Fashion Idols... 5. Snoop Dogg

I know this sounds weird, but yes... Snoop Dogg is one of my fashion idols. There are certain things that he wears that I would take and incorporate into my closet.

Fashion Idol...4. Tyler the Creator

Tyler the Creator is hard to explain... Yes he's a bit weird but he knows how to put it together. I admire his confidence and his clear disregard to people's feelings when it comes to his fashion.

Fashion Idol... 4. Chris Brown

This is where my exotic fashion comes from... When I'm looking for a outfit to wear to a party, I look to Chris. 

Fashion Women

Zoe Kravitz: Indie.

Fashion idols... 3. Nick "Swaggy P" Young

Actually, my nickname suave originated from this guy. People would always say we favored each other in personality, appearance and fashion plus, I was getting tired of the term swag so I changed it up and put suave into it. Nick isn't overly flashy, but his fashion sense rivals most musicians and this is a professional basketball player. 

Fashion Idols... 2. A$AP Rocky

Why ASAP for number 2? Well it's probably the diversity. He can take any piece of clothing and make it work. He's also known for not wearing much designer brand stuff. He's a thrifter and he makes that work well. When I'm feeling creative, I look more towards him for fashion ideas.

Fashion Idols... 1. Wiz Khalifa

Wiz is a big influence in my fashion life and always has been. I enjoy seeing what he's going to pull off next and I usually try and take a portion of what he does with his fashion into my own. The way that he pulls some of these looks off is crazy but amazing... It's like he can just throw something on and make it look like good. 

Asian vs. American fashion

Asian fashion?

OR...

Black fashion?

Asian fashion is more of a smooth, trendy look, when American fashion is more of a sleek look. Think about this, could Americans benefit from Asian fashion? Could their trends prosper here? Have they already?

Chris and the costume...

How do you feel about Chris and this costume?

Some hate it...
Some may like it...
I simply don't care.

Stop making a big deal out of everything he does. Stop making him more important than he needs to be. 

I'm just going to sit back and sip my tea.

Something Suave from black fashion

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Dope fashion, with a dope storyline

Many people watched the movie Dope a few months ago when it was in theatres and it seemed like people really loved the movie (like me) or they hated the movie but no one can say that the fashion wasn't on point. The the main characters in this movie dressed in 90's fashion and I wish we all still dressed like this.

Shameik Moore, Tony Quinonez and Kiersey Clemons played their roles well, being considered "nerds" but also had a keen eye for fashion. Zoe Kravitz and A$AP Rocky had big roles in this movie as well, and everyone knows those two run the fashion world right now.  Yes, fashion was a huge part of this movie, along with the soundtrack, but I really liked the storyline.

Not many can relate to what these kids had to go through, but personally growing up in the hood allowed me the ability to understand or at least grasp what the average kid has to deal with in some parts of Los Angeles. Growing up, I was considered weird because I dressed weird, loved to write, enjoyed listening to classical music, jazz (also hip-hop) and was in the Boy Scouts. I also had to avoid certain areas and still do, because of gang activity or not being able to wear what I want because of the color. The only thing that I really had in common with everyone was playing basketball, and running track, oh yeah and being black.

I think that this movie could be revolutionary for my generation if people would look past the drug dealing aspect of the movie and look deep and find the hidden meanings within. It's crazy what some of us have to do to get out of where we grew up. I was fortunate enough to have parents that cared a lot about my future, so they directed me in the right direction and it wasn't as hard for me to excel past what people expected out of people in my neighborhood. However, it still wasn't easy for me and still remains hard to get away from tags society wants to place on me because of where I grew up (NE Oklahoma City) and my image (tattoos and piercings). I also have many friends that struggle getting out of trouble based on the fact that either they don't have as much parental support or gang/drug activity runs so deep in their bloodline that they don't even bother trying to do anything different because of pressure from family members to keep the tradition going.

People really just need to take notice, there are good and intelligent people growing up in some of the worst places in the world, many of which are better qualified for positions than people that grew up in the best neighborhoods or suburbs.

