Celebrating Black History Through Fashion - Part 6 (Ladies of Howard U.)

This photo shows six Howard University women at a football game. I'm not certain of the year but my guess is circa 1940. Being a fan of flapper style, I love everything about this photo. These ladies are extremely fly in flapper hats, skirt suits, brooches and pearl necklaces. We rarely see women get THIS dressed up nowadays and the fact that they are this fabulous at a football game is simply amazing. By the looks of the gentlemen in the background, dressing up for games was clearly the standard then. Don't you just love it?!



*photo courtesy of blackhistoryalbum.com

Celebrating Black History Through Fashion - Part 5 (Easter Morn)

This photo may be one of the more popular ones shot by photographer Russell Lee. It's a group of boys on Easter Morning in Chicago, dated 1941. We all know that Easter is the day to get "suited and booted", but these guys have an extra something that we don't see these days. From the Dobbs hats to the double breasted jackets to the pocket square, they look like little men and I love it! And based on their poses, they're loving it too. SO dapper!



*photo courtesy of bvikkivintage

Celebrating Black History Through Fashion - Part 4 (Cool Chick)

This is one of my favorite photos. She is SO cool!

The slightly cocked hat adds spunk to her men-inspired look and the clutch bag (a.k.a. pocketbook) is simply adorable. If she doesn't have "swagger", I don't know who does.






*photo courtesy of discoverblackheritage on flickr

Celebrating Black History Through Fashion - Part 3 (Black Model in Paris)

Model, Dorothea Towles, in Paris. This photo is from the December 6, 1951 issue of JET magazine. From head to toe, this outfit is perfection. I could actually use that cape and those booties in my wardrobe now. That's what timeless fashion is all about. Wouldn't you agree?


















*photo courtesy of vielles_annonces on flickr

Celebrating Black History Through Fashion - Part 2 (African-Inspired)

This photo is from the January 22, 1953 issue of JET magazine. I absolutely love the African-inspired print of this dress. The belted waist, brass choker and cuff bracelet add to its splendor!


















*photo courtesy of vielles_annonces on flickr

Celebrating Black History Through Fashion - Part 1 (Flapper Girls w/ Cool Guy)

In honor of Black History Month, I will be posting photos from the past that showcase Black people in great fashions. The photos will be everything from "street style" to old magazine ads.

Today's photo is a 1920s "street style" photo of two wonderfully chic flapper girls and one dapper gentlemen. They are so SHARP!






*photo courtesy of nyctreeman on flickr

Shoe Swoon: The (Unknown) ASOS Shoe

This "shoe swoon" post has nothing more than a picture to reference. When I saw this shoe on the header of the Women>Shoe page on ASOS.com, I started searching all over the site to see who made it and was it available in my size. The cost was the furthest thing from my mind. Simply put...I WANTED IT! Much to my dismay, the shoe was nowhere to be found.

Just to demonstrate my sometimes outrageous obsessions with things, I must inform you that I immediately submitted a request form to ASOS's customer service (which is fabulous and oh-so responsive) to find out how to get my hands on this new love of my life shoe. Unfortunately, the response was that they were unaware of the brand. But there's hope, my friends. They also stated that the shoe should be available on the site next week. Needless to say, I'll be stalking ASOS every day next week. So what do you think? Is this shoe worth all of the effort I'm already putting into it? [in case you're wondering, that's a rhetorical question]

I'll update this blog if there are any further updates on my quest.

So, tell me...What's your current obsession?