THE ART OF FASHION: Fantasy Meets Reality On A Lonely Highway

You are not seeing things nor is this some of my clever Photoshop CS3 graphics. This REAL!!! This the State of Texas. Home of G.W.Bush. This gives a new definition to the term "Outlet Store". But this is not an Outlet Store.....









This luxurious Prada store is situated along a desolate road near Marfa, Texas. Located on the outskirts of Valentine, Texas near Marfa on desolate ranching land with no other visible trace of civilization. It’s the only Prada boutique of its kind, with nothing around for miles and miles.

Take the Van Horn exit on to Highway 90 south towards the town of Marfa. After a 45 minute drive, you'll find this Prada store in the middle of farmland. You might be asking yourself "What we're they thinking".






Is this some type of marketing ploy? Did they really put a Prada boutique in the middle of nowhere. Totally away from civilization. In a place where the nearest resident most likely has no idea who or what Prada represented or for that matter could even afford a $1000 handbag or pair of Prada loafers at $410 a pop!



It is actually the work of Scandinavian artists Elmgreen & Dragset. The two have created a monument to minimalism with their latest project, Prada Marfa.with the support of New York 's Art Production Fund and Ballroom Marfa, and will never be open to customers. Rather, it will be left to the elements, providing the unlikely fate of desolation and entropy for the fashion powerhouse. According to the Art Production Fund, Prada has been extremely cooperative with the project, offering assistance with every detail from its Pantones and logo to furniture and interior design. The sun-dried boutique will be stocked with a fresh array of the Fall 2005 line, dating the time capsule for any anthropologists or archaeologists who happen to be passing in the distant future.

IT GIRL: Damaris Lewis Next Up To Bat...

No she is not African. Nor is she mixed with Chinese....SHE A BLACK GIRL!!!

She is from the BK! Coney Island to be exact. She goes to LaGuardia High School. And she is about to blow. Bethann, I'm telling you. You need to come on with it! Your hard work and all the advocating is about to pay off.

We told you to look out for Chanel Iman when she was a tender 15. I'm telling you now. This young daughter has got it. LOOK AT THAT FACE!!!

Signed with Elite NY & Success Models


Height: 59.5

Bust: 33

Waist: 24

Hips: 34

Shoe: 9

Hair: Dark Brown

Eyes: Brown




LB2

AND NOW THIS!!!

YSL DEAD AT 71.....

Yves Saint Laurent died Sunday at age 71 after a long illness. He had battled mental illness and drug addiction throughout his life.

The fashion giant was one of the most famous designers of the last century, along with Coco Chanel, Christian Dior and Paul Poiret.

Although he retired from haute couture in 2002, after 40 years of designing, YSL continues to dominate, and his clothing is still worn by trend-setting actresses and valued by fashion collectors.

IN LOVING MEMORY OF KATOUCHA 1960-2008

I LOVE YOU KATOUCHA. GOD BLESS YOUR SOUL MY QUEEN. VOUS ÊTES À MON COEUR TOUJOURS


Katoucha Niane (30 December 1960 in Conakry, Guinea – 2 February 2008 in Paris, France) was a French supermodel—one of the world's first to have come from Africa. Nicknamed "The Peul Princess" (in reference to her ethnic Fula background), she worked, and later wrote, under the single name "Katoucha". She was the daughter of author, playwright and historian Djibril Tamsir Niane. She had three children.


As a child, Katoucha's family was forced into exile after her father came into conflict with Guinean President Sekou Toure. Living with an uncle in Mali, she rejoined her family in Dakar at age twelve. There she lived with the family of her paternal uncle, whose wife was private secretary to President of Senegal Léopold Sédar Senghor.[1] After marrying her husband at age seventeen and giving birth to her first child, they emigrated to France.
It was there, in the 1980s, that she began modelling first for Thierry Mugler, then Paco Rabanne and Christian Lacroix, and became known as Yves Saint Laurent's "muse."[2] She remained one of the best known models in France, and an icon in Guinea. Recently she worked as host of the French language television program Top Model.

Niane stopped modeling in 1994 to focus on activism. She had been an outspoken activist against female circumcision, a rite performed in some African nations. Following her success as a model, she started the organization KPLCE - Katoucha pour la lutte contre l’excision (English: Katoucha for the battle against female circumcision). Niane herself was circumcised at age 9. In 2007, she published a book about her personal circumcision experience, "Dans ma chair" (Eng: "In My Flesh"), in France.

Katoucha lived in a houseboat on the Seine, near the Alexander III bridge in Paris. On February 1, 2008, she returned to her houseboat from a party. This was the last time she was reportedly seen alive. On February 4, 2008, police opened a missing persons case for her. Her purse was found untouched outside the door to her boat. Police believed that no foul play was involved, and that she was likely intoxicated and fell into the Seine.[3]
Her body was found in the Seine River on February 28, 2008. The 47 year old model is believed to have died from an accidental drowning.


SHE WAS ALSO MY DEAR FRIEND. I will cherish her memory forever....