Thursday, March 17, 2016

MEET OUR CURRENT 2017 MR COUTURE CONTESTANTS! (POLLS HAVE NOW CLOSED)


Greetings Couturians!

 Below are the FIRST QUARTER  DIVISION contestants who are competing in the 8th Annual Mista Couture Charity Style Contest that will take place Sunday, August 21 at The St Louis Activity Center, 5602 Arsenal, St. Louis, Mo.

 They will compete for votes and campaign funds for three titles: ONLINE POLL WINNER (voted by the public), POPULAR VOTE WINNER (campaign funds and audience funds )and OVERALL MR COUTURE (voted by the judges on Aug 21). 

 UPDATE (MAY 25): There will be one OVERALL MR COUTURE winner from poll votes, donations (if any) and judges score via Skype interview and that winner will be chosen online the week of Aug 22 to win cash prize (TBD), a sash, swag bag, photo shoot and invites to fashion events in St Louis.





TYLER CRANCER, ST. LOUIS, MO
Platform: Helping Orphans in Haiti
(REMOVED FROM COMPETITION) 
Prince Dominic, St. Louis, Mo.
Platform: Equality for All and helping children who are orphaned.
(REMOVED FROM COMPETITION)

DeLonn Donovan, Columbus, Ohio
Platform:Education and equality
(RESIGNED FROM COMPETITION)



 Donald Miles, St. Louis, Mo.
Platform:Social equality and justice for all races/Black Lives Matter

 (ADVANCES TO THE SEMI-FINALS as of MAY 26)

 DONALD MILES WILL BE IN THE FINALS THAT WILL START AUG 15. HE WILL BE PART OF THE FINALS ONLINE POLL THAT WILL BE POSTED!


Malachi E. Robinson II, Washington, DC
Platform:Arts and education in schools
(REMOVED FROM COMPETITION)

To vote in semi finalists round in FIRST QUARTER go to 


http://www.easypolls.net/poll.html?p=575ad033e4b07c3dfe0b1420

Deadline is June 17. 
VOTING IS UNLIMITED.
UPDATE:The first round voting has been closed.


SECOND QUARTER DIVISION CONTESTANTS BELOW


Brandon Westbrook
Riverdale, Ga
Social platform: 
Volunteering at boys and girls club, Black Lives Matter,
among others
(ELIMINATED FROM CONTEST)


To vote in the SECOND QUARTER ROUND go to :
http://www.easypolls.net/poll.html?p=5746cac1e4b0c842da360e0e

DEADLINE IS JUNE 16. VOTING IS UNLIMITED. (VOTING IN SECOND ROUND HAS CLOSED)

 Semi finals voting deadline in SECOND ROUND   will be  JULY 17 MIDNITE CT.
To vote for semi-finalists in SECOND ROUND go to 

 http://www.easypolls.net/poll.html?p=57638226e4b0aae8661affa2

VOTING IS UNLIMITED--


 NOTE: We will have a THIRD Quarter Online Poll for more contestants that will be posted here JUNE 17. (UPDATE DEADLINE HAS BEEN EXTENDED TO JUNE 30)
(DEADLINE submission JUNE 16)

 DEADLINE TO VOTE  is  JULY 17

 (UPDATE 7/22 )

BELOW ARE THE THIRD ROUND CONTESTANTS

UPDATE 8/16 VOTES IN THIS ROUND HAVE CLOSED!!!
Landon Turner
New Orleans, La.
SOCIAL PLATFORM: Youth activites, feeding homeless,
gun violence 
(ADVANCED TO THE FINALS)

Semifinals voting deadline in THIRD ROUND will be Aug 16. 

 Finals Round with all semi finalists in each round will begin Aug 17  until Aug 21.

 The winner will be posted on OUTSTAGN the week of AUG 22 

 THE WINNER WILL BE CHOSEN BASED ON PROMOTION FREQUENCY, THE PERCENTAGE FREQUENCY OF VOTES IN EACH ROUND(NOT THE TOTAL NUMBER OF VOTES), DONATIONS GIVEN IF ANY AND A SKYPE INTERVIEW FROM SELECT PANEL OF JUDGES.

 The winner wlll receive a sash, a cash prize (TBD, swag bag, photo shoot, free clothing item, a feature in Inbox Magazine and invites to fashion events in St Louis, Mo.

 If you or someone you may know are a gent with great style, a winning personality and have a go-getter personality, email to snaphoney2011@gmail.com 


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Friday, March 11, 2016

OUT 251--SPOT BITZ (MARCH 11-17)

HEY OUTTOWNERS, 


OUTSTAGRS AND

 COUTURIANS....


CHECK OUT WHAT WE

 ARE STAGIN THIS WEEK! 











