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VIDEO: Kanye West - "Welcome to Heartbreak"

KANYE WEST "Welcome To Heartbreak" Directed by Nabil from nabil elderkin on Vimeo.


As I've said before I absolutely LOVE Kanye West's album, 808's & Heartbreak. I believe it's ABSOLUTELY genius and it's easily in one of my top five favorite albums. I was checking out his blog and he posted the video for his song, "Welcome to Heartbreak". It's not the next single ("Amazing" featuring Young Jeezy is) off the album but this is a pretty innovative video.


Enjoy.

Solange at Mercedes Benz Fashion Week

One of my favorite artists, Solange Knowles, has been ripping and running fashion week. From the Nicole Miller and BCBG Max Azria shows to the Arise Magazine Launch Party, Miss Thang has been all over.


Jealous.

FAVE: Michelle Obama Vogue Cover

LOVES IT!!!! The cover of Vogue?! Seriously, the woman is on Jackie O. status...Michelle O. I haven't gotten it yet but I'm pretty sure this issue has already hit newsstands. Trust me...I'm on it!





I know I'm like a couple of months late but above are the sketches from various designers - Diane Von Furstenberg, Michael Kors, Monique Lhuillier - who were all in the running of designing Michelle's inauguration dress.

FASHION WEEK: Jason Wu

Here are a few looks from the Jason Wu Fall 2009 runway show. Jason is a 26-year old Manhattan-based American fashion designer.(more)

If you're unfamiliar with Wu, he is the mastermind behind Michelle Obama's inauguration dress and the dress she dons on this month's cover of Vogue. (Which I'm so excited about!!!!)

He's also behind the awesome Fashion Royalty line - taking collectible dolls to the next level.

Street Team

So my current challenge is building a street team. I'm sooooo starting from square one. Have no idea what I'm doing. Thank you God for Google.


(Isn't it funny that when I googled 'street team' this is what came up in images?)

FASHION WEEK: Barbie Collection

Last night was the Barbie collection fashion show. Honestly, just from the pictures alone I'm in heaven. You know how much I like pink (obviously). A series of designers - Diane Von Furstenburg, Kimora Lee Simmons, Betsey Johnson, etc. - created their ideal outfit for the doll celebrating the 50th anniversary of Barbie.









Per Betsey Johnson. Genius.

Busy: Fashion Week, Award Season, V-Day and Everything Else

There's a lot going on. EVERYWHERE. In NYC, you've got Mercedes Benz Fashion Week that began on Friday. On the west coast, it's award season with the Grammys wrapping up and the Oscars about to take place. You've also got NBA All Star weekend taking place in Arizona right now and of course this weekend LOVE was in the air with Valentine's Day. Hope everyone had an awesome weekend and had an even more fabulous Valentine's Day!

Let's get back to our regularly scheduled blog program.

Sale: Nine West February Specials

Thought you all would enjoy a good shoe sale. I know I do. Check out Nine West and their awesome February specials. They're knocking off an additional 20% off what seems like everything. Only good can stem from this.

Kelly Rowland's Surprise Birthday Party

Check out Destiny's Child - Michelle Williams, Kelly Rowland and Beyonce Knowles - at Kelly's surprise birthday party in Hollywood on Tuesday night. I love seeing them together again. I'm not gonna lie, I wouldn't mind another DC album.


Beyonce's shirt: AWESOME. (Yes, that is Prince on her shirt.)

Cheers!

So, after the car incident (turns out everything is fine...just a little glitch in the battery), the fiance and had a talk. I came to a realization: I have a lot going on, but nonetheless I'm really blessed. I've been working hard - SO HARD - but sure enough it's been paying off. Mattieologie readers have been showing much love and the blog is moving in a positive direction. So thank you guys for all your support...here's to you. Cheers!

Life: Car Problems

Don't you love it when your car battery dies on you?

Look of the Day: Kelly and Courtney

I absolutely adore this dress. Kelly Ripa looks great - although personally I think she could gain a few pounds...that's neither here or there - it's very pink, girly...which makes it really Mattie.





Courtney Cox pulls off such a great look - I like this dress a lot. It can be worn to a nice dinner, red carpet event and shoes compliment it very well. Very put together. Two thumbs up.

Posing for Playboy: Classy and Iconic?

I mean, I saw this coming but really? "Classy and iconic"? Hmmm, I doubt it. When I think about Aubrey O'Day posing for Playboy, those two words don't come to mind. At all. I'm not saying much else though.

Look of the Day: Thandie, Kim and Rosario

Thandie Newton takes the title today in this multi-color number at an Elle event in London.





Kim Kardashian...dare I say it...has been upgrading her look with a much more classy touch. Here she is in black at the GlobalGrind event in honor of Grammy nominees.





Something a little off...maybe it's the way she's standing in it. Rosario Dawson at the Japan premiere of Seven Pounds.

Hello Lover: Good Morning Edition

After having a lot on my mind last night, I decided to start my day with things that make me smile. Nothing starts your day like a good breakfast and cute shoes.

