Vinyls || Mother has the good music.

Slick Rick ||"The Great Adventures of Slick Rick" Vinyl (1988) &  

Public Enemy || "Welcome to the Terror Dome" Vinyl (1989)

My mother recently went on a cleaning spree and she attacked the "closet no one ever opens." It's one of those closest that you will only see cracked open every few years. I knew her collection of vinyls was stacked on a shelf in the closet and I've been dying to look through them and I finally got the chance. I have a fascination with old music especially Hip Hop from the birth of it to the 90's. I must say my mother has a great taste in music, while looking through her vinyls I came across some icons of Hip Hop. The two I have featured in this post is Slick Rick & Public Enemy. Slick Rick raps so smooth and takes you on a journey through his lyrics, and Public Enemy were activist who did not sugarcoat their problems with society in their lyrics.

Meet: Graphic Designer & Blogger "Magnet"

Due to the site Lookbook.nu & me searching their forums I came across Graphic Design Student Magnet who resides in Melbourne, Australia. I became fascinated with Magnet's blog Darkvice.net because of her personal photographs she features. The photographs featured has this fun, unconventional, colorful, artistic, pop art, edit to them. I never seen someone create photos the way she does so, I was instantly captivated. Be sure to visit her blog and read my Q&A with Magnet Below. -sabla` ♥

Magnet.

Q&A
with
MAGNET of Darkvice.net.

(Sabla) How old are you Magnet?(Magnet) 21 years old. 

(Sabla) I love how unconventional your blog images are. Why did you choose to create them that way?
(Magnet) Well, I didn't really choose to create them that way, I've been using photoshop for years and I like experimenting. It's not easy for me to just leave photos as they are once I have them open in photoshop. I guess my blog images are like an extremely quick, reserved and minimal version of what my design style has become. 

(Sabla) Name a song that you feel most connected to & Why do you feel so connected?
(Magnet) Wow, that's not an easy question to answer, to be honest, I have no idea... I wouldn't say that there is one song that I feel particularly connected to. Most of the music I listen to seems to be about some sort of relationship problem or has extremely random lyrics and I always seem to notice the lyrics. When I was younger and was in love with my boyfriend while he had a crush on some other (bimbo) girl, I seemed to be able to relate to depressing music by Muse a lot. Right now, I'm not sure though. I have been listening to a lot of Interpol this year though, maybe I subconsciously relate to their music on some level for some reason. 

(Sabla) Define your style.
(Magnet) Another difficult question to answer. My boyfriend says sophisticated but edgy and eye-catching but not attention-seeking. I would say it's like a nerdy school girl that likes original 70s - 80s punk music. 

(Sabla) What's your favorite item to wear currently?
(Magnet) Hmm wedges, flatforms, full skirts and chokers/collar necklaces.

(Sabla) What is your biggest goal in life?
(Magnet) To be loaded and afford a huge collection of awesome shoes xD More seriously, I guess my 'biggest' goal is to achieve everything I can and not let opportunities slip away.  

(Sabla) Define the term "Golden-Sense" in your own way.
(Magnet) A Golden Sense sounds like a very refined and excellent perception of everything.

All photos are property of darkvice.net/

EVENT: RIPMCs "RAP SESSION"

RIPMCs "RAP SESSION" is an open forum/open mic event in which beautiful young artists and intellectuals can come together in an open space to share their thoughts, views and talents.

Come be a part of the Movement on November 26th.
Hosted by RIPMC
@CastleBraid (114 Troutman between Central & Evergreene)
7pm-11:30pm
Free admission.
All ages welcomed.

Feel free to come through, Check out the Facebook event & RSVP

Facebook.com/events/293145110717147/ 

FEAUTRED! on RiaMichelle.com

Just a few days ago I was featured on Riamichelle.com in the streetstyle section.

In September during fashion week I attended the Teen Vogue Haute Spot which spanned as long as fashion week itself (sept.8-sept.15). That's where I met Stylist, Blogger, and online boutique owner Ria Michelle. Everyday that I would stop by Lincoln center I would run into Ria leading us to hang out for a few days before her departure back to her hometown of Florida. Despite our age difference, me being 17 and Ria being 24 no awkwardness took place, I honestly learned a lot from her. Meeting new people to me, is an opportunity to learn some new things and that is just indeed what Ria did for me. I'm not going to end this post off without me letting you know to GO VISIT:
Ria's Fashion Blog: http://riamichelle.com/
Ria's Online Boutique: http://www.filthymagic.com/
&&'
check out my previous post in September Ria was featured in [Here!]

MUSIC_x_AUDIO: Muhsinah || Till I'm Gone.

