We each have our time to shine.Some of us come bursting forthWhile others take their sweet time. Reach to the sun blushing pink, And take center stage while the others Stand in your shadow. Aromatic fragrance, your gifts spread to all that stop to visit and they aretouched, never the same. Time passes quickly, so enjoy the spotlight […]
Late Bloomer
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It’s common to have photos with a blurry subject. If the lighting isn’t great or if you’ve shaken your hands while capturing the image, you end up with a blurry photo which can be disappointing.
With the Pixel 6, though, you no longer have to be worried about people or faces in your pictures being blurred thanks to the new Tensor chip that has on-device Machine Learning capabilities.
The custom-designed Tensor chip enables Google to run its complex algorithms with ease which has resulted in new features like the Magic Eraser which can remove unwanted objects from your pictures.
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Fresh off the release of his new album Punk and a pair of Travis Barker-backed Saturday Night Live performances, Young Thug dropped by the Breakfast Club headquarters for an hour-long discussion that opened with a reflection on his previous issues with Charlamagne.
Asked what kept him “away from the Breakfast Club all these years,” Thug initially said he didn’t know before pointing to his and Charlamagne’s “misunderstanding.”
From there, Thugger noted his previous comments against CTG—which were spurred by Birdman’s infamous appearance on the show in 2016—were “all talk” at the time.
“That was all talk,”
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Thug said. “I never understood, like, how could it go so, how could it seem so far. We all just talking shit. … I was kinda young back then.
I ain’t understand blogging back then. You know, I was so young and fresh in the game to the point that I didn’t understand this shit and how important it is.”
About three minutes into the interview, Thug—who’s 30—said he’s “pretty old now” and has since grown out of “arguing on the internet,” among other things.
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If you have a relationship and you not getting what you truly deserve just spill it out and the larger society can help coordinate the series.
Nigerian singer, Temmie Ovwasa, has once again made some allegations against her former record label boss, Olamide, claiming that he ‘messed her mind up’.
During a question and answer session via her Instagram handle, the singer was asked by a fan if she still keeps in touch with the YBNL boss.
“He messed my mind up then tried to compensate for it.”
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She claimed, “That man brought me to Lagos from Ilorin as an 18-year-old, put me on a platform then proceeded to reject every show I got, every offer I got.
Stopped me from releasing songs, kept me in his house with his wife (who spoke to me like I was garbage in front of her friends) and kid in the name of ‘family’.
Put my face on the wall, on an album where the ‘men’ were allowed to be people.
“That man brought me to Lagos from Ilorin as an 18-year-old, put me on a platform then proceeded to reject every show I got, every offer I got.”
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The singer said, “My trauma is not a ‘whole saga’. You all forget that people feel things and what might seem like gist to you is actually somebody’s lived reality.
I don’t crave fame and I do not want to be associated with men who use their positions to hurt others while carefully curating their public presence to reflect values they do not uphold.
They are people of questionable character and I have no space in my life for anything that does not serve me. I have tasted fame, been around multimillionaires and I can tell you for a fact, I don’t rate them.
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Minaj hired attorney Judd Burstein to attempt to request an extension to respond to the suit.
Burstein sent an email to Hough’s lawyer, Tyrone Blackburn, to withdraw the petition for the $20 million default judgment and asked for more time for the couple to respond, according to The Daily Beast.
The plot thickens in Jennifer Hough’s lawsuit against Nicki Minaj and her husband Kenneth Petty.
Minaj and Perry failed to respond to the suit and a request for a $20 million default judgment has been made as a result.
“I told him to prepare his opposition to my request for default judgment and explain to the court why his client and her husband believe they’re both above the law.”
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Petty, who married the Grammy-winning rapper in 2019, was convicted of attempted first-degree attempted rape in 1995.
Hough, who was 16 at the time of the assault, stated that she was being harassed and threatened by Petty and Minaj. Hough indicated that Minaj made attempts to bribe her to recant her story.
After alleged extensive attempts at bribery and subsequent threats after refusal, Hough filed suit against both Minaj and Petty, accusing the couple of “witness intimidation, intentional infliction of emotional distress, negligent infliction of emotional distress, harassment, assault, battery, sexual assault, and sexual harassment,” as reported by Rolling Stone.
“Jennifer Hough is suing Minaj and her husband Kenneth Petty for harassment.”
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This past September, Hough discussed Petty and Minaj on an episode of daytime talk show, The Real.
