VINTAGE ITEM: BALLY SHOES: VINTAGE KEEPS ME SMILING WITHOUT IT I WOULD HAVE A BROKEN HEART

WHEN I’M BLUE ART IS WHAT I DO…

A FLOWER NEEDS THE SUN AND RAIN TO GROW…

WHY IS IT THAT SOMETIMES I FEELS LIKE ONLY GOD & NATURE KNOW…

CHANGE COMES AS THE WIND BLOWS.

VINTAGE, ...SMILING BEFORE YOU ALL THINK IM RICH...SOUL WEALTH = SCIENCE OF BREATHE

WHAT THIS INSPIRED…

“MOOD, INDIGO” DUKE ELLINGTON

MY SIGNATURE: "CAP"

CRAVAT & EARRINGS... MY TASTE OF BEAUTIFUL ART. HAND-MADE BY KATE ROSS ©Distinguished Cravat 2010

I EXPECT A “IMITATION, OF THIS CREATION”…AS I FOCUS ON ELEVATION.

TO BE CONTINUED.

“)KATE ROSS

DANDY: MONSIEUR WAHKEEM KELLY ***NECK ATTIRE*** "DISTINGUISHED CRAVAT" PHOTO SHOOT AUTUMN/FALL 2010 COLLECTION

PHOTO CREDIT: HORACE “DA HAT” ROBINSON

CONTACT INFO: “hr327@yahoo.com”

***KATE ROSS LIKED IT IN BLACK AND WHITE*** SO I CHANGED IT TO THAT…SMILING!

ENHANCES THE GREY AND WHITE

READ MORE ON THIS RESIDENT OF DANDYVILLE, USA

HOME OF THE DANDY’S

DANDY- DEFINED AS:

A HUMAN WHO AFFECTS EXTREME ELEGANCE IN CLOTHING, THOUGHTS AND MANNERS

MONSIEUR WAHKEEM KELLY DEFINITELY DANDY!

ATTIRE

MONSIEUR KELLY'S ATTIRE PLUS HE WEARS A MOHAWK! BEYOND DANDY

PHOTO CREDIT: WAHKEEM KELLY

SHOES

***SHOW ROOM MATERIAL, AS IN ONE OF A KIND***

$2000.00 +

“I SEEN THE WHALES ON THE SHOE…SHOE FANS….AND THIS ONE WAS WORTH EVERY DOLLAR AND CENT SPENT!”  ADAM DILLARD…AMAZING WORK

SHOES FOR A MAN OF CHARACTER: DESIGNER: "ADAM DERRICK"...& REAL HARD BOTTOMS

ONE OF A KIND! I LOOK UP TO MONSIEUR KELLY. HE IS FAMILY...GOOD LAUGHS & ALWAYS ELEVATION OF OUR CONCENTRATIONS. LOVE YOU BRO!

PHOTO CREDIT: KEITH SELBY

PART II

MONSIEUR KELLY YOU AND ALEXANDER McQUEEN HAVE RE-INSPIRED A DREAM

2 BE CONTINUED….

FALL/WINTER 2012…SMILING

EVENT WAS AMAZING! SO FRESH INDEED.  ART & PAN-AFRICAN BEAUTY I CAN NEVER GET ENOUGH!

BUT BEFORE WE GET TO THE GOOD STUFF…

RANDOM…:)  NATURALLY ME,

THIS WOULD BE A GOOD TIME TO INTRODUCE ONE OF MY FAVORITE VIDEOS…THE ARTIST…COMING SOON…UNTIL THEN…

AS FOR THE EVENT…WHILE WONDERFULLY BEAUTIFUL

YET AND STILL THE
“AFROSTOCRACY” AS TERMED BY MICHEAL ERIC DYSON; WAS DEFINITELY IN THE BUILDING.  CONSCIOUS OF WHO THEY ARE HISTORICALLY WHILE SPIRITUALLY LOST.  MERCY, MERCY, ME THINGS AREN’T WHAT THEY USED TO BE….ALL THE ETHNIC DOWNING…AS A RACE CONTINUES DROWNING…HOW MUCH MORE OF THIS CAN I STAND? DON’T YOU UNDERSTAND THIS IS A PART OF A WICKED PLAN; WILLIE LYNCH-ISM IN MODERN WOMAN & MAN.

