The great majestic oak

I wanted to put my shredded tshirt on display today so I wore it to school. I wanted to wear it like this:
However, after thinking it over I decided to just put a light tank top under it because there was a 99.9% chance of me getting in trouble otherwise. Also, for the first hour or so of the day I wore it inside out because I was so rushed in the morning I didn't pay attention to how I put on my clothes. A friend had to point it out to me.

Next time I'm wearing shorts/pants, I'm climbing that tree...

(DIY shredded tshirt, garage tank top, AA shiny bandeau, aritzia skirt, sirens heels, modcloth.com shoes, estate sale necklace)

Black as the Night's Sky

(modcloth.com blazer, jacobs skirt, sirens heels)

Mountain Gorillas

In anthro class, we've just finished watching a film entitled "Gorillas in the Mist." It's a movie to show the life of Dian Fossey, the famous anthropologist who studied mountan gorillas in Africa. She led a fascinating life, forcing her way into the gorilla-studying world, flipping her world upside down and risking her life day after day until she was -sadly- assassinated.

The movie is extremely moving, bringing tears to your eyes every time one of her hairy friends is threatened. It was made in, I think, the 60s so the obvious "problems" are to be expected but it is truly captivating. If you haven't seen it, go to Blockbuster and grab a copy because it's two hours you won't regret.

The End

The end result of my shredded tshirt. I'm going to lasertag after work tonight and shall be wearing it (with a deep blue tank under, though). I'm still pondering as to what I should wear under it - the shirt's too seethrough to wear nothing so I'm wondering maybe a bandeau? I do have a shiny purple one...

Enforcements

So today was a beautiful 21 degrees outside so I busted out an "old favourite." I put denim shorts under the dress, however, as the tights weren't entirely opaque.

Interesting tidbit of information: my principal made an announcement today reminding us, once again, of the dress code. As he stated: "As the weather gets warmer, you're likely to wear less clothing but I must remind you to dress professionally. Skirts should come to the knee, shirts should go up to the collar bone, and the bottom of your top should reach the top of your bottoms."
At this point he began to sound like he was stuttering and finished with: "Basically, no bellies, no butts, no boobs. Thank you and have a great day."
He made no mention of backs, however.

(AA dress, American Eagle denim shorts, Payless shoes)

African American Hairstyles for Women 2009 Trends for you

African American Hairstyles for Women 2009 Trends for you

Check this cool pics of black African American women hairstyles for you in 2009. You can try everyone and see witch suits you the best.

African American Hairstyles for Women 2009 Trends for you

African American Hairstyles for Women 2009 Trends for you

African American Hairstyles for Women 2009 Trends for you

This is fact not fiction

I was going to wait until I was done my shredded tshirt to give a tutorial but here it is anyhow (I saw "State of Play" tonight instead - worth it!):

Step 1: Get a shirt. Don't be getting some sort of wool or insane fabric like that. Stick with some regular cotton shirt and you'll do fine.

Step 2: Cut off the hem of such shirt. Try to be as straight as possible because I found it somewhat difficult if your hem is all over the place.

Step 3: Using either a seamripper device, a pencil, or your fingers, slowly begin pulling at the end of the fabric. You should see strands of the horizontal parts of fabric begin to come out/apart. They may be extremely far apart and very loose but the further you get into the shirt the more normal it becomes.

Step 4: Just continue pulling, basically. This isn't so much difficult as it is time consuming. What I did was I would put my left thumb and index finger underneath the section I was pulling at and pull with my right hand so it came apart easier as opposed to just ripping it.

Step 5: If a hole appears it's not a big deal. If you don't want holes, don't pull as hard. Go as high up as you want and do it wherever on the shirt you want - it's really your choice. I believe you can machine wash them (I think!) but if you want to be extra-careful just hand wash it and hang to dry.

I hope you understand the instructions! Good luck!

PS-> ordered things off urbanoutfitters.com and gojane.com. Shall reveal what they are when they arrive! Two words: beautifully speechless.

Museum of Civilisation

Black long hairstyle from Solange Knowles 2009

Black long hairstyle from Solange Knowles 2009

Solange Piaget Knowles wasborn June 24, 1986, professionally known as Solange, is an American actress, model, and singer-songwriter. She is the younger sister of R&B singer Beyoncé Knowles.Black long hairstyle from Solange Knowles 2009

Solange Knowles at NBC Studios in New York City. She is wearing her black hair in a long hairstyle.

African American hairstyle - Solange Knowles in a black long hairstyle.


Celebrity hairstyle - long hairstyle from Solange Knowles

Solange Knowles hairstyle - straight long hairstyle.