^^How cute are these Marc Jacobs "patriotic" numbers? They're so cute. Oh, in due time though. They're definitely out of budget. Like. Extremely.




These are the kind of shoes that make you wanna slap your momma. If you don't like these...then I don't know what to tell you. I don't. Giuseppe Zanotti knows his way to a woman's heart.

Through her shoes.

However, outrageously out of budget. For now.

"Carlton" T-shirt

Met the girls at Taco Mac last night and these nice guys bought us dessert. Better yet, one of them had this awesome shirt on. Says he got it from Urban Outfitters. I didn't catch it there (the link is dead) but I did find it at Kaboodle.

Loves it!

FAVE: Ru San's

At my fave sushi spot, Ru San's, in Buckhead. FYI, DJ Drama is sitting 2 booths away from me. Got some California rolls and shrimp fried rice. Delish!

Look of the Day: Keyshia Cole

I mentioned earlier that Keyshia Cole's new look is a total upgrade. She went Hollywood on us but I'm okay with that. Check out her dress from the Clive Davis Grammy party this past weekend.

Wicked.


Heart the color.

Grammys: What I Liked

So, last night were the Grammys. Honestly, it was an all around good show. Decent performances - my favorite was the "Swagga Like Us" performance with Kanye, Jay, Wayne, T.I. and M.I.A, who by the way was due last night(she's 9 months pregnant). I love the "Rap Pack"...they all looked very dapper. I also enjoyed Radiohead, Coldplay, Lil Wayne and Smokey Robinson's performances.




I'm sure you heard of the drama. If not: Both Chris Brown and Rihanna were both supposed to perform at the Grammys but both dropped out hours before the show after an altercation Saturday night. Full story.




Love this dress. Something's a little off about it. Maybe the faux tan. Her performance. Not so great.




All I've got to say is Miley Cyrus has got a damn good stylist. It's hard to go wrong in sophisticated black.




Jennifer Nettles of Sugarland. Love this dress. The bust line is very flattering and it's chic without trying too hard.




You guys know how I feel about Carrie. She can do no wrong in my book. She continues to prove me right.

Plus, I love a sparkly dress.




It didn't photograph as well as it looked live on camera, but Kate Beckinsale takes the cake. The. Best. Dress. Of. The. Night.

Love it!




Keyshia? Is that you? Love the skirt. Would have preferred a different top. Regardless, definitely an upgrade.




Taylor Swift. The dress? Perfect.

Hello Kitty Commotion!

I'm so jealous! The "Hello Kitty Commotion!" red carpet event hosted by MAC and V Magazine in NYC was a few days ago. MAC Cosmetics just launched their special limited edition Hello Kitty Collection this month. Lots of famous faces came through like Ciara, Zac Posen and NYC party regulars.


Lindsey Price and Ciara at the event.



Designer Zac Posen with Hello Kitty herself.

Confessions of a Shopaholic

I can't wait for Confessions of a Shopaholic starring Isla Fisher. I never read the book (hardly doubt I will) but I am definitely gonna check out the film. The movie was styled by styling genius Patricia Field (of Sex and the City).

The girls and I are supposed to do dinner this Friday when the movie hits theatres. Maybe we can all go see it afterwards.

Above is the star of the movie, Isla Fisher at the NYC premiere of the film. Cute dress.

Look of the Day: Adrienne Bailon

Adrienne is killing this dress at the Belvedere IX launch in LA. Yellow (Mimosa to be exact) is the color for the season (spring). Actually, it was dubbed the color of the year by Pantone. Super cute!

Almost Forgot: The Grammys on Sunday!

So, I decided to act like a blogger tonight and go through my Wire Image account. And guess what? I almost forgot the Grammys are on tomorrow. It's like a ritual of mine to watch the Grammys and critique them. Yes, I know. I'm so cool. (by cool, I mean not really.) Anyways, there were a bunch of events going in LA this past week and weekend - like Style Suites, rehearsals and pre-Grammy parties - and came across some pics. Above Rihanna and Kanye pose for a pic at Timbaland's Grammy party which EVERYONE in the music business attended.


Love, love, LOVE Janelle Monae! Talk about a breath of fresh music air...


Now, maybe I'm mistaken...but I don't think Solange got nominated for a Grammy and that is ABSOLUTELY ridiculous. Ri.Effin.Diculous. I'm not naming any names but her album was better than all the female R&B albums nominated this year. Every single one of them.


So excited to see Jennifer Hudson back on the scene after her tragedy. Not sure if you caught the Super Bowl, but if you didn't you missed one of the BEST renditions of the national anthems performed by Miss Hudson. Phenomenal.

Blogging: My Bad

So a lot has been going on, hence why I haven't been on here in a while. The dot com was up and running but I'm having some server issues. But I just found out how to blog from my phone...I finally got a new one (the Sidekick is a wrap) it's AWESOME! It's the Nokia N95...the best camera phone on the market! More pics of my engagement party and last weekend coming soon...