B.Madison Releases New Single “ADDICTED”

She has done it again! B. Madiosn gets the summer off to an absolutely amazing start!

The singer has released her new club-banging SMASH single ADDICTED, which dropped Tuesday May 29th, 2012!

This is definitely a new favorite of ours from the pop/R&B sensation and we cannot WAIT to shake our ass all over the place to the hypnotic yet intense, Venture Brotherz produced beat!  Although this is a new sound for the lovely B. Madison, she pulls it off so effortlessly. Excited about the new music she will be bringing us in the near future..can’t wait!!

Is it safe to say we are ADDICTED…

Yes Sir!

Web: www.whoisbmadison.com
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Event: HBO’s Bryant Park Summer Film Festival!

Event: The Bristol-Simmonds Group x Yes Sir Entertainment Present HBO’s Bryant Park Summer Film Festival!
Date: Monday June 18th
Time: 4:15 - 11:30
Location: Bryant Park (42nd St at 6th Avenue) 

Fashion: BU After Hours At Sean John Showroom NYC

Last week Wednesday during Creative Week in NYC BU was invited to partake in a fabulous event at the Sean John Showroom in NYC. A dope event filled with great people and an open bar filled with Ciroc! It was an invite only affair with some of the most creative and passionate people in NYC. Alongside BU a few other brands were spotlighted, all young Black people doing the damn thing! What an honor to be chosen and mingle with a crowd where everyone the same drive. Here are a few pics, for more about the event and pics head to The X-Stylez

BU Special thanks: Passport Project, Marcus Graham Project and The Marcus Graham Project for hosting the event.

BU Varsity Coming this Fall !!!

(Source: bu-clothing.com)

Below are visual recaps of how the After Hours Event went. Enjoy!

Runway To Racks: How Fashion Gets Knocked Off

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“There’s that infamous cerulean speech from The Devil Wears Prada that introduced a lot of the world to fashion’s domino-line of production. But, in reality, the process that puts a look on the runway, debuts it in stores, and then gets that exact look replicated for a fraction of the original cost is much more complicated, more calculated, and — dare we say it? — a little more menacing than even Miranda Priestly.

Status Report — Before creating their lines, many top-level designers receive reports, statistics, and inventories of the kinds of fabrics, trends, and raw materials that are popular at industry trade shows. Many times, these stats are taken into consideration when designing a collection. Ever wonder why a certain shade of neon is everywhere in any given season? It’s because designers often all receive the same information.

Show Time — Designers will host presentations or runway shows to debut their original designs. These seasonal fashion shows are attended by buyers, editors, journalists, and stylists. With the advent of online fashion-news sources, social photography tools, and livestreams, these shows are hardly an industry-only event anymore, and can be viewed, enjoyed, and dissected by nearly anyone with an Internet connection.

So Popular — Even before the clothing shown during a Fashion Week is produced in bulk, certain garments become more popular than others via online coverage, celebrity red carpet photos, and editorial fashion shoots. Sometimes, the pieces that get the most coverage don’t even end up being produced — meaning they don’t end up in stores at all.

Good Buy— Buyers for department stores and high-end boutiques meet with designers’ sales representatives to place orders for the upcoming season. These buyers are in charge of what gets stocked in stores, and in what quantities. 

Study Up — Mass brands use this time to do research. Based on editorial coverage, consumer interest, and retail reports, they judge which styles, trends, and specific looks will sell. Then, their own team of designers gets to work making “inspired by” designs that incorporate the season’s trends without explicitly copying any look exactly.

Test Copy — As soon as designer duds hit the shelves, copycat brands go on shopping sprees and scoop up what they’ve seen as the most popular styles. Then, they go to work, often going so far as taking apart all the seams and replicating garment stitch by stitch. Because of loopholes in copyright laws, they’re able to copy the entire design of an item of clothing as long as they leave the fabric, lace patterns, or surface designs alone.

Due Justice — When copies are too blatant, the original designer will sue the brand producing the knock-off. That’s what happened in the court case that Gucci recently won. However, many of these defendants already anticipate the lawsuits, and build the cost of settling out of court into their budgets.

Et Voilà! — Even though a knock-off design costs tiny fraction of the original, it conveniently jumps over the heads of a whole industry of creative people, which is a big bummer (not to mention the fact that companies producing these pieces often engage in shady, unethical manufacturing practices)

However, with designer duds perpetually increasing in price, it’s not always possible to find affordable, trendy fashion that also has integrity.”

(Source: refinery29.com)

Model: Tomii - Chasing Dreams And Ripping Runways

[ ISLAND JEWELS CAMPAIGN ]

In 2011, Tomii was chosen along with two other models to shoot a campaign for a company called Island Jewels, which was shot by Kovah Duncombe. Island Jewels is a company which supplies the majority of the Bahamas’ straw vendors and souvenir shops with goods such as sarong wraps, jewelry, hats as well as other clothing & souvenirs. It was a FULL day of shooting for Tomii, but for the most part everything ran very smoothly. Tomii says that was the day she learned every possible way to tie a sarong.

[ SOME LIKE IT HOT ]

[ ISLANDS OF THE WORLD FASHION WEEK ]

Tomii thinks back to when she walked in 2010 and says, ”Compared to the Islands of the World Fashion Week in 2010 I definitely feel like I really rocked it this year. I made sure I stood out and booked the majority of designers. And I definitely accomplished that.” The hard working Tomii was booked for 8 out of 10 designers but only walked for 7 the night of. Although she did not get to walk for all the designers, Tomii still had sufficient runway time. ”Aside from the bookings, I gained a few more friends. Im a friendly person but I was much more sociable this year and got closer with some of the models. Nothing’s ever wrong with that… (You wont have to worry about models putting lotion in your shoes if you’re friends with them LOL).” - says the lovely Tomii.

We are happy to have Tomii as the newest addition to the Yes Sir Ent. family. She will only go up from here.  She is a hard working, motivated, determined young woman and failure is not an option for her.  Stay tuned for more from our Queen of The Runway!!

Follow Her on Twitter: @Tomii_C