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Beauty and the Muse Re-Launch
Posted on: February 4, 2016
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It’s official! After months and months of planning and rewiring and uploading photos, I’ve finally made the move. Check out my new website below…
You can now visit me at www.Beautyandthemuse.net !!!!
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“Style It Local” Feature
Posted on: October 29, 2015
Photo: Reel Clever Films
October 17th, 2015
Downtown Detroit
Detroit Garment Group Feature
“Style It Local”
Jewelry:
Earrings, necklace, and bracelet: F21
Midi Rings: Torrid
I was chosen to be featured in Detroit Garment Group‘s blog “Style It Local” for the month of October.
As you can see, I was very much excited.
Clutch: Avenue
My makeup was courtesy of Madinah. And the photos were taken by my buddies at Reel Clever Films. Thanks guys.
Diva much?
Turban: Caniff Gift & Variety
Faux Fur Vest: Burlington
Dress: F21
Turtleneck: Wal-Mart
Lord & Taylor: Plus Shop Launch
Posted on: October 12, 2015
(Photos Courtesy of Worldiction)
October 12th 2015
Blogger Meet & Greet with Leah V.
Lakeside Mall: Lord & Taylor
Sterling Heights, MI
(I’m searching for the perfect fall ensemble for my model for the event.)
I was contacted by Nicole, store manager of Lord & Taylor, to talk about their new and improved Plus-Size section including brands from Jessica Simpson, Calvin Klein, and Michel Kors, just to name a few.
(My beautiful model, Amanda Sweet, in her 1st outfit.)
This was Lord & Taylor’s first blogger meet and greet in-store. I decided to get two models and style them live. I also was able to style myself from head to toe in L&T’s plus section.
Strutting her stuff. All black with a splash of flair and color.
Outfit #2 with paparazzi…A.K.A Style bloggers.
Outfit #3 says I work hard, but I play harder.
I also styled my bff, Madinah. Love the warm-toned accents.
Want to give a huge shout-out to all my blogger buddies that came out to support.
Here are my ladies from Style Trifecta.
Lil Miss JB Style was in the house!
Thanks to the friendly customers who stopped by.
Thanks to Nicole who allowed us to rummage through her store. Haha.
Oh, hey, there’s Eden from Chic in the Tropics.
Baby Dallas, Eden, and Thaad.
All smiles 🙂
Black & Gold Soiree
Posted on: September 28, 2015
(L to R: Maryam, Tasneem, myself, and Fatimah)
Tokyo Club
Black & Gold Birthday Soiree
September 28, 2015
Downtown Detroit, MI
(All photos courtesy of Scott Mitchell of Worldiction Arts)
The wait is over. I am finally blogging about my Black & Gold Birthday Soiree photos last month. Although it was stressful, we had a great time. I was even able to style the models above with wardrobe courtesy of Thrift on the Ave and Green and Glamorous. Thanks loves 🙂
My big sis came and boogied down.
The owners of Thrift on the Ave! Go check them out in Downtown Detroit.
The photographer of the night, Scott.
The hubby and I.
My friends, thanks for coming and helping and taking the verbal abuse. Ha. And of course, thanks to Madinah for the makeup.
More of my friends!
My buddy Dierdra and Mike.
Model Shia and I.
Oh, and my dress was designed by myself and brought to life by two designers/seamstresses: Mahgrib of Chimiwear and Taqwa of Ziarra Collection.
Nafeesa and Fatima.
We had a lil’ runway competition. And Maryam won!
My cake cutting ceremony.
Roberto’s Bakery did a wonderful job. We smashed it.
Thanks everyone for a fun filled evening.
And I’ll send you off with a pic of my sis dropping it like its hot. Oh, boy. lol
Essence Street Style Awards
Posted on: September 21, 2015
(Fabulous +Plus Blogger Chante from Everything Curvy And Chic)
Essence Street Style Awards
NYFW: Part Two
September 13, 2015
Dumbo, Brooklyn
This is part two of my NYFW journey. So after being denied access to Rachel Zoe’s show, I took the subway (with my large baby blue tutu) to Dumbo, Brooklyn to the Essence Street Style Awards. I met up with some native Detroiters, met a buddy from Boston, my bestie Kait, and of course, I took some bomb street style photos. Check em’ out:
Preggers n’ Chic: she basically took three different concepts and smashed them together. And it worked.
Loving the different textures here.
Oh, hi there. I caught this fashionista in mid-convo.
I was immersed in so many turban looks.
Large shades, clutches, and kilts.
I can’t even tell you all the things I love about this ensemble. Just love!
Natural hair. Don’t care.
Basically, this pic was taken under my umbrella when the rain decided to pour down on us fashionistas. Kori is a local blogger from the D. She stays selfie ready.
I guess I did take over NYFW after all.
*Twerks*
Ha.
Detroit x NYFW
Posted on: September 10, 2015
Photo Courtesy of Worldiction
Bloggers: Eden, Me, JB, and Mel
September 10, 2015
Detroit Does NYFW
Eastern Market
Detroit, MI
Photo: Worldiction
As you can see, none of us are going to be attending Mercedes Benz New York Fashion Week. (Pause) *Cries eyes out* So kidding. Although some of us are slightly disgruntled to not be apart of the shows, street style, and glam after-parties with mega supermodels, we decided to have our own little NWFW inspired shoot in none other but the D!
Photo: Worldiction
So, JB (with the fur) came up with an idea. Let’s play in clothes (what we usually do anyway) and come up with what we’d wear if we were going to attend NYFW. Genius idea. And how can I deny a photoshoot with the baes 🙂
Photo: Worldiction
Our goal here was to fake laugh, which turned into full blown cackles, witch laughter, and hooting. lol
Along with our photographer Scott of Worldiction Arts, we welcomed Nigel, the cool videographer.
