We Snap Well:)

This weekend I felt like what Ms. Bodega likes to call, VERY snap happy! After a busy and exhausting week, I hung out and enjoyed Crooklyn! I'm not the best at taking flicks or going out all the time, but since I bought a new camera I've really been able to look at Crooklyn from truly another view. I took flicks of friends and "new friends" of Crooklyn Chronicles and I shared interesting conversations, ran into people I did and didn't want to see... All in all taking in the air and enjoying the weekend was amazing. Love u Taneka and Sacchi!!!!!...


Guess what?!, You can all catch me at Not Just Vintage on Sundays helping the ladies out! My first Sunday there was amazing, Lamonica is hilarious and so creative! And Maya the funny business women with the adorable chuckle is just too cute. Shout out to Not Just Vintage customers who are very stylish and sweet. Another shout out to Lenyice and Zakiya at Bushbaby, Al aka Minority Reporter for stopping by and letting us finally figure out what camera he really has! Miriah from San Francisco and her dope ducktape wallet creation. My girl Shantelle aka Ladybug over at Harriet's, Melissa S. from Yume:) and Suzanne from
http://www.worthy-opponent.blogspot.com/ ENJOY the pics:)

Crooklyn+ Bodega Wrap-up

Well it came and left.... After about three weeks of preparation, networking, business cards hunts and no sleep, Bodega meets Crooklyn Chronicles was indeed a success! I can't describe the feeling of having so much YOUNG and talented individuals in one room. First of all we were blessed to be holding this event in NOT JUST VINTAGE the best vintage shop in Crooklyn! Brightly clad along with the wonderful decor were an eclectic mix of mingling artist, admirers, great supporters(especially TANEKA:), family and friends! There was Rain (Designer of KissedbyRain) who was my first feature EVER on this blog, Sevy the hobo bag extrodinaire. A-smash and Mickey Factz, two unsigned ill MC's who in fact gave us great freestyle footage, courtesy of Vlad,(Hatian V) the three dimensional hustler. Atiya, networking G and Couture designer. Saint and Precize, the trendetters in every way possible. Brandyn the budding filmakerand bro bro for life. The AOS networking family, Team Yume, Tenille from NYSD and Clutch mag.The cardigan clad and very dapper Brooklyn Circus crew as well as the host, our people's champ of the blogger's world Al, Mr. Minority Report. It was the first but definitely not the last!!!!!!! Thanks to everybody, especially the most humble,creative and hardworking duo,NJV's owners Lamonica and Maya:)

Check out the exclusive freestyle footage from A-smash and Mickz recorded by me and Vlad.

This is sure to be a classic one day!

Paper Touchin........

When most twenty-year old's are worrying about what nail polish to put on their nails next week(lol, like me!), there's one partiucular twenty year old worrying about air conditioning for her store, press/pr and maintaining a succesful business in of course Crooklyn, New York! Former ballet dancer Victoria Shelton opened up shop on November 2007. The pocket-friendly boutique, Paper Doll sits in the calm and cute Prospect Heights area on bond street."At first when I opened my store I was so excited, but then all that excitement kind of faded when I realized how much work I really had to do,"sweetly confessed by the paper princess. For Victoria, Paper doll has become her baby and it's sure has had it's share of labor pains. After enrolling in City Tech college in 2006 for Fashion Marketing, Victoria's focus shifted after her father got really sick and passed away. The agony of losing her father discouraged her from school, life and everything around her. Throughout the hardships Victoria took a moment to reflect and revaluated what she really wanted out of life. With careful consideration she decided owning her own boutique was definitely in line for her future. With the help and support of her mommy(don't we just love mommies:), Victoria created a well thought out business plan. A business plan that would indeed come true and inspire girls who once played dress up with paper dolls as little girls.The cutesy(Yes another word I made up, lol) tatted up doll is quite the savy business woman on a mission to make her store the new buzz that's simply on the mouths of every fly, street chic, fashionista!

Visit Paperdoll and tell Victoria CrooklynChronicles sent you!

Crooklyn Swagger/Style Files (Pt. 1)

What does Crooklyn mean to you?
Brooklyn to me feels like the world.I think its one of the most diverse boroughs throughout new york.

What's your goal?
To be an entertainer to all audiences from fashion to music and even magazine editorials. Somehow I want my presence & talents to be groundbreaking.

What's playing in your ipod? Fuck Me Pumps by Amy Winehouse.

What's this Melissa London Buzz about?
Hmmm.. whats my Buzz lol? well I'm an aspiring rapper/performer. I love everything about music fashion and fame. Please do not confuse it with greed.What sets me aside from the ordinary people in the game now a days is that(..drumrolls please...) Im a transexual female meaning I was born one gender now living my life as the opposite. For further details use your imagination, lol.So therefore I feel like there's not many like me out here doing their thing.

When is your music coming out??
By August of 2008 my mixtape will all ready be out on the streets to purchase.

TODAYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY

Daddies:)

I must say that I am fortunate to have a Daddy still around and married to my mommy because we all now that saying "Mama's baby, Papa's mayb'e...." and in my case I'm both their baby. Now you know I had to put up a picture of Crooklyn's favorite girl Troy and her fictional Daddy in the classic spike joint perfectly titled "CROOKLYN"(of course!) This film has profoundly changed the perception of the father figure and the black family! So, salute to all father's today, unfortunately there is not a lot around but there is indeed some still standing.

Awwwww a pic of me and my Daddy from back in the day:)

Watch this moving poem from Spokenword poet, Shihan!