Stop by! Tell her Lord Tykai sent you ;-) After you shop, take a coffee and pastry break at The Green Bean.
Fashionable Kisses,
LRD | TKI
www.shopdesignarchives.com
Tuesday, August 21, 2012
TYKAI Tykaian On Mars
Preparing my wardrobe for SPACE travel at Design Archives in Downtown Greensboro. On the bustling streets of Elm Street in downtown Greensboro, you can take a nostalgic trip just by entering a door. Fashion purveyor Kit and her specialty vintage store is a Triad staple; which features sequins, feathers, ruffles, fur, and crinoline. You can spend a day going through [AND SHOPPING] her vast, curated collection of vintage and vintage-inspired apparel, accessories, and more. Fashion literally falls from the walls in a clean open space with parquet flooring and mid 20th century periodicals. As if that weren't enough, the other side of the boutique, named The Emporium, houses fashion, art, housewares, and oddities from local vendors.
Stop by! Tell her Lord Tykai sent you ;-) After you shop, take a coffee and pastry break at The Green Bean.
Fashionable Kisses,
LRD | TKI
www.shopdesignarchives.com
Stop by! Tell her Lord Tykai sent you ;-) After you shop, take a coffee and pastry break at The Green Bean.
Fashionable Kisses,
LRD | TKI
www.shopdesignarchives.com
Friday, August 3, 2012
TYKAI Golden Crepe
"Thank you for being a friend"
A little Dorothy, A little Blanche.
They say Anais was a coquette with pseudo-modesty.
[chuckles to self]
-LORD TYKAI
A little Dorothy, A little Blanche.
They say Anais was a coquette with pseudo-modesty.
[chuckles to self]
-LORD TYKAI
TYKAI Universe Adherence
"Would you believe me if I told you there's a rabbit on the Moon?"
For decades, people have said there is a man on the Moon-Thanks NASA. Really, Look. Question what you have been conditioned to believe. It's a rabbit head {with two ears}!!
Now, would you believe me if I told you there is a TYKAIAN on the Moon? Can you embrace the FACT that fashion will be visible from a Hubble? Voluptuous. Sumptuous. Neo-Galilean. Are you ready to be not just a part of fashion...But a part of the change in fashion? Bold statement- Right?!?
Embrace Yourself.
Share Love.
FASHIONABLE KISSES,
LRD | TKI
For decades, people have said there is a man on the Moon-Thanks NASA. Really, Look. Question what you have been conditioned to believe. It's a rabbit head {with two ears}!!
Now, would you believe me if I told you there is a TYKAIAN on the Moon? Can you embrace the FACT that fashion will be visible from a Hubble? Voluptuous. Sumptuous. Neo-Galilean. Are you ready to be not just a part of fashion...But a part of the change in fashion? Bold statement- Right?!?
Embrace Yourself.
Share Love.
FASHIONABLE KISSES,
LRD | TKI
TYKAI Invulnerable TYKAI
"Enigmatic, possibly. Creative, definitely."
[Listening to Toni Braxton- Secrets]
I am sooooo ready for TYKAI profits to be my primary source of income. This dual life as LORD TYKAI part-time & MANUEL DANIELS part-time is exhausting. A man with a goal...a lover with ambition...equals a calling. My discipline. Out of fairness for my "day job"*see high sarcasm* I don't promote anything TYKAI. People seek me out for fashion advice. With modesty, I reply " This pairs well with...", "Why don't you step out of your comfort zone and try...", "If you wear this, Everytime you will look stunning", "My, aren't we just a vision of beauty." THEN COMES---TENSION. Not from clients, from the team. Several times over. What happened to teamwork? What happened to integrity? What happened to the Golden Rule-Do unto others as you like done unto you? I try to be "low-key", yet I am propelled into the light. Do you punish talent or do you nurture it? Maybe this trajectory is in place so that as my company grows, I will treat TYKAIANS with the UTMOST love and appreciation. A non-discriminatory, creatively euphoric, styling, design, and community outreach firm.