Shout out to Alua Aumade for the black and white handmade neck piece (jabot). He’s also got some dope bow-ties. Support your local businesses and check out his Etsy.
We’ll be posting pics of the entire photo shoot the entire week of NYFW on all of our blogs. Stay turned, fashionistas.
Ragin’ Turbans X Atlanta Edition
Posted on: July 15, 2015
(Photo: Sumiyyah Abdur-Rasheed, MUA: Bertina B., and Model/Stylist: Leah. V.)
The photo above shows a lady who just got off a plane, had about four hours of sleep, and curated an entire photo-shoot with wardrobe included for four models from another state. Mind blown.
(Model: Jonda, Photo: Sumiyyah, MUA: Bertina, Turban/Stylist: Leah V.)
So basically, I was introduced to Sumiyyah of Ann Nahari earlier this year. We clicked immediately. She told me she had equipment. I told her I could get models and curate the shoot. We came up with this set of beautiful photos. Our concept was ‘Ragin’ Turbans’.
(Model: Jonda/ Stylist: Leah V.)
I wanted this shoot to be culturally diverse, as well as body-diverse. We wanted to show people that anyone could rock a turban!
(Model: Brittany, Wardrobe/Turban: Leah V.)
I found Brittany off Instagram. She’s also an Atlanta-native. Boy, did she transform!
I fell in love with this “Golden Girls” sequin top.
So fierce. I can’t even handle it. I love when my team’s work comes to life!
(Model: Erica, Photo: Sumiyyah, MUA: Bertina, Stylist/Turban: Leah V.)
Erica is also a local Atlanta model and a dance choreographer. Such a pleasure to work with 🙂
For this look, I was going for African Queen. I love how the prints mix and collide.
Queen Erica.
I had an idea for a dress. Sumiyyah took my idea and made it come to life. The dress fit like a glove. I love designing!
So, at the end of the day, this was an amazing shoot. Everyone chipped in when I started to freak out. Clothes and bits of fabric was everywhere. All in all I had a wonderful time curating this shoot. Thanks to everyone who was involved :0 🙂 😮
EMBRACE The Natural You Beauty Expo
Posted on: July 12, 2015
July 11, 2015
3rd Annual EMBRACE The Natural You
Natural Hair, Health, and Beauty Expo
Detroit, MI
The founder of Embrace The Natural You, Ginny invited me to her beauty expo 🙂
She’s super cool. Follow her @Embracethenaturalyou on Instagram
I’m using my new Samsung NX mini. Selfies with fan girls!
The ladies of Lipstick Cult.
She’s like I’ve seen your pic trending on IG. So basically, I’m IG famous 🙂
I got to meet Jenell of KinkyCurlyCoilyME.com
My girl Jen.
My other girl, Etta.
*Wardrobe Breakdown*
Accessories: Forever 21 and Dot’s Fashion
Neck Cover: The Ummah Shop (Etsy)
Lace Shirt: Deb’s
Throw Dress: Forever 21
Print Pant: Wal-Mart
Sandals: Pay-Less
Shades: F21
Feeling my new camera. So in love with it.
Fashion shots of Lamiah’s accessories.
Yaaasssss!
(Photo: Davide Photo, Model: Griselda U., MUA: Madinah M., and Wardrobe Stylist: Leah V. )
June 29, 2015
Pontiac, MI
Leah V.’s Hepburn Inspired Photo Shoot
When I begin any photo shoot or creative process, I always choose a theme or an era. Then I allow it to grow, piece by piece, brick by brick. I wanted a dark-haired model and I wanted to create a billowy tulle skirt in black.
Griselda and I are friends on Facebook, she responded to my post looking for a sultry dark-haired muse. And it was set. I usually do colorful ensembles with a lot of print and pattern, so for this shoot I wanted to do the complete opposite.
Initially, I was going for a modern ‘Breakfast at Tiffany’s’ inspired shoot, but then it took a creative turn. Griselda has this Lady Gaga’esque nature about her, so we went with the flow.
Griselda slayed the shoot. She was easy to work with and high-energy. Here’s what she had to say about working with us: “Working with Leah was such a wonderful experience. She let me know her vision, but also gave me the opportunity to give her my personal thoughts. Through laughter and jokes, she kept it professional. I look forward to working with her again.”
I love working with a team of down-to-earth creative individuals. Davide did a wonderful job (as usual) being patient and adding the cool smoky background. And of course my MUA, Madinah, beat her face to perfection.
Outfit Details:
Shirt: (turned backwards) Regeneration
Blazer: Regeneration
Velvet Stockings: Pay-Less
Tulle Skirt: Custom Made by Leah V.
Turban: Wrapped by Leah V.
Heels: Model’s own
Thank you 🙂
The Ultimate Style Expo X 2015
Posted on: May 18, 2015
(MUA: Madinah M.)
May 3, 2015
Southfield, MI
The Ultimate Style Expo by Scotta Intimates
http://www.scottaintimates.net/
So Bruna of the blog StyleMile and I were asked to return to the Ultimate Style Expo to serve as guest judges on the Street Style Blogger Competition!
We chose Jordan Blackwell of Lil Miss JB Style. Loved the monochromatic look!
Thanks Shaneia for inviting me 🙂 I enjoyed myself.
This model rocked the runway.
Madinah with the host, Ron Dance.
Models after the show.
These pics are super dark. Forgive the lighting. Yall like my dress, though? It’s from Forever 21 and so is the necklace. I shop there so much that I think I should just start working there. Ha.
(Photo courtesy of FashionMeetsGod.com)
Jireh (at the end, far left) of the blog Fashion Meets God didn’t win, but she looked amazing. Her dress was courtesy of Thrift on the Ave in Detroit.
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