Wedding Dress of the Week

Light as a willow-of-a-wisp and rich in glimmering detail, this a-line ball gown from Monique Lhuillier's Fall 2008 Collection is for the young bride who always believed in Fairy Tales, and has finally found her prince. Sidebar, while I detest the model's hair on the runway, this dress would be gorgeous with a slick low bun or chignon and a vintage inspired pearl and diamond earring (or rhinestone).

The Night Time Nose Shaper!!!

It's NEVER this serious. People of color, all around the world, we've got to do better!

-Ike

Mid March New Years Resolution

Just thinking aloud, but I need to add one more resolution to my list....


New Years Resolution #6: Stop passing up on good men.

Perhaps some of you should do the same.

-Ike

SPOTLIGHT: Ashanti "The Way That I Love You" music ideo, 2008

High Drama. High Fashion. I think Miss Ashanti is orchestrating come-back!

"70% of Black Women Are Single" on Oprah

I will deliver my take on this issue in the next 24 hours.

Until then, watch, ruminate, discuss, and get your comments ready!

-Ike

Fly Alert: Gracia Mid-Length Grey Trench Coat

Divas!

I love a great mid-length trench coat. Why? I love anything with fabulous collar and a snug waiste! It's the perfect combination of sporty and sexy and it moves with ease from the street to the club. This particular piece by Gracia can be purchased for$99 at Oki Styles. Oh, for you fly girls who like to party like a rock star on the weekends, this new site has some great, unique pieces for your wardrobe (and it's Black owned).

-flyness and funk

Ike

Style Icon of the Month: Rihanna

Who is Rihanna? Born Robyn Rihanna Fenty, this 20 year old Barbadian singer is currently signed to Def Jam Records and has sold over 9 million albums world wide. She has released 3 albums; Music of the Sun, A Girl Like Me, and Good Girl Gone Bad, the latter on which her single “Umbrella” went number one on the US Billboards Chart. In 2007, Rihanna won World's Best-Selling Pop Female Artist & Entertainer of the Year at the 2007 World Music Awards, favorite Female Artist - Soul/R&B at the 2007 American Music Awards. "Shut Up and Drive" won best R&B song at the 2008 People's Choice Award. "Don't Stop the Music" won best international song at the 2008 NRJ Music Awards in France. Rihanna received four Grammy Awards nominations: Record of the Year, Best Rap/Sung Collaboration (for "Umbrella"), Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals (for "Hate That I Love You") as well as Best Dance Recording (for "Don't Stop the Music"), while her album received an extra two Grammys: Song of the Year and Best R&B Song. Her ‘Good Girl Gone Bad Tour’ began in September of 2007 and she will tour Canada, the US, and Europe into 2008.

Why is she fly? When Rihanna first entered the music scene, many of us doubted her star power. When compared to the reigning R&B divas of the day, she didn’t seem to add up. Perhaps she’d sweeten the scene with a few catchy tunes, but inevitably she’d be here today and gone tomorrow like so many fallen stars before her. However, over the past two years Miss Rihanna has proven that she is more than sugar, she’s crème, having risen to the top of a competitive industry. Lets be real, this girl is surrounded by a phenomenal group of managers, producers, and stylists but regardless of how she’s accomplished her success, she has repeatedly turned out memorable club-hopping singles, incredible video treatments, electric performances, and stellar red carpet appearances. Her fans can’t get enough.

Her place as a style icon is undeniable and well-earned. In an epoch of wavy strawberry blond hair extensions and French-manicured gel tips, she has made the shaggy black bob and dark manicure fashionable. Wow! She’s a trend setter. With slightly off-beat, attention getting designs and eclectic jewelry she commands attention on the red carpet. The world is watching her every style move. No doubt, that explains her omnipresence during this past Mercedes Benz Fashion Week. She’s young, hot, and willing to stand out in a crowd. She represents fashion’s future. Rihanna proves that a fly diva defines her own style, and then works it!