Behind the Mask: Interview with DOPEciety’s Denisio Truitt

Recently, at MoCADA‘s Soul of Brooklyn Launce and Concert, I was introduced to Denisio Truitt’s line, DOPEciety, which she described as afrofuture apparel. I was intrigued and so I interviewed her to find out the inspiration for her line and her plans for it. Read below: 1) How did you become interested in fashion and […]

Rewind: My Interview with Jane Odartey

A while ago I interview my friend Jane Odartey on this blog, and since then her accessory and clothing shop, Mawusi, has grown a lot, so here is an updated version of the interview I did with her: Jane Odartey is one of my friends from college. She is also a photographer, poet, and funny, […]

Moving on the Wires: Nominations + Roxe15 + iAfrofuturism + The Future Weird: Black Atlantis + The Fourth Way + Hepicat Clothing Line + Rachel Stewart Jewlery

*If you enjoy my blog posts, why not consider donating to keep it running! Any donation is appreciated! Just click the yellow paypal button on the left. *Check out my other pages: Youtube, Soundcloud, Pinterest, Facebook *The Black Weblog Awards opened their nominations. Anyone want to nominated my blog for an award? Maybe Best Writing in […]

Behind the Mask Interview: Butch Diva

Since I am doing a Caribbean focus, here is my interview with Tiffany Rhodes, designer of Butch Diva, whose first major patron model for her fashion line (and one of my favorite artists, too) was dancehall queen, Patra. Rhodes’ designs are vibrant and colorful, and look as much fun to be in as it is […]

Behind the Mask: Isaac Hayes

Yesterday, I watched Isaac Hayes’ Unsung on TV One and one thing that stood out to me about Hayes besides his musical talent was his fashion sense. The man who co-wrote the superhero lover songs like “Hold On, I’m Coming” and “Soul Man” for Sam and Dave, had his own particular smooth style. For a […]

Behind the Mask: Space Children

While doing some research I came across this event that took place last year at the British Library. Space Children: From Dr. Funkenstein to the ArchAndroid featured interviews with George Clinton and Nona Hendryx in which they discussed their spaced-out fashion styles as well as a screening of John Akomfrah’s The Last Angel of History. […]

Behind the Mask: Tunde Olaniran’s Futuristic Style

Below is an interview I did with artist Tunde Olaniran about his fashion style: 1) Describe your style. What different elements make up your style? My style is meant to evoke visceral emotions as well as exuberant nostalgia. I blend very tribal shapes and influences, 90s grunge and punk, and large, changeable shapes and draping. […]

Behind the Mask: Butch Diva

Brooklyn fashion designer Tiffany Rhodes, the “Queen of Spandex,” is raising money to open a store for her line, Butch Diva. In the description of the name of her line, she explained, “I thought ‘butch’ was an expression of androgyny, boldness, masculine aggression, and a tough edge, and ‘diva’ was still sexy, feminine, boss, and […]

Behind the Mask: Lil Kim Then, Nicki Minaj Now….

It is like they are twins or more Minaj as the younger sister who borrows without permission her big sister’s clothes. The beef between Lil Kim and Nicki Minaj works partially because our society has short-term memory as well as people who are too young to remember anything before a few years ago. Well, here […]

Behind the Mask: Uncensored

Fashion Q & A did a beautiful, fantastical photo-shoot called Uncensored. Qianna Smith styled the models and they were photographed by Fernando Colon. I love the purple hair, probably because one of my favorite colors is purple.