Maatology is also seeking gents for the 8th Annual Mista

 Couture Charity Style Contest .  If you or 

someone you know who has style and a great personality,

 email to snaphoney2011@gmail.com for more info

UPDATE:THE DEADLINE IS NOW MARCH 16.
You can go to YOUTUBE and type in MISTA COUTURE to

 see past videos!

2016 Mr Couture contestant and Connecticut native Nate Brackett will be releasing his own 13-month calendar. For more info on pre-sales email to snaphoney2011@gmail.com. Street date is July 2016.




For all of your entertainment coverage in the St Louis area check out New Scene News. Go to http://www.newscenenews.com/


For all of your jewelry needs go to 
www.kilojoules4.com







Here is YOURS TRULY's Kilojoules bracelet, the signature piece.




Mr  Couture at Indie Fashion Week D.C.

Current Mr Couture Cordario Bodi Worrell attended the finale at Indie Fashion Week held at Sax Lounge in Washington D.C.

PICTURED IS WORRELL WITH EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF INDIE FASHION WEEK TERRANCE PAYTON.



PICTURED IS WORRELL WITH FASHION DESIGNER KENNY KAS FLANAGAN,


                                                                      WORRELL WITH DC PODCASTER TY COBB




WE HAVE TICKETS TO THE NEXT NATURAL HAIR GALA PRESENTED BY LOVE OUR CULTURE STYLE. IT WILL TAKE PLACE SATURDAY MARCH 26 STARTING AT 11AM AT FOUR PINTS SHERATON HOTEL , 319 FOUNTAIN PARKWAY IN FAIRVIEW HEIGHTS, iLL. TICKETS ARE $10. FOR MORE INFO EMAIL TINA.GARDNER6@AOL.COM

OK NOW TO THE BITZ THIS WEEK



Fox Sports personality Erin Andrews is now the poster

  person for Internet video stalking. She was given $55 million

   of the $70 plus million she was suing for that both the

  Marriott International Hotel   and her stalker must split

  for her mental suffering when an Internet video was posted 

 of her nude in the bathroom in 2009.

But the question is, will she get that much? We doubt it. It's evident that the stalker doesnt half half of 55 million and the hotel will likely will appeal its half because the hotel was an unknowing accomplice to the crime. So, lets just say she gets 28 million from the hotel, after taxes is 14 million and then paying court and lawyer fees, she could end up with 7 million.

Although she will likely get something from it, she will forever be scarred from the ordeal. She has said that she always get her room moved that she pre-reserves since the viral video. In the day and age of privacy laws and the Internet, the Andrews case will set a precedence in regards to how public establishments will change its policies in regards to protecting people's rights when it comes o their privacy.

We know one thing, Andrews will be given even more endorsements and hosting opportunities from this. We wouldnt be surprised.




Saturday Night Live cast member and writer Leslie Jones 

 was clapping back to Twitterers who went in on her character

  in the upcoming all female reincarnation of the Ghostbusters

 movie. Fans were disappointed that Jones was the only 

 ghost buster  character from her white counterparts (Melissa 

 McCarthy, Kristen Wiig and Kate McKinnon). She was more

  of the blue collar street smart character. Well, Jones, got

  loud on Twitter basically saying for people to back off and

  that its just a job and long as she has a part in the movie,

 thats all that matters.

Well, here's the thing--its hard for Hollywood to break

  stereotypes of what type of roles people of color are cast in--

 mainly the slick talking sidekick to their white counterparts. In

  the original Ghostbusters Ernie Husdon, who was playing

  the black Ghostbuster wasnt of equal status with Bill Murray

 , Dan Aykroyd and the late Harold Ramis. Also, Jones' 

 image is of  the loud, no nonsense and street, and it is

  incorporated in her role in Ghostbusters. Jones is just getting

  into mainstream and from her P,O,V. she is not going to

  ruffle feathers with Hollywood so her response to the

  negative responses from the Ghostbusters trailer is a knee-

 jerk reaction to her opportunity. We dont think its a big deal

 , but with the heavy attention involving how people of color

  our represented or not represented, has made Jones part of

  the issue.



A picture that actor Michael B Jones and Creed Director

  Ryan Coogler that was taken and posted in a recent Vanity

  Fair profile caused some controversy regarding how the two

  guys come off in a bromantic pose with Jones holding 

 Coogler's head toward his chest.

From an insecure heterosexual's point of view, it could come 

 across as a gay pose, but from a secure human point of 

 view, it comes across as brotherly affection. 

 But the question is, does the picture

  come across as gay? We think it doesn't. Gay would be if

  they were kissing each other.  It's the same hand grip that

  athletes do when they make a home run, or a touchdown or

  make the winning basket in basketball. That's acceptable

  because its in the environment of a masculine act--playing

  sports.  And let's not forget when football players pat each

  other on the butt after a good play. So that's not gay?