Oh, You know their Kind,

Don’t speak, Don’t talk, bump you as they walk…meanwhile the words “excuse me,” were never a thought.

Speaking on how our ancestors were sold and brought…based on artificial intelligence that their high class educations have been mistaken as elevation.…so making our race keep up the pace is where they find grace.  Just in case you have forgotten,

“It may, perhaps, be fairly questioned, whether any other portion of the population of the earth could have endured the privations, sufferings and horrors of slavery, without having become more degraded in the scale of humanity than the slaves of African decent.  Nothing has been left undone to cripple their intellects, darken their minds, debase their moral nature, obliterate all traces of their relationships to mankind; and yet how wonderfully they have sustained the mighty load of a most frightful bondage, under which they have been groaning for centuries!”

ABOVE WRITTEN BY BY PETER J. GOMES,

FROM: “NARRATIVE OF THE LIFE OF FREDERICK DOUGLASS…page 7″

IN CASE YOU HAVE FORGOTTEN WHO “WE” ARE

Everyday in America a young, gifted and black person is being awakened…Even in the ghetto, a future scholar, doctor, lawyer, billionaire can grow.  Even if they are coming from what you label as a ghetto, we label it as a place that elevated our growth, from our NATION’S jails, one stop from hell…in my path they breathe and exhale…an evolution of many revolutions…the dawn of a new day.  DAILY AS I REDESIGN THE MINDS OF THE YOUTH.

KNOW AS MY HEART SEES, IT’S
“THE DAWN OF A NEW DAY”

FUNGA ALAFIA

YOUNG PEOPLE, THIS WORLD IS HOME TO YOU.

KNOW THERE IS NOTHING IN THIS WORLD YOU CAN’T DO

EVERYTHING YOU CAN SEE AND TOUCH…THAT CAME BEFORE YOU, STARTED AS A THOUGHT.

KNOWLEDGE THAT CAN’T BE SOLD OR BOUGHT.  FOOD FOR THOUGHT.

CURT@!N$, AN EXTRAORDINARY, BRILLIANT, DISTINGUISHED GENTLEMAN…

BRO, I AM PROUD OF YOU…DAILY WHEN I HOLD MY HEAD TO THE SKY…I’M ELEVATING MY DEDICATION, KNOW I LOOK UP TO YOU, YOU INSPIRE ME, NOT A DOLLAR AMOUNT THAT SHALL CHANGE ME…CREATION OF ENERGY…

THE BEGINNING AND END OF MY HUMAN FLESH.

AS YOU CONTINUE THIS JOURNEY, BLESSINGS, PEACE AND LIGHT.

Curt@!n$, "DOPE FOR PRESIDENT," KATE ROSS VOTED FOR DOPE

WHAT WE GIVE IS WHAT WE GET, THE ENERGY YOU PUT OUT IS A PART OF WHY WE ARE STILL WHERE WE ARE AT.  NEXT TIME YOU SEE A PERSON WITH LESS SPIRITUALLY, TAKE A MOMENT …SHARE SOME ENERGY…SEE THEM BETTER THAN THEY KNOW TO BE…THIS IS BEAUTY TO ME.

BABY, THIS SONG IS BECAUSE GOD SAID YOUR FATHER LOVES YOU!

THIS POST IS FOR ALL MANKIND, FORGIVENESS… ELEVATION OF YOUR MIND

MOST PEOPLE GROW UP BELIEVING THAT WHEN YOU FORGIVE SOMEONE, YOU ARE DOING SOMETHING FOR THEM.  THE TRUTH IS, WHEN YOU FORGIVE, YOU ARE DOING IT FOR YOURSELF.  YOU MUST GIVE UP WHAT YOU DO NOT WANT IN ORDER TO GET WHAT YOU WANT.

