eva marcille x tom ford

eva marcille in tom ford, spring 2011

G Twinz x Chris Brown Look at Me

I agree with Necole when she said I wasnt sure what to expect. But identical twins Justin and Jarrell Ewing should definitely have a few label heads looking twice (pun intended ;) Watch as these talented cuties rap over Chris Brown's Look at Me.

im sorry, recy taylor?

Thanks to my aunt who keeps abreast of EVERYTHING, this disturbing story was brought to my attention

At 24 years old, Recy Taylor was gang raped by a group of white men in Abbeville, AL. 67 years later, all she would like is an apology....

Read the article at TheRoot.com here.

patina miller

Patina Miller debut to Broadway was the cult-ish hit, Hair. A graduate of Carnegie Mellon and an art school student, she was one of the top picks for Effie White in Dreamgirl, the role Jennifer Hudson later was cast as. But now, the young actress has taken back to the stage as she is currently starring in the new Broadway show Sister Act, a role Whoopi Goldberg once made famous. Not bad.

Watch her perform Random Black Girl:

#TennisLove

....

Tennis Love by Eric Biddines feat. NeoPopsicle from AyeStoryaboutLove
Tennis Love by Eric Biddines feat. NeoPopSicle by NeoPopSicle


boy i cant let you go, and i cant let you stay...

no, and then he would be President.

Barack and Michelle Obama go to a fancy restaurant one night, while Michelle shaking hands, stuntin and struttin in the graceful way only she can, she is approached by a man whom she doesn't quite remember. He just so happens to be the owner of the restaurant and proceeds to tell her they went to high school togethe and he had the biggest crush. When she returns to Obama she tells him about it, he says, "Just think honey, if you would have married him you too would be the owner of this lovely restaurant". She replies, "No if I would have married him, he'd be The President of The United States."


as seen @vixengossip.com

Introducing NeoPopsicle

If you're in South Florida and have not heard the sounds of emerging songtress, "NeoPopsicle", then let me put you on.

NeoPopsicle is a quirkly moniker that plays on the words "Neo"(soul) and Pop"to describe the eclectic sound of the twenty-something year old rising starlet who voice is strangely reminescent of that of the sultry Sadé. With a pen by her side, NeoPopsicle has snuck her way to the top of the Florida music scene being featured on local rapper's Quest, recent EP "The Reason and with the release of her first single, "Ooh Ahh", fellow artists, producers and music heads alike began to notice the strikingly beautiful twenty-something year old in her trademark headpieces and legwarmers. With every lyric penned by the artist reflecting her experiences through life and love, each track is emotionally charged with a sense of truth like an old blues song sung by Etta James, or a cowboy with nothing less than his guitar. Her second single, Coffee & Tea featuring none other than Eric Biddines, continues what is shaping to be an incredible story...

Download Coffee&Tea feat Eric Biddines

Download Ooh Aah

Download Quest, The Reason

And say hi to Neo @

http://twitter.com/NeoPopsicle

http://neopopsicle.com/

http://facebook.com/NeoPopsicle

Eric Biddines x Art N Hustle = "MLWJC" Premier

Outside of my 9-5, and the pursuit of being a working actor, I work with a lovely group of talented, creative, innovative magicians that go by the name of "Art N' Hustle" The name says it all, we art and we hustle. :) In so many words. Their latest project is the Eric Biddines campaign, the FLALien is an artist based out of South Florida who brings a unique voice and persona to the hip hop genre.

A few weeks ago, the Art n Hustle team in collab with Theory of Culture shot the video for Eric Biddines, "Maybe Later We Can Just Chill", affectionately dubbed "MLWJC". From story boarding, casting, shooting and editing and everything in between this little gem was developed and produced by a team with a vision and the drive to not only be but create.

And with a little nod of the hat to the visionaries before us, I present to you "MLWJC"...

Hair, Styling, Makeup-Me, ivK, Neo

Behind the Scenes: Eric Biddines x "MLWJC"

Stay TUNED:

shoe of the day

versace metal heeled ankle boots.

kerry washington x los angeles times

one of my favourite actresses, kerry washington, covers the los angeles times magazine. kerry can be seen this month in the political feature, night catches us.

p.s. who designed this stunning red gown?

if its love

While everybody else is getting out of bed
I'm usually getting in it
I'm not in it to win it
And there's a thousand ways you can skin it

My feet have been on the floor
Flat like an idle singer
Remember winger
I digress
I confess you are the best thing in my life

But I'm afraid when I hear stories
About a husband and wife
There's no happy endings
No Henry Lee
But you are the greatest thing about me