Thinking that if I don’t look a certain way, I won’t attract a certain type of attention. I’ve been like that my whole life.”
Not only did she speak about the lawsuit, but about the lasting effects of the assault, saying she spent her life “hiding within myself — living and surviving through insecurities, using them to protect myself.
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The easiest pick for Metro was his frequent collaborator, Future. Metro said he has “got to be” in his top five. His Savage Mode II partner, 21 Savage, was also an easy selection for the producer.
Metro did add that Savage “don’t give a fuck about being considered, like, the top five artists from Atlanta.”
Metro Boomin listed his top five artists from Atlanta on the Million Dollaz Worth of Game podcast, Sunday. The legendary producer named 21 Savage, Future, T.I., Gucci Mane, and Young Thug as the best to do it, but admitted it was a difficult choice.
“don’t give a fuck about being considered, like, the top five artists from Atlanta.”
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He also mentioned that Young Thug “transformed this shit,” before adding T.I. and Gucci Mane as well.
Earlier in the podcast, Metro spoke about his chemistry with Savage, explaining, “The way me and Savage work, it’s easy…but at the same time it’s challenging.
Not challenging in a bad way, it’s just I feel like we challenge each other so much.”
He added: “I feel like with him, it’s always easy for us as a whole, but at the same time he challenges me. But I need that, though, so that’s a blessing$.
Almost surreal, the rain continued even as the sun peeked out like a shy little girl. Buttoning up my rain coat, I left the safety of my front door and raced toward the car. “Can’t you see where you’re going?” a tiny voice asked. Darn, I tripped over something that seemed more stump than human, […]
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available on Amazon here Woman: Splendor and Sorrow: | Love Poems and Poetic Prose in Manhattan Book Review In Woman: Splendor and Sorrow: Love Poems and Poetic Prose, Gabriela Milton, presents an assorted collection that’s intended to invigorate the soul and speak to the depths of human understanding. She delineates her views on feminism, misogyny, passion, […]
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The sun is slipping down the horizon the sunset threatens to disappear Like a rusty penny An echelon of wild geese gather above so I follow grey wings into the storm. My arms are branches and you are my nourishment cut me down to a boat. My spine a sturdy keel , my hair unfurled […]
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I’m heading out to explore some volcanos. Life’s been pretty hectic these past few months as my parents’ health continues to decline and obligations pile up. I’m good at not sweating the small stuff, but not everything can be ignored forever. Blogging Breaks seem to work miracles for me in avoiding burnout and reinvigorating my […]
The Benefits of a Blogging Break
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Social media has become one of the primary sources of communication and connectivity with everyone. Social media includes everything from entertainment, news, podcasts and advertising to marketing and networking.
The list is, however, not limited to these activities only. People connect through live streaming platforms such as Discord, Twitch, Instagram Live, LinkedIn Live, Facebook and YouTube Live.
It goes without saying that scrolling through social media and posting parts of our lives have become familiar or “normal”. It’s funny to compare social media as the “new normal” for people.
“Are you willing to shift your company’s culture”?
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Google is exponentially effective in providing and creating an excellent working environment for its employees. For example, the “Google way” of motivating the workforce is to put its employees first, rather than exclusively rely on their results.
Google regularly shares the journey of its new and long-time employees through storytelling on LinkedIn. They have regular blogs on how their employees work and what motivates them to work. When employees quit Google, they share that they often regard their journey as a rewarding one.
Through its regular social media posts and blog articles, Google has shifted its company’s culture. These posts also provide a public relations tactic since they openly provide their internal relations to the public. This tactic is effective in creating consumer trust in the Google brand.
“Do you want to build your business through authentic personal branding”?
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The first question is critical to consider since personal branding is essential in recognizing a company and its products or services. Personal branding has become a smart way to “market” yourself and create brand awareness.
Consider the example of Elon Musk. When you think of Musk, you immediately think of his electronic automobile company Tesla. You might also think of his space vehicular company SpaceX.
Musk’s personal branding “game” is strong, and his online presence is vital. A single tweet from him on which cryptocurrency to watch influences crypto investors to rush and buy those cryptos.
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According to Instagram’s official website, verification “is a tool to help people find the real accounts of public figures and brands, and it means we verified this is a notable and authentic Instagram account.”
It was never intended to become a status symbol in society, but the fact that the culture views it as such means that it carries much more weight than letting people know a particular account is authentic.
