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I can't believe that my team and I have been doing Creation Staycation for over a year. We actually managed to pull off an event that was only an idea last year and is now a one-year-old reality. Cindy, JoJo, Quan and I are the team and we have managed to create an event where every guest feels like a VIP. I put together a video to show you'll how hard our Chef Quan works to create the wonderful Dishes for Creation Staycation. It was an amazing house, to say the least. Plenty of times we rent a home and it's not as described in the listing...... however that wasn't the case this home was not only a beauty but had brains. By that, I meant it was functional it had all the pots and pans, dishes , seasoning just as if it was our own home and I loved it. Check out the bomb ass photos our resident Photographer Stanley of Yelnats Photography took. I really want to thank all the people that came out to this Creation Staycation and every other staycation if you hadn’t been invited yet just hold tight.  Cindy stated " One of my favorite things about Staycation is our discussion and this month was absolutely amazing!! Our guests enjoyed it and as you can see I was ALL smiles!!"

Every Wednesday these posts are supposed to come out and inspire you'll to dress better and overall live better but yesterday I just couldn't. I had to remember why I started. It was hard for me to inspire people when I wasn't feeling inspired myself. I know we all have a day like this so I was tripping I know I just needed to sleep and get my mind together. I've been putting myself under immense pressure to create a level of wealth that I've never seen before. So I think it's been getting to me. So this post is a day late but still on time. I hope that shows that entreprenuership isn't fucking easy. This daily stress of making sure that you get a new client that helps pushes your budget into the black. Then be your own PR, social media rep, accountant, tax preparer, photographer, web designer, and graphic designer. It's a lot, to say the least, and that's not all truth me there's more. Photos By: Shots By Priiincesss I've been on this journey of entrepreneurship for over 10 years. However, its been a long journey to a successful business until now. It's almost three years in and I can't believe that it doesn't feel like it at all. I had to take a step back and remember why I started. I created this brand to show the world that stylish big men are here and when being Big & Tall and fly is the norm and not the expectation I will have done my job.

"It's been fifty-eleven days, um-teen hours I'mma be burnin' till you return" words made famous by Usher but expresses how I think we were all still waiting for the day that Fete Du Rose finally took place. After The first reschedule where it was supposed to rain all weekend but he didn’t and I had a trip scheduled to DC that I cut short to come back here on Sunday and it got canceled or reschedule should I say. Then the second time it got canceled again it actually did rain all weekend and now finally finally we were able to enjoy Fete Du Rose festival because the rain let up for the weekend crossed fingers. We were so excited because the day of it looked like it was about to pour down I didn’t make it there early like I wanted to however I still got there in time to enjoy the festivities. I wore my Pink outfit finally. When I tell you it was a good black ass time DJ Mannie Fresh was on the ones in two's reminding us why New Orleans is still that city Baby (in my Louisiana voice) . Crystal from the trap museum was keeping it Crunk on the mic . So I want you guys to take a few minutes out of your day and enjoy these amazing photos from the Atlanta rose festival sponsored by Moët. 

If I could swap styles with one celebrity, I think it would be Sean Combs, because I know he’s intentional and thoughtful when it comes to his style. Of course, I don’t know him personally but his style always seems to mirror his personality and confidence. I admire that a great deal.   Instagram! Username: jsanders84 Facebook https://www.facebook.com/james.sanders.5074 Twitter @meetkingjames https://twitter.com/MEETKINGJAMES?s=03

This week I want to do a blog post to show my love and appreciation for the brand that I absolutely love Rocawear. The story of how this partnership came together was just a god sent. I’ll be sharing a lot of sponsored things from Rocawear for the S/S 19 season collection. There will also be a series of upcoming post that's sponsored By Rocawear throughout the next few months so look out. I wanted to talk with you'll about my love for Rocawear because it is truly authentic I’m going to link you guys to every post ever done on his blog where Rocawear is being featured (okay there too many to link). Just to show my testament to the brand. You see part of being an influencer is actually loving the things you promote. The blessing hit different when the love for the brand is authentic.  I also wanted to dive into a bit more of the influencer side on this post and I want to talk a lot about negotiating and understanding where your rate should start and how to price yourself especially if you are a black micro influencer. I really wanted to help you guys figure out the way because I get so many questions all the time about how do I price my services as an influencer and I heard this amazing quote seen below. https://twitter.com/themattiejames/status/1147592373591007232 Mattie James stated that you if you have black influencer you should be charging more than larger influences because most brands are trying to get to the audience that you’ve already cultivated which means you are now a commodity. Think of yourself as caviar. Or if that wasn't clear enough you're a Specialist while everyone else is a general MD. We're all doctors you just specialize in this field.

