SonsiFFFWeek "Curves in the City"

Friday I attended the Sonsi FFFWeek “Curves in the City” shopping event with my darling mother. Seeing that I am a petite plus-size female I thought this would be a great chance to check out the new full figured fashions out there, and being able to see the various designers getting my name out there as a new blogger and fashion writer on the scene. This event surely did not disappoint hosted at the (Affinia Hotel) on 7^th avenue and 31^st street, I walked into a sea of vendors, clothing, and jewelry it was as if I died and went to big girl fashion heaven. Shopping at vendors such as (Queen Grace, Empress Lingerie, Pop Up Plus NY, and Ose Vintage); I found a lot of great finds with fabulous prices that won’t break the bank. As I made my way around the room I talked to each designer, networking and inquiring about future internships everyone was so nice and welcoming some even taking my picture adoring my style, but out of everyone the one vendor that stuck out the most was Ose [ushseh] who is geared towards vintage full-figured fashions. Anyone who knows me knows I have a vintage fashion fetish, as I began speaking to her she told me she is a graduate of LIM College of where I currently attend as a Fashion Merchandising student it seemed to be faith that led me to her. Did I mention she is also looking for an intern for the fall how lucky was I taking a few pictures of her she was so warm and friendly not to forget fashionable in her vintage teal jumpsuit. I had a great time and can’t wait for what other surprises the summer has in store. If you want to purchase any of these items or check out these designers I will leave their websites and names at the bottom.

What I’m Wearing:

Red Blazer (Thrift), Black Head Wrap (Pashmina Scarf), Black & White collar shirt (Urban Outfitters), Black high-low Skirt, nude heels, earrings, bracelet, ring (Forever21), and Nude clutch (Joyce Leslie).

What I Purchased:

Mustard Yellow Messenger Bag, Black & Gold Necklace (The Queen Grace Collection/ www.queengrace.com)

50’s Inspired Roy Blue Swimsuit (Empress Lingerie/ www.empresslingerie.com)

Floral High Waist Shorts (Pop Up Plus NY/ www.popupplusonline.com)

Vintage pieces (Ose [uhseh]. / www.oseuhseh.com) (mindofcurvygirl.tumblr.com)


Peace & Love
~ Iesha E. Coppin

Suit Up or Ship Out

This past Thursday, I had the pleasure of assisting on a television commercial for Fidelity Bank, with stylist Cliff Hoppus. Cliff also was a guest speaker in my fashion styling class this semester and assisted on our final photo-shoot. I had a wonderful time and learned a lot of great tips. After getting lost trying to find the building, hopping into a cab that almost took me downtown, and almost spent $10 I arrived very much on time, dare I say before time. Number one tip always leave yourself enough time when arriving for any event, appointment, internship etc. you never know what will happen. I arrived around 10:45am which I was supposed to be there at 11am I always love to be early especially with first impressions. For this commercial, it basically consisted of a bank teller in front of a green screen. In styling when working with green screens you have to be very careful not use green or the background will reflect on the clothes, but they wanted to incorporate a green tie to match the Fidelity Bank’s colors and esthetic. Laid out on the table were various ties from, Michel Kors, Tommy Hilfiger, and Ralph Lauren just to name a few. Pulling clothes from Mayc’s, The Men’s Wear House, and Nordstrom; the suits ranged from grey, charcoal, and deep navy blue. After trying many different combinations everyone came to a decision of choose the deep navy suit, with a white button down collar shirt, a horizontal stripped tie, and black leather shoes. The model looked great, but of course nothing is perfect and a stylist job is never done; the pant and jacket needed to be tailored, and the collar shirt needed a longer sleeve. After packing up I ran over to the tailor to drop of the suit and Cliff took it amongst himself to get the collar shirt from Macy’s. A day well spent, Cliff also asked me to assist him on and editorial shoot for next weekend where he will be styling for two 8 page spread magazines. Stay Tuned….