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

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MOMMY TO BE !

KELLY ROWLAND LOOKING SO GOOD AS A MOMMIES TO BE RESEARCH ON PRODUCTS ARE A BUST AND THE BELLY BANDIT KEEPS IT FIT AND TIGHT WITHOUT DAMAGE TO THE LITTLE ONE .KELLY IS LOOKING VERY FIT AND HAPPY.

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RITA ORA COLLABORATION WITH RIMMEL !

Rita Ora is the face of many labels. Rimmel is one of many labels that she has an collaboration with to make her brand . I have not tried her polish if you have please comment and let me know if you like it ?

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Jean Paul Gaultier 2015 !

THIS COLLECTION SPEAKS FOR IT'S SELF , JEAN PAUL GAULTIER 2015 

What the Ladies Are Doing !

Nicole Scherzinger in London for fashion week .Looking very colorful and relaxed for a change .Those Ombre pants are everything.

Alek WEK AT The Fendi ,H&M collab looking stunning as usual !

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FASHION TO SPORTS !

ESPYS  2014 AWARDS !
WHO WORE WHAT ?
It seem to have been an emotional show , But Some Celebs came with there A game.

 Drake was a Host for the Award show he used his acting skills from Degrassi High, He was a natural . I personally loved the skit with and Chris Brown.

 Jessica Alba was stunning in Elie Saab Couture and Brian Atwood  Tamara silver mirrored sandal.

 Maria Sharapova in Antonio Berardi and Walter Steiger scalloped shoe 

 Chrissy Teigen rocking Elisabeth Franch french cream jumpsuit.

And last but not least Iggy Azalea wearing Elie Saab

THANKS FOR THE PICS RCFA

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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 !

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