How to DO YOU with Yah

She's baaaaack! we know you ladies can't get enough of Yacira! Honestly ... (don't tell ... we can't either!)

Anyways ... Apparently Yah's been doing some shopping without us. -_- AS ALWAYS! but that's ok ... cuz she always comes back to give us some love.

YOUR TASK : Pay attention. And as ALWAYS ... Take notes, chicks!

Monday, January 12, 2009

You wanna challenge me?! What?!

This is an official statement:

Dapper Dan Michael is my FIRST and one and only thrift partner.

I know....shocking!!!

I have forever and ever thrifted solo. Why cus?

1. I can't take the distraction and I like to take my sweeeeeet ol' time in the store. Rolling through the aisles once, twice, three times a lady making sure I don't miss nothin.

2. I can't stand the competition....I gotta watch the other shoppers and now I gotta watch you too!??! na man...no offense but it's just too stressful!

3. Refer to #2...every man for himself

Dan and I can HANG....we've sat on mountains of clothes and just talked, space travelin' and harassin' each other while the hours pass on by. That's real love right there....real love for clothes that is. It's not like that...chills.

Dan's eye is a little ridiculous when it comes to fit and he doesn't let me buy ANYTHING that I don't need even when I whine, "but ima alter it" or "but I don't have it in THIS color"...he be like "Yah, it's just gonna sit in the pile on the floor of your closet with the rest of the stuff you don't wear."

ewwww!!!

Yeah, he be putting me on BLAST like dat! ALL my bidness in the streets.

So I ran an idea by him...

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so you know what happens now right? if you wanna know the rest ... you gotta go to cocolah.com's blog!

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How To DO YOU with Yah

Guess who's BIZZACK?!? who else?

Tuesday, January 6, 2009

And...I'm.....back!

Did you miss me?!

I missed me....missed this blogger voice whose sole purpose on this earth is to entertain and enlighten :)

So here's the real deal.

I'm experiencing technical difficulties....I think my Macbook is breaking up with me. I......

I won't get into it cus it's a sensitive subject. Really....I don't know what to do with myself...but everything always works itself out. There's other fish in the sea.

So whatever...siiiiiigh

So I hope to bring you not only your submitted and stolen pictures of your NYE outfits as well as the results of Cocolah.com's December Fashion Challenge in the next few days.

SO! remember that top I was supposed to be making for my NYE outfit. It didn't work...didn't work on many levels. The leather I brought was a little to heavy for the draping the shirt was supposed to have.....so it fell a little stiff. Not good.

Not only that but I ended up making a spur of the moment purchase, the pants in this pic which I do love in a Beatles sorta way but from the start I knew they wouldn't work with the top I had in mind.

I was under pressure ya'll! the store was closing and I loved the pants and figured I'd make them work some way, some how. Besides, they made my butt look REALLY nice..and hey that's priceless so I said, "pants, you coming with me buddy".

I knew I had these Beatle style boots that would work perfectly and figured if I give the band jacket another go...these would be the pants and boots to send the outfit over the edge.

Ok. So the NYE shirt didn't work, the pants didn't work with anything BUT the boots and since my girl Ndada suggested I show more skin...I figure hey! What better way to bring in the new year then to let it all hang out?!

Um...no....off to the fairy closet I go.

To get the rest of Yah's New Year's adventure in fashion ... PLUS some must have tips ...
CLICK HERE

How to DO YOU with YAH

So ... it seems that we've all reached a sort of .... [ ] ...... exactly ... that's it ... that's what we've reached during this holiday season. And yet somehow ... we @ AUTHENTIC find the time to give and give and give to you! Why? Cuz you make our hearts smile! duh! (or something like that) ... anyways ... if you're wondering how to DO YOU better in 09 ... what can I say? Pay attention ... and as always ... take notes.

Sunday, December 28, 2008

You'd think I'd go out with a BANG

Truth is I've been starting, restarting, staring at this screen, at my pictures, at the time, switching screens from Facebook to Youtube. Barely watching the House marathon and wondering why I enjoy the show.

Thinking I'm hungry but it's too late to eat considering I'm working on a flat tummy for May/June.

Oh....I can tell you how I should've started making my NYE top days ago....that if I don't start tonight it's not going to happen. How Ima be mad if I have to end up wearing something else.
grrrr!!

:( damn. what's happening to me??!? I'll tell you if you promise to keep a secret. shhhh.

I think I'm falling in love. wow. Act like I ain't just say that. WHOA.

Oh. I can tell you how I made the t shirt in this picture from a 5-step, rip, dye, bleach, dye, distress process. How they were part of my first tshirt collection the summer of 07. How I envisioned myself selling it at Barneys for $180 but really sold it for $50 on the street.

How it was waaaay too much work for what my market was willing to pay. How I later discovered the art of silk screening and felt cheated but felt better cus I hand drew the artwork. wooo! That was close.

I can tell you I made the necklace and the bracelet and if you give me 10 years I'll make my own jeans AND boots. So when the revolution come you build the house from floating wood planks, and tin ceilings and I'll raise our 5 babies, make all our clothes, grow our food and....okay. DON'T get me started on that.

The Parables of MY Talents

Here's to being on the path to collective self sufficiency.
Wild Seed.

Hmmm....

Maybe I've squeezed out everything I can for 2008.
Can I just say that recognizing the power of FOCUS has changed my life.

