UNNEW MAGAZINE

Thrift Styling Magazine

September

LITTLE BY LITTLE STYLIST KUKSHINDA LITTLE MAKING HER MARK...AGAIN

ECO EVENT JUNETEENTH TRASHION FASHION THRIFT EXCHANGE ECO FASHION WEEK FOOD FESTIVAL CONCERT IN THE PARK

Curtis Family C-Notes Singing In Vintage Style

Creative Diredtor Hannah Be Model: Shalini Srivastava MUA: Penny Hair: Steven Harmontree Photographer: Boa Phan

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rom pre-teens to senior models, the Trashion Fashion show must be one of the most unique eco-fashion presentations that I have witnessed! There was so much creative ingenuity, I was wishing that I have put my creative juices to work and participated. Eric Jackson, Creative Program Manager, says it was one of the best shows yet! The Bottle caps, paper cups, plastic trash bags, burned plastic to look like bird feathers and newspapers. Most trashy things that you can think of was used in these fashionables get ups. I was reminded of a scene from the movie, Cruella, when she made her entrance from the back of a garbage truck and rolled out her Trashion gown made of junk. The participants looked so proud of their creations and the audience was in awe through the entire ensemble of garments. Heads were turning to not to miss one presentation on the runway.

Held at the Sonoma Community Center, Trashion Fashion is a fundraiser that benefits the programs and activities in conjunction with Trashion Fashion, including upcycle design classes for a variety of ages, and open studio sessions where event participants can work on their designs. The main event is a runway show that features unique garments, made by community members from recycled or found and unlikely materials.

Tickets for the main runway show typically go on sale in late February.

Trashion also includes a gallery show of Barbies, saved from our local landfill and dressed in unique upcycled fashion, a free community Trash Bash party, and a Dogs on the Catwalk show for four-legged companions. The Trash Bash, Barbie gallery, and Dogs on the Catwalk show are free to attend. Please keep an eye on our event calendar [link] for more information about the next Trashion Fashion event!

R. K. PANNELL Publisher/Editor-In-Chief

GUEST EDITOR Ashanti Ngozi

CONTRIBUTING WRITERS Jasmyne Daniels Ashanti Ngozi Richard K. Pannell

PHTOGRAPHERS Melinda Kelly Photography Trashion Fashion Show melbelke1@mac.com

Khore Mixon Kushinda Little @k_visions

Richard E. Carley Island Vibe Fashion Show @ytyimages.com

Richard Kenneth Eco Fashion Week

FEATURED Trashion Fashion Show-Sonoma, CA The Sacramento Thrift Exchange Curtis Family C-Notes, Juneteenth Eco Fashion Week-San Francisco, CA Sacramento Banana Festival Kushinda Little

SEW IT SEEMS The sewing machine, where would we be without it in todays world?

As I sit in my medical rotation class my instructor describes the art of suturing, stitching the skin together to close the seams of the wound.

We watch silently as he inquires as to whether anyone has experience in the art and I raise my hand, stating that I’ve sewn before as means to lighten the mood. But as I finish my sentence, my mind begins to march into the depths of curiosity as I compare the arts of suturing and sewing. Without the machine the hand movements are the same; There's needles and thread, patterns used to close the stitch, so on and so forth.

My eyes dart down at the scrubs that I was wearing, my hands gently following along the seams of the pants. Wonder, again, washes over me as my instructor goes over the history of suturing and I begin to think to myself: Who actually created the art of sewing?

Well during the earliest ages of time, 2.5 million years back into the Old Stone Age era to be exact, humans were depicted with clothing.

Whether that clothing consisted of fur and bones, had little coverage, or covered the whole body, humans always had on fitted, sewn together clothing. They utilized many parts of the animal body aside from the furs and bones including the malleable tendons and veins for the ‘thread’ aspect of sewing. Bones and antlers harvested would be shaped and utilized as the ‘needle’ aspect of sewing and from there, clothing would be made. This tradition of hand sewing would be passed down through many generations, trickling into the mid 19th century where the first successful sewing machine would be in-

vented and patented by Barthélemy Thimonnier.

Thimonnier would go on to create a business, putting many of his new and efficient machines on the tables of his factories, mainly mass producing of army uniforms for the French army. But soon his business would come to ashes as workers rioted and burned down his building in fear of his machinery taking way their much needed jobs. But from the same ashes arose many other inspired inventors to recreate the sewing machine such as Elias Howe and Isaac Singer, paving the way for the existence of the sewing machine in the present era.

The sewing machine would pave the way for clothing and the clothing industry in todays times. From cultural clothing to everyday modern fashion, sewing would help sew the seams of the world of clothing, the stories each piece of clothing tells, and the people that wear them.