Here's the thing--the picture is showing brotherly love not 

 sexual love. Masculinity is always challenged when the rules

  change as far as what is masculine and what isn't, and black

  masculinity is even more scrutinized and hypermasculinized

  especially with the imagery that's popularly imaged including

  athletes and rappers.

We congratulate the two men for expressing their affinity 

 toward each other in a tasteful and prideful manner. 


And speaking of black masculinity, what is going on with 

 singers Tank and Ginuwine teasing former TGT member

 Tyrese's skin color? All this stemmed from Tyrese saying 

 No to staying with the group for not going for splitting the salaries equally. 

Tank told TMZ, “Tyrese still doesn’t wanna split the money equally, so we’re done.”
In response, Tyrese posted a meme to Instagram that read, “Guess who ain’t gotta explain s**t to nobody.” He offered to set up a playdate between his daughter and Tank’s in the caption as well.
He later posted a video to Instagram throwing subtle shade at Genuine and Tank.
“I drove here in the #Wraith playin AR-AB Im not really sure what I did to make y’all mad I guess this is what I gotta do to make y’all sell I mean whooooaaaaaa,” Tyrese wrote.
Then Tank and Ginuwine took to Instagram asking where was Tyrese then both cracked a joke that they couldnt see him because he was so dark.
This type of back and forth is like a black man's version of Mean Girls. And think about it....of the three, who has the most star power? Well, besides from Tyrese's movie career, we would say Tyrese, but as far as music wise, Tyrese had the best year with his No. 1 album Black Rose and his Grammy nominated singe "Shame" being No.1 on the Adult R&B charts for 15 weeks. Is it ego? Definitely. And we are sure Tank and Ginuwine knew how Tyrese is when they formed the group. As far as the group, its a great idea, but with many supergroups, that's why many only last a project because of the ego clashes. But the dark skin jokes we thought was very catty and unnecessary.




On March 11, Grammy Award winning duo KC and Jjo of Jodeci will perform.



OLD BITZ


Singer and videographer Pascal 's variety talk show LATE NIGHT WITH PASCAL aires on ABC TV (Channel 30-KDNL)in St Louis late Saturday/early Sundays.

Renowned photographer Steven Williams launched his first

 book Shades of Color. It is a photo series of men of color

 capturing the beauty, spirit, and humanity with empowering

 imagery. This book is about diversity, and what we don't see

 in a world of color lines. He hopes to begin a new trend in

 empowering the future of men and women of color. If you

 want to place your order or donate, he have launched an

 Indiegogo to fund this series. There will be many perks and

 pleasures along the way. For more info go to





This week we feature St Louis native music artist/actor Peetey Westro who is gearing up for the release of his first CD, Blame Peetey thats set to be release this spring. He is also preparing to do his first unplugged set at The Rustic Goat in Midtown St Louis on March 24 where he will perform sings from his first two mixtapes and his upcoming release. To RSVP  go to www.eventbrite.com and type Peetey Weestro Live or contact Al Cole, Jr. at 314.215.9208 and for more on  Peetey Weestro  go to http://www.peeteyweestro.com/



                                                                                             
FIT BITZ



This week we feature Michael B Jordan  who  had gone through a rigorous body transformation  to play Creed in the hit movie. His ripped frame and gained muscle had him on many fitness magazines telling how he managed to get in tip top shape.





 

                                                                            


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This week we feature music artist/actor Peetey Weestro flossing a dapper gray silk suit with a black shirt and gold watch giving a business casual look that many in the hip hop community would rock for that corporate look.
 WORDZ TO THE WHYZ

Why did Kim Kardashian get upset over Bette Midler shading her about her latest nude pic that waS leaked on the Internet? And why did Sharon Obsourne copy Kim's nude pose?, Why are Trump's rallies turning into a recruitment field for white supremacists? And why is Ben Carson now supporting Trump? Why did Bill OReilly call out POTUS for not attending former First Lady Nancy Reagen's funeral when no POTUS has ever attended a First Lady's funeral? And why did folk petition to have Fetty Wap's song Trap Queen be played during Nancy Reagan's funeral? Why is Katt Williams spiraling out of control? Why id Hulk Hogan suing for 100 million over  9 seconds of a porn video he was in cheating on his wife?  Why did Karrine Steffans call Oprah a ho? Why wasnt it revealed since now that tennis player Maria Sharapova used power enhancement drugs?  And why didnt no one stop to help that 11 year old boy from East St Louis who was hit by a car and left on the street to die?  


If you have a fitness pic, a style pic or an artist or event 

you would like featured on SPOT BITZ, email to 

snaphoney2011@gmail.com

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