Read this weeks Tribesmen Maurice Corbett interview. 1. What are some of your biggest fashion obstacles? PANTS! I have big thighs and finding pants that are cut for me has always been a challenge. The slim fits are always a little too snug, but relaxed fits make me look "frumpy." These days, if pants don't have a little stretch in them I won't buy them. SHOES! I always describe my feet as being two cinder blocks attached to my ankles. They're wide and they're chunky. And as a result, it's very rare that I can just walk into a shoe store and there are stylish options for me. The wide shoes available in stores are usually clunky and ugly. Florsheim.com has become my best friend when it comes to shoe shopping, but it would be nice to not always have to go online to buy shoes for wide feet. I too like the idea of casually strolling into a store and casually walking out with a pair of new kicks.  2. Where are you from and how you describe your style? I'm originally from North Carolina but I've been living in DC/Maryland the past 10 years. I like to describe my style as something timeless and classic. I'm not really one to follow trends of the time.  3. Tell us about your biggest fashion nightmare and if it came true do explain. (attach a picture if you can)Definitely getting a stain on a brand new article of clothing. Accidentally spilling red wine on my shirt can instantly ruin a night out for me. And, because I'm clumsy, it happens more often than I'd like to admit.   4.What are your 2019 goals?I just bought a condo in Baltimore (first-time homebuyer) and with that came a list of project that I want to dive into. In short, I'd like to spend the rest of this year making this place a home. I recently bought my first DSLR camera, and I really want to get good at photography over the next 6 months. Getting into a good workout routine is also important to me. I've gotten on the wagon and fallen off the wagon so much over the years. I really want to get on and stay on.  5. Where do you see yourself in five years and how do you see yourself accomplishing it? Tangibly, I have no idea where I see myself in five years. But what I definitely want for myself is true inner peace that shows on the outside. And to get there requires regular mental work, checking in with myself, therapy, meditation and a lot of self-accountability. It's an ongoing journey for sure, but I'm well on my way. 6. How long have you been on the journey of being a Big & Tall man? What's the biggest misconception you hear about Big & Tall Guys? I've been a big guy my entire life--genetics are hard to escape. But the journey to start truly embracing my size has been a fairly recent one. I came to the understanding that this is the only body I'll ever have so I better love it regardless of the size. And the biggest misconception out there about big & tall guys is that just because we're bigger, we live unhealthy lifestyles. Some of my best friends are big & tall guys, and they are some of the most physically active and healthiest eaters I know. Some of us are just naturally meant to be a little bigger. More to love!  7.If you could swap styles with one celebrity who would it be and why?I have really admired Pitbull's style over the past few years. His collection of suits & blazers is quite enviable. I'd easily swap styles with him. Follow Maurice Corbett On Twitter @maleoDC

I think the story in it all is Bloggers Mistakes To Avoid. Today I was reminded that I ain't doing shit. My mentor told me today that I need to do more and push harder and the truth of the matter is she is right. I've been so focused on making money I forget the step before making money..... DOING THE DAMN WORK. I honestly I think my goals are super big for the XL Tribe brand and all my Tribesmen so I really wanted to take the brand to heights that no male media Brand has ever been you know. The stress of worrying about how to grow the brand that its has been overshadowing the fact that I need to keep putting in the work and it’s just not my time even though it’s been three years and I feel like I should be further along in my career. The fact is I’m not and if I want to make it I just have to keep putting in the work but I understand that over the past few months I’ve just been so focused on why it’s not my time to the point that I’ve been letting the work slack and suffer. So after taking the advice of my mentor yesterday, I decided that I’m going to start doing a top-five post every week so that in addition to the other three posts I do for the week. I want to include you guys more in the process of what the top five is going to be so basically I’m going to try to buy everything big and tall fashion related to give you guys places to shop because what I’m finding is that you guys need places to shop but you need to know what is out there in those shops once you find them. So I’m going to help you guys do all of that and hopefully, that provides more value to you guys that I’ve been providing thus far. I hope this provide some insight into Bloggers Mistakes To Avoid on your journey. Until Next Time Continue Changing The Preceptive Of XL Men Hat: Tru Time (Walmart $2) Shirt: George (Walmart $7) Shorts: George (Walmart $5) Shoes: New Balance ( $35)