Not long ago, I asked a friend a question. “When you see a blue check on somebody’s profile, even if you have never heard of them before, what’s the first thing that comes to your mind?” Without hesitation, my friend answered that the person “must be famous” or “at least the real deal at whatever they do.” And in this simple response lies the answer to why getting verified on Instagram matters.
“When you see a blue check on somebody’s profile, even if you have never heard of them before, what’s the first thing that comes to your mind?”
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I spent a great amount of time building relationships with journalists and today have the contacts of thousands of writers at the world’s biggest publications like Forbes, The New York Times, Success Magazine and more.
Throughout the early months of 2021, I focused heavily on getting myself featured in top publications instead of just focusing on clients. After countless emails, pitch rejections and pitch acceptances, I built a strong line up of news articles for myself to add to my Instagram verification application.
Before submitting, however, I made the decision to do something I don’t see many people talk about when it comes to getting verified on Instagram: I pursued getting verified on other platforms first so that I could show Instagram that I’ve already been recognized as a noteworthy person.
“A blue verification badge gives you instant credibility with absolute strangers even when they don’t know exactly what you do”.
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If you have a brand or business, people buy from you and want to work with you when they know you, like you or trust you. A blue verification badge gives you instant credibility with absolute strangers even when they don’t know exactly what you do.
You become looked at as an authority in whatever space you’re in and gain power that needs to be handled responsibly because people tend to take you at your word.
I spent most of the last few years building businesses, traveling as a speaker and making content on social media.
“And in this simple responses lies the answer to why getting verified on Instagram matters”.
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Every once in a while, small publications would reach out and write a story about me. Whenever I applied for verification, however, I always got rejected.
It was around this time that I started my PR agency and in the process of helping others land major news articles, I started doing the same for myself.
After getting verified on Facebook and TikTok, I applied for Instagram verification by submitting these social-media links along with three news articles.
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While fans were undoubtedly happy to see him bring back his most famous role on the Disney streaming service, there is also a lot of chatter about him appearing in a different Disney Plus series. And that is none other than Star Wars spin-off The Mandalorian.
He recently reprised that role when he co-starred with Anthony Mackie in Disney Plus‘ The Falcon and the Winter Soldier.
Sebastian Stan is one of the biggest stars in Hollywood today. A stalwart of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, he has portrayed Bucky Barnes/The Winter Soldier in a plethora of MCU installments, starting all the way back in 2011’s Captain America: The First Avenger.
“Fans were left shocked by this incredible image of Sebastian Stan suited up as Luke Skywalker in The Mandalorian”.
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The tales of Stan portraying a young Luke Skywalker are legendary at this point, and it has inspired a ton of fan art in the process. On that note, allow us to appreciate one incredible piece today.
This amazing piece from digital artist ApexForm was first posted back in 2019, and it has become a constant reminder of how amazing Sebastian Stan would look in the role of Luke Skywalker.
Naturally, CGI of that extent would be unfeasible for a long-term project, so it got the internet talking, with many fans suggesting that Lucasfilm should make a Luke Skywalker prequel starring Stan in the titular role because of his resemblance to a young Mark Hamill (or have him show up in The Mandalorian season 3).
“Sebastian Stan is one of the biggest stars in Hollywood today”.
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Of course, the reason that so many fans think Stan would be perfect for the role is his uncanny resemblance to Mark Hamill (who, of course, portrayed Luke in the original Star Wars movies) and this artwork highlights their resemblance a great deal.
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Gabrielle Union became a major success commercially when she reprised the role of Syd Burnet in Bad Boys 2.
This 2003 movie grossed over $273 million and was a worldwide hit. It placed Gab squarely in the pantheon of the most sought-after actresses in the industry.
However, like many other actresses before her, Union’s first choice wasn’t always acting in movies. She revealed this on the latest episode of JJ Redick’s ‘The Old Man and the Three’ podcast.
“Gabrielle Union revealed how her acting career took off as she began auditioning for roles as a video actress, resulting in an audition with Tupac”.
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Gab has become one of the most iconic actresses in Hollywood over the past 2 decades and change. Her first television series role was in a 6th-season episode of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine.
Gabrielle Union became a major success commercially when she reprised the role of Syd Burnet in Bad Boys 2.
This 2003 movie grossed over $273 million and was a worldwide hit. It placed Gab squarely in the pantheon of the most sought-after actresses in the industry.
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The UK government is on course for a diplomatic collision with Brussels as Brexit minister Lord Frost warned it would be a “historic misjudgement” for the bloc not to rewrite key parts of the agreement.