Media Ethics Conference

This past Thursday I attended the "Ethics in Broadcast section of the Media Ethics Conference with Evan Anderson, and Keaton Fox as the panelists. They discussed what to expect in broadcast and what to do and what not to do in certain situations. There were plenty of situations that I think apply to blogging as well, like watching what you post on your personal social media site, which also leads into what part of the segment meant the most to me. I am very active on social media; Twitter, Instagram, Snapchat and Facebook and I've caught myself multiple times posting things that I probably shouldn't post. With our career and position in society, we are seen as public figures in many instances and should act accordingly on social media sites. You never know who is following you and you never know who will take something that you said (that doesn't mean anything serious to you, serious. There really weren't any parts of the segment that I didn't find useful, the panelists were very helpful, answered my every question and also gave me advice and contact information for the future.

NFL Week 4: Winners and losers

Losers: 

Cincinnati Bengal DE Domata Peko 

Yeah, I am not too sure what Peko has on. It seems as if he's trying to pull of a junior in high school look. He could be going for a relaxed look, but its definitely not a look that's appealing to anyone I know. Definitely not something that I think he should wear going into "work" but hey I guess I shouldn't say a word because his team is now 4-0 and first in their division. 

Kansas City Chiefs O-Guard Laurent Duvernay-Tardif

HEY BOO BOO! LEMME.... Never mind. I think everyone gets what I am trying to say here. He's not sloppy, but he looks like he's on his way to a family reunion in Alabama. Definitely not a fan of this outfit at all. The team hat tops it off, and officially makes Tardif my fashion loser of the week. It doesn't help that his team is 1-3 now, and not doing too hot. 

Winners: 

Washington Redskins QB Kirk Cousins

My father may just kill me for choosing a Washington Redskin as my fashion winner for this week but this is a  clean suit. It's casual enough where he won't catch much slack from conservatives there in D.C. for being too extravagant in his dress, but it's suave enough to receive recognition. This has really been a good year for this guy honestly, took RG3's spot, and just beat the Philadelphia Eagles (who obviously aren't good, at all) and are now 2-2 on the season which is a respectable record considering their expectations. 

Cincinnati Bengals WR A.J. Green 

I really like this fit from A.J. Green, it works. Yeah its not too dressy, it's kind of casual but its very stylish plus, the Bengals needed to redeem themselves. Maybe his teammate Domata can learn a little bit from Green. You can be casual and laid back but still be stylish, obviously. 

NFL Week 3: Winners and losers

Week three of football means that typically players have gotten those beginning of the season jitters out of the way and should be about business at this point. It also means that players are starting to wear stuff that shows their true colors when it comes to fashion, it shows who really has an eye for fashion and who was just bluffing at the beginning of the year.

Winners: 

Carolina Panters QB Cam Newton

Lets just start with the person I think won this weeks fashion award, Cam Newton. This guy is clearly a fashion connoisseur and this isn't unusual for him. He's pretty much always suave in his appearance on and off the field. He mixed things up with a blue camouflage suit with a blue bowtie. With his team at 3-0 and on top of the NFC South standings, everything seems to be going right for Cam.

Denver Broncos QB Peyton Manning

 My runner up for this week is Denver Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning. His blue suit and orange tie shows team spirit and reflects him as a person and playing style. This suit is a mixture of conservative and suave which reflects him as a player. On the field he keeps it basic, but at the same time he seems to mix things up. even though he hasn't played as well as he could play, it doesn't really matter, his team is 3-0 as well and on top of their division.













Losers:

San Diego Chargers QB Philip Rivers

Philip Rivers wins the fashion losers award this week. I am not to sure what he is wearing here, but he could do better than this. He's never seemed to have an eye for fashion, but this is kinda bad for me. he looks like he just left the ranch, or like he's about to go to a rodeo. The outfit is even worse to me based on the fact that he plays for San Diego, not the Cowboys... A Cowboy in San Diego? Come on. His team isn't playing so well either, sitting just under Oakland, yes Oakland in the AFC West standings at 1-2.

Atlanta Falcons QB Matt Ryan

 Well, I could be pretty critical of Matt Ryan here, based on the simple fact that he tore my Dallas Cowboys' defense apart in the second half on Sunday to mount a great comeback win, but I wont. I'll just keep it short by saying that he looks like Ed helms from the The Hangover with that dark denim button down shirt and the haircut. His Falcons are having a great season though so far at 3-0.

