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Presidential Debate Style: The Power of Red

October 22, 2012 | by Quentin D. Washington | Men's Fashion, Politics | No Comments
Presidential Debate Style: The Power of Red

  Aside from the economy, the 47%, and Obama’s true reaction to the Benghazi attacks, there was another method in determining the winner of the Presidential Debates.  Look past Oama’s sleepy, annoyed expressions from the first debate, and Romney’s .  There was a more visual, more style-centric difference that should have been noticed during the [...]

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Jay-Z’s New Video for Obama

October 15, 2012 | by Quentin D. Washington | Music, Politics | No Comments
Jay-Z’s New Video for Obama

  The Obama campaign released another video to Youtube today, featuring Obama surrogate and entertainer Jay-Z.  The short video starts with footage from the Made in America Festival held in Philly back in September, in which his set began with a short video from President Obama.  This video also goes into why a silence  fulfilled [...]

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Saving Big Bird through Fashion: Yellow Trends from Spring 2013

October 4, 2012 | by Quentin D. Washington | Fashion, Men's Fashion, Politics, Women's Fashion | No Comments
Saving Big Bird through Fashion: Yellow Trends from Spring 2013

After tonight’s Presidential Debate, we learned that Romney will cut taxes for the wealthy, AND cut Big Bird and Sesame Street.  In an effort to save big bird, I found it important to express my support through fashion. From New York to Paris, Here are my top yellow looks from the Spring 2013 designer collections; [...]

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How President Obama and Mitt Romney Attended New York Fashion Week

September 13, 2012 | by Quentin D. Washington | Fashion, New York Fashion Week Spring 2013, Politics | No Comments
How President Obama and Mitt Romney Attended New York Fashion Week

With less than two months until elections for the 2012 Presidency, politics and pop culture have come to true tandem; the biggest decision for the next four years is in all forms of the creative space, and have been magnified since the Obama era brought a sense of “new” to society.  Since 2008, we have [...]

View Article Election 2012, fashion, katya leonovich, Libertine, MBFW, Menswear, Mitt Romney, NYFW, Obama, Style

Obama Gets Interrupted But Gracefully Bites Back

June 15, 2012 | by Quentin D. Washington | Obama, Politics | No Comments

I love Obama’s tie , but what I love even more is his reponse to the reporter who interrupted his speech out of turn.  According to reports, Neil Monroe fom the Daily Caller was trying to time his remarks, but was clearly unsuccessful in his attempt to follow protocol.  President Obama could have allowed the gentleman to protest [...]

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