Memoirs of Style

Turn My Swag All The Way On!

The video below features a 16 year old girl named Cher Lloyd who auditioned for
the show X Factor recently.

So what drew me to this video was the fact that Cher walked out on to the stage and said she was going to sing ” Turn My Swag On by Soulja Boy” but the “Keri Hilson Version”.

'Your going to sing whatttt'?! (was all I could think)

I then prepared myself to laugh hysterically because I figured this wouldn't end well....

But to my surprise Cher killed it!

You all must check this vid out, this girl has TALENT & let's not forget to mention she's a stylista with her military blazer, ripped denim, & those fly booties <3

Stylista Playlist

Top Ten Tunes on my iPod playlist right now:

Hope She Cheats- Marsha Ambrosious
Ambitious Girl-Wale
I'm a Lady- Santigold
XXXO- M.I.A
Clap Your Hands- Sia
Blauw- Ciara
Monster- Kanye West ft. RickRoss, Jay-Z,NickiMinaj, Bon Iver
Rain- Dear Jayne
Lotta Money- Diamond
Fourth of July- Kelis

Meet Coco & Breezy...

Coco & Breezy are 19yr old twins who design & hand make

their own couture eye wear line "Gemela Amor".

I happened to stumble upon Coco & Breezy while on Facebook. I had never heard of them prior to that but I decided to add them simply because we had a lot of mutual friends.

&&& then a few days after, I spotted a picture of R&B singer Ashanti rocking a pair of shades made by Coco & Breezy.

I checked out their website and became an instant fan of their line. What I like about "Gemela Amor" is that the designs have a very industrial feel and every single design is unqiue.
Right now there seems to be this crazy amount of people making eyewear but they all seem to fall short of the creativity that Coco & Breezy's line embodies.

I also am very inspiried by their story. Recently moving to NYC to pursue their design dream full time, the sisters work together to make their eye wear and have managed to do it all by themselves by hustling &&& grinding their line to several people in the fashion industry.

With celebrities like: Ciara, Ashanti, Kelly Osbourne, Amber Rose, and more rocking ‘Gemela Amor by coco&breezy’, they are definitely going to be the ones to look out for in the year to come!

Here is a link to their blog & website:

I recently peeped a vid on GlobalGrind.com with the twins, that tells how they started & gives an introduction to who they are.

check it below..

Whipping Willow.

I really really can not get over how cool Willow Smith is!

She's so intriging to me...First it was her semi-shave hairdo, then her rocker chick style & now it's her newest song "Whip My Hair" which to me sounds a whole lot better than pop singers who are twice her age.

All of this at the age of 9?! That means she's just getting started right? Sheesh!

I mean let's not add the fact that she issss the daughter of Will & Jada Pinkett Smith, but Willow is definetley not your average 9yr old girl!

At her age with such kickass style, talent &&& star power I see her future looking really bright. I'm about to don a t-shirt with TeamWillow, hope she never let's me down! <3

Jessica Stam in Marie Claire Sept. 2010

The Jessica Stam Marie Claire US September 2010 spread is wittily titled “Grand Stam.” Stam is one of my top five models &&& I agree that as a model she has definitely made a grand slam in the fashion world!

&&& now she has now decided to try her hand at designing.

Stam is partnering up with designer Rachel Roy, to create a guest collection.

Being that I adore Stam & Rachel Roy so much, I am really looking foward to this collection. <3

Gone for a Minute

Heyyy you guys I know I have been gone

from my bloggie for such a long time but I'm back....

&&& I can't wait to share all the cool things I have been doing these past couple of months stay tuned.

Love. Peace. Fashion

-MonicaMelyssa

Go Wild!

Who Wearing What: Solange

Who: Solange Knowles

Wearing What: Chanel Classic Flap Bag + CharlieMyLove Amen Studded Sandals

Ciara's Kicks

I don't think I would ever wear an outfit like that nor with these sneakers but I just wanted to post these pix because Ciara looked extra cute! &&& this is what personal style is about, I like when she mixes girly with tomboy pieces it almost always seems to work for her. <3

TwentyOneYearsinTwentyTen.

Goodness...are we really already in the month of April?!

&&& why does it matter that we are in the fourth month of the year already?

Well maybe it doesn't even matter to you, but for me that means there's only one more month until my 21st birthday.

The horrible thing is that I don't even feel excited about turning the big 2-1!

&&& that's so crazy because every since I was like 12 years old...I freakin wanted to be 21 sooo bad!

But now that it's almost here I quite frankly don't even care.

The only thing is that I will be old enough to bar hop & dance my ass off at niteclubs...but then again every since I turned 18 I been doing that = /

I guess for me an approaching birthday reminds me of the fact that I am getting older! I feel like Bella from Twilight & her resentment of turning a year older on her birthday.

Please don't get me wrong, I like---no as a matter of fact I LOVE birthdays.

(me on my 20th birthday)

But damn it's just annoying me that I'm getting older because with a new age comes new responsiblities, new problems...basically what I'm trying to say is a whole crap load of new b.s.

&&& oh gosh do I hate B.S. !

However despite my fear of having B.S. I know that I will be going into 21 with a job, a really good boyfriend, cool friends, & a supportive family.

So whatever I will suck it up & roll with the punches.

&&& besides a birthday is a great excuse for a new pair of shoes...(Louboutins in a size 38 please <3)!

I made a list of random things I plan to accompolish for age 21 in 2010....