How ACTION IS MAGIC!

YES!

PS. I'm addicted to hairspray the movie and now the styling agent.
My hair be looking SLiiiiicK these days....what a change!
If I don't say so myself. I feel brand new.

Thank you for all the love and support this year. I'm sooooo flattered.

Here's to reinventing, challenging, amazing SELF.

Closed till 2009.

Champagne wishes and Caviar Dreams.

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

Yacira "Yah, Yacque, s'aint yacque, "the yak" in YakBlak, La Cocolah" Valdez

get more of the above @ cocolah.com

AUTHENTIC FASHION: "How to DO YOU with Yah"

So, awesomeness is awesomeness, and you know we at AUTHENTIC are always willing and ready to recognize. Well, we've been stalking Yacira "Yah" Valdez who is making her own AWESOME statement on the fashion scene right now. If you don't know you bettewr ask ... well actually ... don't ask! SEE and DO! There are about a MILLION ways you can stalk this woman ...

but we thought we'd help you out by bringing her right here to you!

So, be prepared for your weekly fashion DO's and DONT's ... so you can DO YOU ... BETTER.

Why do we care so much?!? Because AUTHENTIC wants you at your best ... ALWAYS.

I'll stop rambling now and let you learn a thing or two.

Sound Advice: TAKE NOTES.

Friday, December 19, 2008

Combatting Snow

When the night has come

And the land is dark

And the moon is the only. light we'll see
Stand by Me
-Ben E. King

Did I mention that Cocolah.com loves you.
No. Really, really loves you.
Just checking!!

STOP!!! Do you see me poppin' my turtleneck. Yeah kid.
Upgrade your colla?! Then POP IT!!!!

So the snow was coming down all day and every hour I'd look up at the clock and think.....
Hmm I should really head to the supermarket.....yeah i still do my own grocery shopping...keeps me humble.

Finally at about 6pm...lol...yeah I know. I finally decide to get dressed and brave it through the snow cus I'm hungry, gotta make dinner and definitely don't wanna go tomorrow morning.
In my fantasy....ok, close your eyes and picture this, tomorrow morning "insert name" will make me breakfast in bed mmmm yes..... I'll eat, roll over into a fetal position and fall back to sleep...ahhhh. In my dream-state I'll listen to the sound of dishes being washed, closet being reorganized and the bathroom cleaned. siiiiih.

Reality check!! tomorrow morning I'll still be on this computer working...but let's move on cus that's a sensitive subject. AHEM.
As I mentioned in an earlier post I do not own a pair of rain boots so you KNOW I don't own snow boots....really makes no sense cus it's pretty much a necessity if only to ensure the safety of the shoes you do love. I'm still in search of a fly ass pair hold up....let me rephrase that.....A fly ass pair I can afford.

Snowboots for the snow? I said NO!! NO! NO~
AyO NatuRe! You wanna battle me?!?! Let's go! Meet me outside....I can take you. ESPECIALLY in my combat boots! wut?!

I'll throw the snow right back up at cha!! In yo face fool. uh oh...

No offense Mama Nature i was jus jivin'.....eeek!
Respect!

SO!!! I put on my boots and go get a tail to hang on my belt loop but no decide to throw all em on. UH OH!!!

s'aint yacque Cow horn necklace, s'aint yacque linx fur necklace, s'aint yacque exclusive 3 finger ring, onyx and silver ring, mess of black and silver bangles bang bang go bangles.
A vintage HOLSTER, Yakblaks of course and then kids...THEN!!!! I pull out this silver grey cropped motorcycle jacket....this is the moment the jacket was waiting for!!!
That's all she wrote. It's done.

Something on your chest? Better get it off!!
Go comment!

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oooh ... lah lahhhh

The first official
Cocolah.com Launch Party
AND
The first installment of Girls Dream in Color,
an all-female art exhibit & live art installation

Cocolah.com & Lichiban of Wronglips
present

"BABY, LET ME SHOW YOU WHAT LOVE IS..."

The show celebrates LOVE in time of war through the feminine lens, featuring some of New York City's hottest emerging and established female artists. The exhibited works explore LOVE from a wide range of angles from the spiritual, erotic, dark, or familial, to the political or humanitarian.

As a collective, Girls Dream In Color hopes to inspire the next generation of young visionaries to follow their dreams to become artists.

Featured Artists:

Abeni Garret + Alice Mizrachi + Amanda Diva + Cassi A. Gibson + Cee The Photographer + Diana Mclure + Eagle Nebula + Gabrielle Watson + Gigi Bio + Inka + Jennifer Crute + Laylah Amatullah Barrayn + Lexi Bella + Lichiban + Maria "Toofly" Castillo + Marthalicia Matarrita + Sara Hart + Sarah White + Sha Savage + Shayna Shenanigans +Texas Malika Toussaint-Baptiste + Vanilla Medallions + Yah

A live art installation by the collective will be produced and auctioned off at the next installment of the series. Stay tuned.

WHERE:
Harriet's Alter Ego (http://www.harrietsalteregoonline.com)
293 Flatbush Ave, Brooklyn

WHEN:
October 5-October 30, 2008

Opening Reception
Sunday, October 5, 2008
5-9 pm

We getting this party started real right

(So ... you first heard about this HERE!)

but ....

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Stay tuned for more!!!