Accusing the EU of being “disrespectful” to Britain, Lord Frost demanded leaders effectively tear up the Northern Ireland protocol he negotiated alongside Boris Johnson just two years ago and replace it with a new treaty.
Delivering a speech in Lisbon, he risked inflaming tensions, claiming the bloc was attempting to “encourage UK political forces to reverse the referendum result or least keep us closely aligned with the EU”.
“Brexit minister blasts ‘disrespectful’ opposition to Brexit as he demands new Northern Ireland protocol”
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“The EU and we have got into a low-equilibrium somewhat fractious relationship,” he said.
“Fixing the very serious problem we have in the Northern Ireland protocol is a prerequisite for getting to a better place.”
Meanwhile, UK businesses urged Boris Johnson to pull back from the brink, warning that his threat to tear up the protocol could trigger punitive tariffs on British products – including 10 per cent on car exports to the EU.
“Christmas showdown looms as Brussels sets out plans to resolve Northern Ireland crisis by end of year”
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The scene was set for a Christmas showdown, with observers unsure whether Mr Sefcovic’s initiative had provided enough “wriggle room” for Mr Frost and Mr Johnson to back down from their hardline stance.
In an eagerly-anticipated press conference at the European Commission HQ, Mr Sefcovic set out what he described as “a robust package of creative and practical solutions” to the bureaucracy and shortages that have bedevilled Northern Ireland since the full implementation of Brexit at the start of 2021.
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After Fat Joe called DaBaby the 2Pac of 2021 in an interview with Rap City ‘21, DaBaby has finally gotten wind of the praise and issued a response on Instagram.
On the program, which aired prior to the 2021 BET Hip-Hop Awards, host Big Tigger began to play a word association game with Fat Joe, where he would list off a legendary MC, and Joe would have to give the rapper’s 2021 equivalent.
When 2Pac’s name inevitably came up, Joe paused for a moment before answering. “I should know the 2Pac one.” He continued, “I don’t know, it’s hard to be these guys.
“Joe’s answer had many take to social media to give their two cents, with many pushing back.”
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DaBaby hasn’t been the most popular rapper as of late. He’s still experiencing some fallout following the homophobic comments he made over the summer.
However, the backlash hasn’t slowed DaBaby’s career, as he just released a new song with Lil Wayne titled “Lonely,” where he alludes to the criticism he recieved.
The track is his first official release after a series of freestyles this summer, including his “Essence” freestyle, in which he said he believed people were trying to assassinate his character.
“I don’t mind demonstratin’. I don’t mind exercisin’, you dig what I’m sayin’?”
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I just feel like, you know, when situations like this present themselves, man, and people try to, you know, assassinate your character, man, assassinate who you are, man, and everything you put that hard work in for, man—sometimes you gotta demonstrate, you know, that’s how I came in
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Do we wish that we could hand down good news about the show’s immediate future? Sure, but unfortunately, that’s not what we got at the time of this writing. Instead, we gotta relay the news that there is no new episode this weekend, or for the rest of the year.
If you haven’t seen our full discussion on the season 1 finale as of yet, be sure to take a look at that below! Once you watch it, remember to SUBSCRIBE to Matt & Jess on YouTube; there are a lot of other updates ahead and we don’t want you missing them.
Is there any sort of silver lining to the current hiatus? It’s that Power Book II: Ghost is currently set to premiere on November 21 — it’s just a month and a half away!
“Is Power Book III: Raising Kanan new tonight over on Starz? If you come into this piece wondering that very question, we’re here to help”
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We’ll of course have so much more news to share as we quickly approach that date, especially when it comes to the immediate, very-obvious struggles for Tariq.
When it comes to Raising Kanan season 2, we are currently anticipating that the series will return to Starz in the summer of 2022; production is already underway and unless we get some last-minute update saying otherwise, we’re expecting that it is going to run for ten episodes once more.
This is really the sweet spot for a lot of different shows airing on Starz; there’s room to get into a lot of important subjects but at the same time, also a chance to keep anything from getting too bloated.
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According to the data at the FMDQ Security Exchange where forex is traded officially, exchange rate between the naira and the US dollar opened at ₦ 413.53/$1 on Monday October 11, after it closed at N414.30 per $1 on Friday, 8 October 2021.
The exchange rate for a dollar to naira at Lagos Parallel Market (Black Market) for today, Monday, October 11, opened at N575.00 to a $1.