GIVE UP ON SEEING PEOPLE IN POVERTY, GIVE UP SEEING ANYONE LESS THAN YOU OR ME…GIVE UP ON ANYTHING BUT LOVE TO STRENGTHEN THE SPIRITUAL NATURE IN YOU.

When being hurt or angry and believing you are less than you are does not get you what you want, it is time to forgive.  When you cannot move beyond the memories of what someone else has done to you and those memories keep you hurt, angry, or in any way limited in life, it is time to forgive.  When the only thing you remember about someone is what they did to you and not the fact that they are a human being prone to make mistakes, it is time to forgive.  When you believe you know the whole story of why someone did what they did and believe that if they had done anything else, you would be different, it is time to forgive.  If you don’t like yourself, it’s time to forgive.  If there is anyone, anywhere on the planet you can honestly say that you do not love, it is time to forgive.  If there is somebody, somewhere you need to forgive.

“START WITH YOURSELF.  FORGIVE YOURSELF FOR BELIEVING THAT ANYONE WHO HAS EVER OCCUPIED OR OCCUPIES THE FLESH FORM AS A HUMAN BEING COULD IN ANY WAY ALTER THE TRUTH OF YOUR BEING.  ONCE YOU’VE DONE THAT IT WILL BE EASY TO FORGIVE ANYONE FOR ANYTHING, Particularly IF YOU ASK FOR FORGIVENESS, FOR SELF.

SPIRITUAL WEALTH “DAY 21,”

SOURCE:  “ONE DAY MY SOUL JUST OPENED UP”  40DAYS/40NIGHTS TOWARD SPIRITUAL STRENGTH AND PERSONAL GROWTH”” BY: IYANLA VANZANT

TRAIN YOUR MIND, HEART AND LIPS TO RESPOND WITH LOVE, AS YOU EXPECT YOUR GOD TO RESPOND TO YOU.  JUST THINK, WHAT IF YOUR GOD TREATED YOU AS YOU TREAT OTHERS WHEN IT COMES TO FORGIVENESS.  AFTER YOUR FIRST MISTAKE YOU WOULD NOT HAVE LIVED TO SEE ANOTHER DAY.  THE DAWN OF A NEW DAY…FORGIVENESS BEFORE YOU SPEAK…CREATE A NEW LINK IN THE MATTER OF A BLINK.

LIFE, A BITTERSWEET SYMPHONY, NEVER GIVE UP, NEVER STOP BELIEVING…DREAM DREAMS OF HOW YOU HAVE ALWAYS WANTED TO SEE HIM.

BABY I WOULD LOVE TO PLANT A GARDEN…THE START OF OUR FAMILY…SMILING…THANK YOU FOR EVERY MOMENT THAT YOU SPEND REMINDING ME I DESERVE EVERY MOMENT OF GODS LOVE…

LIKE A FLOWER…RAIN OR SHINE…I GROW AND GROW…

2 BE CONTINUED…GARDENING 101

DEDICATED TO A WARRIOR: LEGENDARY RICKY LATTIMORE

WHEN I THINK OF WHAT DEFINES AN EXTRAORDINARY MAN OF COLOR, FATHER, AND  DEDICATED SOUL, I OFTEN THINK OF MANY MEN THROUGHOUT HISTORY BUT I ALSO THINK OF YOU…

CLICK “READ POST”——->

SEEING THE AMAZING SON & DAUGHTERS YOU HAVE RAISED, I COULDN’T LET A DAY PASS WITHOUT DEDICATING THIS TO YOU.  I BELIEVE AND SEE YOUR RECOVERY.

WATCH ALL THREE FOR FULL “OVERSTANDING” ELEVATION IS YOUR CONCENTRATION TO REBUILD YOUR DEDICATION WHILE ON THIS TEMPORARY VACATION.

I BELIEVE…2 BE CONTINUED.

