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After 11 years in New York, Alicia "aka" Fashiona has moved to Hotlanta and still watching everything and everyone around her...ready to critique from a fashion perspective.
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Social Sunday: Set and manage your expectations for 2010
While the holidays are supposed be happy and joyous times, rates of depression actually go up between Thanksgiving and New Year's. Dr. Barton Goldsmith's number one tip for beating the holiday blues is: Keep your expectations...
Celebrate Christmas in the spirit of The Three Kings
Christmas is upon us once again after a very tough year for many people. And while economists worldwide have declared that the recession is behind us, most of us feel like we deserve a gold star just for making it thr...
Fashiona\'s favorite trends for 2009
In planning out her week, Fashiona had an OMG moment...Christmas is next week and New Years the week after...she is sending out e-cards this weekend...no time for snail mail this year. So first up, Fashiona's favorite fashion tre...
Social Sunday: Why Disney\'s The Princess and the Frog movie is such a milestone
As Fashiona is typing this post, Disney's The Princess and the Frog is number one at the box office. Mothers of all races are taking their daughters to see this ancient fairy tale with a modern twist. The very talented Anika Noni Rose is ...
Fashionista Barbies...true story
During some down time at the testerone factory, Fashiona was reading Town and Country's January Issue. Editor in chief, Pamela Fiori's editor letter... umm describing the six, Fashionista Barbies was s...
Gillette honors Atlanta Men of Style
Monday night Fashiona raced from the testerone factory to another one...this one at the Geisha House where Gillette concluded their 5 city Men of Style tour. Even Sis came out and made an appearance to the delight of the camera men...Fashi...
Mariella Sheree brings fashion to the Midwest with FiveatSeven.com
Few things bring as much joy to Fashiona as shopping for (and shoes and jewelry) as well wearing her new found treasures. She does realize that many women like wearing new clothes but don’t actually relish "the search and find" otherwise ...
Black Tie worthy watches
For Fashiona's 100th post, she decided to write about black tie worthy watches. One fashion faux pas that drives Fashiona into a tizzy (other than people wear runover shoes with a great outfit) is wearing an everyday watch to ...
Fashiona in Vera Wang\'s Lavender Label & Vaseline Sheer Infusion
Fashiona enjoyed her first black tie of the season last night held in Buckhead wearing Lavender Label Vera Wang. The dress she intended to wear, lovely grey and black tea length dress was no match for her new svelte figure suppli...
Fashiona on Tiffany\'s Celebration Rings ®
Remember the big marketing push for right hand rings? It was circa 2003 and Debeers came up with the term. The fact is that men still typically buy the rings that we wear on the left ring finger: the hopefully pricey engagement ring ...
Rachel Zoe\'s Fashion Editor Contest
Fashiona's birthday was yesterday and she was blessed with beautiful weather after the torrential downpours that Atlanta area experienced on Monday. Col Dad came to visit and suprised her at the "testerone factory"...Ice, Dreads and EZ are ...
Tommy Hilfiger opens Fifth Avenue flagship
Fashiona has finally caught up on the hit show Mad Men and while she LOVES the costumes...she is very grateful that she is not of that era...too many double standards and not enough tranquilizers. Just as advertising firms&nb...
Fashiona on stylish hands-free bags
Fashiona is against all things frumpy: holiday theme sweaters, sandals with socks and the very scary fanny packs. Now she is not against hands-free bags, especially stylish ones like these:Who is the brainchild behind these? Geneviev...
Fashiona's new gig
So Fashiona works at a gym by day...aka the testosterone factory. Fashiona loves the boys, especially those with zero body fat and 8 packs. But being the professional shopper that she is...she is adding a gig.&nbs...
Fashiona is an InStyle Trendsetter
Fashiona loves InStyle as you may have guessed from the InStyle widget prominently displayed. Their September issue is super fab with great Fashion tips for Fall. Fashiona's fav for Fall is Dark Sparkle: Photo Credit: Jordan Strauss/WireI...
