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Dream Dreamer!

Posted on July 20, 2015 by Angie Ladie

It’s beautiful to feel young and to be young. Being young is often associated with boundless energy supply, less responsibilities and newness. Creativity and innovation are at a peak as there’s nothing- meaning here experience- pulling one back. As one goes through life, it presents so many happy, exciting, unexpected, sad and everything in between moments. Unfortunately, the word “FEAR” suddenly starts to illuminate in our minds and the problem comes in in how we choose to react. Fear causes us to let go of all the dreams, goals, opportunities that we once had and were enthusiastic about when we were young.

In the current Mazda car commercial- the young teenager sits for his driving test, fails but passes the second time, moves to college in a small 2 door car, graduates and gets into the cooperate world therefore gets a car that the world perceives is adequate in his new chapter. He then gets a family and has an SUV but in his midlife crisis, he went back and bought the small 2 door coupe that he once had as a teenager. Good illustration that because you get older or life comes in the way, the you then is still the you now. Yes, preferences and opinions might change but some things that make you you will probably never change- dreams, vision, goals. It is never too late to act on them!

These pictures are from my very first professional shoot in 2009 when I started to follow my dreams and desires for fashion and modelling. Little did I know what lay ahead of me-the blessings, opportunities, wonderful people and challenges- it was a step of faith then. Don’t let fear come in your way, you’re more than a conqueror! 🙂 Take your first step today, no excuses and keep on dreaming and working smart!

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~Angie~

May 2015- Memorial Weekend in Deep Creek!

Posted on July 2, 2015 by Angie Ladie

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This year my friends from Maryland and I planned a trip to Deep Creek over the long memorial holiday weekend. Deep Creek is a vacation spot with lots of fun activities such as roller coaster rides, zip lining, cliff jumping and a lot of water activities like jet skiing, boating and of course swimming. If you love being in the water and thrilling adventures, you’re bound to love this place. The vacation houses cater to the needs of your group such as game rooms, entertainment rooms, Jacuzzis and or pools. In my opinion it is better in the summer, however during the winter time skiing is a big sport there.

The first evening when everyone arrived, we stayed up till 6 am catching up since we hadn’t seen each other in a while. The first day we went on some rides, zip lining and swimming. The next days, some did cliff jumping, boat rides, lazer tags and we all took an evening stroll in one of the parks. My favorite part apart from spending time with my friends was eating farmers choice sausages and nyama choma everyday! If you live in New York, you know goat-eating with Kenyan friends is not a monthly spot ~ well at least to me.

My friend scared all of us with that bear and made sure he recorded all of our reactions. It was not funny at that time…lol. The guys went out for an early morning run and soon it was time for some Kenyan-style breakfast. This was my fav mug in the house:)

I had to taste some of Mika’s delish goat meat stew. On the last night at the house, the movie lovers watched a movie while some went swimming or played pool. I had never had any interest in learning how to shoot pool but thanks to my friends who taught some of us basics 101.

It was a fun friends getaway from our busy lives and we all can’t wait for another one in future. Live, love, laugh and enjoy life to the fullest!

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Angie.

My Blue World!

Posted on June 19, 2015 by Angie Ladie

Blue has got to be the color that I’ve stuck with most over the years. Picking a favorite color to me depends on the season and current mood but blue has withstood the test of time. I was feeling my blue today. I paired a blue sequin crop top with a fancy skirt and ankle pants. Let me know which look you prefer!

Photography Joash- NxT LvL Imagery. Top & Pants- Forever 21, Shoes- Old, Skirt- Bronx, NY (Sorry, I don’t recall the name of the store).

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Of Rompers & Tributes.

Posted on June 6, 2015 by Angie Ladie

Hey y’all!!! I have missed being here for the 3 weeks that I was away and a big thank you to everyone who had been looking out for new posts. The wait is over 🙂 It’s now graduation season all through to the end of summer and rompers are so in whether long or short. I saw this piece and it was love at first sight- the color pops and you can go simple with just sandals for park festivities or dressed up for events. Enjoy and let me know what you think!

Photography by Joash- NxT LvL Imagery.

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One of my favorite shows is Grey’s Anatomy- Spoiler Alert- In the just concluded season, Dr. Amelia Shephard ( Caterina Scorsone) had to perform a brain surgery on a fellow colleague Dr. Nicole Herman (Geena Davis) and she was so scared despite studying and preparing for the surgery for months. When the d-date came, she had to channel her inner self envisioning her success and stood in a “superpower pose” with her assistant Dr. Stephanie Edwards (Jerrika Hinton). Dr Edwards had to do so to show solidarity as Amelia believed it was scientifically proven to help them succeed. Their confidence definitely skyrocketed. Below is my tribute to Dr. Amelia and Dr. Edwards.

