PORTFOLIO: CONCEPT – The LifeSTYLest

The LifeSTYLest Photoshoot The LifeSTYLest aka Brandon Gaston is Portland’s local fashion connoisseur. You may have seen him on Oregon’s local KGW News show for fashion segments, or at a fashion event in Portland. He…

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PORTFOLIO: TEXTILE DESIGN

THE GOLDEN TOUCH A collection of digital surface design prints in the style of Symbolist art period direction that were inspired by Gustav Klimt’s, “The Woman,” and Edvard Munch’s, “Madonna.” The customer is a sophisticated…

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OUTFIT OF THE DAY: MY WEEKEND IN LA

Hello everyone. Just a quick blog post to showcase one of my outfits I wore while I was visiting LA recently. I threw this outfit together last minute when I was packing as a “just…

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HUMAN NATURE

Over the weekend I was visiting LA, California, for business and for an invite-only weekend seminar. Included in the seminar was a gala event on Saturday evening. Naturally I chose something sparkly and fun for…

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DON’T LET ANYONE DIM YOUR SHINE

As an Arab Middle Eastern woman, I do deal with some push back on rare occasion from men. And this is not limited to just men from my ethnicity by the way. For those who…

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