PEARL GIRL (REVISITED)

Nothing says feminity without actually saying it like PEARLS... remember?

you can never have too many!

SUNDAY BEST . COUTURE

AWWWW ... Take a look at Ms. Etta King's (via nymag.com)

Etta J. King, Retiree

That bag is incredible. What is in it?
This is a Bible bag, you put your Bible in it and carry it. I got it on 124th Street at a Bible store.

What’s the name of your church?
Convent Avenue Baptist Church on 145th. I live on 156th Street, and walk there and back, especially on good days.

Have you lived in Harlem for a while?
Oh Lord, yes. I came here in 1976. My children are all grown and have their own families.

Do you have a big family?
I have 26 great-grandchildren.

Great-grandchildren?
Well, I’m 66!

That hat!
This is my regular churchwear. I wear a different hat every week. I have about 100.

One hundred! Where do you put them all?
I put them in my hatboxes. I’ve been collecting them for over fifteen years. All the other ladies at church are always asking me, where do I buy my hats? It makes me proud. I buy them wherever I go—downtown, Broadway, the Bronx.

Is this your favorite?
No, not really. But everyone says it looks beautiful on me, so I looked in the mirror and thought, Oh, maybe it does.

What’s the best thing about your church?
I like the music, the singers, the pastors, the people. I have a lot of friends here.

But you have the best hats.
Yes, I do. I guess I win the prize.

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Interviews by Emma Rosenblum

Read more: The Look Book - Churchgoing Etta J. King and Francis Chambliss -- New York Magazine http://nymag.com/fashion/lookbook/62641/#ixzz0by4kKaAX

http://nymag.com/fashion/lookbook/62641/

MICHAEL JACKSON'S THOUGHTS ON FASHION (via Interview Magazine)

In August of 1982, Interview Magazine’s Executive Editor, Bob Colacello, interviewed Michael Jackson, then 23.

COLACELLO: Do you care about fashion much?

JACKSON: No, I care about what I wear onstage. You know what I love, though? I don’t care about everyday clothes. I love putting on an outfit or a costume and just looking at myself in the mirror. Baggy pants or some real funky shoes and a hat and just feeling the character of it. That’s fun to me.

CAN'T WEAR SKINNY JEANS

BOYS! Please! I hate seeing you contort your bodies to fit into skinny jeans.
They're meant for girls <3>('New Boyz' from LA)

FASHION ADVICE FROM BJ COLEMAN

"IMAGE TIP: Invest in quality classic sunglasses! They r a MUST have for ANY look & serve as instant status elevators. Wear them - always!"-@ABJColeman
(via his twitter account)

(BJ Coleman is former publicist for Phat Fashions w/designer and model Kimora Lee Simmons for more on BJ Coleman visit http://www.bj-coleman.com/full_bio.html - or more on his very own PR firm visit http://www.colemanentertainmentgroup.com/)