THE DARKER THE BERRY

.........you know the rest. Dominique Hollington is a chocolate hottie right out of Harlem, spotted shopping on 125th Street. He is now one of the hottest new black boys working today. In fact, days after his discovery, he was jetted off to Paris for the Spring '09 Givenchy Homme runway show. Apparently, he is also shooting a major campaign with David Sims. The lips and the skin tell the tale.............he also brings a black, NYC-boy-next-door swagger that is sooooo refreshing to see. It seems as though the trend is swinging away from the too skinny twinks of yesterday, and back towards a more butch, macho (yet still pretty) effect which Dominique embodies quite well. Funny enough, he reminds me so much of a male version of Lois Samuels-Ingledew - the stunning 90's Jamaican mannequin who was the door opener for other Jamaican girls like Nadine Hollis and Jaunel Mackenzie, among others.

Lois had face for your momma!

DIVA DAVANNA

I have truly seen it all. You may remember a post where I described this little girl as the BABY NAOMI, but I had no idea that she has a career modeling!!! Apparently she does children's fashion shows, pageants and she is a member of the House of Jourdan. She is a trophy, prize, crown and title snatcher at age 9!!! She is so adorable and reminds of BABY GIRL from THE BERNIE MAC SHOW. This girl is GENIUS - I LIVE!!!!!!!!!! It is so funny to me to see that a child understands all the little moves, fierceness and attitude (and shade) required to work a runway - but she is a natural born star. What is even better is that on her video comp card, she says that school and church are her 1st priorities - BRAVO LITTLE MAMA!!! Prepare to be served:

KRIZIA - OVERDRIVE

KRIZIA amazingly was created in 1950 by Mariuccia Mandelli. It had it's true moment from the 1970's through the early 90's . This ad campaign from the 80's is what KRIZIA was all about - ethnic influence, knits, shape, mad mixes of texture and a little dash of whimsy. I am living for the silhouettes and the spirit - it's all very Genghis Khan, Mongol warrior meets Star Trek meets grandma's knits meets court jester.