Hello December 2013!!!! Wow we have entered the last month of 2013 and will be going into a new year as of next month. Being that this entire blog theme is about FASHION, ART & PHOTOGRAPHY, I thought it would be best to share a project that I have been working on for the past four years called "Sundays Best."

                Sundays Best has everything that deals with Fashion, Art and Photography.

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Sundays Best

April 2013

I photograph portraits of my family, friends and community before and after going to church. They are portrayed at the church, in parks, outside at local areas, and homes. "Sundays Best" refers to the purity and cleanliness in the house of the lord. In my faith, when entering a place of worship, we present to God our finest inside and out.

The subject's personal sense of style and fashion is shown. Ladies usually wear dresses, skirts with a nice blazer, hats and high heels. The men wear suits, collar shirts, bowties, or ties. Children wear slacks, hats, dresses, sneakers or dress shoes.

When photographing I strive to make beautiful pictures, and want to capture the emotion of the person being photographed. Everyone has a testimony of their own to share, through body language and emotion. I use a 4x5 View Camera and 6x7 Pentax with color film, to portray as much detail as possible. A book of digital images accompanied the exhibition. Sundays Best is, what motivates my family and friends to get dressed for church, and the many ways that church inspires them to want to return every Sunday morning.
                                                                                                                                 –Rondasia Lamaria
                                                                                                                                      Artist Statement
                                                                                                                                         April 2013

That Vintage Eyewear. . . making a comeback?! From the 50’s….. 80’s and now in 2013!

The term vintage is “characterized by excellence, maturity and enduring appeal; 
                                                    CLASSIC”.
A vintage style is known as being retro, modern, classic and old–fashioned.  In the article “ Eyeglasses a new fashion essential” explains how glasses have gone from a “ nerd necessity to chic accessory”. 

In the 1950’s when Marilyn Monroe was a well admired American actress, model, and singer to the 1980’s when Darryl (DMC) McDaniels from RUN–DMC an American musician known as a pioneer of hip–hop culture. 

Marilyn Monroe showcased wearing lovely cat eyed spectacles.

In the previous photograph Marilyn Monroe is captured wearing a vintage style of glasses. Prada and Ray bans make a similar collection of these stylish and classy frames.

Glasses has become and known as a high end European luxury that has been in fashion for years. It seems as if in this century it really has became a hit in the fashion industry from many designers and manufacturers. 

                                        Lets take a look. . . . .

                                  Remember Darryl McDaniels from Run–DMC? 

Back in the 1980’s he wore this classics known as Cazals because he needed glasses and wanted to also make a fashion statement while rocking them as well. Cazals have come along way from DMC wearing them to now JAY–Z, Rick Ross, Rihanna, and to Brad Pitt wearing them as a fashion sense.

Nowadays people are simply wearing glasses as a fashion trend and accessory to help showcase their outfits. In the style section of NY Times the company Retrospecs & Co. explained that “ frames are as much about fashion as function” meaning people make them out to be a necessity for their outfit. Is it really that serious? Well as far as fashion goes many can argue that yes indeed is it!