From the earliest times of human understanding to the latest moment in the present day, the thread and needle have played a major role in sewing together the seams of the world. https://www.infodepot.com/blog/the-history-of -sewing-stitches-needles-and-machines/

The Four Ecoteers The Creating an opportunity for the community to clean out their closets and exchange with other community thrifters, The Sacramento Thrift Exchange, and the Goddess Night Out came together to present at the Sacramento Thrift Exchange! Held at the Studio 11, 887 57th Street in Sacramento, CA and hosted by four ecoteurs, Gloria Cuentas, Mersy Hogan, Olivia Degennaro and Jenna Ecklein. Cuentas and Hogan of STE and Degennaro and Ecklein of Goddess Night Out, a monthly dance party for women to align their divine feminine energy and unleash their power. “This family friendly event is where people can connect, donate clothes and browse each other’s closets for a sustainable shopping experience” says Hogan.

From costume jewelry to glamour dresses, you could pretty much find all that wanted and/or needed. They even had a small section for men. “I am looking for several outfits and hats for my vacation trip to The Dominican Republic”, says one thrifter, Anna Arobia. “I found some white shorts, straw hat and even something for my granddaughter.”

Thrifters were excited and enthusiastic to participate in this clothing exchange. Patrons paid five dollars to enter and fill up a large shopping bag with garments for $10 with every bag after that costing $5. If you donated clothing, you got $5 off. The Sacramento Thrift Exchange is hosted quarterly and have bigger plans to help promote the use of sustainable clothing.

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he Curtis Family C-Notes Band, released their debut album, "Awaken", June 2022, and is the first family band with the mother, father, and their five children. The gifted family of seven consists of multi-instrumentalists, vocalists, dancers, composers, and producers. Sought out by one of the biggest retail giants in the country, JCPenney, they completed a Christmas Holiday commercial which aired for weeks, both nationally and internationally in 2021. The Curtis Family C-Notes have performed for the Golden State Warriors, the San Francisco Giants, America’s Got Talent and many others in and around the San Francisco Bay Area.

the passion and fun they were having on stage. They brought back memories of such music styles of the Drifters, Sly & The Family Stone, and The Funkadelics. Even down to their fashion styles!

When questioned about their fashion style, I was informed that they shop at vintage stores in San Francisco on Haight Street. Iconic stores such as Relic Vintage, Held Over, and of course Goodwill. Kiki C., one of the youngest members and left-handed guitar player shared, “The fashions we wear are a reflection on the music we perform, the freedom and colors of expression. It’s a state of mind. Our natural hairstyle doesn’t just reflect the 70’s era, it is a stateMaestro Curtis (Papa C) was a child prodi- ment representing a hairstyle from over a thougy, mentored by Maurice White, lead vocalist of sand years ago.” Also, community champions, Earth, Wind & Fire. As an adult, Maestro became focusing on helping seniors, the youth, and the a world-renown musician, producer, teacher, and homeless, The Curtis Family has the distinction of author. Maestro signed to Maurice White's label, being named The First Family of San Francisco, in Kalimba Records, as a member of the group California.

Xpression. There he wrote and produced the album entitled "Power" in which Maurice White was the executive producer. Nola (Mama C), a very gifted vocalist, musician, teacher, and performer in her own right, has enjoyed both local success and national success and performed for dignitaries from all over the world.

It was at a Juneteenth celebration block party I was able to catch The Curtis Family CNotes performance in Sacramento, CA. It was my first time seeing them live, up close and personal. They put on a great show, and you could feel

Letter from the Publisher

Left—Stylist Extraordinaire, Kushinda Little; Above—Gloria, Mercedez, of The Sacramento Thrift Exchange Olivia and Joan of Goddess Night Out

Eco Alert!

Due to the rise of the world becoming more eco-friendly, there has been a lot of sustainable events taking place as of lately…which is excellent!

We traveled from Sacramento to San Francisco to attend some of the sustainable functions, wanting to see who and how community organizations and small businesses are doing their part in maintaining life. From Eco-friendly fashion shows, clothing exchanges and even stage performances, the world as we know it was becoming more alert and aware of our future! By limiting the things, we are taking for granted, throwing away and filling our land mines with, we can reuse, recycle, and refashion.

We have found that there are high fashion designers becoming attuned to using used materials for their fashion lines. I remember when using the word ‘eco’, was referencing the ocean and ocean life. Now, it is referencing our land, sea and even our skies. The more events that promote sustainable clothing, the more our communities will jump on board! If even our governing arms could start sewing up the economy so that everyone is doing more mending than spending...at least spending less. Those who are thrift influencers, enthusiasts, bloggers and the like, we tip hour vintage hats to you and hope that you will continue your endeavors! Cheers to the sustainable advocates for as long as it takes for ‘everyone’ to design their own eco-line!

