Currently Bumping.....

So so so happy that I jacked my parents for their record player.
The best move I ever made!!!

I'm officially obsessed....

its 3am and I BBM this to Phoenix:
"I really love Don Draper"

THIS SHOW IS SOO FREAKING GOOD.
AND IT HELPS THAT DON IS FINE FINE FINE

Meet Don....this is gonna be a problem.

in a perfect world....

i'd have my own rent controlled apartment in prospect heights with

• all utilities included
• it'd be pest and vermin free
• have all its original moldings
  
• a friendly bodega on the corner plus a gentrified cafe next door

and i'd let this dude creative direct it for me.
(yes, a creative director. life is one big photo shoot. cast it accordingly)



a curation of art, design and interior splendor, the MylesHenryBlog has me saving my coins in hopes of moving outta my Momma's basement one day.


if you have your own crib or would like to have your own crib, or know someone with their own crib, read this blog DAILY.
trust me.
and you're welcome.

"Ma Ma Se, Ma Ma Sa, Ma Ma Coo Sa"

This Saturday celebrate the birthday of the King of Pop with a
Brooklyn Block party....scratch that...with a
Brooklyn Park Party.
(I'm pretty sure the whole borough will be rejoicing)

oh yeah and everybody's favorite borough president
the omnipresent Marty Markowitz
will be in the house to declare
August 29th
Michael Jackson Day.

SPREAD LOVE
ITS THE BROOKLYN WAY !!
DON'T MISS THIS!!

We in 'dere

A Glimpse into the Life of Snobette

Baguettes
Prosecco with Strawberries
Brie
Fruit Preserves
Dill Havarti
Watching a Brooklyn sunset on the patio

.........AND YES
.....SOMETIMES I LOVE MY LIFE
......I WILL BE SPENDING MY ENTIRE SUMMER LIKE THIS!!!

PS: Sorry if the photo quality sucks, took this with my phone.

a lazy PRE-Summer observation

plus this

equals

sssshhhhh....BAMart Silent Auction

Starting next Thursday, the 29th, BAMart is hosting their 5th Annual Silent Auction. This year Kehinde Wiley will preside as the honorary artist chair.

Wiley, known for his mega-sized canvas paintings of 'Raheem Round-the-Ways', will have his work, along with over 150 emerging visual artists, on display at the Brooklyn Academy of Music. Bidding will take place online and closes on MAY 11.



This is great way to support BAM, a major cultural institute and the New York Arts scene. And even if you can't come off of some coins to bid, feel free to pop in and enjoy all that culture for the low price of $FREE99......

Thank art gods.
and
Thank you BAM.

ONCE RIPE, NOW LUMINOUS

Bopping about town, south of 14st that is, one can come across many people. Given. And of those people, this is an enclave of talented, driven and creative individuals. Given. And of this enclave, there is an even smaller niche of creatives that are truly working and hustling to bring their visions to life. Given. And of this niche there is a handful that will see the promise of their talent and hard work come to fruition. Not so given. And of this handful, I have met Folasade Ologundudu.

RIPE, Ologundudu’s first foray into jewelry, celebrated the voluptuous forms and the feminine mystic. Inspired by the sophistication of her male counterparts and noticing the absence of jewelry that suited their avant garde style, she created LUMINARY to fill the void.

The Guillotine Bracelet and The Blind Ring

With this new line entitled The Space Blockade; Ologundudu shifts her focus from the supple sinuous silhouette of RIPE to the asymmetry and angular form of LUMINARY. Architecture, geometry and negative spaces served as components for the visual synthesis of these jewels. A lesson in contrasts to say the least, Ologundudu shows that she is no one trick pony when it comes to her art.

The Modern Architect Earring

The Guillotine Cutter

Defining a LUMINARY as “one who inspires others , leading light” Miss Ologundudu invites us to share “our experiences and ideas, our passions and dreams, in the most intimate of ways; in the way you dress, style yourself, and see the world around you.”

See the light and get into The Space Blockade at Luminary Collective.com

PS: She did the Art direction for the amazing-ass look book too!

Who's Humping Tonight?!?! Who's Humping Tonight?!?!

Come thru and party with the Snobette!!

Au revoir Dearie...

Blossom Dearie, Cult Chanteuse, Dies at 82

Manhattan - Blossom Dearie

Its never too late to enjoy an artist. Even in death this is how their art lives on.

yesterday when i was young - blossom dearie

....Busy Making History

Hey Snobbers,
its ya girl checking in live and direct from the Nation's Capital.
Bright and early tomorrow morning I'll be heading down to the National Mall to watch our 44th President aka Dark and Lovely take office.
Bama Bama Y'all!!
Stay focused and stay tuned for a full Post-Inaugural Wrap Up.
Its sure to be patriotic, hilarious and a full-on tack fest!!!