Big & Tall are always I MEAN ALWAYS looking for places to buy jeans. Here are Men’s Big Tall Jeans Under $50. So often we as men first of all don't like searching for shit.... I am right or am I right. So I've decided to take the reigns and begin to build a catalog of Top Five post so every day you'll will just open your email or head over to the site and read all the top five post and get dressed for any occasion. Now let's dive into good ole jeans. A topic I know good and well many of us Big & Tall dread. Where some of my personal jeans struggle, first of all, I never liked jeans because I don’t like anything that covers my knees. Secondly and maybe most importantly jeans were always too long. If I’m going to wear jeans I don’t want them to be dragging on the floor because it’s so long and I always felt like I could never find like a 38/30 or 40/30 so I never wore jeans. So if you anything like me then you never liked jeans because they were always super baggy and I’m not into baggy clothes. I like my jeans to be fitted. My method of life is if your clothes should fit so you shouldn’t need a belt. Below will be a list of some dope ass jeans from stores that you may or may not be familiar with. So here Men’s Big Tall Jeans Under $50. Walmart Liberty Blues Men's Big & Tall Straight Fit Side Elastic 5-pocket Jeans $33.10 This jeans go up to size 72 Okay you head me 72 Liberty Blues Men's Big & Tall Straight Fit Side Elastic 5-pocket Jeans Boohoo Man BIG AND TALL BLUE SKINNY FIT RIPPED BIKER JEANS $28.80 Jeans are the genius wear-with-anything wardrobe item Skinny, straight, or slim, find your perfect jeans fit in the boohoo denim collection. Work the hot-right-now high waist in mom jeans and baggy boyfriend styles, and take your blues to the next level with punk badges and rock 'n' roll rips. Wear with a basic tee by day and add barely-there heeled sandals to take your denim from day to night. JC Penny The Foundry Big & Tall Supply Co.™ Flex Denim Jeans $29.99 The Foundry Supply Co.Relaxed straight fit A little bit of stretch denim goes a long way in these comfortable jeans that give you great movement from The Foundry Supply Co. Relaxed straight fitZip closure5-pocket styleHemmedStraight legCotton/elastaneWashableImported King Size Direct 5 POCKET DENIM SHORTS BY LIBERTY BLUES® $32.99 These denim shorts are the perfect pick for a summer of comfort. With their side-elastic waist and 100% cotton fabrication, they will keep you comfortable and breezy all season long. Classic fitSide elastic waistbandFront pockets with single coin pocket2 back pockets100% cottonMachine wash; importedBig inseam length: 10"Tall inseam length: 12" KAM Indigo Basic Jeans $25  New style indigo denim from Forge  - Good quality  - Belt loops around waistband  - Zip fly with button fastening  - Two front pockets with one coin pocket  - Two rear pockets  - Discreet stitching  - Brown logo badge to rear  - Outstanding value for money  Available in waist sizes 42"-60"  Available in leg lengths short, regular and long

In this weeks edition of outfit of the week, we’re going to call this one blowing money fast and how to get Big & Tall Clothing Under $50. So many of you guys are all constantly In the DM On Instagram and Twitter wanting to know and trying to get different outfit inspiration and one thing you guys always talk about is that how expensive big and tall clothing is. Well, I’d like to say for the record that I do understand that especially if you live smaller cities that aren’t as big as Atlanta like I do. You might not have the same options to shop so that’s why I’ve decided to come up with a column that will be a part of my weekly blog post. It's going to be me finding big and tall clothing that’s under $50 that’s gonna be my goal to serve you guys and to serve the market of men that don’t have a lot of money to spend. I’m also going to focus on the higher end sector of my audience that does have money to spend as well so I’m deafly not just going to do budget looks. However I understand and when I tell you I understand I understand what it means to be on a really strict budget and you only have X amount of dollars to spend sometimes the X is zero but you still wanna look good. So I’m gonna show you guys how to do that on a very very small budget.  Shirt: Bad Rhino (Similar) Shorts: Goodfellow Shoes: Reebok

