VINEYARD
There is nothing as beautiful as watching the sun rising. It brings the joy of something new, something unknown, hope, and if I may be poetic, dawn of a new day.
There is nothing as beautiful as watching the sun rising. It brings the joy of something new, something unknown, hope, and if I may be poetic, dawn of a new day.
The sunset. It’s stunningly, beautiful twin sister. Covering the earth with it's soft lighting, colors dipped in an array of warm tones, and the sun’s rays dimly stretching out in the horizon as if saying goodbye for the last time. Sunsets bring an ending of what may have been good or bad. For the good, a realization of what may be or a foreshadowing of what’s in store. For the bad, an ending, good riddance of some sort! And because I’m always an optimist, hope that the next day will bring good tidings.
I’m feeling all poetic today and I blame it on THE NOTEBOOK. (Yes!! The one and only!!)
I have watched it numerous times to a point where am mouthing of words with the actors. My vacation is over and I’m back in Maryland, it’s super cold outside! How I miss that sun back home. I have tons of unpacking to do, laundry and so forth.
THE NOTEBOOK is my feel good movie. It’s all about love. Never-ending love! If you are slapping your forehead in utter dismay, bear with me here because I just said “Good riddance of some sort” that I mentioned earlier, and as an eternal romantic, there’s nothing wrong with a little optimism. Right?
For the countless of times I have watched THE NOTEBOOK, I never got to read poems by Walt Whitman. He had a huge influence on Ryan Gosling’s character, Noah. For those of us who love poetry (or only me!! Seriously though! Does anyone read any poetry nowadays?) (Oh the crickets! So while you quickly read this post before going back to Instagram or Facebook, try something new, whenever your phone is off or….bah… who am I trying to convince?)
So where was I? Oh yes! Whitman! I was reading a couple of his poems and my writing juices got fired up. I truly get why he is one of the most revered American poets, often called the father of free verse. A latter day successor of Homer, Dante, and even Shakespeare. (I grabbed that from the Internet, thought it would be good to know.)
On this particular day, we were heading to the Vineyard to meet up with a few friends and enjoy a couple of drinks, or more. The sun was setting and I loved that the strongest part of the light was right on my head. Making my bald head glow. The colors were so divine that I had my sister Nimo take the pictures before we lost the light. I mixed up a little bit of everything while putting my outfit together. Who said leopard print can’t go with a mash up of prints? I wanted to wear comfortable shoes that would take me through the night. My leopard pair was it. It’s all about having fun and being confident. Trust me, you can get away with anything.
Photo Cred: Miss Nimo
So as the sun was setting, and dusk was being ushered in, I grinned to the thought of a new beginnings and good riddance to the old.
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THE BEST OF BOTH WORLDS
Menswear-inspired pieces have been there since time in memorial. Coco Chanel is said to have borrowed pieces from her boyfriends, the striped jersey shirt comes to mind. Janelle Monae does an awesome job donning her black and white ensembles. How about the boyfriend inspired trend that’s shaking things up in the fashion world!
Boyfriend inspired brogues, jeans, shirts, coats… and the best part about it is, you don’t really have to have a boyfriend! Ha!
After turning two and sharing looks with you, I decided to bring back some of my fave outfits (you will be seeing more of them) and give them a new spin. After all, the whole point of having a wardrobe is to not only store clothes but have pieces that best represent you. The polka print dress was quite a hit that I even wore it on an episode of Fashion with Roshie. It had to make a comeback!
Polka dot pattern was used in clothing by flamenco dancers and performers back then (don’t have the actual dates but sometime before the 1960s) and have remained popular over the years. With a boxy hounds-tooth blazer and grey hat, I bring forth a little masculine with a very feminine retro dress. For accessories, complimentary colors of red and green gives the outfit life and as for the shoes, it’s been said that every cloud has a silver lining. It’s about time shoes had one as well.
Photo Cred: Kimnation
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NIGHT
Am starting to fall in love with night photography. Soft light, warm colors, blurred lines; the pictures seem to have some serious intensity. The perfect lighting works well for pictures, that’s why I take most of mine during the day. Lighting, angles, and compositions are a few things I started learning as I got pictures taken for this blog. A very interesting never-ending learning process.
Attempting to stay casually fabulous in this chilly weather, I donned my camel coat, skinny jeans, really thick socks and ankle boats. I was heading out for a movie then cocktails later on with Kez and Q.
Photo Cred: Kez Kez
I believe in staying positive no matter what life throws at you. Never go a day without laughter. Live, laugh, love.
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