Confidence and a smile is a woman’s best armor and best accessory. Fashion and trends will always come and go but how a person carries themselves in their walk and how they embrace their place in the world lends a hand into a person’s style. I always try to walk the world with a purpose and leave an imprint that is uniquely my own. This purple dress is just a simple purple body-con dress but because I’m wearing it the dress becomes something more than just a dress. I think it is important for every woman to find their inner light and their inner selves and just let it shine. No matter what you put on that inner light will show through and give you flare. Never let anyone steal your light, never let any circumstance take your flare. If you keep your fire burning no one can stand in your way lest they burn.

Outfit Details

Purple Body Con Sleeveless Dress: Zara

The dress does not currently come in the purple but is available in fall colors black, grey, and sand!

Black Block Heels: H&M

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New York Fashion week this year has been a whirl wind with many exciting designers as well as unique New York street style. This year I attended the Style Fashion Week Runway Show on Saturday as well as the Sandy Liang Presentation on Sunday. My favorite types of looks from fashion week this year have  grungy, edgy, and conceptual. One of the designers that fits this description is Father Akki who presented colorful over sized jean jackets in shades of orange, yellow, pink and blue. Each jean jacket was customized with artwork and matched with over-sized jeans and skirts. Overall the looks give the right kind of edge and coupled with the soundtrack gave off a carefree vibe. In an excerpt from his site, designer, Dan Trujilo described his creative process as

Catch a video from the show below!

Other notable designers from Style Fashion Week included Marco Marco as well as Smock Me which brought in a lot of color alongside statement bodysuits, jackets, and two piece sets that were made to make any individual standout.

Sandy Liang presented her Fall 2019 RTW collection on Sunday and everything about the collection was street chic. The show was located right on Allen Street at the restaurant Congee Village. Congee Village can very easily be overlooked as you would easily mistake that a show would be presented at the Chinese Restaurant but as soon as you stepped into the location it offered a unique backdrop that highlighted each piece. Models were posed standing on chairs while the waiters passed around Chinese beer and Rose flavored drinks. Key details of each piece included pink bucket hats that gave off the street edge coupled with frilled socks and sandals for a dainty touch. The collection included an array of vibrant and feminine dresses but the details tipped each piece into straddling the line between street wear and breakfast at Tiffany’s. Notable pieces included the  black rouched dress and leopard print dress.

 

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Coco in the Wanda dress

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Kira in the Lily

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Outfit Details

White flowy top: Ruby & Jenna

Black Leather Skirt: Nasty Gal

White Sneakers: Fila Disruptor II

Event Recap

On Saturday August 25th, I attended the first day of Afropunk. Afropunk is an annual music festival held in the heart of Brooklyn at Commodore Barry Park. The annual music festival represents freedom and is a safe space for people to simply be themselves without judgement. Festival goers fully embrace this vision and express themselves through their creativity and through their outfits. The spirit of the festival is also retained by celebrating upcoming artists, budding entrepreneurs, and community initiatives. Saturday’s lineup of artists included Jessie Reyes, H.E.R, Kaytranada, Coco and Breezy, Miguel and more.

Here is a mashup of H.E.R’s and Miguel’s performances at Afropunk:

Alongside budding entrepreneurs, the Afropunk marketplace also included fun areas like the Hair Village where you could get your hair styled. Afropunk is not just a music festival but it is a safe place, a feeling and movement. It is a movement towards free expression and inclusion. My favorite part about the festival is seeing how people freely express themselves through their style.

Here are a few of interesting looks I’ve captured at Afropunk:

 

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Outfit Details

Black Bodysuit: Thrift

Gingham Shorts: Lord & Taylor