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 !!!

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

Fashion: Black N Ugly Look Book Spring ‘12

Designer: @doperifa | Male Model: @laidback_j | Female Model: @_bhris | Line: @blacknugly

Sherifa Gayle, Creator of Black N Ugly Clothing, has taken 2012 by storm, and we have barely entered the second quarter!!  She is keeping us fly with her fresh, innovative, powerful designs.  We always say with a powerful name such as “Black N Ugly”, you have no choice but to be a pretty impressive line.  Yesterday April 2, 2012 Ms. Gayle unleashed the Black N Ugly Spring ‘12 Look Book upon us, and boy did the social networks enjoy that! Retweets and Facebook updates galore! Go see what all the hypes about at www.blacknugly.com and feel free to make a few purchases while you are there. Enjoy!

Winning Woman: Rifa

[ @dopERifa ]

So Rifa wanted to play the modest role. What she didn’t tell you guys is that she is the CEO of a very successful clothing line titled Black N Ugly.  The line promotes positivity amongst the african american community.  The name alone grabs your attention, but the concept behind the name is so much deeper than most will be able to grasp. These are only a few of the many reasons why we chose the lovely Rifa to be our Winning Woman for Black History Month.

Fashion: Black & Ugly Passion Red Bracelet

images courtesy of @blacknugly

A blend of reds with a splash of orange/white. Spiral balls, dotted heart pendants and a charm that says “made with love”, every unique piece. Only a few are available, all handmade. In check out please let us know if your wrist is small or large.

Click here to purchase.

Occupy Wall Street, What Now?

Written by: Sherifa Gayle (@dopERifa)

I believe this movement is a great idea… but, that’s what it is an idea. The movement needs a mission, too many objectives are floating around aimlessly. Awareness is beautiful but if there isn’t any action after-wards it will fade away like water puddles. We all have been conditioned to deal with what we have so it’s nothing new now. Capitalism has been installed into our way of life and the belief is “you get what you work for”. The rich run the world and until they become poor they won’t truly care to stoop down and spread their coins, or listen to our demands… simple. This is just the facts of life. To truly get the ball moving we must take OTHER steps! Small businesses… I believe should be the next platform, stop putting money into these big corporations…. that will be a major move in the right direction if we “the working class” want the wealth to be distributed. Begin shopping at local shops/mom and pops  and putting YOUR money into your OWN people’s pockets. If this is done on a regular basis this will in turn cause a turmoil and the money will begin to trickle down. With that said, Christmas is close by. This is my opinion, what’s your’s?