My #1 Style ICON

As a recently self-discovered (smile) Developer of Personal Style, I thought it might be interesting to, every once in a while, give you glimpses of the women (and sometimes men) who have impacted and influenced me in my love of fashion and development of my own personal style. Of course, we all know that my LOVE OF MY LIFE STYLE ICON was my grandmother, LIL MAMA.  But my #1 Style Diva is DIANA ROSS! (Just so you know, the ranking goes):

LOVE OF MY LIFE STYLE ICON
#1 Style Diva
...All my other favorites

So anyway, I wanna talk about why I love Miss Ross!
*First of all, she IS the BOSS... And who doesn't love a BOSS???
*She has displayed IMPECCABLE style throughout her entire career
*She was in my 2 favorite fashion movies of all time- 'Mahogany' (which, I understand she did a great deal of the designing in. She aspired to be a fashion designer before she made it big in the Supremes.) and 'Lady Sings the Blues'
*She looks great in so many different fashion themes
*She wasn't afraid to give that HUGE HAIR! (I'm a sucker for Fearless Fashion!)
*She knows how to marry well (which can greatly effect one's ability to look good)
*She's had 100 children and still has a great shape!
*Many try to duplicate her style and grace, but she's so original that no one can capture her je ne c'est quoi
*Let's not forget the concert in Central Park when it THUNDER STORMED and she kept on performing in her red sequin catsuit (I wanna say it was Bob Mackie, but don't quote me on that one.)

So now, let's get to some pictures!!!

                                                                                   

FABULOUS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Choosing my "I AM"-

It's been a whole lot of years in the making, but finally, I know who I am in this crazy world of Beauty and Fashion mayhem! Ok, there's Lil Mama's Baby:  My boutique and ode to my favorite girl- My grandmother (Inez Jones). Then there's Yvette B.:  The Hairstylist/Makeup Artist and Lover of all things BEAUTIFUL. Then there's the crazy little woman in my head that can put together or pick apart any outfit, hair-do (or don't), or look in 2.2 seconds flat in any situation, on any man woman or child... In MacGuyver fashion!

When I put all of the elements together of who and what I've developed into over all of these years, I am happy to say that I AM a Personal Style Developer. You bring me you, as you are- I help you to create the you that you desire to be (style-wise). This is a new title for me. I kinda discovered it by accident. I was reading a book that my Doll Baby of a Friend gave me over the Christmas Holiday, and it hit me. All of the fashion, beauty, and style tips that this woman was suggestion to help to develop one's person fashion identity, I had been excersizing my whole life... And sharing it with my friends and family! It was like boom! Boom! BOOM! It all came together for me. If I take the thing that I love and have felt passionate for, esthetically, I am a Personal Style Developer- Head to Toe... That's me.

Being that I have proclaimed 2011 to be my year of 'Going Hard, or Going Home' (and I for sure ain't going home!), I plan to basque in the power of my self proclaimed title.  I will nurture it, set time aside to build it, and treat it with the love and respect that it took a lifetime of trials and errors to make, let it marinate, and then make it 'Do what it Do!'.

Stay Tuned for more...
LMB