FOR YOU THAT ARE STRONG KNOW “ONLY THE STRONG SURVIVE”

“HE DID THIS TO HUMBLE YOU AND TEST YOU FOR YOUR OWN GOOD.  HE DID ALL THIS SO YOU WOULD NEVER SAY TO YOURSELF , ‘I HAVE ACHIEVED THIS WEALTH WITH MY OWN STRENGTH AND ENERGY.’  REMEMBER THE LORD YOUR GOD. HE IS THE ONE WHO GIVES YOU POWER TO BE SUCCESSFUL, IN ORDER TO FULFILL THE COVENANT HE CONFIRMED TO YOUR ANCESTORS WITH AN OATH.”

DEUTERONOMY8(16.5 -18)

SYMBOL OF LONGEVITY: BAMBOO I

CLICK “READ POST” ——–>

Bamboo:

A Chinese symbol for longevity because of its durability, strength, flexibility and resilience. It survives in the harshest conditions, and seems to endure through all the brutalities mother nature can dish out – still standing tall, and staying green year-round. Its flexibility and adaptability are a lesson to us all that the secret of a long happy life is to go with the flow. Feng Shui practitioners recommend putting bamboo plants in the front of your home to assure long life for all those who dwell there.

LIVING AMONGST ANDROIDS,  AT TIMES THEIR NATURE CAN ATTEMPT TO PULL YOU INTO THE MATRIX.  THIS PIECE IS A SYMBOL OF WHO I AM…JUST LIKE…BAMBOO I WILL SURVIVE THE HARSHEST CONDITIONS.  KNOW WHO I STAND TRUE TO…NO MATTER HOW MUCH YOU IMITATE…

I WILL CONTINUE TO GROW AND FULFILL MY LORDS PURPOSE FOR MY LIFE IN THIS WORLD…

FOR “KATE ROSS,” DESIGNING “CRAVATS,” IS AS NATURAL AS NATURE.

SYMBOL OF LONGEVITY: BAMBOO I

SYMBOL OF LONGEVITY: BAMBOO I

NOTHING THAT MY GOD BLESSES CAN MAN CURSE…WATCH MY ELEVATION

I COULDN’T PASS UP THE CHANCE TO INCLUDE THE “COUNTRY” IN ME!

LIVING IN THE COUNTRY, WE LEARN TO LOVE NATURE NATURALLY…NEVER DID I KNOW WHILE CLIMBING TREES I WOULD ONE DAY…CREATE SUCH A BEAUTIFUL PIECE…THE FOLLOWING PIECE IS INSPIRED BY THE TREE IN MY GRANDMOTHER’S BACKYARD THAT MY BROTHER AND I USED TO CLIMB AS CHILDREN!

NATURALINA I (NATURE+CAROLINA)

IT’S TIME FOR A TRIP HOME!!! I MISS NORTH CAROLINA…THE SMELL OF GRASS…TOBACCO…& RAIN

NATURALINA I (NATURE+CAROLINA)

SO I AM CONSIDERING/DEEP IN PRAYER ABOUT MOVING BACK TO N.C. FOR SCHOOL @ NC STATE COLLEGE OF TEXTILES…BACK TO MY ROOTS…TO LEARN THE ESSENCE OF DESIGN…

UNTIL THEN I WILL TAKE NYC ONE DAY AT A TIME!

-”) KATE ROSS

AMERICA THE BEAUTIFUL

HAPPY BIRTHDAY…EACH YEAR…A NEW DAWN…A NEW DAY…BEYOND YESTERDAY

Original by: A. M. Willard, RECREATED BY: KATE ROSS

AMERICAN FLAG I: BY CUSTOM ORDER ONLY: $49.99+Shipping

AMERICAN FLAG II: BY CUSTOM ORDER ONLY: $49.99+Shipping

AMERICA THE BEAUTIFUL….CONTINUES…2 BE CONTINUED.

BRITISH TWIST I:BY CUSTOM ORDER ONLY: $49.99+Shipping

BRITISH TWIST II: BY CUSTOM ORDER ONLY $49.99+Shipping

PEACE I: BY CUSTOM ORDER ONLY: $49.99+ Shipping

PEACE II: BY CUSTOM ORDER ONLY: $49.99+Shipping

********ALL “CRAVATS” HAVE OPTION OF BEING DESIGNED AS A HAIR ACCESSORY*******

THE REST IS HISTORY,

CRAVAT CARVES INTO THE NEXT DECADE OF HISTORY

STAY TUNED….

