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Evolution of Blog and 2024 so far

Hello All,

If you have been reading my blog, you will know that I’ve been blogging on here for a minute (probably since 2016). What you may not know is that this website/blog was started on Blogspot (https://irrhoplaceable.blogspot.com/). When I started blogging, I was looking for different ways to keep myself connected to the fashion industry while securing employment. It was a way for me to share fashion news, whether it was design, marketing, fashion shows, or things that I felt were worthy of a discussion.

When I started my website, I continued to blog, but it ended up going in a different direction. I continued to promote myself, but strangely, I stopped sharing fashion news. I find and share funny videos on Instagram, but honestly, that’s about it. I’m going to have to go back to the old ways of finding content to share with you all. I also realize I’ve been talking about the same personal things since 2013. It is definitely time for a change.

My 2024

As for the new year, my 2024 is going very well. I may have three potential clients, I’m teaching at Texas Woman’s University again, and I received an email from my online gig (I’m praying that is starting again). There are still some things I will be working on personally, but it’s going good. I’ve been writing in my manifestation journal, and I’m working on my positivity as well.

I’m determined get out of this negative mindset. Stay tuned for the fashion news, updates, and life changes. If you would like to donate to my tip jar, you may do so on the top right side

When you click, the donation link will pop up

Any amount will be greatly appreciated.

Until Next Time!!

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Reflections and Changes

Hello Everyone,

I hope all is well with you all. I’ve been doing a lot of reflections lately (well…..since last year), and I realize that I’ve stuck on the wrong things when it comes to my career and accomplishments. We’ve just celebrated Christmas, Kwanzaa has started, and New Year’s Day is right around the corner. Although 2023 was rough for me, I’m going to list the good things that happened to me:

Gained two more clients

More clients are finding about me through word-of-mouth

One client’s activewear collection is now being sold in Walmart, and was featurd in Essence magazine.

Had another interview with CanvasRebel magazine (https://canvasrebel.com/meet-ashley-love-3/)

Two of my designs were featured in the lookbook of a well-known company

Several of my former students’ swimwear collections were presented during Miami Fashion Week, and one former student’s swimsuit was featured on WGSN, which is the #1 global trend forcasting website.

Three of my former students are now in graduate school. One student is currently working towards her MFA in Fashion Design (I also helped her with her portfolio in order to be accepted into graduate school).

I’ve had my car for over a year

I’ve been in the same place of residence for over 9 years

I’m now verified on LinkedIn, and I discuss my expertise on different posts.

I’m also going to add that I will have two potential clients

I’ve been so focused on one aspect of my life that I haven’t looked at all of my accomplishments. Makes me feel proud.

Now, on to the changes.

I’ve been seeing and hearing a lot about virtual tip jars, so I decided to add one to my website. If you want to contribute, you will see it listed in the top right corner.

When you click, it will take you to the link where you can add the amount of your choice.

You can choose to donate one time, weekly, or monthly. Any amount is greatly appreciated. In addition to adding the virtual tip jar, I’m also working on a collection to promote on LinkedIn. I see now that LinkedIn is the place to find potential clients.

As always, thank you for your support

Until Next Time!

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Updates and progress

Hello Everyone,

It has been a few weeks since I’ve been on. Before my website was down, I really enjoyed looking at how many people from other countries used to look at my page and follow my content. Now, I will have to build my following again. I know it will take time, but I’m prepared for it.

It has been almost two weeks since the school has been shut down. There have been times where I’ve driven in the areas close to the school, and I’ve gotten emotional, but I have been feeling much better. I have to say that I haven’t been stresing out over small stuff like I used to. When the school was open, I used to worry about my finances all the time, and I used to always think about how I was going to pay my bills. It used to stress me out because I didn’t know how I was going to make ends meet with a job. I also had to work other jobs while I still had that job, which is why I always freelanced. I’m still freelancing and doing other things, but I’m not as stressed as I was, and I have the freedom to do what I want, and I’m very excited about it.

Besides feeling like I’m being led to work for myself, I also feel this is happening so I can work on my faith and trust in God. For the longest, I’ve relied and prepared to do things my own way for the longest time. Now, I’m praying about everything and putting my trust in God. This is also a work in progress, but I’m getting there.

As for freelancing and my content, I’m still putting myself out there. I’m also thinking of creating digital courses, but I’m also figuring out what platform to use. There are a lot of things I want to do, but in certain areas, I’m stuck. I also need to put my trust in God in this area of my life and career as well.

Well, that is all for right now. Until Next Time!!

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My rendition of @iamcardib in @voguemexico

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Fashion Designer/Illustrator turned 10 today!

