**Vintage Finds**

Great just a late post from this weekends finds. Found some great vintage pieces from a Vintage store called Knee Deep.

Here We Go......

Vintage Moschino Red leather Belt1960's cropped top/ match up with a pair of highwaisted vintage jeans

* Love the is dress* - Vintage Leslie J cotton dress from Neiman Marcus

Norma Kamali blue heels which are perfectly broken in!- I paired it up with this beuatiful silk dress I bought but didn't post because a pic wouldn't do it justice. I'll post a it once I wear it out

Not Vintage- I snagged this from the male section in H&M, love the this color

So this is the item I was going for, My friend Shani told me she saw it and thought of me, so I went up and loved it

*Vintage Liz Claiborne* So fly with a a my white summer dress with killer heels of course

Okay thats all!

I bid you Adieu

Miracles & Blessings

GOd Bless

"On The Ocean"

"Out here on the ocean, I know my ship has come in ....." Okay so maybe not an ocean ...more so Lake Michigan. Since this weekend was unnaturally beautiful in Chicago I had to take advantage of this weather. After work me and my gal pals, made a pit stop at Buffalo Wild Wings, ordered the food to go and headed to the beach that evening.

There is honestly nothing better in life than the comfort of a summer night. It puts you at instant peace. It doesn't matter if your world is crumbling around you, summer nights allow you to sneak moments of bliss. Being able to look out at waves splashing is both relaxing and magical. I'ts somewhat undescribable of how your thoughts begin to loosen up when you look at one of God's Creations that is so much bigger than you are.

I have reach a point in my life where life is not as clear and cookie cut as I pictured it. I realized that you sometime have no control of how certain situations play out in life. All you have the power to do is react in the best way. I realized its really okay. It is okay not to be able to have control over what happens in your life. Embrace it. Trials are just God's way of nudging saying I'm still thinking of you and He wants you to grow. Think about it, If you're not growing, what are you doing?

And most importanat .....Laugh;) Laughter is the best medicine in any situation. I find myself getting so stressed out when something doesn't fall in place exactly how I pictured it. It gets to a point where you literally just have to laugh out loud. There are too many days whee the Most inconvenient and random situations happen in life...and I say out loud..."Only Me, only this randomness happens to me"...But Life Goes On....And you Learn:)

"God grant me the serenity to Accept the things I cannot change;

Courage to change the things I can;

And the Wisdom to know the difference"

Miracles & Blessings

God Blesss

"WALE, Im Kind Of A Big Deal"

Goodmorning all! I am recently recovering from my long day but thrilling day yesterday! After class I wen to a Meet & Greet with Washington's D.C.'s hip hop artist Wale (pronounced Wah-lay)!! As everyone know I am an intense hip hop lover and thats what Wale represents. His music is inspired by the go-go sound of D.C. and by the way he's Nigerian! Represent! His best known song and video is porbably the single W.A.L.E.D.A.N.C.E.. He is also put out a song and video with Chrissette Michele and The Roots called Rising Ups. He has been in press from XXL magazine to The New York Times..I have to say my fav mixtape from him is " A Mixtape About Nothing." Oh and he's currently signed with Rocafella....but moving on ...

Wale was super genuine an quite funny! Both me and my roommate told him we appreciate that he's putting Nigeria on the map! But was teasing him because he half way knew Yoruba. When he signed my autograph he asked my name....I began to say Ellisa..he shook his head and said nooo whats your name?? I laughed and repeated Oluwafemi! he smirked......and made a couple of jokes..about it and signed.

"To Oluwafemi, Be Proud!"- Wale

Naledge from Kidz in the Hall and Young Chris from the Young Gunz were in the building also!

After the meet and Greet we headed out to the concert at the Abbey Pub...

Wale & Naledge

The crowd in full effect!

Great Times

Miracles & Blessings

God Bless!

"It"s Not About Them"

Good evening , Its was a rainy, and pretty chilly today. I worked all day and came home and finished typing paper that I just finished:) It's interesting the paper deals with alot of personal growth and soul searching. ...while were on the topic...

As I was cleaning out my USB drive I ran across this poem I wrote about a year ago. When I read it, I pretty much cringed. The reason being because I don't even converse with this person anymore. But as I continued to read I realized it had nothing to do with the other person but was a reflection to myself. When you express yourself I realized its not about the other person and how they respond to you but how you see your true self. It shows emotions that have been laying dormant...and now you have to face them...well here it goes....

Silent Movie…
By Ellisa Oyewo

The words pouring out of your mind,slipped on the blade of my right shoulder
Each time your mouth is open the room becomes a distant view
Your silent presence surrounds my soul even in your absence.
I see your strength as a guide towards my vulnerability
I caress your mindset with my whispers in your ear
I can hear your thoughts through the depths of your eyes
But is quickly cut off from you as you cut me off with a simple glance
What is blocking me from entering your inner most parts of your soul?
I aid to be the light to your darkest moments
I strain to be the encouragement as life pours out unexpected heartache
The movement inside yourself when the world drains you of your empowerment
Allow me to be the neck that holds up the knowledgeable mind of yours
Just allow me to be …
I urge to see your face not as distant escape
But as my peace that will eventually be place right in front of my eyes
No expectations are set for you because you exceed each one
Through my eyes I allow you to enter my fears, my downfalls, my insecurities
You quickly allow me to erase each one with a simple glance..
As I interlocked my hands with yours it simply reminded me of your strength
I daydream of stealing glances to catch you in your true element of life
I feel as if I’m a spectator to your silent movie …..

