A SirReal Signature: Pretty in Penury

A SirReal Signature: Pretty in Penury

Posted by pangea in Fashion & Glamour Naturalle on March 8, 2012 | 1 Comment

“I never feel like people should box themselves into any one concept.  That goes for jobs, clothes or relationships.  Just live.” From SirReal Kia Chenelle & Christiana Maria Greene are fancy girls with not-so-fancy pockets.  They call themselves Pretty in Penury and they are the stylish yet thrifty shoppers behind everyone’s new favorite style blog.  Collectively, they have backgrounds in styling, modeling, and photography.  But apart from all that, it’s my pleasure to actually introduce them to you as friends of mine. We got together on what felt like one...

MoreEssence… fun with bangles

MoreEssence… fun with bangles

Posted by vincent in EarthSistas on March 3, 2012 | 1 Comment

Playfully exuberant, earthSista MoreEssence (MoEss for short) gleefully marveled at the exquisite hand-crafted artistry of Moebanga bangles. MoEss started this photo shoot in her favorite HarvestGirl design. And as the late morning sun bounced brightly off the white Egyptian cotton sheets, she laughed and smiled in awe of the creative variety that artist-photographer-cinematographer (an all-around creative) Maurice Evans had spawned. MoEss was sassy, provocative and beguiling. She was also delightfully mischievous and frankly lighthearted; a true free-spirit. When we created these images, I was...

a day at the goat farm

pgp290: A day at the Goat Farm

Posted by vincent in The Pangea's Garden Project on February 23, 2012 | 1 Comment

In Atlanta, I’ve has found a new home at the Goat Farm. A few weeks back we talked about the place when we featured Pangea’s Meet & Greets from last year. The Goat Farm was introduced as one of the new locales that would be ideal for Garden shoots by photographer Bobby Williams of WillowBMedia. I was inspired as soon as a I saw it. Deconstructed and wild, as if nature was reclaiming the space, at the same time, humanity was still making an effort to leave our artistic mark on the space. Its an excellent, organic, industrial, chaotic backdrop for the images we create. So for my first...

Saddi sees our beauty... do you?

pgp288: Saddi sees our beauty… do you?

Posted by pangea in The Pangea's Garden Project on February 13, 2012 | 1 Comment

From Saddi… WHEN U BOOK A SHOOT W/ SADDI KHALI…. -i direct u, so u dont have 2 already have a collection of poses. however, ur ideas r welcomed & encouraged. the more u offer, the more unique ur images will b. -ur pics r 4 u & whoever u choose 2 show, only. unless u want them here, they do NOT have 2 b up on FB, my website or anywhere else. -i specialize in dealing w/ ur nervousness. everyone in the pics u see was nervous, too, in the beginning. folks usually warm up once we’ve started -u cannot predict ur response in a shoot. fear & freedom show themselves in unexpected...

UdoU... QueenSoulSista

pgp292: UdoU… QueenSoulSista

Posted by pangea in The Pangea's Garden Project on March 1, 2012 | 2 Comments

My life is known as QueenSoulSista. QueenSoulSista has been my spoken word performance name since 2008. Always expressing the Soul of a Queenly Sista. One proud of who she is wholeheartedly. I’m a Baltimore native, natural, locked, strong, well-spoken, spiritual, star searching, determined, loving Woman. The World will never know what a Queen it has until she Steps forth and delivers her blessings to them. I am ME . I am more of the Natural hippie chic, metro casual, urban, vintage, galactic goddess inside her own realm. Very different & extremely eclectic. Never caring what anyone...

Viola Davis and the Natural Hair Movement in Hollywood

pgp291: Viola Davis and the Natural Hair Movement in Hollywood

Posted by Sepia in The Pangea's Garden Project on February 29, 2012 | No Comments

Last night, thousands of people tuned in to the 84th Annual Academy Awards.  The glitz, the glamour, and scores of actors, actresses, and celebrities occupied the red carpet.  Even though that there was a lot of buzz about who should win for each category (congratulations to Octavia Spencer for winning Best Supporting Actress!), the natural hair world focused on Viola Davis. The Oscar-nominated actress for her role of Aibileen Clark in the movie The Help was breathtaking in her emerald green Vera Wang gown and, yes, her fabulously chic natural pixie cut.  She looked beautifully radiant as she...

Nykhor Paul for Mara Hoffman’s 2012 Swimsuit Collection

Nykhor Paul for Mara Hoffman’s 2012 Swimsuit Collection

Posted by pangea in Fashion & Glamour Naturalle on February 12, 2012 | No Comments

Mara Hoffman’s 2012 Resort Swimsuit Lookbook features Sudanese model, Nykhor Paul. Mara bohemian style is deeply influenced by different cultures. For this campaign in particular she tapped into the beautiful caribbean habitat of Cuba. Mara always includes elements from his travels, this year the Egyptian mystical culture & Mexico we’re part of it, and off course as always Tribal is one of the main source for her inspirations. The designer’s idea behind the shoot “something rich with ceremony and sexy yin witchery, pulling references from Cuban and Caribbean environments.” The...