FNO x Isabel and Ruben Toledo Part 1.

Hello lovelies I'm back to share my two weeks of adventure.

First up was my Fashion Night Out experience at

Barneys New York with fashions first couple,

(Fashion Designer) Isabel and Ruben Toledo (Artist/Illustrator).

The Toledo's have pioneered the fashion business for over 25 years.

Isabel's claim to main stream fame came when Michelle Obama

wore the Toledo's lemon grass silk ensemble to

President Barack Obama's Inauguration day.

You may have seen Ruben's whimsical artwork in the pages of

Vogue Magazine and Nina Garcia's; The Black Book of Style,

The One hundred and Style Strategy.

Check out my portrait below by Ruben Toledo that

he sketched in my copy of Fashion From the Inside Out.

Once in a lifetime!!!

The finished gift a personalized portrait of me

and autograph from Ruben and Isabel Toledo.

Isabel Toledo's book Fashion from the Inside Out.

A testament to her design genius featuring the

exquisite Illustrations by her husband Ruben Toledo.

Ruben Toledo signed and did portraits of each individual that

purchased Isabel's new book. Isabel followed with her

autograph in each book with a smile!

A fun black number by Isabel Toledo sold at

Barneys New York.

Click the title of the post above to discover

more of Isabel Toledo's fashion designs.

Ashaka and I strike a pose while Rebecca's behind the lens.

Its almost our time to meet the legends!

Ruben begins his Illustration of me!

So exciting to watch the master at work.

Almost done!

Ruben said, "I wish I had more time, I love all this hair!"

We chatted up about Art, Design, Life and Love!

One of the best moments ever...The crew poses with the

Toledo's they had just as much fun with us as we did with them.

Left to Right; Me, Isabel, Ruben, Rebecca, and Ashaka.

A quick stop at Bendel's. I loved the banners

hung high from the ceilings...very inspiring words.

Me wearing the TW Asea Brass Bib Necklace

it topped off my outfit!

Last stop of the evening was at Apt to say farewell for a year

to our sister friend Jessica Castro, dancer extraordinaire,

she's on the worldwide tour with the Black Eyed Peas.

Can you believe we all met at F.I.T. back in 94-95

and still going strong.

DJ Cato taking a break from spinning his eclectic mix of beats.

BTW he's a client to...

DJ Cato wears his custom 14k LWest classic 45 pendant.

He never leaves home without it!