and wants people to know that fashion is not all about how much you spend. It’s about how you put everything together!
Raven Symone was giving fierce looks on the carpet! I asked Raven if she works with a stylist and she joked, “Sometimes…when I look good that means I used one.” Her favorite designer is DKNY and she confessed to shopping at TJ Maxx. I asked her if there was any truth to the jokes she made in Good Hair about possibly starting a hair line/wig collection. She said, “there is truth in every joke. I definitely have something in the works!”
Celebrity make-up artist to Estelle & Fergie A.J. Crimson was in the house! I asked him what he thought was the best make-up brand out there for women of color, and he suggested good old fashioned drug store cosmetics. He responded, “I like Jordana makeup which is available in Walgreens.” He added, “Sephora products are great and cheap. Bobbi Brown foundation and Makeup Forever are my #1 for coloring. Lip gloss is essential!” Of course he also recommends products from Kissable Couture, a makeup line he co-owns with Keisha Whittaker. Check it out at www.kissablecouture.com.
Iyanla Vanzant was there with her dashing son! In response to “What advice would you give to young women considering plastic surgery?” Inyanla responded, “Spend as much time as you can without a bra. Take it off! Get accustomed to the natural feel of your body and you won’t feel the need to add anything artificial.” Ha!
Diva Jacque Reid told us that the best beauty advice she’s ever received was, “Get some sleep! Sleep is the key to being beautiful.” I also asked her about her favorite cosmetic brand and she said “Black Opal! All of the professional makeup artists that have done my makeup have drug store products in their kit!”
And lastly, I caught up with Janelle Monae who was adorable! She told us that all of her suits are custom made and describes her style as classic, simple, and, “Just my own”.
Overall I had a really good time. The event was beautiful and inspirational!
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Great job, Kisha!
What do you guys think of her first event review?
Hey Bombshells!
So if you follow me on Twitter, you’d know that this past Friday I was having trouble deciding between sitting at home with a DVD or going to Ghubar Magazine’s (www.ghubar-magazine.com) October issue release party. Why?
Well it’s getting frightfully cold here in Paris, and nothing sounded more divine than sipping Mint Tea and watching Tyler Perry! But even though I was in a nesting mood, I eventually decided to throw on my sequined dress and head out. I’m glad I did, because I was able to meet some amazing people and snap Real Style! Check it out:
Sarah Diouf, the 21 year-old editor-in-chief of Ghubar Magazine, looked snazzy in a corset top, high waisted pants, and a sequined blazer. She topped off her chic menswear inspired outfit with strappy stilettos and bright red lipstick. Hot!
These two young ladies work in the fashion department of the magazine, and represented well for their positions in a high shoulder sheer shirt, leather mini skirt, and platform pumps on the left, and a Chanel inspired blazer, ripped tee, and open toe shoe boots on the right.
These party goers were working the prints! I loved young lady on the left’s neon floral strapless, and diva on the right’s patterned mini set off by thigh high boots.
The stylish girls of Paris Most Wanted were in the house, rocking one shoulder denim jumpers and exotic print tops.
And men were representing as well, with this dapper gentleman looking fly in stylish specs, a button down shirt, and a cool cardigan.
I had to take a pic of this young lady, who was rocking the “Karl Who?” Tee by Naco that we wrote about here. How cool is she?
And I loved this girl’s simple look–Parisians can even make t-shirts and jeans look unequivocally chic!
All in all I had a great time:
And if you haven’t checked out Ghubar Magazine, what are you waiting for?!?
It represents the best in French mulitcultural style, fashion, and fun. It’s a must read!
Check it out at www.ghubar-magazine.com.
Until then, what do you think of Ghubar’s Real Style?
Smootches!
Raven Symoné looked smashing this weekend at the Black Girl’s Rock! Awards ceremony in New York, wearing a cut out shoulder turtleneck black dress for the evening’s festivities. She admitted she was a fan of DKNY, so it’s only fitting that you can get her look with this $139 DKNYC Long Sleeve Cold Shoulder Turtleneck Dress:
The pullover style is the perfect piece to communicate your great style while staying warm!
Get Raven’s look-a-like plus a plus size option below:
Dear Fashion Bombshells,
After nearly a year and a half of bringing you fashion news, Hot or Hmms, and celebrity features, it’s time to bid you good-bye.
I started out as just a Fashion Bomb reader, so to write for the site has been a real privilege. For that, I thank Claire tremendously for taking me on as an intern, introducing me to the world of fashion blogging, and allowing me to grow as a writer.
Thanks, too, to Vuitton and Eileen for being wonderful, generous colleagues.
