Best Tressed September 25, 2009

By now, most of us have gotten wind of Chris Rock’s soon-to-be-released comic documentary, Good Hair, but for those in the NYC area this weekend there’s another film, In Our Heads About our Hair, documenting the wide-ranging perspectives Black women have about their hair.  Getting a film made is no easy feat so congrats to [...]

Financial Intimacy September 23, 2009

Umpteen years ago when I visited the FIT campus before making the commitment to attend the school, I was paired with a student who was assigned the duty of showing me around. That person was Jacquette M. Timmons. She then, as now was very focused and diligent about executing the task at hand. She [...]

And She’s Gone September 22, 2009

And she’s gone. And she’s gone. Summer’s gone. Taking with her Summer’s play…
Stevie Wonder, “Summer Soft”
The season somewhat incorrectly bracketed by Memorial and Labor Days, is for 2009 officially over. It seems to have gone by in a whir. No time to compile my annual list of the best of Summer freebies; my schedule too [...]

Bronx-Bred Princess Discovers Royal Roots September 21, 2009

I’d hoped to see the film, Bronx Princess, when it screened at MoCADA’s KIDflix Film Festival last month, but time didn’t permit. I am glad to know that it is being presented through the documentary series, POV tomorrow night, September 22 at 10pm on PBS and will air in its entirety for 30 days. [...]

Free Harlem Screening: Michael Moore’s Latest September 21, 2009

Media arts organization ImageNation will present a free advance screening of Michael Moore’s soon-to-be-released, Capitalism: A Love Story on Tuesday, September 22, 2009 at Harlem’s Magic Johnson Theaters at 8pm.
With both humor and outrage, Michael Moore’s Capitalism: A Love Story explores a taboo question: What is the price that America pays for its love [...]

Well Warranted Shine: Isabel Toledo at FIT September 18, 2009

Masterful designer Isabel Toledo may be best known for the Inaugural ensemble she created for First Lady Michelle Obama, but the self-described “seamstress” has been honing her glorious craft since childhood and presenting professionally since 1985.
“I really love the technique of sewing more than anything else. The seamstress is the one who views fashion from [...]

Talk Through the Hand September 18, 2009

Noticing the animated use of my hands as I speak, a friend, as an experiment, recently took my prancing paws, tucked them under my seated thighs and said, “Okay, finish your story.”  Interestingly, I could barely get the words out.  My non-spoken language seemed to be essential to fluid verbal expression. My flailing fingers really [...]

Custom Color Troika September 15, 2009

A few weeks back, referred by beauty maven Julia Chance, I visited the Color Studio of Three Custom Color Specialists for a sit-down with Co-Founder and Creative Director, Trae Bodge. At the white-walled HQ/ laboratory, Trae and partners Managing Director, Scott Catto and Training Director, Chad Hayduk create a dazzling array of ready-to-wear cosmetic colors [...]

Remembering Miss Clark September 15, 2009

On the anniversary of the September 11th terror attacks, my friend Carla, whom I’ve known since fourth grade, spoke of honoring the memory of a wonderful woman by whom we’d both been taught, Sarah M. Clark.
Thanks to guest blogger, Carla Garnett for sharing her reminiscences:
Sarah Clark was the teacher every kid wanted for 6th grade—just [...]

Pray Him Up September 10, 2009

This evening, whilst the fashion world begins its semi-annual, champagne swilling parade of what’s next, one of the dearest people in my universe will board the first leg of his journey to Afghanistan where he’ll begin a yearlong deployment as a broadcast journalist for the US Army. A fount of creativity, Specialist Gabriel A. Tolliver, [...]