[Chorus]
If it's love
And we decide that it's forever
No one else could do it better
If it's love
And we're two birds of a feather
Then the rest is just whenever
And if I'm addicted to loving you
And you're addicted to my love too
We can be them two birds of a feather
That flock together
Love, love
Got to have something to keep us together
Love, Love
That's enough for me

Took a loan on a house I own
Can't be a queen bee without a bee throne
I wanna buy ya everything
Except cologne
'cause it's poison
We can travel to Spain where the rain falls
Mainly on the plain side and sing
'cause it is we can laugh we can sing
Have ten kids and give them everything
Hold our cell phones up in the air
And just be glad we made it here alive
On a spinning ball in the middle of space
I love you from your toes to your face

You can move in
I won't ask where you've been
'cause everybody has a past
When we're older
We'll do it all over again

When everybody else is getting out of bed
I'm usually getting in it
I'm not in it to win it
I'm in it for you

If it's love
And we're two birds of a feather
Then the rest is just whenever
Then the rest is just whenever

If it's love
And we decide that it's forever
No one else could do it better
And if I'm addicted to loving you
And you're addicted to my love too
We can be them two birds of a feather
That flock together
Love, love
Got to have something to keep us together
Love, love
Got to have something to keep us together
Love, love
That's enough for me

some men

this was really super duper funny. hence why i posted anything from worldstar.

mehserle's two years

There isnt quite a word...or maybe im not just not as eloquent as I previously thought. But seeing the NY Times headline, 2 Year Sentence, speaks volumes. That is the amount of time, minus the 146 days served that former BART officer, Johannes Mehserle, will receive for executing and yes that is the verbage I will use, an unarmed Oscar Grant on an Oakland train platform. So he will be out in a year's time. One single year. New Years Eve 2009 a man's life was taken by the carelessness of an officer, whether careless because he meant to pull his "taser "(bullsh..sneeze) or just because he didn't care. It was reported that Grant said after being shot, 'You shot me! I have a 4 year old daughter". He died seven hours later. From a single shot to the back as he was laying face down. Countless videos and images were uploaded to various social sites, sent in to local news stations and of course countless was seized as 'evidence' by the BART officers. Being black in America, or any country for that matter, this scenario isn't new nor surprising. But one would hope that in 2010 we would have reached a new place. One not so scary. So you mean to tell me, justice for the the life of a human being is two years, while Michael Vick got a steeper sentence for his dog-fighting ring and Plaxico Burrus for shooting his own damn self. Ok, America. Thanks.

jerk chicken and the miami heat.

"i love a good conversation with an attractive indidividual" - @toiramala

boycott!

The luxury beauty & perfume brand, Guerlain, found themselves in a bit of trouble when , Jean Paul Guerlain, made a racial slur (insert the *n-word) during an interview on a French television station:
“I put myself to work like a [n-word]. I don’t know if the [n-words] have always worked hard, but…” ["Je me suis mis à travailler comme un nègre. Je ne sais pas si les Nègres ont toujours tellement travaillé mais enfin..."]"

Translated the word, negré, means anything from coon to negro to the n-word. Black Parisians didnt take too kindly to the master perfumer's remarks and called for a silent boycott of the LVMH-owned brand at their store on the Champes Elysses. "...He's denying the value of the work ofthe black man. We're fighting for a post-racial society..." was the remarks listed on the invitation to take part in the boycott. Guerlain closed their doors on Saturday, the day of the boycott, many people brought back their Guerlain products and the closing of the business caused them to lose money on an usuallybusy sales day. There was no violence in the large turnout and many promise to return next week to conintue their silent boycott of the brand. "It’s a real opportunity for a Black movement…because for many years Black people [in France] have been insulted and were pretty passive about it..."
LVMH has denounced all of Guerlain's statlements stating that they were “intolerable” and contradicted the “culture, values, and ethics practiced by the enterprise, which promotes the diversity of talents of all origins.”

thanks to claire @thefashionbomb for sharing this story

golddigger

alexander mcqueen floral-engraved leather boots

available @ net-a-porter

bryce dallas howard

saw hereafter last night and fell in love with bryce dallas howard's face. the whole time i was wondering, who is this girl? her acting wasnt bad either, a misconceived notion of children with industry parents (she is the daughter of actor turned director, ron howard) but i was mesmerized by just watching her. she has a presence on camera thats more than just her pretty features, the gorgeous red hair and piercing eyes. but the scenes with her were enchanting and i missed her when she didnt appear any more in the film. no spoilers here.

