Dear Pennies & Pens, So a few months ago on a cold day in January, I styled a shoot for a local Dallas designer, DonâChunte. This shoot was absolutely one of my best because I worked with such an amazing…
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Dear Pennies and Pens, As you all know, a picture is worth a thousand words. So weâll let the photos do the talking. With no further adieu, we present 1000 Words: All Pen Everything. And there it is. de la…
Dear Pennies & Pens, Sometimes you set off with the best intentions but things just donât go according to plan. Take my latest shoot, All Pen Everything, for example. In so many ways, this shoot didnât go according to plan.…
Dear Pennies and Pens, As you all know, a picture is worth a thousand words. So weâll let the photos do the talking. With no further adieu, we present 1000 Words: AfriDally. About Mory Jay by Memory Jora: Mory Jay…
Dear Pennies & Pens, I am so excited to unveil our latest editorial Pen.Style: AfriDally! Drawing inspiration from Coming to America and Black Panther, AfriDally is about fusing African style with the culture of Dallas. AfriDally features an array of…
Dear Pennies & Pens, Itâs been 7 years since I started styling and I must say itâs been an adventure. For years, I didnât even consider myself to be a stylist nor did I think I was particularly stylish. But…
Dear Pennies & Pens, I am in a Slack group called Minorities in Media and while working on this issue, I posted in the group that I was looking for artists and entrepreneurs to feature. Somehow, Michelle Blue and her…
Dear Pennies & Pens, le magazine noir aka “The Black Magazine” is the name of the Black History Month issue of de la Pen…All Pen Everything. When brainstorming names for our Black History Month issue, we wanted something that was…
Dear Pennies & Pens, Just a couple of weeks ago, I attended one of my favorite Dallas based fashion shows, The Pin Show. The Pin Show is an annual event that features the latest in locally produced, independent fashion. The…
Dear Pennies & Pens, Fashion X Dallas 2016 was absolutely fabulous!!! For those that donât know, Fashion X Dallas was established in 2014 by Matt Swinney, Founder of Austin Fashion Week. Fashion X Dallas is the premiere âfashion weekâ in…