-”)  KATE ROSS

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MADAME KATE ROSS SPRING 2010

KATE ROSS INTERVIEW
DESIGNER’S CANVAS = LIFE

Interview & Photo By Mari J Brooklyn
Translation by Yui & Hiroki

1.  Where are you from? and Where do you live now?

THAT IS INDEED A QUESTION I OFTEN ASK MYSELF…SMILING. I WAS RAISED IN WINSTON SALEM, NORTH CAROLINA and presently I reside in Brooklyn, NY, my second home.

【→ 時々自分でも分からなくなるんだけど…笑。
私が育ったのはノース・キャロライナのウィンストン・サレム。だけど今はニューヨークのブルックリンに 住んでいて、ここが私の第２の故郷だって思ってるわ。】

2.  When did you start designing and how did you discover it as your passion?

I have designed all my life just designed in different aspects of life; designing is a lifestyle for me. I don’t just design “CRAVATS.”  I elevate the minds of many that I come into contact with and even that is designing.  CRAVAT is focused on rebuilding self esteems to help clients reach their dreams.  So, through our neck attire we inspire people on many levels and aspects of life.

【→今までいろんなことがあったけど、どんな時でもあたしはデザインをしていたの。だか らデザインは私にとって、ライフスタイルそのもの。
私はただ｢CRAVATS｣をデザインするだけじゃなくって、それによって沢山の考えや感じ方 を育んでる。それがまさに「デザインする」と言うことでしょ。
私は、｢CRAVATS｣をデザインすることで、｢CRAVATS｣を使う人たち に、夢を実現するための自尊心をもう一度思い出してほしい。どんな時も、私たちは、彼らを励まし続ける存在でありたいの。】

I didn’t find my passion.  It found me.  When asked how did I design my first “CRAVAT,” I tell people it wasn’t me it was GOD.  I was just the vessel GOD chose to bring the design to life.  My passion is natural.  For KATE ROSS, life is my CANVAS and I paint on it daily.

【→ 「初めて｢CRAVATS｣をデザインした時、どうやって描いたの？」って聞かれたら、｢デザインしたのは私じゃない、GODなの。｣って答える。神様が 私を選んで、デザインを運んで来てくれた。
KATE ROSSでは、ありのままの自分から出てきたものをデザインするように心がけてるの。
私 にとって人生そのものがキャンバスで、私は毎日そこに絵を描き続けてる。】

3,What was your first big job?

Unlike most designers, I come from a back ground of HISTORY AND LEGAL STUDIES.  For my first big job, I worked as a LEGAL ADVOCATE, representing individuals experiencing legal problems in accessing public benefits such as Cash Assistance, Food Stamps, Medicaid, and Eviction Prevention grants.  Responsibilities included interviewing individual clients to determine their needs; helping clients understand the government public benefits system; writing extensive referrals; legal clinics, which are housed at food pantries and soup kitchens throughout New York City; represent clients at fair hearings; engaging in advocacy with Cash Assistance and Non-Cash Assistance Centers; and conducting all work necessary to ensure ongoing receipt of public benefits for the advocate’s clients.

THIS WAS A VITAL MOMENT OF GROWTH IN MY LIFE.  IT FORCED ME TO LOOK AT THE WOMAN IN THE MIRROR.  MY LIFE WAS FOREVER CHANGED BY THIS EXPERIENCE.

