So most of my time in the Bahamas was spent with my family, or driving my mother all over town for crabs, conch, and fish! I took a break from my stint of indentured servitude to pop by Bay Street and shoot this island ready look by Retrofete. It was an easy breezy look that very much mirrored the mood of the town and played well against the pastel tones of the Parliament building. I had definitely sweat out my…
Claire’s Life: I was Born in Brooklyn, but the Bahamas is in Me Wearing Woods by Jordyn Woods
Y’all. I have been traveling so much! One day I’m at the Eiffel Tower, and the next day I’m at the beach: The Bomb Life! I just got back from Nassau, Bahamas. My mother was born there and though I was born in Brooklyn, I very much feel Bahamian! I have gone innumerable times since I was a baby, but now that I’m getting older, I’m realizing so much about my motherland. Namely that it is one of the most…
Claire’s Life: The Black Excellence To Be Celebrated Brunch with Trell Thomas, Niecy Nash, Tabitha Brown, and More in ZCrave!
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…