But a lot of the thanks goes to you. The Fashion Bomb’s community of readers is one any writer would be fortunate to serve: warm, smart, and funny, there’s also a basic level of appreciation and respect from all, even when everyone may not agree on the latest Rih-Rih outfit or Beyoncé in a pair of tights.
You can catch me on StyleHive, my blog Curb Appeal, and, starting this week, at Honey Magazine. And always on Twitter @realcurbappeal.
I’ll miss y’all.
Stay fly 🙂
Adriana
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British Sri Lankan singer M.I.A. has her own distinct style that mixes an athletic aura with ethnic influences and bright hip-hop colors.
If you’re looking to add a dash of funk to your look, get your start with these M.I.A inspired separates:
Throw a funky bright blazer over or slinky one shouldered black dress, or rock a fun tee with a mini and sneaks:
My friend sent me over this fun fashion video, and I had to post:
In 1930, designers were asked to predict what would be fashionable in the year 2000. Some ideas like pants and the cantilever heel have in fact come to fruition. Others, not so much.
What do you think of their predictions?
I smell a Halloween costume coming on!!
Normally demure Kelly Rowland donned a metallic paneled catsuit to an event last night that was strikingly similar to a silver number Amber Rose wore to SwaggMedia’s Persona Magazine Launch:
Sure the colors are different, but both outfits boast a plunging neckline, contrast panels, and an *ahem* tight fit.
Though Amber Rose and catsuit go together like milk and coffee, I think perhaps Kelly Rowland brought it home in this toe-to-toe. Her dark tendrils play well against her catsuit’s gold, black, and gray tones, and everything from her booties to bedazzled earrings make the outfit shine.
Amber certainly looks saucy…but perhaps it’s those albino contacts that throw her look off.
What do you think?
*Update* According to Love B Scott, the ladies are wearing catsuits from designer Pam Hogg’s Fall 2009 collection:
It’s a cold Friday in Paris, so I’m staying inside!
Thankfully there are lots of Mail Bombs on tap–let’s go!
First up, Maggie says, “I love Rihanna’s jacket in the picture below!”
“…Do you know who designs it?”
According to several sources, Rih is wearing this Rick Owens’ $3,839 Shearling Peplum Jacket:
The asymmetrical oversized collar jacket is quite a splurge, but you can get Rihanna’s whole look for less here.
Stephanie was totally in love with Ashanti’s pink feathered dress:
She says, “I have been searching since last week for the designer of the dress Ashanti wore to the Empire State building lighting in New York. I thought she looked very beautiful. Can someone please help find the designer of this pink feathered hem dress??”
Hey Stephanie! Industrious reader Martha found that Ashanti is wearing this $310 Notte by Marchesa Strapless silk-georgette dress:
If you just love the silhouette and don’t mind going for a different color, we did find a few more affordable options in black:
Good luck!
Tanise says, “I have been looking for boots similar to these for some time now, but can only find clunky ones.”
“… Would love to find this exact pair or a similar alternative.”
Sure! Here are some high and low priced options:
Pssst, get Lala’s complete look for less here.
Next, in a Male Mail Bomb, Ernest says, “I’m e-mailing you today regarding a few pairs of shades…I’m looking for the shades Trey Songz and Fabolous were wearing in the new Trey Songz video “Say Ahh…”
“…Please help me if you can…. “
Of course! We did a quick search and found that Fabolous is wearing this pair of $180 Double Down NYC EightyFourSeries Blue Shades:
And it looks like Trey might be wearing these $400 Marc Jacobs Sunglasses from Ssense.com:
Hope that was helpful!
Now for some wardrobe queries!
Alicia from Brooklyn says, “I need some help! Â My friend’s wedding is coming up next month in the beautiful country of Trinidad and Tobago and it’s an African themed wedding. Â Could you give me some tips on what to wear to the wedding without breaking the bank? I would really appreciate it! Â Thank you so much!!”
For weddings, I always love to wear cute dresses! And since you’re going to the Caribbean, you can still flaunt strapless or sleeveless styles. Check out these cute options with ethnic prints and vibrant colors:
Next, Adora says, “I have a date to the Ballet here in Boston. The last time I went to the ballet I was a kid, so I got away with wearing whatever. Now as an adult I have no clue what to wear. I love dresses, skirts and more edgy fashion. I want to still look sexy and young (I am only 22) but appropriately dressed! Could you please help with some outfit options?”
For the ballet, I would play with the idea of a tutu, rocking an age appropriate dress or skirt with a layered hem paired with a grown up blazer or cardigan. Add a little sauce with a cute heel and shimmering clutch. Here are a few ideas:
Lastly, my homegirl over at A Belle in Brooklyn (www.abelleinbk.com) was looking for a black leather jacket that was under $350. We found the following for ya!
That does it for today!
Have great weekends!
Smootches!
