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EXCLUSIVE! 2016 TREND REPORT

Posted: Jan 06 2016

______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Hello my lovely Fashionistas and Happy New Year! It has been an amazing Holiday season and we are all rested up and ready to give it ALL to you again this year...in uber Fashionable style of course. Boy do I have an exclusive TREAT for you! Now that 2016 is underway, make sure that you are staying on top of your Fashion Trends. One of the greatest aspects of FASHION are the up and coming insights & experimental aspects of Fashion that are exciting and invigorating and highlights what is brewing behind closed doors. As each year begins, the revolutions with fashion pieces evolve, transition, and transform... what an absolutely amazing industry to be in! OBSESSED!!! With all accreditation and praise to FGI & ACI for hosting such an AMAZING event of laughter, fashion, bonding, charity, the fashion report and games, I would love to share a few Fashion...

Sneak Peak...Hottest Trends for Spring/Summer

Posted: Dec 17 2015

Pic: Rick Owens Spring/Summer 2016 show. Models as accessories.

________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Good Afternoon my Beautiful, Fashionable Loves! Last night, at the beautiful iPic Scottsdale theatre, FGI (Fashion Group International-Arizona) & ACI (Arizona Costume Institute) collaborated to host a 2016 Report Trend for local Fashionistas! What a wonderful night filled with connecting with utterly amazing fashion gurus, games, raffles, charity teddy bears and a slideshow video of Fashion expectations for the upcoming year compiled with wow-factor pieces. The list of high-end designers formally displayed their 2016 insights. In regards to fashion EXPECTATIONS, from a multitude of stripes to leather pieces and plastic-wear, 2016 will be a year packed with adventurous, daring pieces. There has also be an astounding...

Giving THANKS and Showing GRATITUDE

Posted: Nov 25 2015

_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Hello there my Fashion Lovers and Fashionable Friends. Hope you are having a restful and enjoyable Thanksgiving week. Last week, as I was sitting in my studio with my favorite coffee in hand, finalizing all of the holiday ad campaigns that have been designed for BRL to partake in the frenzy of Black Friday, Small Business Saturday and Cyber Monday I found that I was profoundly saddened by it all. Sad because of what the holidays have been reduced to in the Retail World. Sad because they started running Christmas ads, and decorating stores a mere one week after Halloween was done! Sad because for me as a designer, I make beautiful things to make women feel centered, loved, revered and special. I am not a used cars salesman, banking that I will make all of my revenue or commission in one quarter. It all starts to feel raw and...

Exclusive Interview: Stalking the Style Stalker

Posted: Nov 18 2015

_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Hello Fashion Birds! Do we have something great in store for you! (no pun intended, friends).... We like to consider her a fashion integration, a walking inspiration, a "Fashion Physician" per se... meet the Founder of STYLE STALKERS, LLC, Kentonya Bankston! Treating fashion--- from hair styling, make-up application, wardrobe assessment, personal style diagnosis to successful event planning, STYLE STALKERS is your one-stop shop! For fashion advice and image consulting, Ketonya Bankston has taken her passion and has transformed it into a successful, breathing fashion consulting business. We find truth in her very own words, "Fashion is something that you are born with", which she has portrayed day-in and day-out, dynamically. Gain exclusive insight from a remarkable interview with a professional model, entrepreneur and fashion gem. Style Stalkers LLC Founder, Ketonya Bankston Style Stalkers is a truly inspirational blog! Where and how did the idea of STYLE...

Wishing everyone a Happy Veteran's Day the BRL way!

Posted: Nov 11 2015

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Good Afternoon Fashion Birds, We just wanted to extend a Veteran's day celebration, honoring all of those who served and are serving this beautiful Nation of ours! We also wanted to salute this very special day, #askjo-style. Whether it be bandleader jackets, shirt dresses, and denim jumpsuits, a 1970's vibe, check out the military-inspired outfits that you can rock, in honor of this special day! "To us in America, the reflections of Armistice Day will be filled with solemn pride in the heroism of those who died in the country's service and with gratitude for the victory, both because of the thing from which it has freed us and because of the opportunity it has given America to show her sympathy with peace and justice in the councils of the nations." - President Woodrow Wilson Be Brave... Be Bold... Be You!