To me, personal style is how you carry yourself, the consisitency of your dress, how you evolve through life’s various stages; but most of all it is how you behave and treat others. What you wear is telling, but how you wear it is more so. Fashion is just one piece of the personal-style pie.
I couldn’t be more excited about this year’s IT List published in SouthPark Magazine. The series of events that have taken place since March have rocked our country. Production time for this year’s IT List came in the midst of very intentional and purposeful conversations I was having with a handful of my closest Black friends. It was during one of those conversations when it occurred to me that this year’s list should be focused entirely on some of the most sylish Black women and men of our Charlotte, NC community. While the list is by no means comprehensive, as with each year’s list, the overarching goal is always ALWAYS to positively showcase some of the most stylish indivituals in our city while leaving room for next year’s group to hold its own.
In determining the location for the photo shoot, there was no question that the campus of Charlotte’s own Johnson C. Smith University would make a befitting and impeccable stage for this year’s stylish set. On a personal note, I was filled with pride and delight for the perfect opportunity to partner with my close pal since elementary school, entertainment and lifestyle writer Shameika Rhymes. As always, it is nothing but a joy working with Richard Israel and Josiah Reed. A special thanks to my SouthPark Magazine editor, Cathy Martin, for believing in me and to one of the most amazing Rock Star interns, Isabelle Pringle, I could only IMAGE having! I hope you will pick up your own copy of SouthPark Magazine to read and learn more about each of this year’s stylish individuals and tap into some of their inspiration for your very own. I hope you will look forward to seeing and reading more about each of this year’s most stylish IT Listers!
