..........Peace to the Babies..........: HaveMax B-Day Special

As of late, we've been kinda floating around, falling into different spots- just drawing inspiration from every corner and crevice we can find. We spotted the Velvet Lounge one nite and decided to stop in for a drink. It was such a dope & unexpected treat to find live jazz in the hood!! We chilled at the bar for a min to feel the vibe.

Clap your hands for my band Sexual Chocolate

First Part- HaveMax's b-day weekend. Saturday nite, she wanted to go somewhere off-beat & not really deal with the obnoxious club scene. Liam of The Life Askew invited us to their exclusive fashion event called "The Focus" which turned out to be just the type of event that HaveMax could adore. It was at 773Event ((dope spot where they basically turned a work space into a raw tri-level house party)). The grungy basement had a bar, then the main level's walls were all covered in graffiti by the hands of Joe Suta ((Choke of the Chicago graffiti movement...might've seen his work at Akira)). We all hung out upstairs in the "impromtu VIP section" which was the perfect spot for smoking out.

why was this dude over seven feet tall in real life?

All we needed was an airbrushed Mercedes Benz behind us & wed've had the perfect
"oh-so-hood" take-home souvenir-pic, complete with the black, matte take-home frame

Instead of a fashion show, they did an interactive photo shoot, where they projected tons of dope shots right onto the wall. It was cool how the same models blown up on the wall were gallivanting around us in the same outfits as in the shots. It was such a dope concept... plus it took up a lot less space than putting a biggass runway down the middle of the floor.

HaveMax kicked it hardcore with Chiv & her sister Brit that nite which was a nice treat because Brit's got a new baby- so naturally she's working overtime with lil Jabber Jaws. Chae was M.I.A. that nite, which turned out to be hilarious because muff-occurs actually thought that Kinky Notti had replaced its third member...but Brit can't really hold a note, so Chae doesn't have to worry about that one happening!

The old skool photo booth in the spot was a hot touch.
Now we'll always have our little keepsake from that nite.

Part II - Sunday nite... We kicked it at Crimson Lounge ((basically the downstairs lounge of Saks hotel)). We were fashionably late and had to politic our way through the door because it was a marketing event & they had already pulled the list before we arrived. But once we got inside, the party was already juking with tons of muff-occurs on the dance floor. To loosen up a bit we went to go sip the flask in the bathroom.

The bathroom waiting area was kinda dope & somehow inspired us. It was something about the decor with its velvety-blue walls & caramel-colored leather couch across the hallway...either that or the booze was woorrrkiiing. Or maybe after such a fashion-driven experience the nite before, we just felt like striking a few drunken poses ((this has now become one of our favorite hobbies)). So the next thing we knew we were all into our "mini shoot"- not even caring about the people entering & leaving the bathrooms around us. We'd just wait until they got out of our shots and then *click click*