Flo Soundwave Panel by Karim Rashid

SKINNY STYLE

A few years ago I delved into the world of blogging under the title "thatSkinnyBrownGirl"... It was fitting enough...I am a girl, I am brown, and yes, I am def on the skinny side. -trust me, this isn't always a positive label, especially now that the thicky curve look is IN-... Anyways, I still post for this blog: thatSkinnyBrownGirl ...mainly about silly events that happen in my life, interesting things I see day to day, thought-worthy quotes, a bit of suga, some spice...you know, just a mixture of things.  I never thought about narrowing this mixture down however... until a few days ago.

I had just rushed from the tents at Bryant Park to Port Authority after viewing the ARISE: African Promise Collective Show for NY Fashion week.  -Side Note, I love greyhound.  I really do.  I'd much rather take the bus during my travels than ride the train. Cushy seats, no stops, and sometimes they play movies? YES.- 

Anywhooo....I was on a mini high.  You see, I had attended shows at fashion week this year, and a year prior, but the ARISE show was one that I'd been dying to see.  I just never had tickets...This year however I was able to finagle my way in, (Special SBG shoutout to my friend, photographer Todd Walker, for hooking me up!) 

Either way, as I stood in line I noticed out of the corner of my eye a fabulously dressed, curly haired fellow fashionista hanging onto an ARISE fashion magazine..."She must have attended the show." I thought to myself.  So, I asked her...she said "Yes", and that started a lovely conversation in which I was introduced to DC born-currently Philadelphian creative bloggerMs. Andrea "FlyGirlBlog" Pippins.  We began to chat about the show as we waited for the bus to arrive, and the conversation led to blogging. Never mind what the conversation was about in detail, just know that I was very impressed by Miss FlyGirl and inspired to create something of my own.  

Call me a biter... there truly are hundreds of fashion/style blogs.  Yet, I just see myself as another set of eyes...another point of view. I am a fellow artist taking a light from the torch and burning it in my own special way. There are tons of things, interesting people, creative pieces, and inspiring new trends that I see on my travels and just want to share with the world... so check out STYLESKINNY.TYPEPAD.COM  (go head/click on this link) and get the skinny on what's fresh in style. ...and don't worry, my crazy life and a whole lot more nonsense will continue to be posted on THATSKINNYBROWNGIRL2.BLOGSPOT.COM. Hope you enjoy both!

ps. I've posted about the rest of my time in the tents on the new site.

-SBG/thatSkinnyBrownGirl

skin⋅ny

  [skin-ee]  Show IPA adjective, -ni⋅er, -ni⋅est,noun–noun

5.	Slang. a. accurate information; data; facts. b. news, esp. if confidential; gossip: Here's the skinny on the latest Hollywood scandal.

Mercedes Benz Fashion Week Day 1

Day one of MBFW started off w/ seeing the BCBGMAXAZRIA show with my coworkers. As I walked into the show I spotted Blogzworth behind the scenes filming, and afterwards he threw the mic in my hand, pushing me in front of the camera...

I think I spit out "HEY WE'RE LIVE FROM MERCEDES BENZ FASHION WEEK PEOPLE!" before my hand started shaking...

Ya'll know Im more of a behind the scenes person...smh...either 

way I made my escape only to get a BBM 5 minutes after saying, I just missed interviewing Keri Hilson. oh how life works.

The front of the tents

H20 they gave out at the show. I liked the packaging.

BCBGMAXAZRIA show

BCBG Girls 

Later on I hit up Fashion's Night Out at Bloomingdale's 59th Street. NICE.  

Tons of drinks and DJs on each floor.

Gwen Stephanie performed and I got a nod and "hello" from Brian Reyes :) 

I heard Saks was poppin too...maybe next year. 

BELOW FormerFW Brian shows love for the brown girls:Amerie & Trace Ellis Ross

Later on I caught back up with Blogzworth and the rest of the ALLSMiLES team 

at their uptown studio.  We ended the night with chicken wraps, cheese cake, and cookies and cream icecream, which was eaten far before thoughts of snapping flicks came to mind.

More fashion week freshness to come!

I hope they're deleting my horrible on camera action in this photo....lol.

Its the most wonderful time of the yearrr.....

Its that time again folks.  The white tents have been up for a few days now, and I'm def. more than ready to catch the bus up to NY for MBFW...(yes, Greyhound, riding in style, but who's complaining? ...at least I get to see a show or two.)  Either way, I'm very excited to see what Tracy Reese, Mara Hoffman, and Jill Stuart have to offer...and of course BCBGMAXAZRIA and Herve Leger.  I also am interested in the ARISE: Promise of Africa Collective Show which will feature some of the most current designers from South Africa, Nigeria, and Madagascar...check the quote below...

New York, NY (September 1, 2009): ARISE Magazine, riding on the success of February's inaugural launch, which culminated in a surprise appearance from international superstar Grace Jones, presents the ARISE Promise of Africa Collective star-studded runway show with four of the brightest design talents from across the African continent to Bryant Park on Friday, September 11, 2009. The show will continue the spectacle of what Hilary Alexander of the London Telegraph called “a style and cultural explosion as colourful and diverse as Africa itself.”

I just don't have tickets/invitation to this one...any suggestions?...I'm about to google.  Either way, I have to finish getting my things together and then I'll be off... Hopefully I can blog from my phone...I'm trying to figure out that one now too... 

Happy Idea Transition Day.

Happy Labor Day.  Hmmm, first year in a while that I haven't been gearing up for the West Indian Parade in BK.  Oh well.  Anyway, its odd that today is the day I realize a few things about my life in comparison to my work.  While there are many things that I do complete, there are even more things in my life that I've started, worked on, but have not finished.  This is hard to say.  Who likes to admit that they have glitches in anything?  Its not fun.  Either way, Its not like I don't finish anything I start... I finished school, I finish reading books, art projects, tasks at work etc.  

Its the intangible things I fail to complete. IDEAS.  My ideas are endless....my brain seems like a little "Idea workshop" that stays open on holidays and doesn't take vacation time. It produces a steady stream of ideas, which is good but there are so many hitting me at once; Its hard to pick the good ones...the ones that have a real chance of working, and running wit

h them.  So today, of all days, I'm making a vow to at least write everything down, 

no matter how crazy, weird, and/or intangible it may seem....and hopefully pick one or two to really put effort into making a definite reality. 

Mr. and Mrs. Murphy

Last night my sister and I went to a close friends wedding...I had to leave straight from work to attend, so as I was preparing my coworker and I had a short convo.

C/W: you going to wedding?

SBG: yup, a friends.

C/W: you married?

SBG: Nope, not me.

C/W: you have boyfriend?

SBG: ah, No, I don't have one of those either...

C/W: You need to go to more party.

SBG:huh?

C/W: In my country you have party.  You invite friend. Friend invite other friend. That friend invite another friend.  My daughter meet husband this way.

SBG: Sigh, thanks for the tips.

September 6

"Some people think that having self discipline prevents you from being open and natural. 

 They think you should just relax and let everything flow freely. 

 But to do so is not contradictory to being disciplined.  

In fact, you can be truly open only if you are disciplined.

-Lama Thubten Yeshe, In Wisdom Energy

Konnichiwa

My cousin Courtney sends Aijou (love) from Japan

Iced Mandarins!

KFC... :)

Roomates

Court's Marc by Marc Tote Bag: Bloomies

train station

$10 shirts

  some giant blow up thing

"Georgia O'Keeffe" Preview