That's So Chic

Iris freaking Apfel!!! Yesterday I had the experience; and by experience I talking  about mountain moving, self-fulling prophecy, run home and devise my master plan, and make shit happen experience.   Brunch and then a viewing of the Albert Maysles' IRIS film  with the Young Arts Patrons at the Brooks Museum of Art was more than just some simple Sunday funday.

If loving you Esther is wrong, I don't want to be right. This women's style is soo effing awesome...Ahhhhh! Esther Quek brings the BANG to men's wear. As group fashion and beauty director of such publications as the The Rake, Revolution and contributor to Condé Nast Traveller she makes me want to plan my next 10 looks in thrifted men blazers, trouser pants, and statement heels.   She has hair that slays, keeps a flawless face, and rocks lust worthy statement accouterments all while making it look so effortless cool.


Let's just get on with the pictures.

Solange is my spirit animal. I mean yes technically she is person but in my head we are totally bffs. TOTALLY. She does no wrong. Every look she rocks makes me want to re-do my entire wardrobe in vivid colors and perfect nudes. Just bask in her do-her-own-style-fablousness.

Fashionably I've become a bore. By bore I mean wearing shirts that match my pants and being concerned if my shoes go with anything I have on. Just screams I got this look off of a mannequin in a mall window. No bueno.  I am a layering loving, stripes with prints or florals or sequins wearing, cuffed jeans and heels admiring do as I please style connoisseur.  Occasionally we all need a little kick in the rear to get us back into swing of things. Who else to look for to give endless oohh's and ahhhh's than the ultra stylish Catherine Baba.

I love it when I come across online gems and Cinhte Magazine most definitely tickles my fancy. Cinhte is fairly new, having celebrated their one-year anniversary this past September. It is a limited print publication, releasing bi-monthly editions focusing on culture and style of people of color from around the world. This month they unveiled their new look. I was sold with the very first entry on their website I came across for their style icon of the week Shingai Shoniwa the lead singer of UK indie rock band Noisettes. I love the way in which she blends color, classic feminine silhouettes, with rocker chic prints and embellishments. In the post Cinhthe states:

We love her music. We love her hair. We love her style... Her first name, Shingai, means ‘be strong’ and that she definitely is.

I most definitely agree. I haven't seen this magazine around my way, but I'm most definitely looking into getting a subscription.

The three celebrity style loves of my life are Tracey Ellis Ross, Solange Knowles, and Shingai Shoniwa. All three ladies have a style unique to their own and rock radiant, wonderful, and voluminous natural hair. So you can't imagine how excited I was to find out that Solange was doing a seven day long "What I Wore" blog on Vogue UK. Her style has transformed over the years to depict a beautiful eclectic point-of-view combining bold prints, pops of color, and a appreciation for unique details.

On her blog each day she will post pictures offering deets to of her outfits and giving us a glimpse into her daily routine. She comes off in the few lines posted as warm and full of life as her style depicts. So far she has only posted three daily outfits, so I will most definitely continue checking to see what she posts next.