Kerojo Presents...Monsters (circa '07-08)

I thought this was a lovely show when it first aired on YouTube way back. I've grown to appreciate it more as time has passed. The fashion was good, they could have expanded the color palette once the music became more club oriented though. Just a thought.

Professional Runway: F/W 11/12 GIORGIO ARMANI FULL SHOW

Looks like colors of stormy weather and 1950's meets 90's euro club chic (towards the end) are the inspiration behind Armani's new F/W collection. It's very masculine, but with an...intellectual side. It reminds me of the film noir genre. The good thing for those regular joes out there, most of the men's collections out there look A LOT like attire you can find in MensWareHouse, Sears, Belks, and other traditional department stores, cause they are quite reserved this year.

Side Note: Is it me or did the first wave of models resemble actor James Franco? Maybe it was just the way they were styled. Gotta love Italian/Greek men.

Courtesy of Fashion TV FMEN

The Art of Competing: Dynamic Energy

Yes, that’s a diagram that you see, all will be explained in due time. Two of my band directors once told me that a key to a great musical piece is changing dynamic levels. Dynamics in music refers to sound level and quality. No matter how nice a melody is, if it never changes or progresses it’s flat and can become a bore. The same can be said of a performance spectacle, whether in theater, choral singing, dance, and even performance modeling.

Cute Models Inc. show from '09

Living Legends Entertainment Salt Performance

Here's the video of Living Legends Entertainment's "Salt" show. The opening with the video was cute, and it started off strong, but I lost intrest in the show 3 minutes into it. The music, fashion, and group routines became very stagnant. The energy level remained the same through out the entire show. Not much changed, and you all know how I feel about those uniform outfits in a modeling troupe show...not impressed.

Just NAKED!!!

You've gotta love those raw, sensual Florida troupes. Though troupes in more northern regions of the eastern USA seem to have left the army of bikini-clad vixens back in the mid 2000's, such an image has become a staple of this region's shows. As tactless as this clip is, I love it! Is it any wonder this is the region of the nation that mothered the FAMU sex tape?! This brings back memories of Verge's Sean Paul "Temperature" inspired 4 seasons competition piece in 2006, and vintage Mozik/Epiphany.

The Troupes of WSSU: The Vice Versa Productions Story (Part 2)

Vice Versa as M.O.D. attending Epiphany's 2009 spring show

Last month I wrote a piece about the life and death of Vice Versa Productions (VVP), a troupe from WSSU. Now I will finish the tale of this group, summing up what killed the organization and how to not let such a thing happen to yours.