Q&A
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Ma son
So when did you f all in love wit h st yling?
I r eally don't t hink t her e is an act ual t im e I f ell in love wit h st yling or f ashion, since m y
lil' black gir l incept ion I have always been int o what I wear and what ot her s wear . Of t en
gr owing up m y Daddy would ask m e how t hings looked and what he should wear t hings
wit h, even going on long ass shopping t r ips in San Francisco t o go t o Nor dst r om's and
Kennet h Cole! I never got bor ed even wit h all t he hour s it t ook m y Daddy t o shop, and
always asked t o go wit h him . I even r em em ber at one point I wr ot e down ever y it em of
clot hing I had in m y closet and cat egor ized and t allied t hem by designer , it t ook m e days
but I did it and loved it !
How have your passion changed your lif e?
My passion has helped m e change m y lif e in t hat I was able t o r ealize and est ablish m y
lif e pur pose! While I know t hat seem s like a BI G st at em ent , t hat 's because it is. My
pur pose isn't t o becom e f am ous or even do t his f or m e, m y pur pose is t o ef f ect change
t o help ot her s. Philant hr opy is apar t of m y lif e pur pose, I am wor king t o m ake t hat a
const ant in m y lif e. Helping ot her s is t he only way f or m e. How exact ly I will do t hat f ully
I am st ill t r ying t o f igur e out , but m y overall goal is t o be able t o m eld FASHI ON, TRAVEL
and PHI LANTHROPY.
Also it has m ade m e m or e f ear less! Ther e ain't not hing t o it but t o do it is t he saying ,
and t hat 's what you got t a do if it 's your passion - DO I T!
How does gr owing up in t he t he bay ar ea inf luence your t alent or passion?
Oakland and or t he Bay seem s t o be an incubat or of t alent ! I t hink f or m e m y st raight
f or war d, honest and chill vibe set s m e apar t f r om t he sea of ot her ar t ist . Also I have a
r evolut ionar y spir it t hat I don't see in a lot of ar t ist I com e acr oss. I am in an indust r y
t hat challenges your m orals, values and viewpoint s on a daily basis, but I r ef use t o bend
Lol ! And I have no pr oblem let t ing people know in t he m ost ginger of ways.
Do you f ind your self in f ashion f or ever ?
Fashion is f leet ing and r eally a t r ivial and juvenile wor d. Fashion is t r endy, so no I wont
be in f ashion f or ever but I will be in STYLE f or ever ! Cat ch t hat double ent endr e! LOL!
What 's raw t alent t o you?
Raw t alent t o m e is displayed by t hose whom need no f or m al educat ion t o just be DOPE
at t heir craf t . I t is an innat e abilit y.
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