Embrace Yourself.
Share Love.
FASHIONABLE KISSES,
LRD | TKI
[Listening to Toni Braxton- Secrets]
I am sooooo ready for TYKAI profits to be my primary source of income. This dual life as LORD TYKAI part-time & MANUEL DANIELS part-time is exhausting. A man with a goal...a lover with ambition...equals a calling. My discipline. Out of fairness for my "day job"*see high sarcasm* I don't promote anything TYKAI. People seek me out for fashion advice. With modesty, I reply " This pairs well with...", "Why don't you step out of your comfort zone and try...", "If you wear this, Everytime you will look stunning", "My, aren't we just a vision of beauty." THEN COMES---TENSION. Not from clients, from the team. Several times over. What happened to teamwork? What happened to integrity? What happened to the Golden Rule-Do unto others as you like done unto you? I try to be "low-key", yet I am propelled into the light. Do you punish talent or do you nurture it? Maybe this trajectory is in place so that as my company grows, I will treat TYKAIANS with the UTMOST love and appreciation. A non-discriminatory, creatively euphoric, styling, design, and community outreach firm.
Embrace Yourself.
Share Love.
FASHIONABLE KISSES,
LRD | TKI
TYKAI A Lion & A Peacock
I'm a TYKAIAN born under Leo. I pick and choose my battles. Too much wind won't flutter a wing. In the presence of the right challenge, I don't retreat...I get more VIVID. ELEGANTLY! Not in loud words but great deeds. Lucky I'm not a Spartan, huh?
LORD TYKAI
LORD TYKAI
TYKAI Come 2 Me
"Mommy, why does he look like a genie?"
"Well Sweetie, it's his magical personality."
Come to me
Let me GRANT YOUR WISH for STYLE.
-LRD | TKI
"Well Sweetie, it's his magical personality."
Come to me
Let me GRANT YOUR WISH for STYLE.
-LRD | TKI
TYKAI Bitch it's Hot
TYKAI Birthday Nin
People talk to me...Everywhere. In the North, in the South, in the West, the Midwest, overseas, at the park, at the grocery store, at the cornerstore, at the stoplight, in the skies, on the rails, over cocktails and snails. Everywhere. Whether it's intrigue, fawning, or disgust. It must be my guiding light, my aura, or the spirit of ancestors past shining through. I always say "May TYKAI (NYSE ticker symbol TKI ;-)profits match my celebrity". I genuinely do not seek attention. Even when I'm attempting to be low key- a smile is engaged, then it turns into a "thing". Everywhere. You must know my middle name really is Lovi. LOVE-I.
Thinking of one of my favorite movies [2 Days in Paris-directed by Julie Delpy], I decided to take a North Carolina railride into Greensboro. During the beautiful Amtrak trip, I read Anais Nin and gazed out the window, with my feet rested upon my mustard vintage Samsonite. HAPPY BIRTHDAY MOTHER! Unlike Nin, I recognize and value your maternal, kindred spirit of love from an early age. If anyone saw our house in Riverknoll, they would know you are the reason my eyes always catch a camera. Every corner...every collage. *back to the railride*
20 minutes from my destination, I overheard an elderly train volunteer say " Enjoy life...one day at a time. God only promises you one day at a time". I was reminded of a facebook post from last year "Lord for my sake, help me to take, one day at a time"; Then, nostalgic memories of my father singing these lyrics in the male chorus. At that moment, it was so poignant that I fervently cried until the train whistled Toot-Tooooot in Greensboro. In the words of great orators--- " If I touch only one, I have done my job."