From what we’ve gathered, you can live with them and you can live without them. Time has proven that it is best to live with them for a multiple of reasons. Story by Jazmyne Daniels

known recordings of the sock, or a piloi as it was known, came from the Anceint Greek era. Similar to with whatever we choose the Stone Age Era, Greeks would The ones who don’t wear them use animal fur and hide to craft have stinkier, shoes, SOCKS! their socks, creating a formation Now everybody, for the most part, that could hold both the whole wears socks; All black socks, white foot, keeping it protected from the socks, colorful socks, long socks, elements and warm as well. This and ankle socks, there is a pair to would be known as the first innogo with every outfit. But as comvative step towars the evolution of mon the sock is to everyday wear, socks, dating back to 8th century its rare to hear someone question BC their origins. So lets dive without Soon enough came 2nd our socks) into the pool of discovcentury AD in Rome and people ery. were looking for better comfortaMany critics argue about bility and more flexibility in their when the first actual sock came to socks: Udonis. Mainly used for fruition in history. From the angeneral purposes, they also uticient Egyptians to even the Stone lized especially patterned socks to Age Era, different types of socks symbolize people in society such are excavated from numerous as priests and even kings. Europe different regions and cultures. would soon catch sight of these They were seen as a symbol of stanew pieces of hosiery and, from tus, worn between all social clasthere, would begin to develop new ses, and were also key to preventstyles and inspiration in other culing people from contracting distures and regions. eases and injuries. One of the first And that lands us in the current

SOME OF US WEAR THEM, a pair to use a pair to go

day era where socks are as common as the cars. Even in the present day we still see socks that conform to ancient technique such as the ones shown on the right, all while also combining modern styles of fabric quality, comfortability, and flexibility. Although we don’t tend to use socks to determine social status anymore, we still indulge in the use of them for hygiene and comfort. But whether you prefer ankle socks, high socks, or no socks at all, don’t forget to sock it to ‘em! https://soxy.com/blogs/whenwere-socks-invented/

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fter years of hearing fashionforward friends and colleagues complain that it's to hard-to-find wear to suit their body type, style, personality and consistently bored with what they were finding on the racks Kushinda Little created Yummy Honey Styling!

The Y.H.S. Collection brings together high quality fabrics, deliciously inspired design elements that gives a sophisticated, youthful, flare for the beach, park and party. We cater to a woman who has a fancy for flair and sophisticated taste levels.

With an ever growing market in recycled wear, Y.H.S is at the forefront of color and pattern trends. Iconic prints that evoke a sense of fun, sun and adventure.

Our attention to detail and design ensures our suits maintain superior style and fit standards.

Sourcing only the highest-quality gently used materials and fabrics for each new spring/summer and fall/winter seasons.

Y.H.S is working to build strong relationships with our clients, thrift and vintage retailers, buyers, and PR companies creating stronger brand awareness and ensuring the fashion-forward sustainable-going divas show off the most impressive style under the sun. We also provide mix and match garments giving you more than one option, just in case you need to pack light!

THRIFTED FASHION SHOW WOWS AT BANANA FESTIVAL 2022

By Ashanti Myke ashantimyke@gmail.com

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sing thrifted clothes to create high fashion runway looks, Yummy Company designer Kushinda Little left the crowd gagging!

Through the heat and the sweat, all the people came out to celebrate the 11th annual Sacramento Banana Festival, hosted held in William Land Park. Little, a seasoned designer and fashion stylist, presented the Island Vibe Fashion Show, Sunday, August 21. “She told a story,” Kamili Renfro, a pleased festival patron shared, “I saw the colors and the order. It was a beautiful show, especially knowing all the clothes were from thrift stores. I loved the looks and I think what she and Pannell, one of the festival coordinators, are doing is wonderful!”

A Sacramento native, Kushinda Little is the owner, creative director and muse of Yummy Honey Swim, and a decorated stylist of mega celebrities like Rhianna and Erykah Badu. It all began many years ago with her wanting to lean how to sew. Little did she know that her teacher would become her mentor and catapult her career completely under the wing of Nina Gleyzer. Kushinda worked in Atlanta at an upscale boutique for five years. Gaining the skills and developing her craft, lead to her creating her own clientele of both men and women. Names now including Black Lewis to Nicky Hilton, Magazines from GW and Esquire

and clients as big as Armani Exhange and Salvatore Ferragamo. Kushinda Little is a guge deal and makes Sacramento immensely prod! She reflects, “I set a goal.

I accomplished. Mom, this show was for you.”

The stage was set and the music was fitting (provided by DJ Gino) for the fashion scene. The backdrop in the photos was created by know installation, sculpture and artist Yennie Zhou, @yennieZhouDesigns.

The catwalk was graced by models, Ashley, Day, Sheila, Paris and the Banana Festival Queen, Jeny (consecutively).

The show was produced by Unnew Magazine and photographed by Edward R. Carley lll, @ytyimages.com.

Stylist, Yummy Honey Styling Hairstylist, Kawonica Haynes Model, Ashley Photographer: Edward R. Carley, @ytyimages.com

Stylist, Yummy Honey Styling Hairstylist, Kawonica Haynes Model, Day Photographer: Edward R. Carley, @ytyimages.com

Stylist, Yummy Honey Styling Hairstylist, Kawonica Haynes Model, Sheila Photographer: Edward R. Carley, @ytyimages.com

Stylist, Yummy Honey Styling Hairstylist, Kawonica Haynes Model, Paris Photographer: Edward R. Carley, @ytyimages.com

Stylist, Yummy Honey Styling Hairstylist, Kawonica Haynes Model, Jeny (Banana Festival Queen) Photographer: Edward R. Carley, @ytyimages.com

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