BiriBelle Accessories featured on TeenVogue website!

Crylittle for BiriBelle cocktail hats were mentioned as the "daily special" in TeenVogue.com today. I am super excited about the launch event tomorrow!

Read the article here.

RSVP for OUT TO LAUNCH here.

Come OUT TO LAUNCH BiriBelle Accessories!

Please stay tuned for exciting changes to the website and blog as I launch BiriBelle Accessories on June 12th. ! RSVP at http://outtolaunch2010.eventbrite.com/for a fantastic evening of fashion, art, and music at the National Harbor! Bluffa Jo Cosmetics will be doing the makeup on "eye catching" models provided by Eye Catching Entertainment. Enjoy complimentary food and beverage and dance the night away to soul singer and Smart Chick Carolyn Malachi and Laroc Cartier spinning deep house. This will be a night to remember!

Thanks for all the support, as I move to Philly to begin a Masters Program in Fashion Design. BiriBelle is only getting better! I hope to see you there. xoxo

P.S. Here's a sneak peak at the new hat line, a collaboration with CryLittle Millinery. Photography by Theresa Nyanh. This is from the look book photoshoot.

Passport to Africa

Passport to Africa DC is here! Join BiriBelle on

*WEDNESDAY, MAY 26th - for A TOAST TO AFRICAN FASHION*
6pm – 9pm
African Fashion with Moroccan Wine!
Rock your favorite African (or African inspired) attire, meet other fashion-istas and sample Moroccan wine and appetizers by Marrakesh Palace. You don’t want to miss Bluffa Jo’s beauty bar. Event co-sponsored by Diaspora African Women's Network (DAWN) http://www.dawners.org/, Bluffa Jo Cosmetics http://bluffajo.com/ and African Vibes “I Wear African” campaign http://africanvibes.com/wordpressnew/category/beautyandstyle/i-wear-african/

Pasha Lounge @ Marrakesh Palace
2147 P Street NW
Washington DC
Cost: Free

Get more info on the other events on the Passport to Africa website: http://www.passporttoafrica.com/ I plan to hit up these:

*SUNDAY, MAY 23rd - AFRICAN-FUSION BRUNCH*
12pm- 3pm
Passport to Africa begins with an exotic brunch!
Send your taste buds on a quick tour of the continent and enjoy a buffet of signature African dishes made by local food enthusiasts. Live entertainment by Vera Oye of the Palava Hut, a West African Culinary Theater.

Kendejah Restaurant and Lounge
5828 Georgia Avenue, NW
Washington, DC
Cost: $10 with advance purchase; $15 of day of event
Purchase your tickets here: https://www.passporttoafrica.com/

*FRIDAY, MAY 28th - NETWORK & HAPPY HOUR*
6:30 pm
Cheers!
Come and join us at this networking event. Dine with famed Chef Morou at Kora, his modern Italian restaurant. This chef with Ivorian roots has been featured on Good Morning America and Iron Chef America.

Kora
2250-B Crystal Drive
Arlington, VA
Cost: View menu http://www.korarestaurant.com/


*SUNDAY, MAY 30th - 5th ANNUAL ULTRA WHITE PARTY*
10pm – 3am
Passport to Africa ends with a bang!
Come party at DC’s biggest afro-international party in the premier waterfront venue, Zanzibar. This event, presented by IDOA Entertainment and BCBG Productions, features 2 Levels of Entertainment and 5 of the area’s top African DJS all under one roof.

Zanzibar on the Waterfront
700 Water Street SW
Washington, DC

May 22nd Trunk Show

You're invited to a summer trunk show featuring:

Koi Creative Studio www.koicreativestudios.com
Amplify your personal style with our one of a kind jewelry. Fashioned using only the best semi-precious stones (w/healing properties), wood and peacock feathers.

