Hammer Time!

Once upon a time, M.C. Hammer was a style icon..........




Officially called harem pants- I love these pants. It might be my lifetime crush on Denise Huxtable -my friends have ridiculed the thought of ladies rocking these pants, but they aren't ready. Are you?



Walking through Tribecca in N.Y. I discovered Mischa loves harem pants too!

Charm School Design

okay, it's obvious that I can't get enough ~! Thanks to my homey Camille, she gave me the heads up---> Her friend Alita started making feather headbands quite some time ago. Find them in N.Y or visit charmschooldesign.etsy.com to rock these cause' they're hot.... you go girl!

Thankstaking- 386 years in the Making

The du-rag syndrome

hey ya'll, do you think we can phase du-rags out?? i understand that they have a great purpose to use on your hair before you go to sleep- but all day, every day?


instead, i'm proposing the turban. Now, I know the ladies have been trying to bring it back for the last year but it never really caught on. i think it's fly- I was really feeling Andre 3000's way of rockin it



and even Snoop had to let it go............

Goodbye Brownie's Vintage

My friend Vince and I came across this cute little clothing store on it's last week of business. Why?! what a perfect store for the local Berkeley thrift fairies. They sell vintage & deadstock vintage (ooh), fantastic shoes, hats, wallets, accessories & stationary made by local fashion designers and artists. Kendra and her boyfriend( sorry boyfriend, i didn't catch your name) opened the store 3 years ago. but it ain't over yet. support Brownie's Vintage thrift seekers brownies-vintage.com




hoo......hoo.....hoo......do you see what i see. Kendra + I both love owls....... hoo

i honestly feel the rat is becoming an urban mascot- gross to some, absolutely.. but to see them in a different context sort of thrills me

Return of the Feather part II

I made these feather pieces below.
Visit my clothing website----> itsuhu.com

food trucks are so fun!

there can be something special about getting food out of a food truck- a straightforward, no- nonsense breakfast,lunch, dinner & most of the time it's hot dogs & sausages, gyro's ,schwarma's ......... now how's about........... waffles. mmmm waffles
or better known in New York as 'wafels & dinges'. dinges are toppings by the way. i'd heard of this really cool food truck that sold waffles and made it my mission to experience this. ( so far nothing of the sort in the Bay area) best part, aside from it not being a hot dog or gyro's truck, is that 'wafels & dinges' has a hotline. yes. you call to find out where the location is for the day & a password is given. say the password when you get to the truck and you get free dinges! ( or maybe just one i believe) as you can see, i'm enjoying the warmth of free syrup on my wafel~holla!




The Mud Truck, parked in Greenwich Village- They sell really good coffee, chai, + play James Brown, Miles Davis, Animal Collective. i'm sold Likable + makes a nice chai= Max

Zachary's Smile + return of the feather

so i found this vintage store with a 1978 twist. it's called 'Zachary's Smile' located in Greenwich village, N.Y. ~they have really amazing vintage clothing, a bit $$$, but! they know what's up. check the hats, lots of people were rockin the ski hats and knits berets on the streets lookin pretty fly. and also, 'Zachary's' is up with the resurgence of feather hair pieces. yo, the feather is back if you haven't already noticed. so work that feather into your wardrobe and jazz it up- don't worry about whether it will match, it's an accessory. put them on your hat, jacket, headbands- it's time for this

Greenwich Village, folks on a chilly November afternoon

New Amsterdam

I recently went to that lovely city of New York for my 128th birthday. it was one of the better trips out there. i'm convinced that if i was a rich girl new york would be my MEcca. man, people were really friendly ~ have they always been this friendly? i made my first stop off Williamsburg, Brooklyn ,never been there before- seemed like the place to be. after all, we were headed to a dance competition that played late 50's / early 60's early rock and soul.... but out first stop, a bar called Zebulon ---------> zebuloncafeconcert.com <------ this bar/ cafe is jazzy. i mean wall to wall mirrors, pleasant lighting and good martinis. the place is packed. performing is as an afrobeat group, 'Asiko' was their name, very reminiscent of 'Antibalas' another afrobeat group heavily influenced by the great Fela Kuti ( if you have no idea who i'm talking about, this is your homework). unfortunately i have no pictures for the two days i was in Williamsburg~ bummer
the next 3 or four posts will be of this lovely New York city until i return to the one and only.......