Tuesday, 25 August 2015

AfroPunk Festival Street Style: Day 2

The 2015 AfroPunk Festival took place on August 22-23rd at Commodore Barry Park in Brooklyn, NYC.

Afro Punk Festival is one of the largest, most diverse music festivals in the world and is held every year as the center point for the celebration of live music, culture, art, food, general good vibes and all other matters that pertain to an array of different and unique people. The colorful nature of the festival draws an equally beautiful crowd of thousands that flock to the festival from the surrounding boroughs, as well as around the world. Day 2 of the festival, Sunday, saw major headlining artists and acts such as Lenny Kravitz and Danny Brown, among others.

Check out some of Sunday's striking and decorative street style sightings from the festival below!

AfroPunk Festival Day 1 Look: Indie African Prints

Indie African Prints.

Check out my look for Day 2 of the Afro Punk Music Festival. Pants made in Cameroon. Jewelry  and bag hand-crafted in Senegal.

Monday, 24 August 2015

AfroPunk Festival Street Style: Day 1

The 2015 AfroPunk Festival took place on August 22-23rd at Commodore Barry Park in Brooklyn, NYC.

Afro Punk Festival is one of the largest, most diverse music festivals in the world and is held every year as the center point for the celebration of live music, culture, art, food, general good vibes and all other matters that pertain to an array of different and unique people. The colorful nature of the festival draws an equally beautiful crowd of thousands that flock to the festival from the surrounding boroughs, as well as around the world. Day 1 of the festival, Saturday, saw major headlining artists and acts such as Grace Jones, Lauryn Hill, Kelis and SZA, among others.

Check out some of Saturday's charismatic and bold street style sightings from the festival below! And stay tuned for Sunday's street style feature.

AfroPunk Festival Day 1 Look: Bohemian Armor

Bohemian Warrior.

Check out my look for Day 1 of the Afro Punk Music Festival. Jewelry and crop top hand-crafted in Senegal.

Sunday, 23 August 2015

New York Street Style: Industrial Crisp Grunge

Industrial Crisp Grunge in SoHo.

Check out today's New York Street Style Look below!

Thursday, 20 August 2015

Coco & Breezy 25th Birthday At W Hotel In NYC

Coco & Breezy.

Coco & Breezy are the dynamic twin duo taking over the eye-wear and fashion industry, one stylish pair of sunglasses at a time. You're not truly cool till you own a pair of charismatic "Coco & Breezy" sunglasses, right? The New York City-based brand curates an array of cutting edge sunglasses, tailored for the "hip and chic" crowd. Their sunglasses have been spotted as regular favorites by the likes of celebrities such as Rihanna, BeyoncĂ©, Lady Gaga and Nicki Minaj among others. For such an eclectic brand, it was only right that the twins threw an equally eclectic birthday bash at the exclusive W Hotel in New York City. Check out pictures from the event, below! Be sure to also shop Coco & Breezy's bold sunglasses collection here.

Tuesday, 11 August 2015

New York Street Style: Kate Spade Prints

Kate Spade Prints.


This printed "summer flair", attention-grabbing Kate Spade dress serves today's New York Street Style subject fittingly. Check it out below!


Monday, 10 August 2015

Never Forever Benefitting Safe Horizon Charity Gala

#PutTheNailInIt.

Safe Horizon is "The largest victims’ services agency in the United States, touching the lives of more than 250,000 children, adults, and families affected by crime and abuse throughout New York City each year. (The organization) offers assistance to victims through 57 program locations, including shelter, in-person counseling, legal services, and more."

The Never Forever and Safe Horizon charity gala was held at New York City's exclusive Terrace Club in Midtown Manhattan with over 50 attendees. The event drew a number of influential social advocates among New York City's elite crowd that included current Miss America 2015, Kira Kazantsev (a New York native and domestic abuse survivor), recording artist Kelly Levesque (who world-premiered her music video to "Never Forever", detailing her domestic abuse story), NFL KC Chiefs Hall of Famer, Nick Lowery as well as a nail bar provided by The Painted Nail, who promoted the #PutTheNailInIt campaign, which encourages people to paint a finger purple in order to show their support for domestic abuse efforts.

Be sure to visit www.safehorizon.org for more information. Check out pictures from the event below!

Miss America 2015, Kira Kazantsev
Recording Artist, Kelly Levesque
NFL KC Chiefs Hall of Famer, Nick Lowery