Wow Blog! Economy of Style

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Radio Host Michael Baisden’s Pay It For­ward seg­ments always bring a smile to my face. Albeit, a smile that can quickly turn into a LOL/LMBO when that inevitable caller gets pre­cious air­time, only to explain how pay­ing their cell phone bill and being able to com­mu­ni­cate (badly—obviously) is their bright idea for giv­ing back.

Well this is my pay it for­ward, and it comes in the form of Dasheen’s first Wow Blog!

Now this is not nec­es­sar­ily about who is at the top any promi­nent lists. There will be time enough for that, and I will take a moment to say con­grat­u­la­tions to all those work­ing their butts off to make online con­tent var­ied and keep the medium relevant.

That being said, this is just about who I stum­ble across and love enough to take the time to go back into those archives.

My inau­gural Wow Blog! is rep­re­sented by none other than Psy­che and her Econ­omy of Style.

I first got hip to this beau­ti­ful lady and her stylings through Dasheen reader Thérèse. She said:

I love find­ing Caribbean style/lifestyle blog­gers. Wanted to point you in the direc­tion of another Kit­tit­ian online at http://economyofstyle.blogspot.com/. Don’t know if you’ve come across her before, but she is one well-dressed woman, as you will see from her blog. Her updates are inter­mit­tent, but always worth it. Check it out and let me know what you think, and keep up the good work with Dasheen.

Thanks again Thérèse!

Psy­che is the real deal. And I love a deal. In fact, I require it!

Here’s our Q/A:

1. Who is Psyche?

I am a social sci­ence researcher with ambiva­lent feel­ings about the unfash­ion­able qual­i­ties of the aca­d­e­mic pro­fes­sion to which I belong. I am also dri­ven to solve this self-imposed rid­dle: how does a woman who’s always on a bud­get sat­isfy her wide rang­ing tastes?

2. Why Econ­omy of Style? What does your style, site mean to you?

I chose the name Econ­omy of Style because it blended two of my interests—economics and fashion.

3. Do you have a style phi­los­o­phy? If so what is it?

My clothes reflect who I am right now and that would prob­a­bly be qui­etly sophis­ti­cated. On a typ­i­cal day, I would be wear­ing a luxe-looking, per­fectly fit sheath dress and patent pumps. I like pol­ished looks that incor­po­rate my strange fas­ci­na­tion with studs, zip­pers, and ani­mal prints. Inte­gral to my style phi­los­o­phy is mak­ing sen­si­ble pur­chases, which could mean acquir­ing high qual­ity items at dis­counted prices or invest­ing in clas­sic items.

4. Have you ever con­sid­ered a career in fashion?

Fash­ion was some­thing that drew my inter­est. Fash­ion was some­thing that I thought about. Fash­ion was some­thing that engaged my cre­ative sen­si­bil­i­ties. Fash­ion was some­thing that linked me to com­mu­ni­ties beyond my local com­mu­nity. But, fash­ion was never pre­sented as a viable career option.

Blog­ging has given me an oppor­tu­nity to par­tic­i­pate in the fash­ion world in ways I would not have imag­ined years ago.

5. Who is your favorite Caribbean designer(s)?

I am a huge fan of Judith Rawl­ins of Brown Sugar. I appre­ci­ate the sim­plic­ity and tex­tures of her designs.

6. What do you think is the Caribbean style aesthetic?

I think it is as var­ied as the cul­tures of the Caribbean are var­ied. I think of color. I think of prints that have been inspired by our black her­itage and the beau­ti­ful land­scapes of the islands. And, I think of tex­tures that are easy breezy to suit island envi­ron­ments. Of course, for bet­ter or worse, Caribbean style is influ­enced by Amer­i­can trends.

7. Any must read blogs?

I have met a lot of fab­u­lous, bud­get savvy friends in the blo­gos­phere. We draw inspi­ra­tion from each other. Unfor­tu­nately, blogs tend to have a short lifes­pan. So, many of my ear­li­est influ­ences such as Sober Shop­per have dis­con­tin­ued their blogs. What’s My Style and The Bud­get Babe are two of my long­time favorites.

8. What are you read­ing currently?

The Idea of Jus­tice by Amartya Sen

9. Lis­ten­ing to in heavy rotation?

Inti­mate Reservations—Tarrus Riley
Wildfire—Tarrus Riley
It Will Come—Tarrus Riley
Who Feels It Knows It—Romain Virgo
Lioness on the Rise—Queen Ifrica
Feel Like Crying—Infamus
Believe Me—Jah Cure
Fatima—K’Naan
You Stop My Heart—Melanie Fiona
All I Ever Think About—Chrisette Michele

10. How has cul­ture fed your imagination?

There are many aspects of cul­ture that nour­ish me. So, I can briefly say that fash­ion influ­ences my intel­lec­tual and artis­tic ideas by giv­ing me mul­ti­ple ways to present and rep­re­sent myself. My work as a blog­ger moti­vates me to read a range of sites and mag­a­zines focus­ing on evolv­ing styles. And, the blog also gives me an out­let to chron­i­cle my fash­ion jour­neys through pho­to­graphic and writ­ten compositions.

Thank you Psy­che for the oppor­tu­nity to inter­view. You enliven my blog life with your con­tri­bu­tion to the blo­gos­phere. Happy Stylings!

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