I wanted to chat about 5 Basic Tee's For Big & Tall Men. So in this week's blog post, I talked about how I’m going to help you guys save money on clothes. In this particular blog post, I’m going to talk about the places where you can get big and tall tees that actually fit. This post I’m going to do a little bit of education to help you guys understand why big and tall tees are actually different than regular tee's and also how to understand when you look at fabric how to understand what fabric is going to lay best you know around your stomach area versus other tees someone is a little bit of education in this post as well as provide you with five places to buy these tees.  See high lo was literally invented for Big & Tall men. So many of the 5 Basic Tees For Big & Tall Men are gonna have high and lo. See the lo part of the tee gets taken up by the girth of your belly so you'll no longer have that issue where when you raise arms your stomach is exposed. MVP USA Snake Back Applique Hi-Lo Tee Venomous Style! Contrast trim and back snake screen design update our premium cotton curved hem tee. 2. One Bone Brand Hi-Lo Hi-Lo cut, using our handpicked material to feature all of the big man's strengths. Adding length in the back to add style, and comfort of not having to worry if unnecessaries are showing. Our t-shirts stay incredibly well after wash. 3. The Foundry Big & Tall Supply Co. Mens Crew Neck Short Sleeve T-Shirt-Big and Tall JC Penny Features: Quick DryClosure Type: Pullover HeadFit: RegularNeckline: Crew NeckSleeve Length: Short SleeveFabric Content: 60% Cotton, 40% PolyesterFabric Description: JerseyCollar: No CollarCare: Machine WashCountry of Origin: Imported 4. White Crew Neck Basic T-Shirt  BadRhino Crew necklineShort sleevesBadRhino logo detailMade from a comfortable jersey fabric100% CottonBIG XL length from approx. 79cm/31"TALL fit is designed with an extra 5cm/2” in body length and an additional 1cm/½” to short sleeves.Machine Washable Tee trick if you are a shorter guy with a bigger stomach get a Tall tee and 1 size down. ie if you were a 2XL get a 1XT it fits great without the extra length of a 3XL. 5. Men's Big & Tall Short Sleeve Crew Neck T-Shirt - Goodfellow & Co™ True White Target Models wears size XXLT and is 6'3.5"Short-sleeve T-shirt adds to your go-to wardrobe basicsMade from a breathable cotton-blend fabric for all-day comfortStriped pattern creates a casual-cool lookLooks great with a variety of bottoms for versatile wearShrink Resintant

You Should Always Have Pride and one of those things is in your business. See the one thing that's true and I believe will always be true is that no one will be as excited and/or as proud of your business as than you. This month let’s talk about setting goals so many of you guys are also your own entrepreneurs or you are your own part-time entrepreneur whatever your title is you are working toward the ultimate goal of being your own boss so one of those things is setting goals and setting realistic ones at that it’s so important that you set a realistic goals so that you can obtain them. I’ll start with my first goal. It's setting a monthly pageview goal. Right now my page is easily getting 3,000 but I want more. I wanna get to 5000 page views per month those are my current goal. For the longest I've just been coating by like shit is gonna just fall in my lap. Honestly, I didn't always have pride in my business. If you go back to the first six - nine months you'll notice that I never showed my face. There are a few reasons one I wasn't proud of being a fat gay guy talking about fashion. (Fashion how cliche) Two I was ready for the judgement of the world.... not just yet. So what are you goals and how do you plan to achieve them. Lets chat in the comments.