【→ 多くのデザイナーと違って、私のバックグラウンドは歴史と法律。昔、弁護士をしていたわ。公的利益につながる個人的な法律問題を扱ってた。現金資産の運用 や、低所得者向け食料品割引切符や医療扶助制度、立退き防止の補助金に関する問題とかね。
各クライアントが何を必要としているのかって言うのを具 体的にするための個人相談に、政府の公的利益をクライアントに理解させること、広範囲に及ぶ委託書の記入も私の責任。
ニューヨーク中の公的診療所 に食料貯蔵庫とスープキッチンを設置させたり、クライアントの代わりに公聴会に出たり、資金運用センターでは魅力ある弁護をしたわ。
つまり、継続 して公的利益の保障を受ける必要のあるクライアントのための仕事を全てやっていたのよ。】

4.  Who inspired you the most to become what you are today?

THERE IS NO ONE PERSON; SO MANY ANGELS HAVE CROSSED MY PATH THROUGHOUT MY LIFE.

【→ 一人を挙げるのは難しいくらい、沢山のエンジェル達が私に影響を与えてきた。】

5.  What direction do you see yourself headed as a designer in the future?

I see CRAVAT being able to work in the area of philanthropy as well as Fashion. BEGINNING IN THE 4th YEAR, CRAVAT WILL BEGAN DONATING A PORTION OF THE PROCEEDS FROM EACH COLLECTION TO Y.G.H. (YOUNG, GIFTED & HUMAN) PROJECT FUND; WITHIN 15 YEARS , CRAVAT WILL FUND THE BUILDING OF A COMMUNITY CENTER EVERY THREE YEARS; ONE FOR EACH OF THE 5 BOROUGHS OF NEW YORK CITY. SO YOU CAN SAY I WILL BE HELPING DESIGN THOSE COMMUNITY CENTERS.

SUMMER 2010 WE LAUNCH OUR SISTER BRAND: “BOW TIE FLY” which is something for the youth.  I will be spending the next 15 years growing with the next generations, beginning with Generation Y and so on.

【→「CRAVAT」 はファッションだけにとどまらず、慈善事業としても機能できるんじゃないかって。４年目から、各コレクションの売上の一部で「Y.G.H.プロジェクト ファンド」への寄付を始める。15年以内には、３年に１度、コミュニティーセンターのビルへの資金提供も始めるわ。NY州にある５つの区域内にある、それ ぞれの１つずつのビルに対してね。
だからあなたは｢CRAVAT｣を買ったら、｢私はコミュニティーセンターの運営に協力したのよ！｣って言える わよ。

それから、2010年の夏には姉妹ブランドとなる“BOW TIE FLY”を立ち上げる。これは若者向けだから、今後15年間はジェネレーションY(1975－1989年に生まれた世代)みたいな、次の世代の子たちと過 ごすでしょうね。】

6.  What do you think is your style of Fashion?

I AM JUST ME AND I DO WHAT FEELS COMFORTABLE FOR ME.  IF I HAD TO CALL IT SOMETHING IT WOULD BE “VINTARISTIC” (VINTAGE + FUTURISTIC)

【→ 私は私でしかなくって、ただ自分が好きだと思うファッションでいるだけ。でも、どうしてもって言うなら“VINTARISTIC”かな。 「VINTAGE＋FURTRISTIC」って意味。】

7.  How do you inspire design and how does design inspire you?

I ALLOW THE CANVAS OF LIFE TO INSPIRE MY DESIGNS.  I PAINT DAILY ON IT and ALLOW IT TO PAINT ON ME DAILY AS WELL.  AND I CAN’T FORGET MUSIC…OFTEN ON MY RECORD PLAYER…THE SOUNDS OF MANY… MARVIN GAYE, DONNY HATHAWAY, RAY CHARLES, ARETHA FRANKLIN, JOHN COLTRANE, MILES DAVIS, DUKE ELLINGTON, BILLIE HOLIDAY, MICHAEL JACKSON, STEVIE WONDER….and so on… CONTEMPORARY MUSIC: TEEN BEATS AKA THESE GUYS, WAKA FLOCKA FLAMES, PRINCE “THE ARTIST,” JANELLE MONAE, Donnie McClurkin, NAS, Jay-Z SO MANY MORE! I COULD GO ON FOREVER…

