Black Culture Influences Every Aspect of Fashion

As March approaches, I reflect on Black History Month and the importance of not leaving the excitement of the black creative’s influence in February. I talk about how black historical events have affected our personal style across decades, my personal thoughts on the news of the Fenty fashion label halting production, the ways that black designers are disrupting the luxury market, as well as some of my current fave black designers for you to shop!

Learn more about fashion curator Eunice Walker Johnson, iconic designer Patrick Kelly, and designer & playboy costume innovator Zelda Barbour Wynn Valdes.

Read more on the Fenty fashion label going on a hiatus here. Read about Savage X Fenty reaching a $1 billion valuation here!

Follow FYPM for more analytical data and stats surrounding influencers here.

Shop Pyer Moss, the genius streetwear and ready to wear brand by Kerby Jean-Raymond here!

Shop Kendall Miles Designs for beautiful statement making luxury footwear and accessories here!

For gorgeous luxe glam looks, check out Sergio Hudson’s designs and shop the label here!

For a list of more amazing black designers, check out my black luxury designer directory on my style blog, here!

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Music for the show is produced by D. Brown the Begotten Son. Check out more of his music here and follow him on Instagram!

"Stylist Psychology": My Interview With Wardrobe Architect & Accessory Designer Bria Charlise

In this episode, fellow wardrobe stylist & entrepreneur Bria Charlise and I relate to each other as stylists and young black women in fashion, candidly discussing everything from our spirituality to financial struggles, client types, maintaining a winning mindset, and more!

Music for the show is produced by D. Brown the Begotten Son. Check out more of his music here! Follow his music journey here!

Check out Bria’s world here and follow her on Instagram here!

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Ways We Can Support the #BlackLivesMatter Movement

In this episode, I shared my thoughts on the current state of society as a result of the most recent tragedies surrounding black lives being taken by racists and corrupt policemen worldwide. I also name a few of the ways that we can support some of the many causes within the black lives matter movement. For more methods than what I listed in the episode, check out my full post on sharragreenestyling.com here, where I give additional resources surrounding supporting protesters, donating to the affected families, and rebuilding black businesses. I will be updating the blog post weekly as well as sending more resources to my site subscribers as I learn of them. Subscribe for updates here. If you have any additional resources that you would like me to include in future content, please don’t hesitate to send them to styleadvicebysharra@gmail.com

Donate directly to the family of George Floyd here.

Sign the petition here for justice to be brought to Breonna Taylor and her loved ones.

Donate to the Minnesota Freedom Fund to ensure our protestors have bail money made available to them here.

Donate to the Louisville Community Bail Fund here.

Donate to Ahmad Arbery’s family here.

Support the North Star Health Collective here to ensure our protestors have medical assistance provided to them while they are on the frontlines.

Donate to Reclaim the Block here to support the coalition committed to defunding the police and investing in more productive alternatives.

Help rebuild Guns N Roses here, a black woman owned boutique that was unfortunately destroyed in the protests.

"Authentically Herself": My Interview with Fashion Designer & Brand Owner Megan Smith

If you’ve been watching Amazon Prime’s major fashion competition, “Making the Cut” you’ve witnessed the work of Megan Smith, the woman behind the rising Megan Renee brand. In this interview, I interview Megan on her journey as a designer in an ever changing industry. We discuss how she got her start, her experience as a contestant on “Making the Cut”, the support she’s received from Naomi Campbell, and ways we can push forward as black women in fashion.

Music for the show is produced by D. Brown the Begotten Son. Check out more of his work here!

Watch Megan on Season 1 of Amazon Prime’s “Making the Cut” right here!

For vibrant, sexy, ready-to-wear pieces, shop Megan Renee at shopmeganrenee.com. Follow the brand on Instagram here!

Keep up with Megan on her personal Instagram, here!

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SAVING OUR FAVORITE FASHION BRANDS

In this episode, I share my thoughts on the effect the pandemic has had on the fashion industry so far. I also share some ways that I think designers, stylists, influencers, and consumers alike can support themselves as well as each other and sustain their brands as much as possible.

Music for the show is produced by D. Brown the Begotten Son. Check out more of his music and services here!

Get more details on Neiman Marcus filing for bankruptcy here.

Check out spirituality/well-being content creator Aaron Doughty on Instagram right here.

Follow House of Rehab on Instagram here for dope products and content inspo. Shop House of Rehab here.

Check out designer and fashion buyer Nichole Lynel here.

I casually mentioned The Style Animal & Sai Sankoh… They’re two BOMB black owned brands. Check them out!

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"FASHION MADE ME DO IT": MY INTERVIEW WITH DESIGNER & CEO OF HOUSE OF REHAB, ASHLEE JACKSON

In this episode, I interview the CEO of one of my ABSOLUTE FAVE fashion brands, House of Rehab. Ashlee Jackson shares her process on building a brand from the ground up, strategies for marketing and investments, what we can expect from House of Rehab in the next season, and more. This is the perfect episode for aspiring designers and online boutique owners. She gave us so much FREE game!

Music for the Show is produced by D. Brown the Begotten Son. Check out more of his music here.

Follow the brand on Instagram @houseofrehab. Shop unique pieces from the brand at houseofrehab.com.

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MY LIVE INTERVIEW WITH LUXURY SHOE DESIGNER AND CEO, SHATIARRA MONROE OF SHATIARRA MONROE COLLECTION

Over SEVERAL glasses of wine, Shatiarra and I get to know each other better while talking all things fashion, business and personal…everything from mental health and personal development to how fashion is our safe place, to her inspiration, routines, and motivation behind launching an online luxury shoe collection while balancing an engineering career.

Follow Shatiarra on Instagram @shatiarra | @shatiarramonroe

Get you a pair of her BOMB shoes on shatiarramonroe.com

When discussing mental and personal development, Shatiarra and I mention researchers Jim Kwik & Joe Dispenza. Click on their names to learn more about them.

Check out my original interview with Shatiarra on my style blog, The Walking Art Blog here

Music for the show is produced by D. Brown the Begotten Son. Visit his site to check out more of his music on begottensounds.com

Keep up with me on instagram @styledbysharra and contact me on sharragreenestyling.com to see my styling work and book/ inquire about styling services.

CONVOS WITH CLAIRE NYC 2018 RECAP!

This past Saturday, I attended the Convos With Claire fashion networking mixer in NYC. This mixer is known for bringing together the stylish and ambitious to discuss various topics in fashion and business with some of the industry’s best. Tune in to hear about my experience and some of the insight given by the panel!