Man, sometimes pain is the spark of creativity....Its a mirror to myself

Miracles And Blessings

God Bless

**Sunday's Best**

Goodmorning to all! Today is a dreary, gray morning.....I overslept this morning, but I still made it to class on time! The World - 0, Ellisa-2!

But anyways



When I was growing up I Polly was one of my FAVORITE movies ever!
Polly is a touching family movie that starred Phylicia Rashad and Keisha Knight Pulliam which took place in the 1950's. Polly (Keisha Knight Pulliam) goes to visit her wealthy Aunt Polly (Phylicia Rashad) for the summer. While there, Polly's happy and joyful spirit spreads to the entire community.

When I was a young girl I was ALWAYS amazed on how the women looked so entirely put together. It was so much pride in how they presented themselves. I love the silohuette of the dresses, pinned hair , dainty gloves and oh so fierce hats.

I remember my grandmother gave me a deep purple, full A-line dress with ruffles for days. I would spin in circle until I feel like I was going to pass out! I miss it....SOOooo why not re-invent the style in more mature way. This spring/Summer I'm Channeling the 1950's- full dresses and skirts

Here is one of my fav musical clips of the movies which show a boatload of fabulousness in attire...



Here is another musical clip, with the beautiful Phylicia Rashad ..



Love the off theshoulder and A-Line Dress

Feminine, Feminine, and still fly

And the best thing about A-Line dresses they enhance all types of figures

Miracles & Blessings

God Bless!

**Picture Story**

Greetings ..today was a pretty chill day. Even though it was a beautiful day I decided to have a lock in. I needed to organize my life in a nut shell and do some work.

But I had a thought provoking day though! As I was putting clothes in my giveaway pile....It HIT me - April 18, 2009 - it hit me... that I'm actually headed to New York in 3 months to intern for Seventeen!!!!!


CrAzY!! I know! With that in mind I realized I needed to revamp my closet:) Yes Im officially in "Project Internship Wardrobe"! and me studying NY maps like crazy but hey, hopefully if I'm lost I can still look fly!!!

So also in Breaking news ...........

Favorite Flats

+ Busted Heel

= an angry Ellisa!

But Im still going to wear Them!! The World -0, Ellisa-1

That's All!!

Miracles & Blessings

God Bless

*Click*Flash*

Score!! I finally bought my new camera!! I have been camera-less for about 5 months! Im soooo excited to have one again! I decided this payday I was going to invest in one! Hmm even though that means groceries are going to take a backseat this week! Oh well :)

***Warning****

PLEASE DO NOT BE SURPRISED IF I GET PICTURE HAPPY FROM NOW ON TO FOREVER:0

That's All for now:)

Posts soooon!

Miracles & Blessings

God Bless!

**Be You**

"Everyone has a Chance in Life to move from Average to Exceptional. Don't let it pass you by because of Fear."

-Ellisa Oyewo

*Black + White = Fly*

May Issue 2009

Fly pic and packaging

Miracles & Blessings

God Bless

*The Fashion Show*

Today in one of my classes I was told that one of my school's alumni is a contestant of the new show on Bravo The Fashion Show. The new show is hosted by Isaac Mizrahi, Kelly Rowland andFern Mallis. Fifteen professional designers will compete in this fashion creative competition series for a chance to have their designs sold in the retail market and win a $125,000 prize.

Kristen graduated from The Illinois Institute of Art- Chicago 3 years ago. I viewed her collection, Organik Revolution at Chicago's Fashion Focus and was one of my favorite collections. All of her clothes are eco-friendly. I love her color tones, What can I say I'm a sucker for earthtones:0 Here are a couple pictures of her collection that I snapped at the Fashion Show. . . . .

Organik Evening Gown

**Mustard soy jersey mini dress w/ olive organic twill jacket*

Good Luck Kristen!

Everyone should follow and give the show a try(even though its no Project Runway),

The Fashion Show premieres on Bravo May & at 10 P.m. E.T/P.T.

Check heer bio at http://www.bravotv.com/the-fashion-show/bio/kristen.

Miracles & Blessings

God Bless!

*Heads Up*

Goodmorning! I was going to post something completely different this morning that has been rattling through my mind. Life happens, so I decided to change it up.

Yesterday was my official start of my quarter (im officially a senior in college, Praise God). I went to my full load of classes, ran errands, and ended up dozing off after an amusing episode of Harlem Heights.

I woke back up around 1 a.m. I don't have any classes today so I decided that I could do some late night organizing. Re-evaluating old papers, trying to make sense of what i call my closet and stacking all my mags and books in order time slipped passed.

I realized I didn't sneak back into bed until around 4 or 5 a.m. As I was getting prepared to lay down when I began to say a prayer. As I asked the Lord to protect my family a sharp pain struck my left side. I shook it off and repeated the prayer of protection over my family. The pain struck again.

This time I began to become alert because God sends signs all the time in the most peculiar way.

I finished up my prayer and snuck off to sleep with late night commercials bombarding the TV.

This morning I received a phone call an hour after I dozed off. I glanced at the number but I didn't recognize it so I ignored it.

Two minutes later I received a text from my older sister that she was in the emergency room because she had been in an car accident on her way to work.

I immediate jumped out of bed as she called to give me the details of how she was trapped in the car while smoke was taking a ride through her lungs.

Thank God that she is just fine but sore.

Just want to share the importance of prayer.

Thank God

Miracles & Blessings

God Bless;)