hereafter wasntbad, though i should have seen it when i wasnt so tired. (nodding off action) the "date" thought it was kind of "dry" and slow. the back and forth action could have been transitioned better. something about it wasnt quite as seamless as clint eastwood took you from location to location with the various characters and their stories. though the story with the twins had me in tears more than once throughout the film. actress cecil de france was a breath of fresh air. she was perfect for the role. hereafter is currently in theatres.

hello kitty meet reebok

reebok partners with every girl's favourite kitten, hello kitty for these furry releases.

pre-order here.

wrap up the black pair please.

nini

shorts:f21 pumps: ysl

currently stalking one of my fashion icons, nini nguyen of ninistyle.net. i love how she combines high end designer names like ysl and ann demeuleester with less expensive labels such as the popular go-to forever 21. she always looks effortlessly chic in a cleverely artistic edgy twist with her flowing capes and harem pants and sheer tulle and bloomers. i have to have a pair of bloomers now! she recently started a new venture as creative director of nha khanh. her beautiful photographs and six inch babies always have me clicking "older entries".

for colored girls (update w/poster)

the website, shadow & act, gives great dialoue for the impending "for colored girls who have considered suiced when the rainbow is enuf" film that has created quite the buzz moreso due to mr. tyler perry's attachment to the project. since my first mention of the film, there have been numerous attacks against mr.perry and even a rebuttal from the filmmaker regarding his association to the remake of the masterpiece, originally written by ntozake shanghe. the film is set for an earlier release november 5, 2o1o. here is tyler perry's reply he posted on his official website, along with trailer, movie poster and stills.

he says:
We are only a little more than 3 weeks out from FOR COLORED GIRLS, which opens on November 5th. Wow, time is flying! I wanted to talk to you for just a second about this film. There has been a lot of Internet chatter about me doing this film. I've heard everything from, "I'm glad he's doing it!", to "How dare he touch this!". Believe me, I know that this is sensitive material and I handled it that way. If you don't believe me see for yourself on November 5th.

If you know anything about the book or play, FOR COLORED GIRLS WHO HAVE CONSIDERED SUICIDE WHEN THE RAINBOW IS ENUF, which is what my film is based on, then you know that it is one of the most powerful literary works of this century. But, if you know it, you are also thinking like I was, "How can I make this into a movie?"

After reading the play a thousand times and listening to these poems a million times, it hit me. There was only one way to approach it. So what I did was, I put these characters in the situations around the poems, so that they could speak the dialogue of the book without it sounding like a poem. And I have to tell you, I wasn't sure that it could be done. But, after listening to Phylicia Rashad, Thandie Newton, Kerry Washington, Macy Gray, Kimberly Elise, Tessa Thompson, Whoopi Goldberg, Loretta Devine, Anika Noni Rose and Janet Jackson say these words it was awesomely seemless.

The stories are about eight women who live in NYC and we follow them through their lives; follow them through loving, losing, giving too much of themselves, being hurt and betrayed, but most of all, we follow each of these women as they find love for themselves.

This movie is powerful. It is incredible. The performances in it are astonishing, but most of all this film will leave you lifted.

I don't know if you know this either, but never in the history of a feature film has there been an ensemble of this many black women. That alone is worth celebrating. I hope you are planning to see it on November 5th.

By the way, you don't have to be a colored girl to be able to relate to and enjoy this movie.
(via: tylerperry.com)

karl lagerfield for atelier swarovski.

by now you should know im a loyal consumer of the Swarovski brand and am in love with their luxury line, Atelier Swarovski which features collabaorations with designers such as Jason Woo, Anthony Nak, Matthew Willamson, Giles, Christopher Kane, Doo.Ri among other. Their Autumn/Winter 2010 line features none other than Sir Karl Lagerfield himself.

click to see full images.

arnoldo & battois

from super sexy leather accessories label, arnoldo & battois

via highsnobiety.

on set.

i filmed my first short film in south florida on october 17. it was produced by the palm beach film school, from an open casting i attended where i actually was cast in two of the short films. this is the first of the two. the film is a segment of the story of former rock & roll star Dion DiMucci (Dion & the Belmonts) who is best known from his '60s hit, The Wanderer. his estranged son, Dion II., wrote and directed the piece which recalls a lunch meeting between father & son.

the day started at seven am with dunkin donuts and oj. afer only one rehearsal prior to the shoot, we ran through lines a couple times before the crew was ready for us. we shot mostly on dolly until we filmed the closeups later in the day. the two other actresses and myself did some voiceover work for our scenes last and we were a wrap. the cast and crew was fantastic and i was honored to be apart of bringing such an interesting story to life. stay tuned for clips....!

welcome back

http://ateliertoira.tumblr.com

http://facebook.com/deltoiya

@toiraMala