Serious said:

Serious said:

Serious said:

As soon as the next mod is online you're banned anyway. You have posted enough for 10 orgers to be banned on the other thread already, no need to start it on this one too. [Edited 4/25/11 17:33pm]

He's gone

Thank God..

I was about to disembowel him.

ThruTheEyesOfWonder said:

Serious said:

ThruTheEyesOfWonder said:

Thank God..

I was about to disembowel him.

I cannot blame you . He did not last for long on the org.

What a troll..glad his racist, hateratin' ass has been deleted from the org..

Dave the rave my ass

lavender1983 said:

Dresses by friends of mine...Nigerian Designers Amede Nzeribe of Amede & Ayotomi Rotimi of Xclamations both based in Lagos, Nigeria.

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Oh those are beautiful! So colourful and vibrant

WOW! beautiful!

lavender1983 said:

Dresses by friends of mine...Nigerian Designers Amede Nzeribe of Amede & Ayotomi Rotimi of Xclamations both based in Lagos, Nigeria.

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ThruTheEyesOfWonder said:

Serious said:

ThruTheEyesOfWonder said: I cannot blame you . He did not last for long on the org.

What a troll..glad his racist, hateratin' ass has been deleted from the org..

Dave the rave my ass

WHAT??!! was somebody hatin' on the motherland?

MJJstudent said:

ThruTheEyesOfWonder said:

What a troll..glad his racist, hateratin' ass has been deleted from the org..

Dave the rave my ass

WHAT??!! was somebody hatin' on the motherland?

Some stank ass troll that was rollin' thru the org lookin' for a fight. You know that same idiot who started the preggo women aren't attractive thread? His ass has been banned

Now...back on topic See how successful this thread is!? I'm so happy...so much love

MJJstudent said:

Gorgeous. It's talented friends you have there. We don't see enough of these in fashion magazines/the mainstream media [the general, mass ones I mean, obviously not the small niche of magazines for the African/non-white market].

lavender1983 said:

Dresses by friends of mine...Nigerian Designers Amede Nzeribe of Amede & Ayotomi Rotimi of Xclamations both based in Lagos, Nigeria.

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Thanks on behalf of my buddies @ ThrutheEyesofWonder and MJJstudent.

And yes thanks Flo6, there are definately a slew of incredibly talented African designers who are superb in everything from Ready to Wear, Couture and Bridal designs. But things are changing slowly but surely because I had the opportunity to attend Couture Fashion week back in February of this year in NYC and a handful of the designers showing collections were African because it was a special "Focus on the top African designers" day. But many others have also made it into regular Fashion Week showings mingling with well known American designers. It's very nice to see.

MJJstudent said:

Oh wow....these paintings are speaking to me very disturbing truths...

I"m moved..

lavender1983 said:

Thanks on behalf of my buddies @ ThrutheEyesofWonder and MJJstudent.

And yes thanks Flo6, there are definately a slew of incredibly talented African designers who are superb in everything from Ready to Wear, Couture and Bridal designs. But things are changing slowly but surely because I had the opportunity to attend Couture Fashion week back in February of this year in NYC and a handful of the designers showing collections were African because it was a special "Focus on the top African designers" day. But many others have also made it into regular Fashion Week showings mingling with well known American designers. It's very nice to see.

Awwww lavender!

I loved those fashions. I could use me a couple...summer's comin'

I love exploring every aspect of African culture. It's spread throughout the world and has morphed into so many different forms, each one unqiue, different and exciting. And I figured it's time we gave tribute to all of them.

That thing is gone?!

FINALLY!

bboy87 said:

That thing is gone?!

FINALLY!

You mean davetherave? Yeah, his ass gone...

Serious said:

2elijah said:

That's because different ethnic groups of the Caribbean, listen to different types of Caribbean music;it depends on the dominant/group that populates the islands. You have Caribbeans moving from island to island, and when they do that, some islands' cultures change, along with the most-listened to type of music. In the U.S. VI before the 90s it was more of a salsa/calypso feel, until Jamaicans started moving in, and you'll mostly hear reggae music there, although you may find some calypso/soca/salsa mixture in there too.

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Trinidad is very much dominated by Jamaican music.

It's actually "reggae" music, which is dominated by Jamaicans. Most of the islands have taken on the reggae style music since the mid 80s. I noticed the difference when I went to visit family. I remember when reggae music hit the UK hard in the very, early 80s as well, and many British groups adopted that style.

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2elijah said:

ThruTheEyesOfWonder said:

Let's not forget about New Orleans...the perfect crossroads between French, Spanish, and Afrikan cultures.

The Jazz..

Voudou:

The Queen of Voudou herself, Marie Laveau:

The Food (inspired by both french and Afrikan cuisine):

Also, a lot of the New Orleans culture came out of Haiti. So many people don't know that. I've always loved New Orleans style music, and some of their food, especially cajun style, since it's spicy like many Caribbean foods.

Romare Bearden:America's Premiere Collagist

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ThruTheEyesOfWonder said:

bboy87 said:

That thing is gone?!

FINALLY!