【→ 私が日々描き続けてる人生という名のキャンバスが、私のデザインに影響を与えることもあれば、デザインの方が、私の毎日に新たな絵を描き加えることもある わ。
そして、忘れちゃいけないのが音楽！よくレコードプレーヤーで聴くサウンド達…M. GAYE, D. HATHAWAY, R. CHARLES, A. FRANKLIN, J. COLTRANE, M. DAVIS, D. ELLINGTON, B. HOLIDAY, M. JACKSON, S. WONDER…
最近の音楽だと、TEEN BEATS AKA THESE GUYS, WAKA FLOCKA FLAMES, PRINCE “THE ARTIST,” JANELLE MONEA, Donnie Mc Clurkin, NAS, Jay Z…言い出したらきりがないわ。】

8.  Do you have any favorite brands, stores, websites or blogs?

I HAVE MANY FAVORITE BRANDS BUT RIGHT NOW I AM FASCINATED BY
DUNHILL, TOM FORD, MONCLER AND VINTAGE COLLECTIONS OF GABRIELLE CHANEL, YSL, CHARLES WORTH, many faces from the Harlem Renaissance AND VINTAGE COLLECTIONS OF MY GREAT GREAT GRANDMOTHER ANNIE GIST & MY GRANDMOTHER ELLA FAYE BOSTON…SMILING.

沢 山あるけど、今はDUNHILL, TOM FORD, MONCLER AND VINTAGE COLLECTIONS OF GABRIELLE CHANEL, YSL, CHARLES WORTH, many faces from the Harlem Renaissance AND VINTAGE COLLECTIONS OF MY GREAT GREAT GRAND MOTHER ANNIE GIST & MY GRANDMOTHER ELLA FAYE BOSTON…スマイル.

FAVORITE STORES… MY DESIGN OF DISTINGUISHED CRAVAT WAS INSPIRED BY MANY STORES I HAVE VISITED throughout my life. CUSTOMER SERVICE USUALLY GETS MY ATTENTION IN STORES AND THE BEST STORE ON MY LIST IS SAMARITAN MINISTRIES THRIFT STORE LOCATED IN WINSTON SALEM, NC.

【→大好きなお 店…私がデザインした、｢CRAVAT｣の一号店かな。今まで生きてきて足を運んだ、いろんなお店から影響を受けてる。とくにカスタマーサービスには力を 入れてる。
それから、なんと言っても一番のお店は、ノース・キャロナイナでのサマリア人教会のチャリティーショップ！】

9.  Where in NYC do you receive inspiration?

PHOTO CREDIT: JATNNA NUNEZ, CRAVAT PHOTO-STORIAN, RECORDING THE “HISTORY OF CRAVAT”

“THE CANVAS OF LIFE” IS MY INSPIRATION SO IT IS HARD FOR ME TO GO ANYWHERE AND NOT FIND INSPIRATION…MY EYES MAKE A PIECE OF ART OUT OF MANY THINGS I SEE DAILY.

【→｢人生のキャンバス｣。つまり、私の毎日。これが全ての源。どこかへ行ったから、何かが見つかるってわけでは ないわ。私の目は、ただ目に映っているものをそのまま見ているだけじゃなくって、そこからアートのヒントを常に生み出しているの。】

10.  What is your favorite place to spend time in NYC & why?

PHOTO CREDIT: JATNNA NUNEZ, CRAVAT PHOTO-STORIAN, RECORDING THE “HISTORY OF CRAVAT”

IN A STATE OF PEACE IS MY FAVORITE PLACE TO BE. ELEVATING MY ENERGY.

【→平和な気持ちでいられる場所。エネルギーが湧いてくるから。】

11.  What does NYC mean to you?

THE OPPORTUNITY TO TRAVEL THE WORLD WITHOUT LEAVING AMERICA.  I AM OFTEN INTERESTED IN TRAVEL ABROAD BY THE PEOPLE I MEET ALL OVER NYC.

【→アメリカを出なくても、旅行している気分になれる場所、それが NY。NYでは世界中から来た人たちに出会えるし、それが私の興味をそそるの。】

12.  Do you have any advice for anyone wanting to become designer live in NYC?

EVERYTHING YOU SEE AROUND YOU, THAT YOUR HANDS CAN AND CANNOT TOUCH, STARTED OFF AS A THOUGHT…SO KNOW THAT ANYTHING YOU THINK YOU CAN CREATE, BELIEVE IT AND ACHIEVE IT. ALLOW CREATION TO BE YOUR ELEVATION.

