Exclusive Clothiers

Every once in a while you run into someone who is refreshing and innovative; if your lucky like me you run into two! I met Todd and Sam at a fashion show this season while being "volunteered" by a friend to be a last minute model-before I go any further no there are no pictures of me doing this and hopefully none will ever occur lol-. What was I to model you ask? Some of their awesome Neckties of course! These guys own a local premium and luxury mens accessory shop where they sell things like ascots, handkerchiefs, cuff links and tie sets. The material and quality of these items were AMAZING! They felt awesome and they had so many cool colors to choose from! Being the "question asking, always wanting to know every little detail, how many of this, who, what, when, and where" person that I am I found out that they actually started the company in June 2009 and their reason for starting the company was simple "Bring style to NWA-North West Arkansas". Yes, i'll admit it, if you've ever had the gracious opportunity to step foot onto the wide green pasters and roaring country hills of Arkansas you'll see that our mens fashion...for a lack of words...well is LACKING :(. But thats ok because now we have the awesome Todd and Sam team of Exclusive Clothiers to tidy this place up : D. So i'll stop yappin and get to postn' them links so you guys can check'em out!

Check out their website here: http://www.exclusiveclothiers.com/shop/index.php/

Besure to stop by their facebook page as well they have a ton of great pictures with awesome detail! http://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/Exclusive-Clothiers/107757949271927

Urban Antique photoshoot-backstage-

Hey guys long time no see-or write I guess...*shrugs shoulders*. Sorry I haven't posted in a while you can blame that sadist named college lol. Anyway, today I worked a photoshoot called "Urban Antique". I met SO MANY awesome people and young artists, and guess what, I actually was able to take pics at this event *score!* with my cell phone of course :( but hey i'm still saving for that camera so don't give up on me just yet haha! Our location was in an old abandoned hotel in the middle of no where really, the walls of the hotel have been painted by locals with graffiti so the combination of the two went great with the theme. I'm not going to talk much I have homework to do-yes even over spring break school still manages to haunt me somehow lol-so take a look at some of these "backstage" pics taken by yours truly and let me know what you think!


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Gift from a friend

Hey bloggers! Today in Visual Merchandising a friend brought me a gift that i've been waiting for : ) Katelyn's her name and vintage shoppping is DEFINITELY her game.....yeah I went there. So what is this wonderful gift she bestowed upon me? A 1970's grandpa cardi\-vest (yes I made that up haha). The awesome cool blue color is great for the coming spring. Thanks so much Katelyn i'll cherish it forever!

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Kathy Ann Johnson-personal shopper

A while back I posted about a jeweler that I interviewed at a local fashion show. I have another update for you guys! While at the show I ran into another interesting character a lady by the name of Kathy Ann Johnson. Kathy is an ex logistics manager turned personal shopper from Barbados who is a lover of all things in her words "vintage and cheap". She absolutely loves a good bargain and the only thing that she loves more than that is sharing her bargains. Being from Barbados Kathy has been exposed to price gougers and swindlers galore. She believes that every MAN, WOMAN and CHILD should be able to outfit themselves in the garments that they wish but with back door deals and greedy merchants pedaling overpriced merchandise, the people of Barbados find it hard to obtain such garments. This is were Kathy comes in, like a Super Woman of a sort. She comes to America, fills orders, takes them back to her country and sells the items for the price that they are actually makred for. When talking to Kathy you could sense the good in her heart, when she spoke about finding her passion and dropping her previous job as a logistics manager you could hear the happines and excitement just bubbyling in her. Unfortunately this great woman doesn't have a website right now but when she gets one she is going to update me and believe me i'll share!

But for now take a quick look at some of her womens pieces that she brought for styling to the fashion show, she even had some of her items up for sale :D. I had my eye on a black fadora but a guy beat me to it :( lol

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Here's a picture of their store and shopping hours! It's so great I can't wait to stop by and say hi! You guys should do the same!

Romance Diamond Company-at the Fashion show-



So guys the Fashion show turned out great! While I was their after I finished my walk on the dreaded-RUNWAY- lol we shall get into that later. I ran into a lot of inspirational people. One that really stood out to me was Romance Diamond Company located in Fayetteville Arkansas. They had GREAT pieces!! Beautiful stones, exquisite necklaces, and amazing rings! My camera does NOT do the pieces justice at all! Sorry i'm saving up to get an upgrade ;D but hey everyone's gotta start some where right?  I met with two company rep's -Mary and Laura hi guys :D- and they told me a little bit about the company. The story that I gathered in a nutshell basically is that the company started in 1944 Middletown Ohio, with a young Charles Brosh. He had a love for designing jewelry and time pieces so he put his talents to work and let his guts take hold. In 1944 he met his friend and long time business partner Phillip Long and they set up shop in Newport, Arkansas. The company continued to grow and eventually moved to Fayetteville -it's current location- where his son Patrick Brosh still upholds things like tradition of excellence, craftsmanship, and customer service-kudos to Mary and Laura!-

Here's a quick pic of some of their inventory, they even had pieces by REBECCA :O!!

