To My Partners In Crime

I was never one of those girls who had this tight group of girlfriends I went to with all of my problems. I figured since I lucked out in the family department, I didn't get that. So there was never a Samantha to my Carrie, never a Thelma to my Louise, a Christina to my Meredith.

You get the picture.

Anyway, it was okay because I had my sisters and brother.

But then we all grew up and my siblings moved and started hanging out with their friends and I was kind of alone to fend for myself.

Luckily for me, I met some awesome people and slowly this world was opened up to me where I had girls and a few guys (hi Brandon) who I could talk to and laugh with and get a little tipsy with once in a while.

While I couldn't ask for a better family (they are truly the best group of people a girl like me could ever ask for), I have now been blessed in the friends department too. I can count some of the greatest women as friends.

I'm so lucky : )

Now that I'm without my favorite ladies and alone in New York (boo), I appreciate them so much more and I really miss having them around.

Instead of moping about it, I just want to say thank you for:

• sitting through The Hills, Gossip Girl, the Real World and all the other awful shows I enjoy watching. You guys never judged me by my ridiculous taste in television.
• letting me convince you that we can't watch a movie without cookies. Or cake. Or alcohol.
• convincing me that we can't watch a movie without cookies. Or cake. Or alcohol.
• letting me sleep over when I was too tired to drive home.
• baking me cakes for my birthday.
• waking me up (no matter how much I protested) and reminding me to take out my contacts.
• taking me dancing.
• eating one of my vegan meals. Actually none of you ever really ate the whole thing. Still...
• staying up with me and listening to me talk about HIM for the millionth time.
• laughing with me about everything and nothing and the absurdity of it all.

I love my girlfriends and I miss them.

What do you want to thank your favorite girls for?

Better Late Than Never: Katie Holmes in the March 2007 Issue of Harper's Bazaar

So I was in the magazine closet at work looking through some issues for my boss when I came across Katie's cover.

This is one of my favorite Harper's Bazaar spreads so I wanted to share it with you guys.

What do you think?

The photographs were shot by Peter Lindbergh and the styling was left in Victoria Beckham's capable hands.

Why is a Good Question.

My sister posted a fantastic article on her blog about women in Nigeria getting shit done.

I'd love for you guys to read her post and the article.

You'll be hearing a lot from Shola Ajayi in the future and I'm super proud : )

More to come...

xoxo,

Juwon

Forgive Me : (

I'm so so sorry for the neglect. What can I say? Between fashion week and a dear friend's visit, it's been an insane couple of weeks.

Things are fantastic and I will be sharing some of the exciting things I did in the next few days.

Stay tuned yo.

Better Late Than Never: Naomi Campbell in the September 2009 issue of Harper's Bazaar

People, I bring you Naomi Campbell in all her fierceness.

Photographer Jean-Paul Goude did a great job as usual.

This is from HBZ's September 2009 issue and it's kind of epic, don't you think?

Happy Friday : )

Buh bye.

I said goodbye to a lot of good people this week as I made my move to New York. I considered staying but I just didn't want to so away I went.

So this a proper shout out to my loved ones: you guys are too special to forget: )

That's me and my hairstylist/confidante/mentor Yolanda. She's a Betty, right?

The other pic is of me and Brandon; one of the best people I know.

Anyway, I'm back to blogging from New York. I hope you'll stick it out with me as I transition from student to badass _______

I haven't found a job yet so that part's blank.

Stay tuned...

Better Late Than Never: Zoe Saldana in the August Issue of Vanity Fair

“I’ve done roles that anybody would have done...I’ve never helped any girl get the quarterback. I left with the quarterback.” Zoe Saldana

Zoe Saldana is stunning.

She's also incredibly talented.

And this Harlem Renaissance inspired photoshoot (courtesy of Michael Roberts) is sweeeet.

Click here for the interview that appeared in the august issue of Vanity Fair.