Fashiona on Susan Boyle's new look
Fashiona and fashionistas everywhere are pouring over the September glossies as they flood their mailboxes. She has so far read Instyle and Harper's Bazaar...Vogue is next on her list.So we all remember Susan Boyle, the sheltered but über talented ...
Panty Fairy: Lingerie in your mailbox
Yes ladies...there is a "panty fairy". The "Panty Fairy" herself was inspired to start the company after traveling to Paris where women take their lingerie seriously on a daily basis...no bloomers in sight. Her lingerie gifts to her family and frien...
Fashiona on Evening Dress Codes
Saturday night, Fashiona attended the Salute to Excellence Gala for the National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ) She assumed it was a black tie event and packed a gown but decided to bring a cocktail dress... just in case. At the last minu...
Naomi Sims: Black and Beautiful
August 1973 Cosmopolitan CoverBefore there was Naomi Campbell...there was Naomi Sims. The former trailblazing model lost her battle with cancer on August 1, 2009 at age 61. In her short 5 year modeling career, she was on the cover several magazine...
Fashiona on Traditional Media vs. Internet Media
Both New York Magazine and Womens Wear Daily, had very interesting articles in the past week about the rise of Internet media ie. blogs, online newspapers and social networking sites and how they have changed the publishing industry. Both articles d...
High Fashion Retooling
When Fashiona was in business school at Florida A &M forever and a day ago, the concept called Just in Time (JIT) was hammered into her brain as a necessary buzzword. Just in Time's basic premise is to have just enough inventory to meet client...
Fashiona on Michelle's New Do
So Sis sent Fashiona a picture of the First Lady's new "hair cut" sometime last week and Fashiona had other stories to finish so she didn't write about it right away. Good thing she was a bit busy because it has been confirmed that Michelle is a...
Thimbler: Jeans made to order
A few years ago, Fashiona was describing her measurements to her friends and she said she was little, little, big. It is her tongue and cheek way of saying she has small bust,waistline and sizeable hips... and that A line skirts, unlike pencil skirt...
Cover Ups: Make a necessity fashionable
When Fashiona was little, she was amazed at the number of restaurants where she saw signs saying "Must wear shirts and shoes." Miss Fashiona had yet to know of a world where this was even optional... in public anyway.Fast forward a few decades..Fas...
Fashiona on Brazzle
One of Fashiona's many pet peeves is undergarments that show. In her world they are called "undergarments" for a reason.Jenny Salimi was so miffed by bra straps escaping, she created the Brazzle."The concept first came to me in college (about 10 ye...
Fashiona on Mobile Shopping
Fashiona is one with her cell phone and is very discombobulated without with it. Unfortunately, she is on her 5th phone in 2 years...no she has not dropped or lost any of them. She is still under warranty until September and then she will upgrade t...
Never be seen in the same outfit twice
A woman's worst nightmare: getting dressed to the nines and arriving at their destination only to see some other woman wearing the same outfit. An A-lister's worst nightmare...being photographed in the same ensemble and having John and Jane Q Public ...
Fashiona on the eyelash obsession
Fashiona fully admits that both the beauty and fashion industries thrive on women's vanity...the formula works every time. Highlight a need or a problem and then create a solution for a small fee: too much hair= laser hair removal, nothing to wear =...
Fashiona on Rompers vs. Jumpsuits
Fashiona enjoys keeping up with fashion trends but some she just fails to comprehend. For instance: Rompers. Yes on toddlers, they are cute and adorable but on grown women...why?These Johnson Agnes Silk Jumper numbers are just...well freakin' t...
Bloomingdale’s NYC: Get your Hanky Panky Customized
Topaz and Fashiona have had many memorable shopping trips to Bloomingdale's at 59th St. Granted they were shopping for make-up or gowns or men(just kidding... kinda). As close as they are, they have not ever nor will every shop for underwear toget...
