Expression Of Style

For as long as I can honestly remember, I've always been intrigued by fashion! I loved everything Bold, Avant-Garde, "Risque", Rock & Roll, Chic, & of course Designer! What can I say? I was exposed from an early age!
I'd always watch my mother so intricately while she dressed & applied her make up. It was a process so nonchalant but meticulously precise! I studied her & wanted to be just like her (go figure). My sister & I loved playing 'dress up" in all of her designer clothes (of course when she wasn't home haha!). So naturally when it came down to matters of my own style it was fitting for it to be " My Perogative", I wore what I wanted if it felt right.

I admired shopping more than anything, more than Barbies, more than Cabbage Patch Kids, even more than Chuck E. Cheese! Whenever we went shopping, I'd literally get lost in my own world. I'd be picking out all of the shoes/outfits that I thought were cute, & for some strange reason in my elementary mind it made sense & felt right! But Most of all, it Looked RIGHT!
 I thank her for always allowing me to be ME!


... Heleena Norvette


Here are some of my earliest memories of what style was & still is... My "Stycons"

(Stay Tuned for next week's Expression of Style Column where I discuss... "What Is Style?" )

Stay Fresh... Until Next Time

a few looks for the Gentlemen

Ok Fellas a few diffrent styles from around the Globe. enjoy and dont be afraid to experiment with diffrent colors and patterns

a few shots of us around town

UrbAn FrEsh FloW

Check out a few of the shoots from our last photo shoot on Newbury Street (of course!)! We styled ourselves featuring designer pieces from Jey Free (www.jeyfree.com) and  Boston's own robotandbrucling.blogspot.com and iamkreyol.blogspot.com (make sure you check out their blog and show them some love).  We had so much fun and everyone in the area that day showed us a lot of love. Special shout out to Pelaiah Auset, our dope photographer!!

What do you think?



Happy Fresh Friday!! -- Video of the Day

There is a reason why this video got 48,626,817 hits!!!

Rihanna's fashion is through the meters (her shades, matrix-like hoodie, shoe game) and there is plenty of panche from our boys Ye and Hov

Remember its not even what you wear, its HOW you wear it! 



Should I dare say that this song is our anthem? ;-)

Worth the Shoe-icide!!!

While some of us have the luxury of adding these to our very own closets, the rest of us have fun not only drooling over these BUT  using them as mere inspiration for the next time we are out for our retail therapy!

What do you think fashionistas? 

Chrissie Morris Spril 2011 Collection



Chanel Spring 2011



Pik Pik by *sigh* Christian Louboutin Spring 2011 Collection



Attension by Christian Louboutin Spring 2011 Collection



Stay Fly in the meantime :)

Urban Fresh Presents SANKOFA on FEB 25

TICKETS ARE NOW AVAILABLE FOR ONLY $5

PURCHASE YOUR TICKET AT http://urbanfresh.eventbrite.com/

(EVENT DETAILS ARE ALSO LISTED AT THE EVENT BRITE LINK)

DATE: FEB 25

TIME: 2 MOVIE TIMES (4P.M. AND 8P.M.)

LOCATION: DAVIS SQUARE MOVIE THEATRE

Just a few looks for the Fellas

 

       

                                    

A few of my favorite reference books

As a stylist here are a few books that i live by, along with just seeing people in the streets with there own personal Style

Urban Fresh Present: SANKOFA

Urban Fresh in collaboration with "The Randoms"  rented out a movie theatre for an  exclusive movie night  in honor of Black History Month.

We will be showcasing Sankofa, ...

 

... a very important  and controversial film about  the naked  truth of slavery, humanity, and freedom.   Haile Gerima, the director of the film,  invites us to travel back to a moment in our history that can be uncomfortable and deemed as irrelevant  for some of us but in the very essence of Sankofa, we have to know where our ancestors came from in order to move forward.

  

Date: February 25, 2011

2 Movie Time: 4p.m. and 8p.m.

Location: David Square 

Tickets will go on Sale on Monday, January 24th

Mark your calenders in the meantime for both the sale date and event date because tickets will be limited! 

Be sure to visit  us and become our fan on facebook for more frequent updates; facebook.com/urbanfreshboston

Film Description:

A self-absorbed Black American fashion model on a photo shoot in Africa is spiritually transported back to a plantation in the West Indies where she experiences first-hand the physical and psychic horrors of chattel slavery, and eventually the redemptive power of community and rebellion as she becomes a member of a freedom-seeking Maroon colony

Play Worth Seeing

We are proud to support the play, Neighbors, directed by Summer Lee Williams. Check out all the details below and make sure you get your ticket before the end of the show!

Here is the Synopsis:

Have you seen the new neighbors? Richard Patterson is not happy. The family of black actors that has moved in next door is rowdy, tacky, shameless, and uncouth. And they are not just invading his neighborhood—they’re infiltrating his family, his sanity, and his entirely post-racial lifestyle. This wildly theatrical, explosive play on race marks the major debut of Branden Jacobs-Jenkins, member of NYC’s Public Theatre’s Emerging Writers Group.

NEIGHBORS includes explicit language and sexual content and is inappropriate for children.

January 14 – February 5, 2011
Wednesdays @ 7:30 pm
Thurs., Fri., + Sat. @ 8:00 pm
Saturday Matinee (Feb. 5th only) @ 4:00 pm
Sundays @ 2:00pm

For more information visit: http://www.companyone.org/Season12/Neighbors/synopsis.shtml
Great piece about the history: http://www.boston.com/ae/theater_arts/articles/2011/01/16/neighbors_exposes_racial_history_on_stage/

Our Picks from the Globen Globe

I honestly was not too impress with the looks this year, but these people right here did the damn thing! 

Yup, Red Bottoms and they are real GOLD!                                           

Olivia Wilde is a solider for shoe-cide                                       

 

 

Mila Kunis in Vera Wang
BEST LOOK OF THE NIGHT!!! Emerald is the color this year, mark my words

 simple and very elegant

Do I need to say anything but FIERCE?!?!

First off, BEAUTIFUL skin tone...  dress by Nina Ricci,  is chic, playful, and SEXY

Anne Hathaway always makes wise decisions.
This beauty is Armani! My personal fav

peep the chain watch locket

Everything about Brad
is on point (small bias though)
He is in Tom Ford

One of my favorite couple