Photo by Photo Agency

Black short hairstyle from Singer Brandy 2009

Brandy Rayana Norwood is known professionally as Brandy, is an American R&B singer-songwriter, record producer, television personality, actress, and film producer.Singer Brandy seen looking good with this black short hairstyle while she is out running some errands in Beverly Hills.


African American hairstyle - Singer Brandy is wearing her black hair in a short hairstyle.

Black short hairstyle from Singer Brandy 2009

Celebrity hairstyle - Singer Brandy looks great in this hairstyle.

DIY: shredded t-shirt

So basically, I've seen a few people with shredded tshirts and wanted one of my own. After finding a tutorial on childhood flames (located on blogroll) I decided to try it. I first used a pink tanktop as practice as it was too small for me anyhow.
After it going to well with the pink one, I grabbed a green tank that I would use as my real one. However, this shirt obviously hates me and decided to be insanely difficult to work with. It was near impossible not to make holes and it took an hour to do the whole length of the pink shirt and it also took an hour to do that little section on the green one.

But I am not a quitter! No - instead, I went to Zellers and bought a 3pack of Midtown men's tshirts (they're just like Hanes tshirts) and am using one of those instead. It is going great; I have a few holes but nothing too significant. I'm going to cover a large portion of the backside and, if all goes according to plan, I shall do another covering part side part front.

Progress has been made!

I'm hoping to be done by the end of the week (I have work, projects, and this is incredibly slowgoing!) but I don't know what to put under it. See, I'd like to wear it to school and our principal had made an announcement last week about how even though the temperature is getting warmer we are still a "business environnement." I'm wondering if a white bandeau would be ok or if I should just wear a tanktop under it? Also, I may have dislocated my left thumb doing this.

Cool Afro Hairstyles For Black Women

Cool Afro Hairstyles For Black Women

May someones will say that this kinda Afro hairstyle is not any fashion any more, cause this hairstyle is 6os.Right? Let's see some cool Afro hairstyle pictures

tight curly Afro hairstyle

curly afro hairstyle for african americans

photos from hji.co.uk

Rihanna’s New Commercial for Gucci 2009

Have you seen Rihanna’s new commercial for Gucci? If you haven’t, it may be time to take a sneaky peek as it really is a work of art, with modern and iconic symbols, fresh designs and elegant poses to match both the starlet’s personality as well as the look that Gucci is hoping to present. Rihanna has reported that she has always been a fan of the Gucci style and especially their well sought after handbags.

They have recently teamed up with UNCIEF to support the charity with their new range of Tattoo Collection Handbags, from which 25 percent of every sale goes to the charity. With a cause such as this, Rihanna is sure to be proud of her new commercial that could help to change the world. Rihanna is currently the new spokeswomen for the well known fashion brand and within the new commercial she is seen sporting the new Tattoo Collection handbag worn across one shoulder while draping herself elegantly on a silver hoop that is being suspended

Better known for her wild and crazy hairstyles and clothing sense, her hair for the commercial was surprisingly simple, with it slicked down and looking every inch the perfect lady. Rihanna’s New Commercial for Gucci 2009

Shush girl, shut your lips, do the Helen Keller and talk with your hips

So my friend told me about the song "Don't trust me" by "3Oh!3" and I can't stop listening to it now. The song gives off a very "I just woke up, I'm not put together but -damn- I look good" kind of feel. It's my new addiction. Here are a few pictures from my Inspiration folder (thought I'd just share them with you).
This man has what I like to call a "hug hump." It's when you have a bump on your stomach so when someone hugs you they have to curve to the bump. They're generally very comfortable. I also love the insane amount of layering going on.

Mary-Kate Olsen; enough said. The perfect sequin dress.

Haute Couture - why don't more people walk down the streets like this? Again, the layering!

Armani Haute Couture - I reaaally want that skirt! I've fallen in love with the whole bandage-tiered-shine of it. Also, insane plunging necklines: my favourite.

David Bowie aka Music God. This picture screams "I have a dirty secret and it's tearing me up inside and I'm completely distraught with self-loathing but I have that mysterious je ne sais quoi about me." Yeah, it's one of those pictures. I'd also like to point out his pupils...

(Google, the sartorialist)

Options

Starting to see shorter hemlines out lately. You know what really bothers me, though? When people wear leggings as pants. Seeing a lot of those, too. I don't know why but it really pushes my buttons! Wear a short dress or a long shirt, just make sure all your "bits" are covered...

(Sirens faux leather jacket, Zara shirt, Aritzia shorts, AA backpack, Payless shoes)