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#ShopLocal // Christmas Gift Guide
Read more: #ShopLocal // Christmas Gift GuideHide yo wallets! Hide yo ATM cards! The recession is here y’all and so is Christmas!!! I’ve always seen Christmas time as my own personal recession anyway…since it’s the time of year I spend with reckless abandon…both on my loved ones and myself. Anyhoo! In my humble, completely unprofessional opinion, there’s no better way to…
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Treasure Hunting // Akimbo
Read more: Treasure Hunting // AkimboEast people…our time has come! Finally there’s a shopping resource in the east for people who want to put their money where their mouth is and buy locally (and regionally) made clothing, accessories and beauty products. Akimbo, located on Pro Queen Street, Arima (obliquely opposite the tennis courts near the Arima market) is a newly…
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My Top Monday Wear Picks
Read more: My Top Monday Wear PicksMonday weaaaarrrrrrr. Love it, hate it, doh care about it…Monday wear is here to stay! And I’m pretty neutral on the topic, I think everyone has the right to spend their hard earned money how they choose, and if that choice involves dropping a cool $10K on a costume, then another $1200 on top of…
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Pencil This In // Racked 2.0
Read more: Pencil This In // Racked 2.0Racks on racks…on racks…of clothes. That’s the forecast for this weekend with the highly anticipated Racked 2.0 touching down this Sunday at The Verandah on Rust Street, St Clair. You know the drill (or do you? hmm) – show up early…because I can guarantee everything you love will be sold out in the blink of…
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#RepYourHoodie
Read more: #RepYourHoodieA quick word to say I love you guys. Aaaaaaand, my girl Mel over at Trinidad Lookbook is hosting a pretty sweet #RepYoHoodie crowd funded custom apparel campaign over on Teespring.com. Basically….show your hood some love with a comfy hoodie that let’s everybody know where your roots are buried. Mine? Deep in the earth of Arima forever.…
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Port of Spain Style by Maya Cozier
Read more: Port of Spain Style by Maya CozierA while back I was asked, rather spontaneously, to be interviewed for a short film that Maya Cozier was shooting during her summer break from school. Of course I obliged, and yesterday, Maya posted the finished product for all to see. Kudos to Maya for great production quality, fab story-telling and a cast of super…
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Treasure Hunting // The Shop
Read more: Treasure Hunting // The ShopSimply but aptly named, The Shop occupies two units at The Normandie Hotel’s quaint Market Place, which already houses gems such as the Paper Based Bookshop and Gillian Bishop’s fine jewellery store. Conceptualised as a space for local small businesses, artists, designers, and pretty much anyone with a creative passion to be able to showcase…
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Ceola does Colombiamoda // Day 2
Read more: Ceola does Colombiamoda // Day 2My Day 2 and Colombiamoda’s official Day 1, Tuesday was a very long but very exciting experience. It’s not every day you get to see how a world class fashion show and convention is orchestrated and executed. Not to say I took a glimpse backstage or anything, but the entire operation from the point of…
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Ceola does Colombiamoda // Day 1
Read more: Ceola does Colombiamoda // Day 1Ok so some of you may have figured out by now that I am in the land that gave us Shakira, Gabriel García Márquez and James Rodriguez (no ladies…I am yet to see him or any of his doppelgängers). To be more specific, I’m in Medellín, the former stomping grounds of one Pablo Escobar, and…
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Pencil This In // Pop Up Shop Times 5
Read more: Pencil This In // Pop Up Shop Times 5Looks like I really will be living on ramen noodles for the remainder of July. Good thing I love ramen *smirk* Right after Racked TT we have another shopping extravaganza to look forward to. It’s those three little words that every woman is dying to hear – Pop Up Shop. A Pop Up of massive proportions…