Guys be sure to check out their website!

Romance Diamond Company they were so nice they even gave me their facebook so check that out too! http://www.facebook.com/RomanceDiamond?ref=ts&v=wall

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fashion show

So i'm going to be in a fashion show tomorrow...god be with me. lol hopefully they allow me to take pics, i'll post for you guys if possible

A little Vintage

I actually got a chance to get out of my house 2 days ago and I manage to snag some awesome grabs at two local thrift stores. Today its snowed again, I love the snow I really do but 2 feet....guys this is getting unbearable lol. Oh well I have my vintage goodies to keep me warm ;)

Burberry Spring/Summer 2011 Campaign: Jourdan & Sacha

Great Campaign vid by Burberry for their Spring/Summer 2011 collection

Burberry Spring/Summer 2011 Campaign

Jourdan Dunn and Sacha join Burberry for the companies Spring 2011 campaign. I'm extremely excited about Burberrys new campaign. These new pieces will become iconic instantly. The workmanship on the coats is everything to be expected and the hardware used for the new Biker edition bags are amazing.

Carolina Herrera Spring 2011

Carolina Herrera doesn't just jump, she dove right smack dab into spring with her spring 2011 collection. An abundace of Floral, bright colors with dark mixes, and amazing fabrics.

CBS News provides a great mini coverage of some of the highlights.

Kevin Kerrigan Calvin Klein pre-spring 2011 styling guide

calvinklein.com spring 2011 styling guide

Kevin Kerrigan from GQ always offers great advice in his Calvin Klein Shop GQ Magazine's  Videos. I love how Calvin Klein takes time to describe each piece in detail, they give easy styling guides to the average shopper which I think any brand should be able to do perfectly.

theamericano?: ERDEM

theamericano?: ERDEM: "Lately i've really been studying and researching a lot of new designers the one that stands out the most in my mind as of right now is def..."

ERDEM

Lately i've really been studying and researching a lot of new designers the one that stands out the most in my mind as of right now is definately ERDEM. The cuts, fabric, design and detail is simply amazing

theamericano?: I asked for it

theamericano?: I asked for it: "I checked the weather today and there were updates about a winterstorm coming. Supposedly it's going to reach record highs in some locations..."

theamericano?: I went thrifting this weekend-a big hobby of mine-...

theamericano?: I went thrifting this weekend-a big hobby of mine-...: "I went thrifting this weekend-a big hobby of mine- and I found some pretty amazing finds. As you'll all come to know i'm a lover of all thin..."

theamericano?: Hello blogspot!

theamericano?: Hello blogspot!: "Hello blogspot! I'm excited to begin posting with you guys. I'll kick things off by introducing myself-'Hi Blogspot!'This is me in the phot..."

I asked for it

I checked the weather today and there were updates about a winterstorm coming. Supposedly it's going to reach record highs in some locations, like the great lakes and Chicago-I hope my family will be ok :'(- but yeah all I can remember is saying to one of my friends who hates the winter is "I love the winter and I love the snow, I hope it snows, and just keeps snowing until I can't see!".......Well, I asked for it

I went thrifting this weekend-a big hobby of mine- and I found some pretty amazing finds. As you'll all come to know i'm a lover of all things vintage so be sure to check back for updates on my new finds.

I love these two suitcases, it makes me feel like I own a piece of history or time

Hello blogspot!

Hello blogspot! I'm excited to begin posting with you guys. I'll kick things off by introducing myself-"Hi Blogspot!"This is me in the photo above. I'm currenly a sophomore at the University of Arkansas-Fayetteville- and I'm seeking a  degree in Apparel Studies. Lifes really good right now, I have opportunities being thrown at me right and left it seems like. I just recently finished an Internship with a growing company called Triple Threat Productions-be on the look out for us-. I love my job! We deal with castings, production, and styling for events like fashion shows, music videos and editorials. I have another job too working at Abercrombie and Fitch......yeah.....i'm sure you'll being hearing more about that in the future as well : \. I want to share my experiences with you all and keep a journal of where life takes me and what inspires me. So be sure to check back often for photos of Fashion, daily rants about my job and life, the people I meet and love, culture and maybe even attempted style photos of Yours Truly ;)-wink wink, nudge- bahaha!. Yeah so stick around and like the [about me] section says "i'll figure this blog stuff out eventually".

P.S. I'm a horrible speller, so don't be rude-bon qui qui- : D