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I saw there was an issue on my story, so here is the new illustration. It's my illustration of Schiaparelli Black Long Sleeve Sheath Dress from the Fall 2022 Collection. The image is from Vogue.com Link to Dress https://www.vogue.com/fashion-shows/fall-2022-ready-to-wear/schiaparelli/slideshow/collection#36 https://www.instagram.com/p/Cb5hL6YLL1V/?utm_medium=tumblr

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Latest Illustration Hot Pink Mermaid Gown 3/2022 Autodesk Sketchbook #hotpink #fashionillustrator #ashleydlove #dfwfashionillustrator https://www.instagram.com/p/CbtEWysr_Fk/?utm_medium=tumblr

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Midnight Blue Bob February 2002 #fashionillustrator #dfwfashionillustrator #hairstyle #color #ashleydlove https://www.instagram.com/p/CZ6LwdmLuVO/?utm_medium=tumblr

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The Malcolm X Suit and How it Became a Part of My Black History

Hello Everyone,

So, it is February, which means it is Black History Month. Now usually, I would start with different black fashion designers who have made an impact in the fashion industry, but this year, I want to do things a little differently. So, I just finished watching “Soul of a Nation: X/onerated- The Murder of Malcolm X and 55 Years to Justice” on Hulu, and this specific memory kept coming to me.

It was summer 1992, and Spike Lee’s “Malcolm X” was in theaters. Malcolm X baseball suits were very popular during this time, and you could purchase them from anywhere.

They were seen on TV, in magazines, on the news, etc.

There was a summer event going on in my hometown at the local park (formerly Westside Park, now J.L. King Memorial Park) and there were Malcolm X baseball suits everywhere. I begged my mom to get me one of those suits, and when she did, you couldn’t tell me anything! Everything was great until the start of my fourth-grade year. I was at a new school, and there was a new principal. Now, let me give you a historical background about this school. It was one of three schools in our area that was not only founded and named after a local black educator, but it was one of the three schools that black students attended during the Jim Crow era. This information is very important because the new principal was Caucasian.

I didn’t wear my Malcolm X baseball suit on the first day of school, but I knew I was going to wear it during that week. We all went to our classrooms and are greeted by our teacher. My teacher was African-American, and her mother was my head start teacher years ago (Head Start is funded by the federal government and is available free of charge to low-income families who have 3- to 5-year-old children. https://www.theclassroom.com/differences-between-head-start-preschool-7893034.html). She started to teach, and then, a voice came on the intercom. It’s the new principal. She’s greeting everyone and going over the morning announcements. When we thought she was finished, she said, “🔊 Oh, and by the way, STUDENTS CAN NOT WEAR MALCOLM X SUITS!!” I didn’t hear anything else she said after that because I was stuck on the fact that she said loudly over the intercom that we couldn’t wear these suits. There was nothing in the handbook that stated these suits couldn’t be worn so why would she say this? My teacher kind of shrugged it off and continued teaching. When I came home from school, I didn’t think about anything the principal said. Everything was a blur. Before bed, my mom asked if I wanted to wear my Malcolm X baseball suit to school the next day, and I said yes. She ironed it, and I went to bed.

The next day, I wore my Malcolm X baseball suit to school, and everyone looked at me with this worried look on their faces. One of my friends came to me and said, “you really wore your Malcolm X suit to school?” I said yes. When I came into the classroom, my teacher smiled at me, greeted everyone, and started teaching. It was now recess time, and I’m playing outside with my friends. We walked into the building, and all of a sudden, I felt someone forcefully grab my arm. I look, and it was a teacher that I’d never seen before. She was Caucasian and her hair looked like the Jan Brady wig.

I gave her a look like

She asked me for my name, and I asked for hers so I can report her for forcefully grabbing my arm. She wouldn’t tell me her name, but I have an excellent photographic memory, so I knew how to describe her. She asked for my name again; I tell her, then asked for hers again. Not only did she not tell me her name, but she asked, “Didn’t the principal tell you not to wear Malcolm X suits? I told her that the principal didn’t buy any of my clothing, and it did not state in the handbook that these suits are not supposed to be worn. She then let my arm go, and there was a red mark on my arm. By the time I came into my classroom, my classmates had told my teacher what happened. My teacher questioned me, then asked for the other teacher’s name, and because she never told me, I had to describe her. When I started describing her horrible hair hat, she knew immediately who I was talking about. When I came home, I told my mom what happened, and she was furious. When I told her the principal told us this, she then asked “What does she have against Malcolm X for her not to want any children to wear these suits?!” She then said, “Don’t worry because you will be able to wear that suit.”

The next day, after lunch, the principal gets on the intercom and says, “🔊Students. I want to tell you all that I was wrong for telling you all that you cannot wear Malcolm X suits. I shouldn’t have said that, and I want to apologize to you all. Also, I want to tell you all that you can wear Malcolm X suits.” My teacher and I looked at each other, and she smiled at me. When I came home and told my mom what happened, she said “I know because I had a talk with her about how wrong she was for not allowing you all to wear those suits.” What I did not know until later that day was that my mom went to the school, and schooled the principal on who Malcolm X was, why he was important in Black History, and why she was wrong for saying these suits couldn’t be worn in school. She and the principal had a heated debate, and she found out the reason the principal didn’t want the suits worn at the school was because he was…………….mean to white people! My mom asked if she remembered how mean white people were to everyone else around the time he was alive, and she had nothing to say. So, because of my mom, we were able to wear Malcolm X suits to school again.

