Richmond street style: October

Autumn colors grace the streets of Richmond. Head to toe perfection

nice guys finish first. Flannel with a well fitted vest. Good job boys. Nerd fantasy accomplished

simple yet pulled together american apparelesque

Aenaes Aenaes Aeness.. always looking so good..

WRIR Monster Mashquerade Ball at NYDeli

I've always been a fan of costume balls.

If I had things my way people would wear costumes everyday. So I gathered up my ladies and we headed to the Monster Mashquerade Ball held at NYDELI. New York Deli is infamous for freely offering there space to non profit organizations to hold benefit shows. Friday nights affair was in honor of WRIR Richmond's public access radio. Samuel Adams October Fest was my costume of choice. And a special thanks to all the bands. Especially the pretend pretenders. Singing along to Brass in my pocket with Allison from Hot Lava was one of the best moments of my life.

WRIR 97.3 is completely community based. They offer music that you will not find normally on the radio. Some of the artist they play you can barely be found in most record shops. (not counting rumors of course because we have every vinyl in the world) Everyone who works for WRIR is amazing. I've personally never been let down by any of the radio shows.

WRIR radio for the rest of us. If you are interested in volunteering or having your own radio show. please contact them. They rule pretty hard http://wrir.org/x/modules/news/

here are some facts about WRIR....

-We are locally owned, and by charter can never be bought out by any non local entity.
-The station is operated by volunteers from the Richmond community. Our staff consists of your neighbors playing music, sharing news and operating the station.

who is proud of their business partner. Me. Me. Me. Me

So I've said it a million times and I will say it again CASEY LONGYEAR IS AMAZING.. AMAZING. AMAZING. I have been lucky enough to have the best business partner and best friend in the whole entire world. This girl is capable of doing anything you put in front of her.

I've seen her piece together High end Fashion shows and fashion spread on a budget of 20 dollars and an apple. I've seen her work for 16 hours straight with a smile on her face. She owns Rumors Boutique. She carries two part time jobs. She is RVA magazines new Fashion Director as well as running a venue 3 nights out of every week. She was also recently asked to be part of an education panel to help decide fashion programs for high school curriculum. When she is not saving the world she spend her spare time Volunteers for firehouse gallery and still maintains to be a sister to all her friends.

And did i mention we are crazy.. but this is not about me it is about Casey Longyear. This girl comes from good stock. And I invest everything in her.

Front cover of RVA magazine. That's how Casey Rolls. Round of applause.

New Soundgirl and Lamade at Rumors

With Autumn creeping into the streets on Richmond we inhale the changing of the seasons. Our surroundings influence our hunger for a new color of fashion. New items from Soundgirl, Nic&Mo and Lamade capture the look essence of harvest.

Lamade dress $69

Lena Skinny Jeans $60 Nic&Mo Jacket$69 Lamade pumpkin top $42

Soundgirl blue sheer top $38

Lamade $36

Lamade $46

Nic&Mo $62

any many other new arrivals

Soundgirl $42

Soundgirl $34

NIc&Mo Cardigan $52 Soundgirl Lena Jeans $68 Lamade Tie black top $42

Soundgirl Hood with ties $48 Soundgirl Jeans $60

Lamade tie neck shirt LaMade $42 and thrift store high waisted skirt $18

Rumors Fashion hits the streets on our favorite celebrities. Soundgirl jeans are so figure flattering as well as comfortable. They are sweatshop free and I've looked all over america and these are the most affordable jeans you can invest in. Get yours while they are still hot.

Behind the lens. what is old is new again. what is classic is forever

Do you ever find yourself in front of the television on a Sunday morning watching turner classic movies imagining you were the men and women in every film.

You imagine yourself doing every musical number. Saying every romantic line. You are Cagney and Gable strong and handsome. You are Dietrich powerful and strong. I was Taylor elegant and beautiful, Lena Horne cabin in the sky sweet and seductive.

I watch current movies and I wonder 40 years from now will people look back and admire our current starlets and recite lines and scream... JUST SAY YES...

I have recently been viewing some of my favorite movies and its in the period pieces I see historic fashion inspiring new ideas and attitudes. Here we have Samantha Pleet one of my favorite designers. You can tell she puts so much of herself into each item. She not only designs the garment she designs a story. You put on an outfit and you plan a day or a night around it. The way you walk, The way you talk, The way you hold a glass of wine, the way you light a cigarette. Its the next level of fashion. Mind Altering Fashion. Here I am comparing a previous season of Samantha Pleets line to photos from Dead Man film by Jim Jiramusch starring Johnny depp that was released in 1999..

Fashion in Motion:

When Music hits your heels and your heels hit the floor all you can do is hope your dress can spin as fast as your body moves. These are my favorite dance sequences. West side Story. The gymnasium

Rita Hayworth and Fred Astaire 1942

Astaire thinks he knows everything. You can't pull anything over a redhead. when Tony and Maria first lay eyes on eachother and they sway back and forth and the whole world just stops for their love

Lena Horne Digadoo very rare footage

we cross the world for this next one. Nimbooda Nimbooda give me a sour lime for my love. The pure stamina of Aishira Rai is breathtaking.

Elvis in jailhouse rock