This weeks XL's Featured Tribesmen Of The Week Malik Jefferson is gonna share his goals and obstacles with XL Tribe. 1. What are some of your biggest fashion obstacles? My biggest fashion obstacle is being plus size and finding trendy clothes that fit appropriately allowing me to show case my personal style which is often deemed artisic and chic.   2. Where are you from and how you describe your style? I am from Chicago, Illinois and my style is bold, eccentric, flashy and ever changing.  3. Tell us about your biggest fashion nightmare and if it came true do explain. (attach a picture if you can) I purchased an outfit that I thought was my size and then the button would not fasten and the pants ripped due to the damage I was too embarrassed to return.  4.Have any of your 2019 goals come true? My 2019 goal that has come true is that I battled and beat a deep depression and anxiety and regained my confidence. Due to the aforementioned, I hope that within the next six months I will be able to achieve more of my dreams and accomplish goals established on my vision board.  5.Where do you see yourself in five years and how do you see yourself accomplishing it? I see myself as being: successful, genuinely happy, settled in a Healthy Relationship with my Soulmate & with kids; well traveled with a thriving business and enjoying life. 6.How long have you been on the journey of being a Big & Tall man? What’s the biggest misconception you hear about Big & Tall Guys? I have been on the larger side my entire life. The  biggest misconception about being  Big and Tall men is that we often labeled as sloppy and can not be stylish and find clothes in our size and be well put together.  7.If you could swap styles with one celebrity who would it be and why? I would swap styles with A.S.A.P. Rocky as he can wear anything and pull it off as I consider him very fashionable and the male Rihanna.  Follow Mailk On Instagram @92_bigplaya If you would liked our XL's Featured Tribesmen Of The Week Malik Jefferson then leave a comment below.

About The Look The Brandon Kyle Collection is one of the collections that Ive been wanting to work with for ages but honestly I could never afford. So image my excitement when I checked the mail and it was a package from Brandon Kyle .......... I was floored. I can say I own a piece from the Brandon Kyle Collection. I’m going to be so honest that I think it might hurt but I feel like it’s so necessary.  I’ve been at this business for almost 3 years and I’ve been pushing and I mean pushing the hardest I have a push but it just feels like I’m still not getting anywhere. I’m still confused about why it wasn’t till my best friend pointed out to me that I’m doing minimal work so I’m getting minimal results that it all clicked. In the moment I had to stop and reflect and say OMG I think this is why my business is not where I want it to be because at this point in my business I thought I’d be rolling in the dough in a way that I’d be able to hire people and start my grand idea that I’ll tell you guys about in 2020 but I haven’t reached there yet and I’ve been very frustrated these past few months. I keep pushing the way I know how but the train is moving too slow. Its time to step on the gas let’s move this train faster. One of the things I’m gonna do is work on self-promotion. The way I’m going to do that is by teaching myself discipline actually what I don't lack is self-promotion I lack discipline.  Discipline  —noun activity, exercise, or a regimen that develops or improves a skill; training This word here I am going to live breathe eat sleep shit this word.  So I want you guys to hold me accountable. I need to start blogging three times per week no matter what. I need to promote my business once per day on all social media.

XL Eats at Bartaco Review On Monday while at Bartaco it hit me that I'm a big guy and I like to eat. So why not take ya'll on the journey with me. So on Monday my peeps JoJo, Cindy, Ruth and I all went to Bartaco for lunch and had a ballllllllll!!!!! We order a few appetizers because we're all staving like hell. So we ordered some chips and guacamole and that got the party started. We are all island peeps and loveeeeeeeeeeeeee avocado and it was fresh and seasoned to the peak of perfection. So next we dived right into the drinks and if you know me you know I love.................. Tequila Tequila Tequila. So for the XL Eats at Bartaco I decided to drink a pineapple margarita. Now, normally you wouldn't catch me drinking Tequila unless it's neat. Actually, if you're my real friends you know to just give me the bottle. However today I made the choice to add juice because unlike most bars this juice is fresh-squeezed multiple time in the day. After the drinks comes the foodddddddd. My peeps and I ordered the #bartacosercet which was Fried Oysters and I might add was great. So please come back to check out next weeks XL Eats for more eatery around the city of Atlanta. This time we ate at the Iman Park location and our amazing server made the experience that much more godda.