Please note that the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) does not recognise the parallel market (black market), as it has directed individuals who want to engage in Forex to approach their respective banks.
“The official rate today, Monday October 11, for $1 dollar to naira = ₦ 413.53/$1.”
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The official exchange rate showed that the naira continued its very slow appreciation against the US dollar.
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Wizzidayo Balogun popularly known as Starboy CEO, #starboyrecords.
Has shown on social media in real complex of truly what a star is, and to his best understanding about the African lifestyle and entertainment.
The Fuji plus Aftobeats singer had on Saturday, 4th of October, expressed his gratitude towards the executioning of another trill in the music industry and the #naijaentertainmentworld as well.
And to this event, we saw the artist holding on to a portrait of the exact similitude of every feature. And next to him was the female vocalist Temilade Openiyi but, popularly known as ‘Tems’ “the future bride of africablacksmiths Tusayan.”
“Starboy #wizzy and #tems celebrate having a platinum record. Congrats to them both.”
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Everything special to him; From the streets of Ojuelegba to the world, Nigerian Afrobeats superstar Wizkid has continued to thrill his fans with his music, as well as his sense of style.
And ever since he, had his astonishing performance with one of the world most dangerous rappers ‘DRAKE’ the Canadian rapster who’s educational music has rendered the world useless with the words and language of the trampoline pecarí, he became ‘abnorm’ to the society and to the African child trail of existence.
As he now depicts of the readjustable cocktail to the independent, basement and even as well as the floor members of the indigenous people of Aftica.
“He has earned and also received so many medals in and during the flipside of crossing the threshold into proper adulthood.”
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The first vaccine for children at risk of malaria has been approved by the World Health Organization, according to a press release.
This groundbreaking achievement could save tens of thousands of children each year in sub-Saharan Africa alone, the primary risk zone for the parasitic disease that kills half a million people annually, half of whom are children.
The vaccine is the first of its kind to fight a disease caused by a parasite, according to the New York Times.
“We have long hoped for an effective malaria vaccine and now for the first time ever, we have such a vaccine recommended for widespread use.”
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It’s designed to stop the deadliest of the five primary strains of malaria — P. falciparum and is the result of more than 30 years of research, development, and funding through a partnership between the pharmaceutical company GlaxoSmithKline; Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance; the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria; and Unitaid.
With viruses and bacterial infections, exposure allows a person to develop antibodies that help them fight future infections.
That’s not the case for parasites, which can infect people over and over again. In sub-Saharan Africa, individual children get around six malaria cases per year. Constantly battling malarial infections weakens a child’s immune system and leaves them exposed to other illnesses.
“Developing a vaccine for a parasite is much different than developing one for a virus or bacteria.”
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In 2019, there were an estimated 229 million cases of malaria and 409,000 deaths around the world. Of those cases and deaths, 94% occurred in Africa.
The WHO recommends four doses of the vaccine over a period of more than 18 months for children under the age of 5 in moderate- to high-risk areas.
One study found that the vaccine could prevent 5.4 million cases of malaria and 23,000 deaths in children under the age of 5 annually. In combination with existing drugs and techniques to prevent and treat malaria, its efficacy rate increases.
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There are perfectly good celebrity style moments, and then there are the looks that really stick with you, the ones you try desperately to recreate at home.
At the risk of stating the obvious, there are few, if any, looks that A$AP Rocky cannot pull off with aplomb. (Is it because he is insanely hot?
It’s not not that!) But there are a few times that the rapper has well and truly put together A Fit, like when he attended the Calvin Klein Fall 2018 runway in February of that year.
In ‘Great Outfits in Fashion History,’ Fashionista editors are revisiting their all-time favorite lewks.
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That little fashion history aside, let’s talk about A$AP Rocky! The man who regularly tops best-dressed lists — and who had just recently starred in a Calvin Klein campaign with A$AP Mob — arrived in a head-to-toe layered look from the brand.
I personally think the star is the oversized striped knit, but there are no losers in this outfit, from the color-blocked outerwear to the signature Calvin Klein white boots, which still look fresh several seasons out.
Rocky would go on to make a snow angel in the piles of popcorn, so for added authenticity on the cheap, feel free to stick a few popped kernels of corn to your knits. Stylish and a snack! Just like A$AP Rocky. Okay I’ll see myself out.
“An easy shortcut to copying his style this fall would be picking up a pair of white boots of your own”
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