Thembe Fashions
Thembe Fashions is unique, that is why it speaks to those who have a strong sense of self

CryLittle Hats - designed by Crystal Little, OMG If you don't know.....you betta come to the show

Vintage clothing and accessories presented by Sharon "The Silent Stylist" Cyrus

BiriBelle Clothing - www.biribelle.com The Ultimate Afrochic!

Renee France Designs - Crocheted magic! Beautiful, unique clothes.


Join us for complimentary drinks and snacks and SAMPLE SALE pricing, in a relaxed home environment.

Trippin' Out!

BiriBelle will be sponsoring the Lil Soso and Smirnoff AudioTrip event on May 18th at Muse lounge. This amazing (and free) event will feature live music, live art (Aniekan Udofia), dope dj's (soul controllers, Daz-I- Kue, and Rich Medina), and fashion by yours truly. Also sponsored by Fabric on Demand who printed the fabric, the LSP team will be rocking outfits made with custom prints I designed based on the LSP Logo. I got the fabric today (organic cotton) and am really excited! The process of seeing my fabric from computer to fabric to garment has been really trippy (pun intended). Here's how they look before becoming clothing:

Can you see the elements of the logo in the prints?

BiriBelle to Style Carolyn Malachi on April 22nd

Sister Bohemia Takes Bohemian Caverns

April 22

Bohemian Caverns

11^th & U Street, N.W., Washington, DC 20009

8 p.m. and 10 p.m.

www.bohemiancaverns.com

Experience the rapture of Sister Bohemia. Hosted by Simone Jacobson of Words, Beats, & Life , this event is a must-see, featuring musical guests, Tamika “Love” Jones and Carolyn Malachi.

Tamika Love Jones, a DC native and representative in her own right, charms music lovers with a gospel-jazz tonality aimed to touch the soul. Invited to work with the likes of artists Faith Evans, Mya and Grammy Award Winner, songwriter, Denise Rich, Jones is no stranger to the prospect of stardom; still, she walks her own path, performing at live festivals, private events, and especially community affairs, where her music moves the hearts and hopes of many.

Moving and shaking her audience, not to mention the jazz genre altogether, is Smart Chicks Inc. founder and poster chick, Carolyn Malachi. Having finished a February tour in sunny South Africa, only to bring a hot spell to Georgetown’s Blues Alley, the trailblazer makes her way to Bohemian Caverns, where the day is hot, but the night will blaze. Also a Maryland-DC dweller, Malachi continues to advance theRevenge of the Smart Chicks movement with what she calls a “haute-eclectic-soular-blues.” Great-granddaughter to jazz pianist, John Malachi, and acclaimed activist as well, Carolyn Malachi is nothing short of a headliner.

Upcoming Events

I'll be showing at Columbia University Business School's African Economic Conference on March 26th. With an exciting line-up of speakers and panelists, I am glad to see my alma mater is dedicating a whole section of the conference to African Fashion as an industry. More details to come. I'll (finally!) be hitting up Fela on broadway that weekend too.If you are interested in attending for a group rate please email me.

Stylin'

BiriBelle has had the opportunity to style two soulful BiriBelles for their recent performances. Ms. Jennifer Johns wore BiriBelle to perform for the NFL Hall of Fame in Ohio last week.

If you haven't heard this songbird from Oakland, check her out. She has performed with the likes of The Roots, Mos Def, and Les Nubians. And Yahzara aka Ms. Purple St. James brought the house down in a fittingly purple, green, and black afroinfinity dress at the Be YOU Soul Overdose event, sponsored by Lil Soso and Smirnoff, in DC. Talk about a petite powerhouse!

Upcoming events:

So you may have seen commercials on the CW for the Street Glam Fashion Expo and Show that is taking place THIS SATURDAY in Downtown Silver Spring. It is going to be AMAZING. Great sponsors, (including the CW, GWFCC, and ElJay Deshield), great designers (I'm not biased) and local retailers, sexy models, talented makeup and hair stylists, this will be an event to remember. Get more details here.