Elle Magazine's Women in Music Concert

Hemma joined Elle Magazine this past Wednesday as the Elle Women in Music Concert celebrating the July issue featuring Rihanna, Alicia Keys,& Christina Aguilera. The concert featured performances by The Like, Kelis, and to our surprise - the legendary Patti LaBelle! LaBelle's high notes were as powerful as ever and she barely had to sing her hit Lady Marmalade as the crowd sang along word for word.

The Like performs He's Not a Boy

Kelis performs Milkshake & Acapella

Patti LaBelle performs Lady Marmalade

Shopping With the Pros - Darling on AmNY

The editors of AmNew York picked their favorite boutiques in NYC for summer shopping with Darling among the best to snag summer frocks. Darling is also one of our favorite boutiques and where you can shop Hemma today. There's an amazing selection of whimsical dresses, one of a kind jewelry, and Hemma originals exclusive to Darling. Stop by and enjoy! Darling, 1 Horatio Street New York, NY 10013, (646) 336-6966

Vevlyn's Pen - Out of Ghana, Some Royal Flourishes

One of our favorite writers of VEVLYN’S PEN: The Wright take on life gives her take on Hemma

From Features

Hemma Garden Party Video by FBE.Now

We had a great time at The Hemma Garden Party at Darling located in the West Village. Check out the video by FBE.now, a premier online magazine for young entrepreneurs. Did you miss The Hemma Garden Party in May? Don't fret, stop by Darling today to shop Hemma! Darling 1 Horatio Street & 8th Avenue New York, NY 10013 (646) 336-6966

Hemma's Eco and Ethical Collection

Join Us at The Hemma Trunk Show at AvaMaria

The Hemma Garden Party on CDTV

CDTV recaps The Hemma Garden Party at Darling.

The Hemma Garden Party at Darling

We had a great time at The Hemma Garden Party on Saturday, May 22. The party was hosted in Darling - a chic boutique in the West Village where Hemma is sold. It was a warm Saturday, perfect weather for the refreshing cocktails in the garden. The collection was featured with the new Sena Dress unveiled with a jewel neckline and added blue kente detail perfect for the summer. Guest enjoyed exclusive gift bags and 15% off each Hemma purchase. We also featured The Hemma Foundation - where a percentage of each item sold is donated. Guest had the chance to directly donate to La Yahoushua where Edna and Cindy volunteered as photography club advisors and instructors. Shop Hemma today at Darling located at 1 Horatio Street & 8th Avenue. Check out full photo coverage of the Garden Party!

Rule4080 Highlights The Hemma Garden Party

The Hemma Garden Party at Darling was a hit, check out the coverage on Rule4080!

The Lawrence Blake Group

We had an amazing time at the Hemma Garden Party hosted at Darling - chic boutique in the West Village where Hemma is sold. We met Blake of The Lawrence Blake Group - A public relations and event management company. Check out his post on The Hemma Garden Party. Shop Hemma today at Darling, 1 Horatio Street & 8th Avenue.

I'll be going to Iron Solomon's Single Release Party this Sunday June 6th at Pyramid and its sure to be a great time! I'm sure you've already heard of the notorious then battle rapper Iron Solomon who uses his lyrical genius to out-perform most other so called battlers. His style, vocab and energy set him apart from the rest and after watching lots of his battles on his facebook, I immediately knew there was something special about this guy. His versatility will undoubtedly allow him to cross over into the world of mainstream music and entertaiment. He's dropping his single and I've been lucky enough to hear quite a few of the soon to be hits and im excited for him and for music.

His talent and that of producer Isaiah come together seemlessly to create truly soulful, energetic, meaningful and great dancing music.

Isaiah's skills in every aspect of music from playing several instruments, vocalist, song writer, rapper and producer make him a force to be reckoned with. He also somehow finds time for humanitarian issues- writing and singing an original song titled Song For Haiti that raised thousands of dollars for the relief effort after the earthquake hit Haiti . Their music is innovative, refreshing and edgy. Join me this Sunday for a night to remember!

Block Heels

Architect Rem D Koolhaas is dipping his feet in a new design area; shoes! No doubt drawing inspiration from his architecture background, Koolhaas is introducing the Block heel to United Nude, a new shoe flagship located in New York’s Lower East Side.

Rosena Sammi Jewelry

This colorful jewelry line, inspired by the attorney turned designers’ Sri Lankan Tamil background, can add some flair to any outfit. To make these bright accessories even more ideal, some pieces, like the bangles above, feature inspiration words in Sanskrit. Pair these great pieces with Hemma’s black kente blazer to really pop this summer!

Hermes SilkCity

Check out Hermes’ summer 2010 silk and leather bags. The collection draws its inspiration from fairy tales. The particular one above features a design created in 1997 by artists from the Republic of Cameroon.

