Showing posts with label MAGAZINE. Show all posts
Showing posts with label MAGAZINE. Show all posts

Wednesday, July 30, 2014

SOMETHING EVERY BLACK PERSON SHOULD KNOW OR A TRUE FASHION LOVER !

                     I'M SAD TO SAY THAT I HAD TO DISCOVER THIS STORY AS A BLOGGER,  LOOKING FOR GREAT STORIES I RAN ACROSS MS. ZELDA WYNN VALDES. THIS WOMAN'S RECORD IS UNHEARD OF . GOING TO TWO FASHION SCHOOLS, HOW DID I NOT HEAR OF HER ? IT'S SAD, BUT IT IS NOW MY JOB IN LIFE TO SHARE KNOWLEDGE TO THE REST OF THE WORLD .  MS.ZELDA  IS RESPONSIBLE FOR MANY ICONIC COSTUMES IN THIS COUNTRY . LIKE  PLAY BOY BUNNY COSTUMES , ARTHUR MITCHELLS DANCE THEATRE OF HARLEM , JACKIE O's WEDDING GOWN . MS.ZELDA IS THE HANDS OF MS. JOYCE BRYANT , HER LIQUID TAILORED CORSET SWEET HEART DRESSES CATAPULTED MR.S BRYANT CAREER .PLEASE DON'T FORGET  HER FULL NAME , ZELDA WYNN VALDES BORN 1905-2001 OF  N.Y.C. ONE OF N.Y.C. FIRST BLACK OWNED BOUTIQUES CHEZ ZELDA .

HERE IS A LIST OF SOME OF THEA-LISTERS SHE HAS WORKED WITH (THE LIST GOES ON )

1. DIZZY GILLESPIE AND WIFE
2. JOYCE BRYANT
3. DOROTHY DANDRIDGE
4. JOSEPHINE BAKER
5. JOYCE BRYANT MARIAN ANDERSON
6. MAE WEST
7.RUBY DEE
8. EARTHY KIT
9. ELLA FITZGERALD
10. SARAH VAUGHAN TO SAY AT THE LEAST ....



                                        CHEZ ZELDA HER VERY OWN BOUTIQUE


                                                      MS.MAE WEST HER SELF




                                                             JOYCE BRYANT


CHOCOLATE SEX POT MS. JOYCE BRYANT'S

                                             MS.ZELDA IS THE BEST KEPT SECRET
                                          DOROTHY DANDRIDGE STARLET HONEY !
                                                           JOSEPHINE BAKER


                                                  STARLET DOROTHY DANDRIDGE
 AT 65YRS YOUNG ARTHUR MITCHELL COMMISSIONED TO DO THE COSTUME FOR DANCE THEATER OF HARLEM .


IN 1950 'S HUGH HEFNER HIRES ZELDA TO MAKE THE PLAY BOY COSTUME WHO KNEW?
                                                                LIFE MAGAZINE
PLAYBOY BUNNY'S





                 MRS.FIRST LADY JACKIE KENNEDY DRESS WAS MADE BY MS. ZELDA

                                                          BEAUTIFUL JACKIE O

                                               LOOK AT THIS VOGUE SPOTLIGHT


                                                  THE MASTER AT HER WORK !




LIFE MAGAZINE COVER NAT KING COLE & MARIE COLE 



MS. ZELDA IN HER OLDER YEARS 


THANK YOU MS. ZELDA FOR ALLOWING MY DREAMS AS A DESIGNER COME TRUE AND OPENING THAT PATH FOR ALL WOMEN OF ALL CULTURES TO COME TRUE

BY SWAGGER WARD

Monday, July 28, 2014

HSN NEW SUPER STAR NENE LEAKES !


                                 WITH THE SHAKE UP ON THE REAL HOUSEWIVES OF ATLANTA CAST .THE SUPER STAR NENE LEAKES , HSN DEBUT IS TODAY . I WISH FOR THE ACTRESS TO HAVE A GREAT TIME AND A SUCCESSFUL SELL BECAUSE I BELIEVE SHE IS DESERVING OF IT. SHE IS A HUSTLER AND IS NOT AFRAID TO FALL ON HER FACE AND GET BACK UP AGAIN . A LOT OF PEOPLE HAVE NEGATIVE THINGS TO SAY ABOUT HER BUT GOD CONTINUES TO BLESS HER , SO MANY ASK WHY ? HER COLLECTION IS HER STYLE FOR SURE . I THINK HER PIECES ARE WEARABLE AND AFFORDABLE .I WISH MUCH SUCCESS TO MRS. LEAKES . PRICE RANGES FROM $30-$110. SIZES 2- 20 . PLEASE COMMENT AND LET ME KNOW WHAT YOU THINK ?







                                                         JOGGER TEE
JOGGER PANTS WITH DRAWSTRING 

                                                             BAT WING TUNIC

                                                         LONG LENGTH DUSTER
SKINNED COCKTAIL JACKET OR BLAZER 
BY SWAGGER WARD

Saturday, July 19, 2014

NICKELODEON KID'S CHOICE AWARDS 2014 !

NICKELODEON KID'S CHOICE AWARDS 2015!
TIA MOWRY-HARDRICT & SON CREE

                                         Nicole Murphy daughter Zola Ivy Murphy

                                                Mario the singer (long time no see)
 Victory Cruz and his Daughters Mother Elain Watley & daughter Kennedy Cruz
                       Carmelo Anthony  & Demarcus Cousins and Kiyan Anthony
                Michael Strahan and his little girls Isabella Strahan Sophia Strahan
                         Tyson Chandler Nickelodeons and his Beautiful Family

Matt Barnes Gloria Govan & twin son's that have their own style as you can see !

tell me what you think about our line up !


by swagger ward 

Thursday, July 17, 2014

FASHION DURING RAMADAN !

I LOVE THIS , DKNY OPENING THERE NEW WEBSITE IN THE EAST AND DURING RAMADAN . AS A MUSLIM SOMETIMES IT IS TRYING TO FIND SOMETHING THAT HAS MODESTY AND FLARE FOR STYLE , I THINK THIS COLLECTION DOES JUST THAT ESPECIALLY DURING SUCH A HOLY TIME !






BY SWAGGER WARD