Reflections, Bring on 2020

As we close out this year (and this decade even), I would like to extend a heartfelt thank you to each of you. Thanks for your readership and support over the years. Thanks for being so gracious and patient with me. Honestly, there are oftentimes, I feel a sense of embarrassment and even shame when it comes to my lack of consistency here on the blog. I know I owe my current career to this blog and to you guys. Many years ago this blog started as a safe place for me to exercise my writing muscles, and a creative outlet when I was so frustrated with the monotony of my life. I would come here to share my thrift finds, show my cute outfits, and discuss upcoming fashion trends based on what came down the runways during the fashion week.

I sincerely appreciate you all accepting my evolving life and career. As well as the evolution of this blog space. I still enjoy dressing up and trend forecasting. However, now when I reach out to photographers its seldom to photograph me, I am booking in an e-commerce shoot for SOSNUThrift. And thankfully the majority of my fashion writing is for other publications. This blog has allowed me to manifest the very life I want, and I couldn’t have done any of it without you guys and your unconditional support and love.

outfit details - blazer: Banana Republic (here, here); dress: Forever 21 (here, here, here); shoes: Champion (here, here, here)

So saying all of that to get to this point: next year, I will be converting this space into my professional website. I am so very excited about the complete overhaul. New name, new content, new photos, new contributors. All things new.

A Day in Vintage

Sporting a little vintage on the blog today. Since starting the store and going full time with the business, I’ve had to become more and more intentional about avoiding the inventory, especially on the vintage side. Thankfully the team is there to do quality check, leaving me to do the pulls for any editorial shoots and e-commerce shoots.

However, on this day I couldn’t resist the urge to play dress up…which unsurprisingly turned into shopping. Against my better judgment, I took this beautiful vintage lookout for a spin, and boy am I glad I did. Initially, my eyes were drawn to the boldness of the houndstooth plaid pants. But the beautiful burnt orange color of the vest and trousers were tugging at my heartstrings as well.

I paired the set with an aqua oversized shirt (which actually has matching pants as well), and slid into my white mules creating the perfect complete 70s look.

outfit details — vest: vintage (here); pants: vintage (here); mules: F21 (here)(here); oversized shirt: (here)

I hope you guys liked this look. If wearing head to toe vintage isn’t something you’re comfortable with; each of these pieces could be worn as separates just to add texture and uniqueness to wardrobe basics. Also, feel free to shoot me a note if you are interested in any of our vintage/thrifted items.

Introducing Demi Blvck

For some, talent just seems to fall out of the sky and right into their lap. As Demi Blvck’s creator Demetrius explains it, he’s a late bloomer in the world of fashion and design. He took to designing in his early twenties, and learned how to sew and construct luxury garments from the esteemed “Youtube University.” Self taught with an otherworldly imagination, I don’t think I’ve ever met a young designer with so much talent and ambition. He holds the winning cocktail for success, and his future is bright.

A few weeks ago, I dropped by the Demi Blvck Design studio for a sneak peak at the latest collection. I didn’t know what to expect, but my expectations were pretty high. Because you see, I’m pretty familiar with Demetrius and his work. After bumping into each other at a mutual friend’s wedding, he invited me by to check things out. Staying true to the ethos of his brand, there was a ton of bold eye catching color, mixed prints and textures. His designs are definitely not created for the modest. It’s a maximalist paradise. Imagine if Balmain and Versace had a lovechild - her name would be Demi.

Demetrius is calling Demi Blvck’s next collection “Chandelier’s Cry in Color”. The inspiration draws from the Japanese anime characters in the short stories he writes. He simply visualizes the characters in costumes, and creates them - no sketches or anything. Raw talent.

With only a few years under his belt as a designer, and having spent some time living outside Memphis, Dee, has made quite the buzz in the region’s fashion scene. Demi Black has been featured for the second year in a row on the runways of Memphis Fashion Week, Charlotte’s Fashion Excursion, and dressed WNBA’s LA Sparks baller Cathy Poindexter. His dream clients are those that are confident and aren’t afraid to take fashion risk; such as fashion killers: Rihanna and ASAP Rocky.

I asked what was to come for the brand, and Dee says he’s working to get his latest collection manufactured so that it can be made available to his clients. He wanted to also encourage the creatives here in his hometown Memphis to not wait, but to simply create.

Head over to the Demi Blvck website at www.demiblvck.com for more in depth looks at the collections. Follow on IG @demiblvck