Jewelry for the Apocalypse

Delfina Delettrez’s new accessories collection, “My World”, draws its inspiration from the Mayan calendar’s prediction of the world’s rebirth in 2012. With skulls dotted in yellow sapphires and wrapped in lots of gold makes the ominous Mayan prophecy a little less intimidating.

Hemma on BET's My Black Is Beautiful

Check out BET’s next episode of My Black is Beautiful airing this Sunday, May 23 at 1PM. Hemma will be featured on the show with stylist Jennifer Austin showing how to incorporate African inspired fashions into your wardrobe. Watch host Alesha Renee as she sports the Sena Dress!

Join Us at The Hemma Garden Party

From Hemma Garden Party

Rule4080.com Congratulate's Hemma on LUCKY & ESSENCE Editorial Spreads

Anna Sui: The Book

After twenty years in the fashion industry, Anna Sui has decided to let us all in on her creative process and the road she and her clothing line has traveled since her first runway show. The book, "Anna Sui" will be a visual retrospective of the designers career, with photo spreads paired with indepth commentary that is supposed to give her fans insight th world of Anna Sui.

Perfect for Spring - Hemma's Fashion Spotlight

The collection, although made from authentic kente woven on handmade wooden looms, is incredibly modern and fresh with structured jackets, corsets and dainty shorts with a bold color palette that will look good on anyone...Read more about Hemma on Fashion Spotlight. Buy your Hemma Original today!

Darling 1 Horatio Street, NYC 10014 (212) 367-3750

Albertine 13 Christopher Street, NYC 10014 (212) 924-8515

Montgomery 2312 Adam Clayton Powell, Jr. Blvd, NYC 10030 (646) 260-1486

Some Odd Rubies 151 Ludlow Street, NYC 10002 (212) 353-1736

Avamaria 107 Crosby Street, NYC 10012 (212) 966-0909

Magical Patters

NYMag has listed some of the top trends they have been spotting in the spring fashion shows and those bright and bold patterns we love at Hemma are taking over many of the catwalks. Versace and Diane von Furstenberg are only two of the top designers we see mix-matching prints and colors. Who else is pulling out the patterns this season?

Gaultier Furniture

Jean Paul Gaultier has long been established as one of the top clothing designers, but now he'll be dressing a different sort of body. Teaming up with luxury French furniture brand Roche Bobois, Gaultier will be presenting furniture pieces that are linked closely to his clothing designs, with all the extravagance and allure we have come to expect from him. As of now, Gaultier has furnished an apartment in Paris' architecture museum, but be sure to keep an eye out because during the next couple of months his pieces will be popping up everywhere.

American High Style

The Brooklyn Museum is celebrating its new relationship with the Costume Institute at the Metropolitan Museum of Art with a jaw dropping exhibit of some of the Institutes' most renowned costumes within its collection. The exhibit features mannequins dressed in designs from top American women designers such as Bonnie Cashin and Elizabeth Hawes to French designers like Jeanne Lanvin and Christian Dior, all who have major influences on American fashion. This exhibit will be running thru August 1, 2010 so take a day this summer to see some of the fashions that influence all of us!

Where Can You Snag an Elegant Kente Garment in NYC? Fashion Luxx on Hemma

Learn more about Hemma and where you can pick up a Hemma original today on Fashion Luxx

Last of Three Blog Highlights Smart Collections - Organic & Chic Hemma

Last of Three Blog: Smart clothing that loves the body of it's wearer as much as the environment features Hemma!

Spy On Trends: Hemma Garments with History & Style

Check out the full Spy On Trends article

amNY - No Immigrants, No New York

“Dios mio, it would be awful! Living in New York without illegal immigrants! Who’d deliver the Chinese food? Who’d raise the children on the Upper East Side?...That’s the dirty little secret of all this anti-immigrant uproar. Once the ugly speeches are finished and the call-in talk hosts have packed it in for the night, nobody seriously wants to chase off Maria, Sophia or Jose…If they suddenly stopped coming – or federal agents actually rounded them up – we’d have to offer special internships to lure them back immediately.” – Ellis Henican

Although this amNY article simplifies the roles undocumented immigrants play once they arrive in the U.S. beginning with a pun about hypocrisy amongst Arizona’s new legislation supporters, it made me think about how much New York is characterized by undocumented immigrants. What are your thoughts on where NY and other states would be?

Alain Quilici Spring/Summer 2010 Collection

With sky high heels and cut out platforms, Alain Quilici's summer shoe

 collection brings a fresh new spin to those towering shoes we all love. Taking 

inspiration from architecture and mix-and-matching rich textures of suede and leather make these shoes stand out no matter what. Pair these hot h

eels with the Asante Blazer & Pencil Skirt for an irresistible look!

StyleLikeU

Always wonder where that chick on the subway found those amazing heels? Check out Stylelikeu, a website that literally goes into the closets of individuals with unique personal style. This site glorifies street fashion and takes it a step farther by going behind the scenes to see what inspires everyday stylish people when they get dressed. Which closets do you think would look great with a piece of Hemma hanging in it?