【→あなたの周りをと りまく全ては、あなたが動かすことができるの。だけど、考えることをやめて、触れてみなきゃできない。
あなたが思い描いてることは、全部あなた自 身で創造することができるわ。信じてみて！そして、諦めないこと！なりたい自分になることを、あなた自身が許してあげて。】

13.  What are your goals for the next 3 years?

ONE MAJOR GOAL IS TO HAVE THE HONOR TO DESIGN FOR “MERCY” MADONNA’S DAUGHTER.  I ADORE HER STYLE!

OVERALL, I PLAN TO OPEN MY HEART, SOUL AND MIND TO ART, THE INSPIRATION OF MY DESIGNS.

【→主な目標のひとつとしては、Mercy（MADONNAの娘）の為 にデザインする事。だって、彼女のスタイルが大好きなんだもん！
大きく言えば、もっとアートに対して、ハート・ソウル・マインドを開くことかな。 デザインのインスピレーションを受けるためにね。】

DISTINGUISHED "BROACH & BROOCH"

PERSONAL PIECE, ELEVATION OF "ME"

SPATS COULD NEVER FORGET THAT...HISTORY IN ME! FOLLOW THE VESSEL/LEADER

"ELLA FAYE BOSTON" WICKER GIFT FROM GRANDMOTHER )

AS THIS FLOWER CONTINUES TO BLOOM,

BLESSINGS, PEACE AND LIGHT

-”)

INTERVIEW & PHOTOS BY: MARI J BROOKLYN

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]]> http://distinguishedcravat.com/blog/?feed=rss2&p=635 0 http://distinguishedcravat.com/blog/?p=625 http://distinguishedcravat.com/blog/?p=625#comments Sat, 12 Jun 2010 17:54:01 +0000 admin http://distinguishedcravat.com/blog/?p=625 Continue reading →]]> NATURAL IS BEAUTIFUL

ON A RECENT JOURNEY I MET A YOUNG LADY BY THE NAME OF “SALOME”

SHE WAS OUT BUYING A PROM DRESS  AND DIVINE ENERGY PULLED ME TO SALOME AND HER MOTHER

APPRECIATION OF NATURAL BEAUTY IN MOTHER AND DAUGHTER

LEAD “CRAVAT” TO HAVE MADAME SALOME AS A CLIENT

MADAME SALOME "MIDDLE SCHOOL PROM" 11 JUNE 2010 LOCATION: 40/40 CLUB

AFTER MY FIRST CONSULTATION

WITH THE HELP OF HER SISTERS AND BROTHER WE DECIDED ON THE FOLLOWING PIECES

"POLKA DOT PINK/BLK SILK", ATTACHED TO DRESS

*AS STATED THIS “CRAVAT” WAS ATTACHED TO HER EVENING DRESS…

DOUBLE WINGTIP MINI PINK/BLK, ATTACHED TO LOWER PART OF DRESS

*ATTACHED TO LOWER PART OF DRESS, ATTACHED TO LAYERS

INTERESTINGLY ENOUGH SALOME’S MOTHER GAVE BIRTH TO HER AND HER SIBLINGS BY NATURAL BIRTH…

I LEFT OUR CONSULTATION

WONDERING IF EVERY WOMAN STILL GAVE NATURAL BIRTH?  WOULD THERE BE A DIFFERENT APPRECIATION FOR MOTHERHOOD & THE PROCESS IT TAKES TO CREATE?

*AT HER MOTHERS REQUEST*

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FLEUR EARRINGS, CLIP-ONS

STAY TUNED FOR “PROM” PICTURES COMING SOON.

AS THIS FLOWER CONTINUES TO BLOOM,

BLESSINGS, PEACE AND LIGHT

-”)

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1st DAY OF SUMMER

21 JUNE 2010

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