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BLACK COFFEE ☕ . . . . It's Monday and there is nothing better than seeing Kings & Queens of color winning. I had a chocolate filled evening last night when I watched A Wrinkle In Time. I took a break from creating to support the work of other creators (creatives support & invest not only in high profile names but your fellow independent creators as well. Stop asking for a discount 😎. Imagine we came out for one another the same way we came out to support these productions? Consistency is the key to increased visibility). Black Panther's box office success & Jordan Peele's Oscar win for Best Screenplay is the best way to start off this year. It is a definite caffeine boost to really buckle down on my own work. Thank you to @ava , #RyanCoogler, & @jordanpeele for casting a light on what is possible. Stay Fashion Conscious. Move Fashion Forward.©️ ------------------------------------------------------- #TheEmpressofstyle #TheEofS #DesignYourWorld #Creators #CreatorsofColor #Designers #Film #EmperorbyDesign #EmpressbyDesign #Trailblazers #DefyExpectations #Directors #BeTheChangeYouWantToSee #MondayMindset

RHYTHM of ARITHMETIC . . . . "The only mofos in my circle are those I can learn from." - @questlove . . . Thank you to @womanorworld for extending an invite to the unexpected. As a creative I am interested in uncovering the parallels between music & design. Music is my safe space to learn, explore, & even attempt to try again something that might have been either difficult or an initial turn off as a youngster. My mission as a designer & educator is to confront "systems" that encourage the mindset of things being "difficult" to begin with. It is my belief that if you are given a safe space to explore you can pretty much do anything. . . . This #QuadriviumSeries at @momath1 presented by @marcustheartyst with Professor Bill Massey exploring the connection between probability & music was the perfect pregame before the screening of Black Panther I was attending later that evening. Live music, math, and dancing? Mix & mingle and meet new people? A great evening for this introvert. As a native New Yorker, I am embarrassed to say I didn't even know this institution existed. . . . An extended thank you to the music powerhouse of @jerobi, @pocketb, @drewbydrums, and @djclean. . . . Slide 1: Welcome to Wakanda -with @womanorworld & @djclean . . . . Slide 2: Grammy Award winning Saxophonist & Educator Marcus Miller, @jerobi, @pocketb, & @drewbydrums . . . . Slide 3: Black Panther tix & tribal bling for the occasion . . . . Slide 4: You know I had to wear my own designs. It was phenomenal to be in a room with remarkable spirits of color and I was even more ecstatic to witness the diverse crowd of individuals eager to learn from them. Saturday, got me feeling Princess Shuri. To all of the participants - Thank You. Stay Fashion Conscious. Move Fashion Forward.©️ #TheEmpressofStyle #TheEofS #TEOS #EmpressbyDesign #wcw #EmperorbyDesign #BlkCreatives #CreatorsofColor #Designers #NeverStopLearning #BlackPanther #Wakanda #Jazz #Music #Genius #SafeSpaces

GUARDIAN ANGEL . . . . Today's #mcm & #EmperorbyDesign is the late Alexander McQueen. All of my button downs were in the laundry except this one; I layered one of my designs on top & chose to pair it with black and white patterned bias tape as a necktie. This look gave me some power to present at a fashion show I was thrown in last minute to produce. It felt like this angel had wings and it served as a reminder I pretty much can do anything I put my mind to. Now that this fashion show is over I can get back to work on my own creations. Thank you Alexander McQueen for staying true to your vision and paving the way for the next generation of creators. Tank: @theempressofstylebydesign Blouse: @AlexanderMcQueen Hair: @jadaisreal_01 Stay Fashion Conscious. Move Fashion Forward.©️ #TheEmpressofStyle #TheEofS #TEOS #AlexanderMcQueen #SpringStyle #Creators #NYFW #Designers #Afrofuturism #OOTD #Stylist #CreativeDirector

Exhibit A65: |TAKE ACTI●N|🎬 . . . . Step up & take center stage in 2018 . . . Artist(s): Nicholas Brothers The tap-dancing duo whose suppleness, strength, and fearlessness made them one of the greatest tap dance acts of all time. Fayard Antonio Nicholas (b. October 20, 1914, Mobile, Alabama, U.S.—d. January 24, 2006, Los Angeles, California) and his brother Harold Lloyd Nicholas (b. March 17, 1921, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, U.S.—d. July 3, 2000, New York, New York) developed a type of dance that has been dubbed “classical tap,” combining jazz dance, ballet, and dazzling acrobatics with tap dancing. Growing up in an era of “hoofers” and “board beaters,” the Nicholas Brothers elevated tap dancing with their singular elegance and sensational showmanship. - Britannica.com . . . 🎥: Jumpin' Jive, Stormy Weather (1943) . . Stay Fashion Conscious. Move Fashion Forward. ©️ #TheEmpressofStyle #EmperorbyDesign #NewYearNewYou #TakeAction #StepUp2018 #BringItOn #Dance #NicholasBrothers #StyleIcon #Mood #DesignYourWorld #Creatives #Film #Theater

WORK ETHIC: Exhibit: RP.1 ° ° ° Tune in to what you are put on Earth to do; the rest is just noise. ° ° ° 📷:Unknown (fill me in please) ° ° ° Stay Fashion Conscious. Move Fashion Forward.©️ #TheEmpressofStyle #EmperorbyDesign #Creatives #Designers #StyleIcon #HappyBirthday #RichardPryor #Trailblazers #Menswear #Grit #Focus

Throwback Into Yourself #tbt is all about throwback memories but people need to be reminded of their own existence. Feel your face Embrace your thoughts Dust off those dreams Use your magic Yup, tinkerbell...your magic Nothing external is going to make you happy. Only what you keep in your mental closet. Take today & get in good with you. Stay Fashion Conscious. Move Fashion Forward. #TheEmpressofStyle #wearfashionandconsciousnessunite #EmpressbyDesign #EmperorbyDesign #tbt #Kings #Queens #Love #LoveYourself #Empowerment #Designers #DesignYourWorld #Style #Creators #Fashion #TapIntoYourWealth