Best In Show

Mercedes Benz Fashion Week flew south this week for Swim fashion week. All the hottest designers showcased their barely there designs in the hottest place in the U.S....Miami! Oh how I long for the humid and scorching hot weather as I put up with Michigan :-/.

Anywho I breezed through the shows to see who did what and who attended and I must say I was most impressed by Mara Hoffman. The exotic prints and graphics hooked me, and she has the most beautiful cover-ups.... adding to my longing for a beach(grrrr). AND! She had Whitney Port working her show...I guess she does really work, lol.

-Doni W.

Ms. Simpson Sees Red...

Jessica Simpson has found her niche and stuck to it. I would imagine that her brand is making her a lot more money then her album sales. Missy's shoes always look good to me at Macy's and now she's teamed up with swimwear extraordinaire Red Carter to release a line of swimsuits. Now I know C Nic's heart just jumped for joy because we both witness Carter in action, and let me tell you...home boy don't play around. His show out shined every show in Miami fashion week last year.

I can already tell you to expect super feminine and flirty styles, and the prices are recession proof! Starting around $24.

See...we can still get our fix in this economy.

-Doni W.

Music's Savior: Janelle Monae

You would think that after waiting about 3 1/2 hours for a show to start, the crowd would be grumpy and bitter towards the artist right? Definitely not the case when the artist is some one like Janelle Monae, the larger than life future of music. Chris and I had the pleasure of enjoying her performance last night at the Delano Hotel in the Florida Room on South Beach. The atmosphere was amazing with the DJ playing hits from Micheal Jackson to Mya as we waited for the pint sized Monae to arrive. Christopher wasn't to familiar with Monae so I briefed him with what she'd be wearing...her signature look of a white tuxedo shirt, black tie, black pants, and black and white oxfords....and I "attempted" to sing some of Sincerely Jane, "You'll know it when you here it"...to save myself the embarrassment.

She started the show with Violet Stars Happy Hunting and kept us rocking for the next 30mins. Yes the performance was short and sweet but, with all the energy she gave us I couldn't blame her. She put her all into her performance and we could honestly feel her love for music. I swear Janelle's the kind of artist you want to keep to yourself because you don't want other people saying she's their favorite artist...but there's no way that'll happen because her career is taking off like a rocket. Diddy(the great investor) wasted no time signing Janelle so uh oh you know what that means..... Platinum records, Tons of fans, Super stardom, the whole nine.

Check out Janelle's myspace to fall in love too.

-Doni W.