You mean davetherave? Yeah, his ass gone...

wow, i guess he was that bad...

johnart said:

Romare Bearden:America's Premiere Collagist

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yes indeed... romare bearden is one of my favourite artists.

ThruTheEyesOfWonder said:

MJJstudent said:

WHAT??!! was somebody hatin' on the motherland?

Some stank ass troll that was rollin' thru the org lookin' for a fight. You know that same idiot who started the preggo women aren't attractive thread? His ass has been banned

Now...back on topic See how successful this thread is!? I'm so happy...so much love

giiiiirl, i knew that it would be.

lavender1983 said:

Thanks on behalf of my buddies @ ThrutheEyesofWonder and MJJstudent.

And yes thanks Flo6, there are definately a slew of incredibly talented African designers who are superb in everything from Ready to Wear, Couture and Bridal designs. But things are changing slowly but surely because I had the opportunity to attend Couture Fashion week back in February of this year in NYC and a handful of the designers showing collections were African because it was a special "Focus on the top African designers" day. But many others have also made it into regular Fashion Week showings mingling with well known American designers. It's very nice to see.

oh wow, thank you so much for the kind words... it is indeed wonderful to see the variety of the motherland on here. we are a universal people.

I haven't posted pics of my baby daddy Ozwald Boateng in a while. He is without a doubt the sharpest, CLEANest, coolest, BADdest brother in the fashion industry and on the planet truth be told. Lawd, the thangs I'd do with that dome.

If you don't know, this is the dude that designed most of the suits/menswear on the Matrix. Also Stanford on Sex and the City wore a lot of his suits as well. Dude was the youngest tailor to have a shop on Saville Row.

Him and his Russian model ex-wife. Maybe a sista got a shot.

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Okay, I gave you some images. But it's a WHOLE udder thang to see all that chocolatey foineness and talent in live action and the voice . . .

I made even the black have color Boy YOU BAD!!!! I love how he ends his shows with a skrait pimp walk.

My baby daddy with my sidepiece Dhani Jones

SCNDLS said:

I haven't posted pics of my baby daddy Ozwald Boateng in a while. He is without a doubt the sharpest, CLEANest, coolest, BADdest brother in the fashion industry and on the planet truth be told. Lawd, the thangs I'd do with that dome.

If you don't know, this is the dude that designed most of the suits/menswear on the Matrix. Also Stanford on Sex and the City wore a lot of his suits as well. Dude was the youngest tailor to have a shop on Saville Row.

Him and his Russian model ex-wife. Maybe a sista got a shot.

[Edited 4/26/11 17:06pm]

i'm not familiar with him, but he makes wonderful suits... i especially love the purple velvet suit... i'd totally wear that.

ThruTheEyesOfWonder said:

MJJstudent said:

Oh wow....these paintings are speaking to me very disturbing truths...

I"m moved..

her work is indeed compelling... i'm happy because i recently found her book 'tar beach' at a garage sale... her daughter is michele wallace, who wrote the book 'black macho and the myth of the superwoman'. i don't agree with the premise of the book (since i do support black nationalism in many ways) but i do feel the book needed to be written, in order to create a larger discussion. i have an original copy of the book, but in later years she actually changed her opinion about certain things since the original publicagion of the book.

cara walker's work also shares similar sentiments as ringgold's i think. it tells the natrratives of people who were either slaves, or descendents of slaves, and the modern ramifications...

Girl the moment I saw this post I was like OZWALD! Funny I didn't even recognize his suits as the ones Stanny wore. I first heard of him through the Matrix movies because you know the initial reviews were heavy on the "style". I must say he wears his suits quite well. This is what you call bringing sexy back. Didn't he design for Justin too when JT was trying to look all grown up and shit?

And um....we might have to share on that baby daddy and have us some project twins!

SCNDLS said:

I haven't posted pics of my baby daddy Ozwald Boateng in a while. He is without a doubt the sharpest, CLEANest, coolest, BADdest brother in the fashion industry and on the planet truth be told. Lawd, the thangs I'd do with that dome.

If you don't know, this is the dude that designed most of the suits/menswear on the Matrix. Also Stanford on Sex and the City wore a lot of his suits as well. Dude was the youngest tailor to have a shop on Saville Row.

Him and his Russian model ex-wife. Maybe a sista got a shot.

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^^^ Aight, cool. As long as I'm Wife #1 and them checks come on the 1st and the 15th we can do this. Keep it all in the family like Kimora, Russell, and Djimon.

Yeah, he dresses a lot of Hollywood dudes: JT, Jamie Foxx, Will Smith, Ryan Seacrest

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SCNDLS said:

^^^ Aight, cool. As long as I'm Wife #1 and them checks come on the 1st and the 15th we can do this. Keep it all in the family like Kimora, Russell, and Djimon.

Yeah, he dresses a lot of Hollywood dudes: JT, Jamie Foxx, Will Smith, Ryan Seacrest

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I just want a lump sum settlement and I'm on to the next meal ticket *cough* I mean father of my child whuxt I really aint tryna have but wanna get paid.

Oh yeah...Ryan Seacrest...forgot about him. Ozwald turning all these nouveau riche into world class fashinistos!