Double Whammy: Bilal @ SOBs

Double your pleasure....

and no I ain't talkin' 'bout no damn gum neither .

Two nights of Bilal.

Live @ SOB's.....this one is gonna be a Panty Creamer for sure.

I hope he actually shows up for both performances....I mean I love B and all, but the last time I saw him perform he was actin' all sketchy and whatnot....and kept leaving the stage for extended periods of time. Made a sister nervous and all, had me clutching me purse and making sure the exits were clearly marked.
Either way I will definitely be in the house for one of these nights....shit, both of them if it were up to me.

If you love and respect yourself get ur tickets NOW..... and by NOW I mean yesterday.

Check SOB's website for the 411

Peep this funny ass performance of "Sometimes"......it gets really good around 2:17.

Baby, I Can't Wait !!!

Coco avant Chanel

Get ready bitches.... if you thought the devil wore Prada? Wrong!!...he wears Chanel and many strands of pearls and 5 inch heels and pantyhose and fancies red lipstick.
...and 'no' Karl Lagerfeld is not the devil but he did style the movie.

It doesn't take a psychic or a genius or even a high school drop-out to guess that Lifetime wonked up Gabrielle Coco Chanel biography. Truthfully, they should be ashamed to have even attempted it...They casted Shirley MacLaine and the movie was in ENGLISH DAMMITT!!



So hopefully somebody got it right this time. Written and directed by Anne Fontaine, Coco Avant/Before Chanel focuses on the Chanel's early years: the people and events made her in to the icon we cherish today.

Coco at work.

Filming began in early summer last year and its said to premiering next month.
Looks like its gonna be FIERCE!!
Ok, now all in favor of permanently retiring the word FIERCE say Aye?
Aye...I'm actually quite ashamed that I even used it....please forgive me I know not what I do.


Audrey Tatou as Gabrielle Coco Chanel.

Writer's Block x The New Pop

Missed the last Writers Block Event.....



The New Pop covers Writer's Block with special guest Thophilus London.
Spoken Word.
Live Performances.
After parties where people actually dance.....
You betta get with the get-right!!
Join the Movement We Are Writer's Block

l'homage: Sade

I'm Crying Everyone's tears.
I have already paid for all my future sins
Theres nothing anyone can say to take this away






If you were mine, If you were mine,
I wouldn't want to go to heaven
Cherish the day







I won't pretend that I intend to stop living
I won't pretend that I'm good at forgiving
But I can't hate you, although I have tried
I still really really love you, love is stronger than pride





There must have been an angel by my side
Something heavenly led me to you
Look at the sky, its the colour of love

Film School Throwback

OOOHHH..... Remember this one!!!


Such a Good Movie. Kinda low budge but great nonetheless.
One of my favorite parts was at the end when Chilli, Lauryn Hill, Nia Long, Mekhi Pfeiffer reinact a previous scene.

Luckily for me, some fool posted the entire movie, in like 8 parts of course, on YouTube.
Hooray for Piracy!!!

Wiley for The Night: Kehinde at Deitch

If you're missed out on Miami Art Basel like me, thank the Art gods that we can still get "DOWN" in NYC!!

In case you didn't know, its imperative that you stop by the Deitch galleries to check out DOWN the latest showing from NY-based artist Kehinde Wiley.
I've already gone twice, and I'm sure I'll be back again before it closes on December 20.

photo courtesy of The Fader.com


DOWN is a exhibition of large scale works by Mr. Wiley, where his Jamals-from-'round-the-way subjects become "historical paintings and sculptures of fallen warriors and figures in a state repose."

With the heavy sensual overtones present in DOWN's paintings, Wiley transforms these heroic classical milieus into thugesque-come-hither vulnerable moments.

Previous painting, not featured in DOWN


Mr. Wiley's use of everyday Joe...err Jerome Schmoes combines the schools of Neoclassicism and Realism all at once. Reminiscent of Jean-Francois Millet's Realism, Wiley disrupts the status quo by placing the marginalized at the forefront of a large canvas. In Millet's time, it was his use of Provencal peasants that received much criticism.

The Gleaners by Millet

While Wiley keeps it real, he also adopts the posture and silhouette of Neoclassical painters such as Jacques-Louis David. Namely David's Death of Marat comes to mind when I look at the figures of/in DOWN.

The Death of Marat by David


Well enough of my amateur pontificatin'....

go and see for yourselves!!

All this goodness has been brought to you by the good people at Deitch Projects

and the genius mind of Kehinde Wiley