…Let’s now take a jump onto the next LVL…

“Tools of Trade” Part 2.

Posted on May 17, 2015 by Angie Ladie

The second part of the shoot we decided to make it a little more practical and we included some more daily “tools of trade” pieces – protection gear. I can’t believe I still had the gown and mask from nursing school- yes! from all those practice lab hours and they survived 🙂 We also added one of Joash’s light covers (for lack of a better word) to cover my braids. I wore another set of color blocked Med Couture scrubs that I love. To everyone working in the healthcare field, continue giving and wishing you lots of blessings in your journey.

Enjoy and let me know what you think!

Photography by Joash- Nxt Level Imagery ; Directed by Polly Odotte & I; MUA- Lily Njoroge ; Hair- Jessica Bonney.

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~Angie~

Caught unaware…

Taking a swirl 🙂

“Tools of trade” part 1

Posted on May 7, 2015 by Angie Ladie

Happy Nurses’ Week!

In my twenty something years in this world, I’ve learnt never to say never. When I moved to New York, I saw that most people in the Healthcare field wore scrubs. I had dreamt of being in that field since I was in primary/elementary school. I also dreamt of wearing my suits, skirts and dresses to work. I actually decided that once I started working, I would buy for myself a beautiful white pants suit after I watched Cece Winans peform in one. I completely forgot about that. Any leads anyone?

Fast forward 9 years and today, scrubs are part of my life and I couldn’t imagine wearing anything else to work. They are so comfortable and allow me to do my job with ease. Never say never, right? ummm…ok. However, one thing I decided not to forfeit was a little fashion notch to them. I didn’t want to wear just any scrubs because I realized that some were just like a one size fits all body shapes kinda fit. So I started researching on what brands, fit and designs were out in the market. I came to love plain colored ones because I could always color block them. One of my favorite brand is Med Couture and you can find them in Scrubs and Beyond. The tops are well fitting and their bottoms are suitable for a curvy lady and flow with your body shape. One of my friends recommended Grey’s Anatomy which am yet to try out. Let me know what scrubs brands you like.

Photography by Joash- Nxt Level Imagery ; Directed by Polly Odotte and I ; MUA Lily Njoroge ; Hair by Jessica Bonney.

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Angie

Joash had magazines in the studio so I decided to take a little break from all the studying… Now back to some more reading…why not add more books while at it? 🙂

Purple Royalty

Posted on April 29, 2015 by Angie Ladie

Purple=Royal. Simply my take. I paired this purple skirt with a grey off-shoulder crop knit top with no jewelry except purple button earrings. I have to admit that I spent quite some time trying to figure out the best way to wear the top. The first time I tried it on is certainly not how I wore it the second time. I think the top complements most, if not all, body types but might need readjusting when you stand and sit; overall I liked it. It comes in three colors- black, grey and red and in one size.

Off-shoulder crop knit top from romwe.com; Skirt from Forever 21; Shoes from Justfab.com; Photography by Joash-NxT LvL imagery; MUA- Lily Njoroge; Hair- Jessica Bonney; Director- Polly Odotte and I.

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…And it was time for readjusting 🙂

Black essentials~Dress edition

Posted on April 20, 2015 by Angie Ladie

I believe that it is important to have a few dark colored pieces in your closet. Black has always been that color! Black is so easy to pair since it complements all colors hence its essence. Most ladies, if not all, have that go to black dress that makes them feel great and is comfy at the same time. I paired mine with a coral jacket. Let me know what you think!

Dress from Forever 21; Jacket from H&M; Photography by Joash- NxT LvL imagery; MUA- Lily Njoroge

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Grey Hues

Posted on April 4, 2015 by Angie Ladie

I sorta like the color grey because besides it being a mix of white and black, it still stands on its own having multiple hues. Comfort when it comes to clothing and shoes is one of the things I go for. However, this was not the case few years ago concerning shoes but I will soon share the cause of my “paradigm shift.” This is currently my go to clutch and the stud obsession is quite evident.

I had fun doing this shoot and easily swapped my heels to flats in a flash. Let me know what you think!

Photography by Joash- Nxt LvL Imagery; Hair by Jessica Bonney.

Crop top- Mandee, Jeans- JCP, Hat & Flat shoes- Burlington Coat Factory, Heels- Justfab, Rings- H&M, Earrings- Maasai Market, Kenya, Sunglasses- Retro City, Clutch- Midtown Manhattan.

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The “intro”

Posted on April 2, 2015 by Angie Ladie

I’ve grown to love the camera and it’s just one of those things that regardless of how I feel before I start shooting, those feelings are replaced with happiness, excitement and tranquility. I did this shoot sometime last year and towards the end, we decided to play around with Joash’s many cameras and those pictures seemed to be a perfect intro to this journey. Let me know what you think!

Photography by Joash- Nxt LvL Imagery.

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