Happy Tuesday! This fine Sunday, I was pleased as punch to attend Trell Thomas’s To Be Celebrated Brunch! An extension of his Black Excellence Brunch, the To Be Celebrated Brunch acknowledges people behind the powerhouses we see. The event honored Niecy Nash’s better half, Jessica Betts, Tabitha Brown’s Glam Team, SZA and Dojacat’s choreographer Cortland, and Kyla Pratt’s mom. As always, it was a beautiful display of love. Thomas patterns his events after Sunday dinners he enjoyed in his hometown…
Claire’s Life: Meeting Hat Designer Ruslan Baginskiy During Paris Fashion Week
One of the coolest things about this trip to Europe for Fashion Week has been meeting the designers behind some of some favorite brands. Ruslan Baginskiy hats are POPPIN. Everyone from Beyonce to Madonna to Yours Truly wears his bakers boy caps–you’ve seen them on Love & Hip Hop Stars and A-listers alike. Well, I was pleased to meet Ruslan Baginskiy himself while in Paris! The Ukrainian designer was inspired by his mother, who was a hairdresser. He wanted to…
Claire’s Life: Paris Fall 2024 Fashion Week Day 1 Wearing a Jitrois Leather Ruffle Jacket and a Fumi The Label Skirt
And I’m back in Paris like I never left! This trip will be pretty chill. I’m only going to one big show tonight (details to come!). I spent my first day here just catching up on sleep, and spent yesterday visiting hat designer Ruslan Baginsky and enjoying Paris (pix to come!). Every time I’m at Place la Concorde, I remember a young Claire who visited Paris over 15 years ago, and made the soul shifting decision of moving to Paris…
Claire’s Life: The Dolce & Gabbana Fall 2024 Tuxedo Show with Domenico Dolce & Stefano Gabbana wearing Sergio Hudson and Retrofete Vondra Sequin Embellished Trousers
So I’m in Paris! But before we get the PFW looks popping, I wanted to recap my time at Dolce & Gabbana’s Fall 2024 show. The show had a ‘tuxedo’ theme and featured lots of all black tuxedo inspired looks, interspersed with sheer moments, and lots of sexy lace. Take a look below: After the show, I went backstage, and said hey to Dolce & Gabbana themselves: Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana. From meeting Giuseppe Zanotti to Alberta Ferretti to…
The Bomb Food: Get the Best Pizza in Milan at Le Specialita + Lori Harvey Eats There!
What to you eat when you go to Italy? Pizza! Believe it or not, it’s hard to get a GOOD meal when running around going to shows, but on my last day in Milan, Bruce, Glen, and I went to Le Specialita (Via Pietro Calvi 2920129 Milan): This famous Milanese eatery was actually recommended to me by my seat mate on my flight to Milan, and it did not disappoint. I made reservations via Google for 10pm on a Saturday…
Claire’s Life: Milan Day 2 at Genny, Moschino, and more in a Winter White Frankie Shop Coat and Cream Fashion Bomb Daily Shop Dress
Ciao! Today, I finally got some sleep, so I feel aptly recharged to recount my Day 2 at Milan Fashion Week! My morning started at the Genny show! I opted for all winter white, and my friend, celebrity stylist Jeremy Haynes just so happened to be wearing winter white as well! The look is trending: you heard it here first! After the show, I said hey to new friends, including Lebanese handbag designer Manar Laktineh: Afterwards I stopped by the…