MUSIC | SPORTS | FASHION | ENTERTAINMENT
ThaAntidote.com had a chance to cover the Get Connected event at The District in Baton Rouge and had a chance to run across multiple vendors including this vendor “The Blend Guru”. Ladies if you haven’t make sure to check them out.
SoleMates Shoe Store will host its First Annual Pop-Up Shop and Fashion Show Saturday, April 7, at noon in the Lamar Dixon Expo Center of Gonzales, LA. The pop-up shop will be from noon to 5 p.m., and the fashion show will be from 7 to 9 p.m. Although presale ticket sales ended earlier this week, admission will be $15 at the door with a portion of the proceeds going to benefit The Women of Domestic Violence Foundation, an affiliate of The Butterfly Society founded in Baton Rouge. Well-known personality LaTangela Fay will be hosting and music artist Denisia will be performing while DJ Child Support controls the turntables.
There will be 56 fashion vendors catering to everyone’s stylistic needs along with 7 food vendors and a concession stand for those seeking refreshments. Giveaways will take place throughout the fashion show, and, while only cash will be taken for admission at the door, designers may be able to take major credit and debit cards.
In addition to giving consumers a place to find fierce fashion and benefiting a great cause, one of the main reasons owner Brelle Ford decided to create the fashion event was because she wanted to inspire others, especially small business entrepreneurs, to step out on the faith that God has given them. This event may be the first of its kind, but it will not be the last because Ford hopes to host this annual event for years to come. To get more details on this event and keep up with future events hosted by SoleMates Shoe Store, you can follow the business’s Facebook page, or its Instagram page @solematesshoes , as well as owner Brelle Ford @iambrelleford.
This week, Industry journalist & personality Tubbi of The Nerdy Bird Site conducts an interview with rising southern designer Charles. The Baton Rouge native joins us to discuss his line, team, brand, upcoming projects, merchandise, influences, plans for 2018 and more!
We’re back with another interview, this time industry journalist & personality Tubbi of the Nerdy Bird Site conducts an interview with designer Huggy Bear of Yung Nahledge Clothing out of Baton Rouge, Louisiana. In this interview Huggy Bear discusses his clothing line, what he has coming out, and what’s next for him.
DJ Khaled is back and sporting his own exclusive colorway of the Jordan 3s called the “Grateful 3s”. 
You can win a pair by simply pre-ordering a copy of Khaled’s Grateful album or entering here.
The album drops June 23.
We recently ran across this exquisite watch company called “Woodgrain Watches”. Woodgrain Watches are Handcrafted Wooden Watches made with Genuine Leather. For the ones who are tired of the same old same old check out these Woodgrain Watches. @woodgrain_watches
Designer Karl Kani has made a name for himself when he started his clothing line which was a cross between Hip-Hop and modern day fashion. Once he was on top, the designer says he had major bootlegging issues which caused him to alter his logo and forcing him to find people making knockoffs. He tells DJ Vlad, that he and a close friend, who was able to confiscate the products and make arrests, agreed to find Asian distributors selling his brand. “We had a mission to search all theses Asian factories that were doing it and figure out what they were doing.” He explained, “They were bringing the clothing from China with no label on it, attaching the metal plate and the labels here in the US so the clothing could pass customs…that’s why we couldn’t catch them.”
Once Kani figured out how his clothing brand was being smuggled in the US, he says the damage had already been done and other clothing lines such as Roc-A-Fella, Enyce, Phat Farm, etc, were on the rise and even seeking out some of his employees. “We had a lot of employees defect from the company and going to these peoples’ companies. One in particular went to my competitors and took all my sales people with them and I ended up with no sales people and having to hire my security to be sales reps.”
The Curry 2 Low, Stephen Curry’s latest shoe from Under Armour is dubbed: “Chef Curry.” Comedian Larry Starks Jr has some other names in mind for them.
Recently, Drake announced and posted on his instagram that they’ll be releasing a Kentucky Blue OVO Jordan Retro 8. What you think of them?
If you haven’t already check out the clothing brand out of New York City Les Clothing (Loyalty Equals Strength). You can visit their website at lesclothing.com
