KNOW THE RULES, SET YOUR RULES

Trashy Diva

Dita Von Teese

"I want to remind people of a different kind of glamour, a different look, and breaking the rules of fashion. I wanna break the rules." ~  Dita Von Teese

Dorothy Dandridge

Dorothy Dandridge knew the rules, knew the limited expectations of whites of her and her kind, but set her own and followed them. For thinking Black people we know we don't have the luxury of a first impression so we learn to act, and we eventually learn how to prepare for the second impression. It is an important survival skill, and when any of us attain high achievements a thinking Black man or woman's ears are listening for the stories of how: how they did it, and how the ancestors were called in to play. - Gregory E. Woods, Keeper of Stories 11.18.13