Big & Tall End Of Summer Look Info Shirt: JC Penny Jeans: The Good Counsel See if you know me you know I reject long pants anyway I can and for as long as I can. However, as I get older my body is reacting to cold differently and I see myself adding more and jeans to my collection. So when The Good Counsel sent me these jeans you know I had to try them. First, though omg jeans what am I going to do with jeans? That's when I thought to myself fall is only three months away so I'm gonna need this faster than I think. So I step foot into these jeans and immediately they feel like $5,000 jeans. So I thought it would be perfect for Big & Tall End Of Summer Look. I paired it with then shirt from JC Penny that was basically made for me it says NYC 88 which is both my birthplace and year. So it was only right that I post this around my birthday right. Many of you many be aware of the changes while many of you aren't however I'm working on making XL Tribe more of a full service brand. That provides evermore helpful tips on everything a Bigger & Or Taller Man needs to have a full life. So below I want you'll to comment what you'll want to see more of from me.

In this weeks Tribesmen Of The Week Justin Tune explains his fashion obstacles and more. 1. What are some of your biggest fashion obstacles? Since I'm into sustainable fashion, I thrift a lot of my clothes and sometimes it can be difficult finding unique items that fit comfortably. Since I'm in the big & tall section, sometimes it can be really hit or miss. And sometimes the patterns aren't really the most flattering. In cases like that, I have to get pretty creative. 2. Where are you from and how you describe your style? I'm from PG County, Maryland. I'd like to describe my style as very versatile. I enjoy a nice blazer with some Chelsea boots some days, other days I'll throw on a retro jersey and some nice sneakers. I do my best to acquire items that I can wear in multiple ways. 3. Tell us about your biggest fashion nightmare and if it came true do explain. (attach a picture if you can) I'm pretty flexible when it comes to fashion so no fashion nightmares. The only one I can think of is if the 5x T-Shirt/Jean Shorts style coming back. Dark days that I hope don't make a comeback. 4. Have any of your 2019 goals come true? Yes a few actually. I launched my blog back in March, I won an award for one of my thrifted outfits and I've launched a few campaigns that have connected a lot of people together. Definitely things I planned to achieve this year, didn't expect to do it as fast as I did. 5. Where do you see yourself in five years and how do you see yourself accomplishing it? Five years from now, I see myself producing more fashion and creative content on a bigger scale. I feel like sustainable fashion will have a really big push between now and then so I hope to be one of the frontrunners for the guys in that conversation. The main way I see myself accomplishing that is consistency and an open mind.  6.How long have you been on the journey of being a Big & Tall man? What’s the biggest misconception you hear about Big & Tall Guys? I've been big & tall since a teenager but I just recently decided to go all out on my wardrobe the end half of 2018 and full throttle this year. Always had it in the back of my mind to do it, but my confidence didn't match my ambition. One day, I decided to run out of excuses and go all out with it. Biggest misconception I hear all the time is that either we're unhealthy and we can't dress. When in a lot of cases, those are both false.  7.If you could swap styles with one celebrity who would it be and why? I don't think I would want to swap with any celebrity style wise. Since I thrift, I put a lot of time and energy into my clothes and I haven't seen a celeb actively thrift so I'm good lol.  Justin GeorgeIG: @imnotjustintune Men's Sustainable Fashion Blogger imnotjustintune.com

About The Look The Winston Box Got Me Looking Right and I had the pleasure of Winston Box Sending me yet another dope ass outfit. I mean like I really love this one. Its been a while since Winston Box has sent me over something so I've had time to really see what's out in the market. Wow like wow these fits have really elevated and I loveeeeeeeeeeee them. These looks can go from Day Party to nightclub or Friday at the office. So remember how I told you guys that my word for the rest of the year and probably all of 2020 will be "disciplined" because disciplined is what I need to teach myself so in the habit of teaching myself discipline. I’ve also just committed to actually doing four issues of the magazine every year! I know especially this year I’m only going to do three because I couldn’t find anybody for the spring '19 issue. In 2020 you'll definitely be getting your IV issues of the magazine per year so I’ll definitely be working on the magazine for the next 2 to 3 weeks so I can launch a fall issue officially. I’m super excited about this because my cover person is dope as Figidy fuck and I cannot wait for you guys to see the cover and read more about this person. So get excited guys because the Fall issue will be dropping on September 30. So now that THE WINSTON BOX Got Me Looking Right. Let me help y'all look right too! Head over to https://www.thewinstonbox.com/ to save $15 OFF your first box by using code “KIRK15” at checkout.