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Inspire Me!!! 8.3.11

Hello from Cologne, Germany, being in this beautiful city there is inspiration everywhere. This week I'm so ready for the Fall season.  The layering of clothes the crisp colors and of course the boots.  I often get inspired by words, a song or even something as simple as a color.  I found these images to be really cool.  This is my weeks inspirations...what are yours?

Photos (clockwise):

- haircut that says fresh, cutting edge, clean and fierce all in one picture 

- blouse by Emanuel Berg superfine shirting 

- hand painted bicycle helmets by Eco-Mobility

- serenity and peace a place that I would love to be.  Not sure where it is because I saw it in a German magazine and everything was in German but I can just image myself there.  Can't you?

Artist Spotlight: Ediomi Utuk

Ediomi is a Model, Actress, Photographer and Stylist.  Her parents are from Nigeria but she was raised in Willingsboro, New Jersey.  I first met Ediomi on a set of a photo shoot, there as models (I'm no model and standing next to her proved it).  The shoot was a campaign for a leather designer's new season of handbags and accessories.  The theme of the campaign was Superwomen...women business owners and entrepreneurs.  After the long grueling shoot (it lasted about 4 hrs lol) we decided to get a bite to eat.  This is where I learned of the real woman behind that long statuesque pose.  I learned that she's a marketing consulting and she also spearheads a non for profit organization Converse 4 a Cure which sheds light on Sickle Cell Anemia.  She's currently in the process of renaming the organization to better fit the overall goals and mission of the organization.  Enough about the two of us here's a chance for you to meet the woman wearing the many hats.  Meet Ediomi Utuk...

Photographer: Anthony Armstrong