hollerin' kitten: 2011

mississippi mondays

Happy Monday, friends! Wishing you a delightful, inspiring, and effective start this week.

PS- see last week's post here

All photographs are my own and taken in the good ole' state of Mississippi.

mississippi mondays

all photographs are my own and taken in the good ole' state of mississippi

happy birthday, rachel!

Rachel turns 25 today... yipee! There are just so many reasons I love this girl.

I'm pretty sure our friendship was fate, pre-destined, god's will, written in the stars... however you prefer to say it. Rachel is one of the most incredible friends I could ever ask for. She listens to me talk of my misfortunes for hours and she never makes me feel weird. She's funny as shit. If you're around her for more than a day you're almost guaranteed an impromptu musical performance. We both get giddy over 80's music, especially Hall and Oates... yup, we like them. She is driven by our natural world and the beauty that exists outside of four walls, which to me is such a wonderful and enlightening quality to have. She has a soft spot for words and writing. I must say that I am pretty impressed with her work. She is willing to discuss weighty topics with me- and logically. I really love that about her because I don't have many people in my life that are willing to take that extra step in pursuing a higher level of consciousness. I haven't met a person who doesn't like Ms. Rachel, and I doubt I ever will. Thanks for always being my sunshine little lady... I love you!

LAURENCEAIRLINE

photo via LAURENCEAIRLINE

I really like seeing fashion endeavors that carry an honest tune- it's something that I think does not happen enough in today's fashion industry. This is why I loved reading about LAURENCEAIRLINE and their plan to collaborate with the people of the Ivory Coast in order to generate promise for the future.

photos by Nicole Maria Winkler for TANK magazine

LAURENCEAIRLINE's spring/summer 2012 menswear collection "ABIDJAN"- which is named after designer Laurence Chauvind Buthaud's hometown- is centered around shirts and underwear that are made with a stylish mix of poplin, chambray, and wax cotton. The colorful graphics and exact cuts create a novel energy that is suitable for "the modern tribal pop man."

ABIDJAN: LAURENCEAIRLINE SS/12 from Under/Current magazine on Vimeo

The earnings from their launch will be used to build a learning space for the young people of the Ivory Coast. The space will allow students a place to develop design skills like sewing and knitting and will also create employment opportunities. Education in Abidjan remains financially unattainable for most people and so this project makes learning such a creative trade possible.