The Lady Jay Dee and Shear joint Event

The Lady Jay Dee and Shear joint Event

Hi folk....Here is an"Art and About"clip of the Lady Jay Dee and Shear Event.

Knowing this African Sistah,I dressed down to blend with the rythms yet still felt good about myself thus the head wrap.On such days,I hold my head high and love being a woman.

She came in for her own concert quite late but it didn't stop the crowd from enjoying the Machozi band that entertained us on stage.HAKUNA MATATA,the problem free philosphy was playing in our heads!!!

 Eventually She made up for our lost time.

Along with me where my heart friend Beatrice's two babies..Sarah and Simsim and I played big sistah quite well.

Sarah with Lady Jay Dee...I love her Arabian outfit!!! I don't know what her source of inspiration that night was but her outfit blended well with the section of Taraab music she played...Nice!!!

Sarah  and I sneeked back stage to do pictures with Lady Jay Dee...I love my job haha!

This Lady Jay Dee and Shear fan dressed simply but smart.

Sarah and a fan..I took this picture because I love her sense of style.Brilliant...

Sarah with two georgeous ladies..

I had a picture with the georgeous ladies as we were all wearing shoes by SPOT!!!They are very comfy...

With a fan...

Mo ' fun fans...

And the fun went on....Yo!

OOOooooh sexy fly chic sistahs!!!

The crowd doing the South African shuffle....

I love this Cap...my fave color green...

I loved har shorts and tights...and her body hugs them quite well

My Patner In Crime(p.i.c) !!! on the job.

Love the earrings!!!

Lady Jay Dee and Machozi band..

My beste ...she has a heart of gold...and she rocks the red carpet gracefully! I love

With fashion designer Khadija...she takes care of 10 HIV positive orphans and has created a home for them.I love her cause...I love her designs too...

With Martin from Clouds FM...

Beautiful

3LW

wITH sUZIEEEE!!!tWIStteDDDDD!!!!

Love the pants,shun the shoes...

Looking red hot on the red carpet!

Sibling smile...

sistah sistah

Wannabe....

Fashion

Mustafa Hassanali

Word got to me last weekend, about Tanzania's very own(and very best! yes) Mustafa Hassanali's Zanzibar Fashion Show.

The Fashion show "karafuu" is inspired by Cloves from Zanzibar.It took place last night and I desperately waited for the Pics...I still have to wait.

While we are at that,I'll give a clip of what Mustafa's work is all about.

His fashion is on the high end,a blend of African/Asian/western materials to create that element of style he is well known for.

Mustafa has that X factor,lets admit it,no fashion designer has come close to fusing as good as he does his and still keeps it Haute!

Jeeez! somebody inbox me the Karafuu pics..

At a press conference to announce his recent Zanzibar project.He is so humble.

Lady Jay D wears her Mustafa Hassanali with pride.

A lovely model showcases one of his creations

The Dude himself with Naomi Campbell at "Fashion for Africa".

At the Cape Town Fashion week

Accesorize zing!!!

It's amazing how time flies.It's Thursday already!!!???
Well,I found time for Entebbe Market day(this takes place every Tuesday btw) and found me a find.





This Louis Vuitton bag came calling-oooh I couldn't resist...Love it!









In times like this,when one nails it,we can't help but love you more Louis :-))






Tyra Banks looking fly with hers...I saw the latest one with the spikes(that was on display) but I still favor this one.






I'd hate to speak of bags and not represent.This African bag is crafted with energy....beautiful

And this one comes handy when you dress down and still want to look chic.

Bracelets with soul again...tena na tena...Can't do without them...

This chic looks sooo fly rocking her bracelets...hmmm I like!



ATTENTION PLEASE!!!
All roads lead to Mzalendo pub,Dar es Salaam on August 6th 2010 for the joint launch of Lady Jay D's Album and SHEAR HAIR AND BEAUTY ISSUE 6!

And guess whose on the cover???

The lovely Shyrose Bhanji....all dressed up!!!

Do not miss this event as you will have an up close an personal interaction with the Lady herself and you will have a chance to meet the Shear team and me of course (hihi)..I won't fuss on that day.Come and have Sheer fun...see you there.

Lady Jay D doing her thing with Banana Zorro (file pic)

Lady Jay D and the Machozi band!!!

Oh...and Mzalendo pub is known for the best miskkake's and kuku (bbq steak and chicken) in town so come and do dinner here before the show..we will be there...see you then.Asanteni!

The week that was!

THE WEEK THAT WAS !!!

I pledged to be a loyal participant in promoting the arts-well up until I lost my muse.After Kigali and Bujumbura,my energies just dropped . Somehow,I dragged myself out of bed to co co co-ordinate this blog lest Zawadi gets a thumbs down.Its easier writing in the night though-quiet,beautiful silence speaks so loud...: ))

Well,since I have been zip for over a week,I will feel you in on my Art and About that was and we can share these pages.xoxo






This is how I felt before posting the blog.Puzzled effing nocturnal up for a write-up

And this lovely street style just caught my eye.Its not the original picture but a girl passed my house last Saturday with the look and i just loved it..it is soooooo in.

I continued with my No-meat diet last week with an aim to look like these sexy ladies...since then,i have had 3 servings of meat-ha!...but i doubled with the exercise so we are not doing bad..

This is me looking phat in my Chinese casuals...at the house..I look fat too..hihi!!

I like it when my sister in law takes my pictures from her Nokia phone..makes me look phat and alittle fat...

This is my alter ego during the mid week-tryna figure out which way to go..I finally came throuigh.

Yes..I ,we came through...my publisher pushed the dates for the book launch,which gives me time to see Dar es Salaam again(watch out for the most fab pics)...and also time to stay home for a few days...yaaay!

I got time to review a book I think We will be publishing..Rookie art meets,well...I think it will be a nice read...Thanks Joel for putting up with my twisted mind!I promise you the hottest of intros.Welcome aboard!

And rewriting began...I like the book already since it touches a topic that catches my interest- MEN!!!

I had a dream about these beautiful shoes during the week...I don't remember when but I did...they are hot and worth having if its not for that Da** price tag...

The dream continues with these geek ones...don't mind boho chic!






SPOILLER OF THE WEEK!

My Cousin who thinks he is fly and he isn't all that!.i only post this in the name of art

He might as well go all the way...

Mark your calendars for October 9th if you will be in Uganda...Zawadi arts presents Family fun Day...My partner and I sat down and wrote a nice propasal within the week...miss if you must!

Seems like funit will be.....hi hi

Sarturday was nice with my fly ass girls..we rock...They didnt let me use their images but they were fly...just like these cherries..

Sunday was another -let me be-day...refreshing!!! I felt like the lady in this pic...can't post mine too! my mum reads this...

But it went down well

Thats the week that was....also,I am glad to announce that August brings a new light called freelance-I am as nervous as excited to go that way-However,we still meet on Shear blog

www.shearillusionstz.com the blogspot is my page.....catch you in bang! magazine(Tanzania's number one lifestyle mag) Shear Hair nd Beauty(Tanzania) for the best hair and beauty tips

IYC(South Africa) for the book launch..and in your living rooms..soon not to mention your wardrobes ...in a few months....til then peeps,its 3 kisses!