Although it has been a long time since I’ve worn a Malcolm X suit, I still have that memory of my mom as the reason that we could wear Malcolm X suits to school when I was in the fourth grade. So, in honor of Black History Month, not only do I want to continue to celebrate and discuss black designers, how black people influenced fashion, but I also want to celebrate my mom and the Malcolm X suit for being a part of my personal black history moment.

Until Next Time…….

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Found this sketch I created while in grad school, and I was able to fix and render it! Purple Bodycon Dress Original- 12/28/2008 Updated- 12/25/2021 Updated using Autodesk Sketchbook #sketchbook #fashionillustration #ashleydlove #dfwfashionillustrator https://www.instagram.com/p/CX6fItYrh-R/?utm_medium=tumblr

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Attended my virtual graduation on Sunday. #professionalstudies #2ndmastersdegree #micabaltimore https://www.instagram.com/p/CPTDAQQA40q/?utm_medium=tumblr

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I'm happy about this one! #sketch #relaxation #ashleydlove https://www.instagram.com/p/CPH2h2kgoal/?utm_medium=tumblr

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Nike Executive Resigns After Her Son Used Her Corporate Credit Card to Fund His Resale Sneaker Business

Hello Everyone,

So, I know I haven’t been on here in a while. I’ve been keeping busy with teaching classes, keeping myself afloat, etc. Plus, this Texas storm put a lot of things in disarray. There were a lot of people whose homes were flooded, as well as without electricity, heat, water, food, etc. A lot of the grocery stores had run out of food. In my case, I was without water for two days because the main pipe in my apartment complex had burst, so they had to turn the water off to keep apartments from flooding. I had to search for water. We are slowly, but surely starting to get back to what’s now considered normal.

So, the story. I just read an article about the Nike Executive that had to resign because her 19-year-old son charged her corporate credit card over $130,000 to fund his resale sneaker business. Ann Hebert, who had been with Nike for over 25 years and was most recently the company’s vice president and general manager for North America, had made the decision to resign from Nike. Her son, Joe Hebert, told Bloomberg Businessweek about his operation to purchase sneakers, and flip them for high profit. Reports say that he purchased $132,000 worth of Yeezys on his mom’s corporate credit card, and flipped them for a $20,000. He claimed that his mother had nothing to do with his business, but he obtained the shoes by knowing the right people and simply living in Portland, OR, where Nike headquarters is located.

After reading this article, here are my issues:

Why is this article calling him a 19-year-old teenager when he is a legal adult? (I find it funny how people of other races and ethnicities are considered children and teenagers, but African American children and teenagers are considered adults before they actually become adults, but we’re not going to talk about that today!)

Does this woman not look at her credit card statements? Does she not look at what charges are made on her account?

She didn’t see the boxes of shoes and wondered how her son was able to make this large purchase?

Does she always freely give her son her corporate credit card, or did he steal it? 🤔

I have never heard about this woman before, and I want to say that I feel bad for her, but there is so much confusion as to how this happened. Growing up, I never had access to anything of my parents until I was responsible enough to handle certain things. Of course, my mother taught me about those things, and there were times where she would send me in places to handle financial errands for her. She would always have her checks written out, and she had it organized as to what company received what check. As I became older, she explained money, paying bills, and credit to me. I’d never even seen my mom’s bank statement until I was almost in college, and I never seen any type of financial statements when it came to her place of employment, so I’m very confused as to how this 19-year-old young man was able to obtain his mother’s corporate credit card to make these purchases. I feel bad for her because she spent 25 years with Nike, and last year, she was just promoted to vice president and general manager. She was with this company for 25 years, and now she has to resign because of her son and his actions.

So, my next set of questions:

Is she now going to work with her son?

Did she lay out a detailed plan for her son to pay her back? (I already know the answer to this is NO.)

Again, how did your son get your CORPORATE CREDIT CARD?!

Is her son going to pay Nike back? (look at the answer to 2nd question)

If I was this lady, I know that my son and I would have to have a talk about his actions. If you would like to know more about this situation, you can read this article:

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/ann-hebert-nike-resigns-joe-sneaker-resale/

This is too much for me.

Until Next Time!

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Finally finished!! #fashionillustration #dfwfashionillustrator #ashleydlove https://www.instagram.com/p/CLtPFTKA-7Z/?igshid=1kyfho7o6q537

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Haven't done this in a while. Feels good. https://www.instagram.com/p/CLtKgJUAUfI/?igshid=1d6pira0wcuwl

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I've been holding on to this. My MPS degree has finally arrived. I'm so happy!! This will help me get to the next professional step. #MICA #2ndmastersdegree https://www.instagram.com/p/CKsPv7sAkQV/?igshid=1qqj7d1lcq3yv

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Wow!! @mentedcosmetics has really changed its packaging with the #everydaypalette. The left is the new palette, and the right is the old palette (I bought this over 2 years ago. Although I will miss the large palette, this makes it easier to carry around. I also like how the colors look more vibrant. #mentedcosmetics #everydaypalette https://www.instagram.com/p/CH3uFAaAfhd/?igshid=urdhfev5oktx