MIDNIGHT LIGHT

wild-bleu:

Wild-Bleu’s HUGE SUMMER GIVEAWAY!

My last giveaway for spring was maybe my most fun yet, and here’s my final giveaway of 2012! Yeah, those are literally all of my summer clothes from 2011. My entire summer closet, all of it, goes to one lucky winner. 

Prizes:

-17 chiffon tank tops from Acne

-7 pairs of lightwash jeans from Rag&Bone

-13 bags

-8 blazers

-26 pairs of shorts from Rag&Bone

-3 pairs of shorts from American Apparel

-10 pairs of shorts from Urban Outfitters

-34 summer dresses

-9 loose long-sleeve tops

-2 pairs of summer shoes

-and MUCH MORE!

Rules: 

-you must follow wild-bleu, if you don’t want to follow please don’t waste your time, you won’t be chosen

-no likes! they will not be counted

-reblog at least once, but no more than 10 times (i’m using a random selector, i want to keep it relatively fair)

-i ship international

-winner will be chosen on june 25th

-i will personally message the winner on tumblr, if i get no response in 48 hours i will choose another winner

What are you waiting for? This is honestly the chance of a lifetime. REBLOG!

Ahh no chance but will give it a go anyway.

wild-bleu:

Wild-Bleu’s HUGE SUMMER GIVEAWAY!

My last giveaway for spring was maybe my most fun yet, and here’s my final giveaway of 2012! Yeah, those are literally all of my summer clothes from 2011. My entire summer closet, all of it, goes to one lucky winner. 

Prizes:

-17 chiffon tank tops from Acne

-7 pairs of lightwash jeans from Rag&Bone

-13 bags

-8 blazers

-26 pairs of shorts from Rag&Bone

-3 pairs of shorts from American Apparel

-10 pairs of shorts from Urban Outfitters

-34 summer dresses

-9 loose long-sleeve tops

-2 pairs of summer shoes

-and MUCH MORE!

Rules: 

-you must follow wild-bleu, if you don’t want to follow please don’t waste your time, you won’t be chosen

-no likes! they will not be counted

-reblog at least once, but no more than 10 times (i’m using a random selector, i want to keep it relatively fair)

-i ship international

-winner will be chosen on june 25th

-i will personally message the winner on tumblr, if i get no response in 48 hours i will choose another winner

What are you waiting for? This is honestly the chance of a lifetime. REBLOG!

samuelernesto:

The African Renaissance Monument (French: Le Monument de la Renaissance africaine) is a 49m tall bronze statue located on top one of the twin hills known as Collines des Mamelles, outside of Dakar, Senegal. The statue was designed by the Senegalese architect Pierre Goudiaby after an idea presented by president Abdoulaye Wade and built by a company from North Korea.

Senegalese opposition leaders have also questioned the style of the project, labeling it “Stalinist”, while others say that the body shapes are not African. Local imams argue that a statue depicting a human figure is idolatrous, and object to the perceived immodesty of the semi-nude male and female figures.

The project was launched by then Senegalese president Abdoulaye Wade who considered it part of Senegal’s prestige projects, aimed at providing monuments to herald a new era of African Renaissance. The formal dedication occurred on 4 April 2010, Senegal’s “National Day”, commemorating the 50th anniversary of the country’s independencefrom France. It is the tallest statue in Africa.

blackfashion:

The triumph of a blind clothing designer.

Designer Mason Ewing 30, has been blind since age 15 but he does not lack the vision or ambition of a Designer.

“I decided to work in fashion and follow in my mother’s footsteps,” Ewing recalls. Ewing mother,  a seamstress and dressmaker, was murdered when Ewing was 4 years old.

“I lived with my uncle and aunt and they began to fight me. They would awaken me at 4 in the morning to clean the house and wash dishes. When I wet the bed in fear, they took my head and bashed it on the bathtub,” he recalled. “They poked my eyes and put pigment (African Hot sauce)in them.”

Ewing was bashed and kicked in the head so often that he suffered a seizure that landed him in the hospital, where, he said, he was in a coma for three weeks. When he awoke, he was blind.

French authorities eventually intervened and placed young Ewing in a series of foster homes. He studied physical in college before deciding in 2001 to pursue his childhood dream of fashion design. His fashion styling work ranged from evening gowns to Braille-lettered T- shirts.

Translating what Ewing could see only in his mind’s eye was a challenge. He was able to recruit artists willing to sketch the designs he described, including an elaborate “Marie Antoinette” gown — a flowing, billowing dress accented with swoops of golden-brocaded fabric.

Able to see only vague combinations of light and shadow, Ewing discovered his blindness had enhanced his ability to distinguish the textures of silks, lace, linen and cotton twill. That feel for material also came into play when doll-size miniatures of his creations were sewn together and he was able to “see” his designs by touch.

Although other fledgling young designers of haute couture voiced skepticism of Ewing’s chances of succeeding in the design world, a French organization for the handicapped, Agefiph, decided to finance his first fashion show in 2006, according to print and television reports.

Since then, Ewing has produced a collection of T-shirts that feature Baby Madison, a multi-ethnic cartoon figure, in different settings. The infant has dark skin, blue eyes and a tuft of blond hair that “represents tolerance and love for everyone,” he said. The shirts’ raised Braille lettering tells him the garment’s color and what Madison image is printed on it.

Ewing used the cartoon character to branch out into video animation with “The Adventures of Madison.” He hopes to parlay that into two TV series that feature live actors. His proposed teen comedy series is called “Mickey Boom.”

Ewing is confident he can triumph in another visual arts field.

”There are a lot of people who are handicapped and they’re able to do a lot of things that people don’t necessarily think they can do,” he said.