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The brand’s 1st live chat Tuesday April 27, 2010 @ 9PM Est. on http://www.skillafashion.com/skilla-live-chat/. Can’t wait to chat with you guys. Please spread the word.

As you know my design background is Architecture, graphic and web designing was something I started on the side before SKILLA was born. An in that field I had a chance to work with Terry Stewart in 2007 on a few interior design projects, we kept in touch even after the projects we worked on were finished. He is a great person and a great Interior designer, his humility and dedication is among the best. It was great to see first hand his creativity and how he puts awesomeness in a room. Check out some of his work below and his site: http://www.tsida.com/

Sometimes life causes us to hit a wall and we feel to call it quits or give up on our dreams and goals. We may even think of who we can blame for this wall, people who made it to the top before us even though we all started the race at the same time or those who said we would fail. This life that we live is a journey and like in all journeys, there comes a time when the pressure is raised but I believe this race of life is more about endurance, than it is about quickness or speed. So I urge everyone to push forward and never give up, no matter how hard it gets, no evil in life will last forever, this too shall pass and you will be stronger. Also you have an opportunity of helping someone through their hard times with your story of how you overcame. Be Strong!

So the time is here! I will be off to Georgia for good at the end of March. I’m going to miss my wonderful family and my awesome friends. That being said, I’m so excited to be off to ATL because first of all I miss my wife and kids like crazy and I will be able to focus on SKILLA completely. I have some really exciting ideas for building SKILLA in Georgia and I don’t have to worry about too much paperwork because SKILLA was registered in Georgia from day one. So keep my family and I in your prayers as we step out in faith.

Got a couple of cool reviews from Piksis.com and FreshSocietys.com last week, check it out!

So here is the newest product for SKILLA. A sweet pocket mirror, that comes is awesome velvet pouch. I’m really excited about this product, I just love how everything came out and I’m pleased to share it with the world. ENJOY!

This song has been real inspirational to me and I plan to work towards having a heart like this, “A Heart that Forgives“! T-shirt coming soon!

Check it out! SKILLA’S first set of goodies for 2010 is out, the Power of Peace hoodie Male / Female, the Defying the Odds tee Male / Female and plus a few more belts.

Hey Friends

I just love the support that the brand has received this past year (2009), everyone have been so awesome. I plan to step it up even more for 2010 and to just have more fun doing what I love.  Please remember that I don’t make mass production because I love the thought of something being limited or exclusive. Like when my friends and I would go to the NBA store to check out the throw back or retro jerseys and gear or when my brother and I would collect basketball cards, hoping in that pack of cards you would get a MJ rookie card or some really rare card. I could go on and on about stories, so please understand once something releases try to be the first to pick it up because it may just be gone the next time you try to get it.

On that note the 1st set of 2010 gear drops next weekend and to kick it of I will be having a release celebration on Saturday 1/30/2010 at 6pm.

Also the “I’m A SKILLA” series is on the move, this is when I go around featuring some of the most skilled/gifted people I know or would like to know because I love to meet and talk to talented people. So at the event I will be featuring 2 up and coming culinary pros. I’ve tried their cooking personlly and these guys can really throw down in the kitchen, so come and enjoy good food and pick up some fresh gear.