AFRICA Fashion Show!!

i was telling you guys about my friend bolaji a few weeks or so ago and i had mentioned that he was having his own fashion show coming up... well the time is this weekend!! & i'm so hype!!

the theme of his show is Africa. here's a little info:

"AFRICA" will be comprised of eight scenes, which will discuss pertinent issues that the continent undergoes that the media does not properly showcase to the rest of the world. The first six scenes will discuss the problematic circumstances in Africa, which are: the Sierra Leone diamond crisis, the Nigeria pipeline bombings, the rapes and war outbreaks in the Congo, the war and slavery in Sudan, the Eritrea versus Ethiopia feud, and the AIDS epidemic plaguing the entirety of the continent. The last two scenes will propose the solutions to these problems, which are: Education and Unity. Each scene will be opened up by a performance to ensure that the audience will be entertained through the duration of the show.

so all you needa know is it's going to be an amazing show that you DON'T wanna miss... especially if you're around the richmond area this weekend.

who: you--as in, you and you're friends gotta come out and support this greatness.
what: the africa fashion show, duh!
when: february 27th; 8pm.
where: greater richmond convention center [how flippin cool is it for a STUDENT to produce his own fashion show and have it at such a big venue?!! i'm amazed]!
why: cause you're gonna be missing out on something epic if you aren't present.

& an added bonus: michael taylor [renown richmond couturier/parson's graduate] will be debuting his clothing line during the intermission.

let's talk money: so now that you already know you wanna be there and have written it down in the planner like i have weeks ago... i bet you're wondering how much is this thing? well, it's $10 for students with a student ID; $15 for general admission. when i first asked bolaji how much admission was and he said $10, i was like dannng man i'm a broke college student as it is. i mean imma definitely be there because i support--but $10? he bouta be ballin outta control!! haha. but then i thought about it, and for this show to be at the CONVENTION center and all the time he put into it, $10 is not asking for much at all. he's literally been working on this show for forever. but here's the kicker... all of the money is going towards the SOUTHERN SUDAN PROJECT charity. this guy is doing this for the greater good. isn't that the most beautiful thing you've heard in a while??

"The media portrays Africa as a large mass of land that is simply a National Geographic spectacle, only worthy of Discovery Chanel documentaries and “Feed the Children” commercials. My goal is to illustrate a more truthful depiction of Africa."

-bolaji oyegunle

see yall at africa! ;)
& you better believe i'm gonna have pictures!! stay tuned for that!

i had an awesome day. friends and laughter are all i need in life. real talk. goodnight!

♥g