3rd Generation Clothing Line looks to take over

I'm sure you've seen the headline of my blog, "making that transition from the trend, "swag" to living a "suave" lifestyle." Well a few friends and I created a clothing line a few years back called Third Generation Clothing Line, with the goal of doing just that. With most of us being considered "weird" or different because we wore things that some would call off the wall, and all of us having very creative minds, we decided to create this line.

Modeling Fall 2014 Apparel 

Summer 2015 Tshirt

"Fear No One" Summer 2014 Tshirt

The main goal of our line is to make people think outside of the box, I honestly believe you don't see things like this on an every day basis and when you think of the term suave, you probably think about some gentleman wearing a very nice suit but thats not all that suave is to me, I think being suave means thinking outside of the box and crossing lines that others would never think of crossing. 

There will be more clothing posted, and there are more than just these three pictures. If you want to see more, follow @3rd_g on Instagram and if your wanting to place an order directly, go to http://3rdg3n.bigcartel.com/. 

It's a great time to be alive for Drake and Future

People say that "consistency is everything"and a lot of times we don't listen. However, I got to thinking... That statement really is true, especially in the music and fashion world. Whoever is hot gets the most attention from society in both music, fashion and a lot of times even sports.

What A Time To Be Alive cover by Drake & Future.

As many may know, Drake and Future came out with a new joint-mixtape on Sunday evening, that had the hip-hop world in a frenzy. Most hip-hop fans loved it, and so did a lot of rappers, but there were some that weren't so fond of the mixtape. (P.S. I loved it.) So far throughout the week I've seen all kinds of memes and tweets about this mixtape, some funny, praising the duo for a fire mixtape, but some fellow rappers, like Kid Cudi who think it's mediocre. Yes, from a musical side of things, this mixtape was mediocre, but lyrically it's one of the best, and the producers laid out creative and suave beats that I think rival any of the bests. Either way, this mixtape stirred up a lot of opinions because Future and Drake are two completely different rappers. Drake being known for his love songs, or songs with a very catchy slogan, and Future's "trap music" educating the hood on the real life situations. So for both of them to come into this, and make this mixtape was quite controversial.

Rapper Kid Cudi speaks out.

With all this frenzy, I think this is a perfect time for the two rappers to get a leg up in the fashion world. They need to start making statements, being bold and voice their opinion when it comes to fashion. Future has somewhat been in the fashion world, but Drake not so much. I just think that sine they are both on top of the rap game for the time being, they should (and probably will) start getting some music videos from the mixtape together, and also should rock some new stuff we haven't seen before if they really want to take everything over. This could be a great time for the two rappers who are already known as two elite modern rappers. Don't be surprised if you wake up, and these two rappers are all over commercials, clothing stores and award shows. 

Drake (left), Future (right) shaking hands.

Fashion Winners, Losers: Week 1

Sunday was week one for or NFL football and what a week it was. My Dallas Cowboys won though, in an unbelievable comeback against Eli Manning, and the New York Giants. However, the story of the week for me at least, was the fashion week one had to offer, some good and some bad.

This week's fashion winner had to be Buffalo Bills quarterback Tyrod Taylor. May people don't particularly like his outfit, but you know what this outfit features? Uniqueness. I believe a huge aspect of being suave depends on how you think outside of the box, and this outfit, was the definition of thinking outside of the box. In my opinion, if you think this outfit is "too extravagant" or "too much", you may be a bit simple minded when it comes to fashion and think that the only acceptable   outfit in this occasion would be a nice, matching suit and tie. Don't get me wrong, a matching suit and tie is also very nice and I respect those who wear that, but I also believe that the way a man wears a suit or the type of suit a man wears reflects his personality. Some men (like myself) feel too simple wearing a matching suit with no real designs in it tat make it stand out.

Houston Texans DE, J.J. Watt

As big of a fan as I am of J.J. Watt, he is this weeks fashion loser for me. I think it's pretty clear why. Your making almost $2 million per year and you can't manage to dress up for one day out of the week. That's all the NFL asks and it's honestly not that hard. This matching sweatsuit combination may have worked in high school, probably worked in college too, but for sure will not work in the National Football League. Especially considering this is week one, and you really should be at your best. I believe if theres ONE week out of the 16 week season to dress up, this week should be the one. He had a pretty good game, but I must say that I am quite disappointed in him on this aspect of the game.