Till I'm Gone by Muhsinah

I'm constantly on the Internet in search of something new from, photographs, blogs, websites, stores, and best of all MUSIC! I can spend hours searching, listening, and downloading music. In particular, I enjoy an the in depth search of underground/ local artist because I appreciate the "rawness of their grind." As opposed to artist in the industry such as Kanye for example, they've made it to the peak of stardom already because of their music, and he knows how good he is, mind you the millions of fans he must have. (myself included) He's not grinding for recognition as hard as artist who names does not hit the mainstream line. I'm the girl who knows, listens to, and recognize the underground / local artist (if they're good).

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I recently started listening to singer Muhsinah pronounced [mu•sē•nə] a few months ago but recently downloaded her most Recent EP Gone which features 6  tracks. Of her 6 tracks is her song "Till I'm Gone" which if one of my favorites because of her gripping refreshing vocals with the sick techno / pop beat, yet to me it has this hidden R&B feel. This song's upbeat tone takes me back to my young self who watched TV of the house parties that had the cool singer and/or band playing in the living room. (hahah, scenes like those made me want to hurry up to be a teenager.)
-sabla`

Femininity Status...

My femininity is progressively lowering.

I use to be the girl in middle school who always looked in the mirror, always had to have a skirt on, always rejected wearing a book bag, I would rather carry a purse. That girl is no longer present, she left maybe somewhere in the middle of my Sophomore year in High School. I always had a love for sports which increased when I began playing 3 sports, I'm aggressive, I tell it like it is, and now my style is reflecting a masculine persona. I love the way I dress, just sometimes I'm shocked at how I walk out the house because I look back at how I use to dress, and change has definitely occurred. Also unconsciously, I noticed that I'm assembling outfits with this male flare that I commonly see in male bloggers such as Joshua Kissi & Travis Gumbs of Street Etiquette, Spencer Edwards of Proprpostur, and Kadeem Johnson of KjohnLaSoul just to name a few. Don't get anything wrong I still like my purses, but now you would see me in a backpack often, I still like my skirts, they're more so full length as oppose to me wearing minis all the time, and I love heels & wedges, but I love to rock some cute ankle boots. I always felt like I was two people in one, now I just know I'm Sabla`, A little bit masculine yet I have my feminine spark.

Teen Vogue Fashion U Students Style Review.

Katherine Qiao Style Guru of CollegeFashionista.com &
Photographer & Blogger Jose` Posada of Reglesdor.tumblr.com

Let me start off by these two look amazing and effortlessly chic. Katherine's masculine attire with the obvious beautiful feminine touch was done well and fit her perfectly. I'm a sucker for blazers especially bold ones, I've been dying for a mustard color blazer just like the one she's wearing, the color is beautiful. Her American Apparel blue clutch made an even more great pop of color to the look.
Sweet Jose`, looks fabulous (a word I rarely use) but the best way to describe his look. Do you peep his Chanel Clutch? Yes! Claps for their inspiring looks.

Katherine Qiao'S GOLD COLLAR TIPS!!!

Sophie Loloi
TheParallelMagazine.blogspot.com/

Sophie Loloi of Parallel Magazine looks chicer than ever. Before I speak about her looks, I must state that YOU MUST check out her online magazine (link in caption), It's amongst my daily routine of checking out blogs and sites. The quality, the photographs, the content is beautiful, creative, and inspiring. So go visit & follow. I met Sophie for the first time at the H&M shopping event looking beautiful in another favorite of mine, a pleated full length skirt; I own one myself. Then we bumped into one another again outside of the Hudson Theater while leaving a teen vogue seminar, I must say I would state that I'm not the doc martens wearing girl but shes making me rethink that.

Joidrugs.tumblr.com/

I'm simply in love with all the items these girls are wearing and how they assembled it all together. The colors, the right input of black, the prints, the shoes, and GOLD jewelry was all but perfect in my eyes. They're both wearing my favorite colors of lipstick as well which is trending right now, black and a deep red.

Click to View More of the TVFU Students wore.

1920's Flapper & Kanye's alter ego Pheonix

My friends Alice W. & Kai B. at an Halloween Party in Brooklyn, NY
Alice as a 1920's Flapper and Kai as Kanye's alter ego Pheonix in his Runaway music video / short film.

Kai B. Costume constructed by Kai, herself.

Photos Taken & Edited by me.

"thin line between being patient and wasting time."

"...most people don't deserve as much patience as they require. 

