April's Inspiration

With the amount of leather that was on the runway this year , I couldn't help but to be inspired.The typical look was leather on leather but I mixed leather with different fabrics and textures such as silk , cotton and faux fur , I know its not typical Jamaican dressing but we are not here for anything typical. Its no secret that leather is one of the biggest trends of 2012/2013 but wearing leather may be a bit of a problem for those that live in places that is warm all year round. The trick to wearing leather in warm places such as Jamaica is to wear only one  leather piece and keep the rest of the outfit very light weight and thin with materials such as cotton and sheer , also I suggest you wear it in the night when its much cooler. If you are living in a country that is a lot cooler go crazy with the trend and wear leather on leather on leather and knock yourself out.

                                                          People will stare , make it worth their while.

                                                       Leather looks here: http://whitefur.bigcartel.com/product/black-zleather
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                                                                                    http://whitefur.bigcartel.com/product/long-black-skirt

April's Dopery

          Nothing makes a woman feel better than berettas and amaretto , butta leatha and mad chedda

April's Favorite

 Meet Eugene Marshall.  Eugene has a Caribbean background , Trinidadian to be exact , but he now lives in New York where he is a stylist and has styled Jesse Williams , Chris brown and ASAP Rocky just to name a few , and is also the men's fashion director at a luxury company. What I like most about Eugene is that he appears to be so comfortable in his skin and exudes so much confidence , he is confident enough to wear whatever he likes even if it may look crazy to others. Truth be told that is really what fashion is about ; confidence and Eugene wears it so well.

     

                          Embrace what makes you unique , even if it makes others uncomfortable.

DIY Project : Thigh High Boots

For this project you are going to need a pair of calf high boots ,  leather pants , scissors and a sewing machine.

 

First determine how high on you thigh that you want your boots to go  , make a mark at that point and cut the pants right across. Using your sewing machine adjust the sides of the material cut from the leather pants so that it fits snug on your thigh. Now , hem the top of the material and the remaining piece from the upper part of the pants. 

 Put  the two pieces of material cut from the leather pants on and pull it up to your thigh and then wear your calf high boots over it , this creates the illusion of thigh high boots.

                                                           Weapons of mass distraction.

Hand Art

                                                         All statement everything.

Atlanta Files Part 1.

When I'm away I take advantage of the opportunity to wear outfits that I wouldn't be able to wear in  Jamaica. On one of those days that I went on the road with my brother I wore this leather skirt , a Rouge faux fur vest , a blazer from Reitmans and this gorgeous olive green satchel bag I found at a vintage boutique. There is something about satchel bags that I am into these days. They bring function and fashion together as they are a perfect alternative to a hefty handbag and holds a lot more than a cross body bag , I want a hundred in every colour. Anyway we did a little shopping , got lunch and went to a shipping company to pick up a box and while waiting impatiently on the box we snapped a few idle pictures.

                                                              Mo' Leatha , Mo' Chedda.

Atlanta Files

This post really has no business being here as this month is all about leather but I'm going to mess up the flow and post it anyway. My brother just had his first baby and over the Easter holiday I flew to Atlanta to meet my little niece for the first time. I got sick almost as soon as I got there ( change of temperature I suppose ) so I couldn't even hold her and I ended up spending most of my days outside the house.On one of those days we went to this cute little old town where I snapped a few pictures wearing this blue long sleeve dress by DKNY.  A thin light weight dress like this is really best for Jamaica where its hot all year round but since I didn't take many options with me I made my best attempt at staying warm with thigh high boots , gloves and a furry scarf around my neck and I carried around my favorite leather hand bag which I snatched from my mother.

                                                Have more than you show , speak less than you know.                          

One Woman Army

                                                             I know some soldiers in here , where they at?

Black x Gold

                    Through the lights , cameras and action, glamour glitters and gold
                         I unfold the scroll, plant seeds to stampede the globe