Happy Monday! Last night, I appeared on one of my favorite shows, Bravo’s Watch What Happens Live, as a bartender! Normally bartenders literally just stand there and smile (you know I did my research!), but I was able to chat a little bit during the actual show and the after show, which you can check out below: Thank GOD I didn’t look like what I had just been though. Last week was one of the hardest in my career. I…
Claire’s Life: The 15 Percent Pledge Gala Wearing Oyemwen Tuxedo, Bruce Glen Collection Bag, and Cult of Coquette Shoes Available at Fashion Bomb Daily Shop
Happy Monday! Over the weekend, I was invited by my homegirl Margaret to Aurora James’s 15 Percent Pledge Inaugural Gala: The 15 Percent Pledge is a non profit organization created by Aurora James that encourages retailers to pledge at least 15 percent of their shelf-space to Black-owned businesses. They held their inaugural gala on April 2nd at the New York Public Library with a dress code that called for Black Tie by Black Designers. Of course I represented for the…
Slay and Repeat: 5 Times I’ve Worn this Sergio Hudson Pool Blue Coat
So I have clothes pon clothes! I currently have a storage unit with 7 racks of clothes inside, and boxes of shoes stacked to the ceiling! My business partner recently told me I need to have a Garage Sale: I agree! Until then, I’m really trying to scale back on my consumption and use items more than once. Such is the case with my Sergio Hudson pool blue coat: Sergio first made it for me, along with matching pants, when…
Visit CFDA.com for a feature on yours truly! Karyl L. Truesdale writes, “Claire Siobhan Sulmers. An innovator, Author, Harvard graduate and CEO of the popular fashion blog The Fashion Bomb Daily, Sulmers is a fashion industry force. She’s a Black girl magic success story. Comfort, ease, and privilege did not catapult her into this career. It was quite the opposite, and her determination prevailed. Sulmers is a quintessential wild card, as she did not study fashion at her prestigious Ivy League alma…
Claire’s Life: BrokenLand Co’s Nordstrom Event Wearing Black Female Designers BrokenLand, Jessica Rich, and Tosha
Can I be honest with you? When I first started Fashion Bomb Daily, I went to events or wore clothes because I wanted to. I was intrigued by the designer or event, and was genuinely interested in coverage. Over the years as GOD has blessed me with a wonderful platform and so much exposure, in order to cut through the clutter, I mainly do things for business i.e. sponsored coverage and sponsored looks (ahem, if you’d like me to cover…
Put Yourself First: On Chicago’s Oak Drive Wearing a Camouflage Zamar Lewis Jumpsuit and Gucci Accessories
It’s noon. And so far, I have posted 2 articles to FashionBombDaily.com and 5 posts to our Instagram. It was only when I was about to post 2 additional articles to our website that I realized I had done nothing for my brand. So here I am. So here I am! Just a quick outfit recap of what I wore to have dinner on Oak Drive, the Rodeo Drive of Chicago. This picture was lensed by Jason McCoy in front…