I was blank. No news worthy ideas to pitch to Chioma for stories. It happens, but instead of being completely empty-handed, I once pitched a new feature idea: Take shots of your daily looks...

That was in our Fader days. Chioma has since found a new home at Vogue, and the team there has also taken notice of her style. Visit the site to go through a business week's worth of looks! Stick around here where I'll cover the feature with highlights and comparisons!


//DAY ONE//
"If I’m feeling low-energy on a Monday morning, I’ll reach into my closet and pick out the brightest thing I own. It’s a real pick-me-up (and orange is the new red!)."

Orange will extend beyond this Fall, all the way through Resort 2012! Try it in a lighter shade for the Fall, Winter and Resort seasons.


[L: Acne, Resort 2012; R: Chris Benz, Resort 2012]

Chioma's on Garance Dore! Having assisted Chioma for a couple years as a fader contributor, I know her style well. It a mash up of boy and girl, vintage and fast fashion finds with designers thrown in for good [quality] measure.

She's never average, always true and comfortable in her own aesthetic--even here as she pulls off what Garance rightly calls the "Impossible Skirt Length." //photo cred//

The Henrik Vibskov store opening spilled into the streets at 6:30! Only a half hour after it was scheduled to open. And to think me and my boy Michael Scott thought we were early!

Once in, the opening was more like a homecoming. The first warm day during an event brought all the winter's long lost faces out in droves. So besides the catching up, the collab brainstorming...I don't have a good idea of how the store looked or even what Vibskov-curated designers are represented, so I'm def due for a second trip.

And while I'm at it, let's say cheers to the after party too! Madame Wong's treated us so right with the Vibskov sponsored Absolut Wild Tea drinks and I ran into Chioma, my editor at FADER! We've both moved on and having not seen each other for a few months, it was more homecoming fun! No pictures from that...you'll just have to believe it was a good time.


Henrik Vibskov//456 Broome Street @ Mercer Street
Madame Wong//3 Howard Street

//NYNE//


//SP OF SWAGGER New York//

I am! My previous editor and friend at Fader Magazine, Chioma Nnadi wil be selling vintage for the first time at the Hester Street Fair and she's asked me for a couple of my pieces to add to her selection! How exciting! She describes what they'll be selling as this:

"The selection is a good combo of Ivy's style (gorgeous separates, striped knits, safari chic) and my mine (crazy prints, overalls, military, stripes, high-waisted everything), so the balance really is spot-on."

Plus, it's a fair. So they'll be lots of amazing food and hopefully Springtime cuties! Sound amazing, huh? See the location deets and info on Not Just Vintage sale below!

HESTER STREET FAIR
Intersection of Hester Street and Essex Street
F train to East Broadway or Delancey
Open every Saturday and Sunday 10am-6pm, from April-December…rain or shine.

Not Just Vintage is def a fave and is having a sale today for the bad weather! Who says you need a excuse for a sale? Not I, but we can still reep the benefits! 



NOT JUST VINTAGE
1260 Bedford Avenue, BROOKLYN, NY
C train to Franklin
Fri & Sat 12-8pm, Sun 1-7

"Harder, faster, stronger, darker is what we're all in the mood for these days, and if toughening up our outfits means lacy leggings, 7-inch spiked heels and even spikier toe-caps (Louboutin by Rodarte, we believe) then we're all about it." Read on and view all the shots that I took here.

text by Chioma Nnadi
photos by Samantha Smikle

Guys! It's up!

If you follow me on Twitter, you might remember my mention of filming with Fader TV. That was just a couple weeks ago...Here's the video with myself and Chioma Nnadi, Fader Style Editor, as I take her through "How to Make a Tassel Necklace."

Jewelry designer and FADER style contributor Samantha Smikle played guest-host for this episode of Crafternoon, and conjured up a necklace in just under 10 minutes flat... Read the rest at TheFader.com by clicking the link below.

Crafternoon: How To Make a Tassel Necklace

The Hester Street Fair turned out to be this market in a small section of the park of about 40 designers and stores as vendors. Super manageable and intimate.

My fave were Devotte shoes for they're vibrant colored suede sandals with metal embellishments for a glamour/80's/gladiator feel, Gargyle for their selection of Karen Walker and Super shades, and Elma Blint Jewelry from the Baubles &Thorn shop. I bought this beautifully delicate evil eye necklace from her. At only 25 bucks it gave me enough reason to make an ATM run! But all her jewelry is beautiful and inspirational for me.

I also visited Chioma [far right] at her and her amazing friends stand where she was selling my Odd & Even NYC jewelry. I bought a great accordian pleated sheer leopard print maxi skirt from them and snagged a shot of the accessories stand. My pieces are circled!

Ever since I wore my girl's gold "Gizeh" Birkenstocks home from achy-platform wedge-totured feet, I've wanted my own pair!

The tree hugging, hike-ready sandals suddenly appeared chic to me as I equated them with my super stylish friends, Eniola and Chioma who also live by them! And now Ashley Olsen! I better get a pair before the Birkenstock company cathes on and they double in price!

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