Fashiona

Black History Month is coming to a close and Fashiona would like to address the complaint of those who are critical of Michelle Obama’s fashion choices…in particular the  Black Artists Association. She has taken some heat from some that question her design choices.  This assertion annoys Fashiona greatly…

Fashiona loves fashion and has no problem analyzing someone’s hits or misses…including Michelle’s.  In fact, Fashiona has still not quite forgiven that red and black number Michelle wore for then President-Elect’s victory night. But Fashiona does concede that style is a freedom of expression and that is still allowed in America. 

Trying to “tell” Michelle that she should wear clothes made by black designers is like telling someone that they can only live in a “black” neighborhood or a red-head that they can’t wear pink. Or hello…voting for her husband Barack Obama for president just because he is black.  

Are there talented black designers…of course …is Michelle Obama “required” to wear them…ummm no.  She is a woman of integrity, with own style and has shown us that she will wear what she wants regardless of our opinion. 

Fashiona is confident that if Michelle likes something that a black designer has created…she will wear it gladly. 

Michelle wearing her favorite designer Maria Pinto. 

Photo Credit:  Matthew Rolston

Fashiona was absolutely elated that the stars really took last night seriously and went for  elegance… Southern Belles  everywhere are rejoicing.

Even repeat fashion offenders Lisa Rinna (who still needs to ease up cease with the collagen injections)

and Tilda Swinton looked better than usual in a beige draped blouse and black satin skirt, both by Lanvin.

  She went the vintage route

Taraji P. Henson

Fashiona was okay with this  navy one-shoulder gown by Georges Chakra

Fashiona has decided that fashion shows are like weddings.  Often exorbitant amounts of money is spent, nerves are frayed, pounds are lost(if you are lucky)…all for a few blissful moments in the spotlight.

Fashiona met up with Dina Yassin (an uber-fabulous stylist) to see Alexandre’s show.  While waiting in line, Dina is snapping pictures and Fashiona is analyzing the Barbie shrine and is completely captivated for a minute(maybe two, she has a short attention span).

Shown in black and white bathing suit the first Barbie wore in 1959. (Xinhua/AFP Photo)

No sooner than Dina and Fashiona arrive, this angry Brazilian queenie man was snapping his neck and fingers like in the Madonna Vogue video.  Pepé (not his real name) got all extra crispy because he was late and not allowed in the show.  His argument was that he was from Rio de Janiero and came all this way to see the show.  

Now Fashiona, who is not always the most prompt…is on time when it is absolutely necessary (flights, port calls, weddings, funerals, fashion shows).

Finally Pepé  exhausted from yapping away, sashayed away….never to be seen again…till next year. 

Ladies and Gentlemen, this scene is possibly repeated season in and season out with every designer and every show and yet they are jam packed…always.

Hollywood’s version Confessions of a Shopaholic

was released on February 13…

No Fashiona has not seen it. She wanted to read the book first and as of yesterday she has.

Prior to Fashiona’s February  Fabulousity post, Kelly from 30 something had already expressed her irritation with the movie changing the setting of the story from London to Manhattan. Kelly has read the entire  series and is therefore more attached. Read her post, it is quite funny.

Sophie Kinsella’s book  is delightful and  part of what makes it charming are the British sayings(Mum,bloke,bloody, loo). Fashiona found it challenging to convert sterling pounds to dollars in her head to determine just how broke Rebecca Bloomwood really was. The harassing and increasingly frequent  letters that she received from her many creditors were quite eloquent but honed on the fact that little Miss Spendthrift addicted to Jimmy Choos did indeed have to pay back the money(a universal lesson that Fashiona is learning too.)

Having that said, Fashiona will probably watch the movie when it comes out on DVD since  movie going is NOT  part of her streamlined budget. 

Fashiona is off to the Alexandre Herchcovitch show.