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Dream Big, Do Big: Jules Kim Is Poised to Take Over

January 13th, 2010 3 Comments

Photo Credit – Alessandro Simonetti To call Jules Kim and her brand Bijules “edgy” would be doing her a disservice—and it might insult her, too. A difficult-to-pinpoint mixture of unsettling, unexpected, and all-out modern swank, Jules’ unique jewelry pieces are as resistant to pigeonholing as the woman who dreams them up. Perhaps partly due to […]

Tags: Fashion · New York · RetroTalk

RetroTalk: Vashtie Kola, New York’s “Downtown Sweetheart”

November 19th, 2009 6 Comments

Vashtie Kola. Not ringing a bell? Well it’s time to get familiar. New York’s “Downtown Sweetheart” has been hustling the mean streets of NYC for some time now. She’s been seen directing music videos for Kid Cudi (“Heaven at Nite“), creating her own fashion line, Violette, and organizing the wildly successful “

Tags: New York · RetroTalk

Mo Billionaire. The Retrospective Interview.

March 5th, 2009 7 Comments

One of the most influential people in music today is a man you’ve probably never heard of. Its not your fault if you haven’t, Mo B. has almost as many alias’ as he has artists under his wing, and he has successfully positioned himself as the Chicago Renaissance’s man behind-the-scenes. Mo. B aka Mo. Billionaire aka […]

Tags: Chicago · Culture · Music · RetroTalk