Fashionable Summertime Kisses,
LRD | TKI
Thinking of one of my favorite movies [2 Days in Paris-directed by Julie Delpy], I decided to take a North Carolina railride into Greensboro. During the beautiful Amtrak trip, I read Anais Nin and gazed out the window, with my feet rested upon my mustard vintage Samsonite. HAPPY BIRTHDAY MOTHER! Unlike Nin, I recognize and value your maternal, kindred spirit of love from an early age. If anyone saw our house in Riverknoll, they would know you are the reason my eyes always catch a camera. Every corner...every collage. *back to the railride*
20 minutes from my destination, I overheard an elderly train volunteer say " Enjoy life...one day at a time. God only promises you one day at a time". I was reminded of a facebook post from last year "Lord for my sake, help me to take, one day at a time"; Then, nostalgic memories of my father singing these lyrics in the male chorus. At that moment, it was so poignant that I fervently cried until the train whistled Toot-Tooooot in Greensboro. In the words of great orators--- " If I touch only one, I have done my job."
Fashionable Summertime Kisses,
LRD | TKI
TYKAI Palette Cleansing
"It's not what you wear, it's really who you are inside."
Everyone knows that fashion cycles revolve every 20-30 years. No shade, I'm approaching 30 [well, 27] and rattails and skorts are making a reappearance. I decided to take a cue from the house of Dior-Spring 2007. Post an era of decadent exuberance, prints, and color; Head designer, John Galliano, cleansed the palette with Christina Aguilera [Back 2 Basics-the divine order of disc 2 is life changing- like Mariah she was robbed of excessive accolades] and dove gray. A Starbucks Refresher, if you will ;-)
The question is...Are you void of color or full? Aside from the midsummer tan, I decided to monochrome it out in french vanilla yogurt and BE THE COLOR. It's all signature Lord Tykai- the blown kisses, the hugs, and jovial chats. The secret to full color lies in the smile from your heart.
Embrace Yourself.
Share Love.
Fashionable Kisses,
Lord Tykai
Everyone knows that fashion cycles revolve every 20-30 years. No shade, I'm approaching 30 [well, 27] and rattails and skorts are making a reappearance. I decided to take a cue from the house of Dior-Spring 2007. Post an era of decadent exuberance, prints, and color; Head designer, John Galliano, cleansed the palette with Christina Aguilera [Back 2 Basics-the divine order of disc 2 is life changing- like Mariah she was robbed of excessive accolades] and dove gray. A Starbucks Refresher, if you will ;-)
The question is...Are you void of color or full? Aside from the midsummer tan, I decided to monochrome it out in french vanilla yogurt and BE THE COLOR. It's all signature Lord Tykai- the blown kisses, the hugs, and jovial chats. The secret to full color lies in the smile from your heart.
Embrace Yourself.
Share Love.
Fashionable Kisses,
Lord Tykai
TYKAI 4GLO-Memorial/Support
Gloria said "You went all the way to the worldwide Louis Vuitton flagship store in Paris and you didn't bring me back a bag?"
With doe-eyed ambition, I replied "When I return, I'll put it on the TYKAI company expense card."
I remember my grandmother's spirit guiding and helping me after she passed. Her regal spirit of meekness coming over me [and in my opinion, giving me the courage to open doors that once I had only dreamed]. I am seeing Antoine take on those enlightened traits of his grandmother. He's recognizing them and I believe it's helping comfort him. The TRUEST LEGACY is knowing that parts of her reside in him. All weekend has been about GLOwing. Gift giving, smiles, hugs, love, flowers, and shine ;-)
WhirlyDome.GerTea.EarthyEffervescense.Sunbathe.Barbecue.QuietDesignerLabels.GloriasGloriousRepass.
With doe-eyed ambition, I replied "When I return, I'll put it on the TYKAI company expense card."
I remember my grandmother's spirit guiding and helping me after she passed. Her regal spirit of meekness coming over me [and in my opinion, giving me the courage to open doors that once I had only dreamed]. I am seeing Antoine take on those enlightened traits of his grandmother. He's recognizing them and I believe it's helping comfort him. The TRUEST LEGACY is knowing that parts of her reside in him. All weekend has been about GLOwing. Gift giving, smiles, hugs, love, flowers, and shine ;-)
WhirlyDome.GerTea.EarthyEffervescense.Sunbathe.Barbecue.QuietDesignerLabels.GloriasGloriousRepass.
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