There's a very thin line between being patient and wasting time." -RipMC

6:32 pm Thoughts

If anyone can state something so perfect and relateable to my life it would be RipMC. I'm not very good with words nor expressing my self well with them to make it more understandable to others, but his words were just so clear and perfect. I noticed something about me lately and it's the fact that my patience is running low for the small things such as waiting in line, or crossing a street, or learning something new in class. I think it's because I've grown into a artist / designer in a different degree then I once was. Time is something I can never get back so why waste it when I can be exercising my talent, my passion, using that time to think and create. That's all I've been wanting to do every single day, doing something that sparks thoughts, makes me happy, makes me productive and people tell me be patient with this and with that but no. I have amazing patience, what I cannot stand is wasting time, Its my number one pet peeve of mine. Wasting time is all that I've been doing nowadays and It's time for me to actually look at how Im wasting my time, and just simply stop.

-sabla`

[Here's a post I published in July on RipMC]

Click to view more photos & details on where I purchased my clothing.

VIDEO: The Jesse Boykins III Experience

"staying humble within my genius" - JB3

Via Reebok Youtube Channel

Discovering good music is so amazing, I think we tend to forget the feeling that springs up in us when a new good song plays for the first time, it's an indescribable feeling I distinctively get only from music. I don't remember the first song I listened to by Jesse Boykins III but oddly I do remember the impactful feeling, I've been hooked on every song since. I've done previous post on Jesse and have had his music featured multiple times here on GoldenSense, I even gladly met him on two occasions. He's sweet, humble, clearly passionate for what he does and it shines through his music and personality. I was so upset when I made my way to the Apollo Theater this past week to buy a ticket for his show and I got hit with the "IT'S SOLD OUT" Then the ticket women had the nerve to offer me another show. No, I was there for Jesse only. I congratulate him for a sold out show but that audience was missing me, hah.

-sabla`

I must state a simple Thank You to Tupac Shakur

"Thank you Tupac Amaru Shakur. Thank you for being an amazing man, an amazing poet, an amazing artist, an amazing you. Thank you for all the words you chose to say, thank your for not holding back, thank you for being real, thank you for teaching me, thank you for letting me see a bit clearer, thank you for your music, thank you for your legacy."
He wasn't perfect, but he was great. His voice will forever live on. -sabla`

One of my favorite poems by Tupac.

Meet: Painter Kay Davis

"I truly believe that life is an exhibition so I never leave home with out a camera." - Kay Davis

11-05-11 I'm a huge fan of any form of art and London based painter Michaela Davis who goes by "Kay" for short is undeniably talented with the paint brush. I was introduced to Kay Davis by a reblogged photo of her painting on blackacrylic.net. But I did not know her name nor knew if she had a website or tumblr of some sort because the photo wasn't linked back to her. But ironically & randomly I came across her tumblr one day. Her artwork is incredible and I love to visit her both her personal and artwork tumblr sites because it's far from boring and I just love great photos and great art. I would not feature anyone on GoldenSense if I did not feel they were worth the time, the dedication she puts into her paintings truly inspire myself and I'm sure many more.
Follow & Visit kaydavis.tumblr.com/

Kay Davis

Portrait of Tyler the Creator by Kay D.

Tyler the creator himself with the painting.

Did I mention that apart her amazing artistic skills, her style is amazing. Her originality & personality shines through.

visit her personal tumblr
http://kaydavis.tumblr.com/
&
visit her artwork tumblr

http://kaydavisart.tumblr.com/
-keep working hard and creating beauty Kay. -sabla`

End of Teen Vogue Fashion U with TOPSHOP

To end off the seminars held on Saturday Teen Vogue hosted another shopping event. This time students had to make their way from midtown to downtown in Soho for a little shopping at Topshop. Served with drinks, food, and treats & a plus plus plus 20% discount on all merchandise. Here are some brief Black & Whites from the night.

TEEN VOGUE FASHION UNIVERSITY

October 22nd, 2011: Being in the Conde` Nast building that all of the work of Teen Vogue occurs & VOGUE! itself occurs was so surreal even though its my second time being there. Teen Vogue Fashion University was amazing as it always is and always will be. I plan to attend for as many years as I can. I love to be around people who has the same love, passion, and drive as I do and to interact and speak & listen to the ones who has achieved where I hope to be one day. Designers, Editors... Simply great, I have a load of notes compacted in my journal from this amazing long Saturday. I did not catch a photo or attended her Seminar but I bumped into Betsey Johnson and I was insanely starstrucked. She waved at me which snapped me out of my stunned stare.

9:00 am

Amy Astley the Editor & Chief of Teen Vogue & American Designer Michael Kors. This was an amazing seminar.
“If you try to please everyone, you’ll end up pleasing no one.” - Michael Kors

Click to view more photos from Teen Vogue Fashion U.