Red, White
& Bilal
Red, White & Bilal Affinity Magazine
This issue has to be the most fashion forward issue I have ever created. I have included alot of amazing styles from everday girls. I’m also honored to have Bilal as the cover. Hopefully you guys enjoy it. xo, Evelyn.
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Red,White , and Bilal For some, we make our dreams our reality, and well others, they wait for someone else to make their dreams a reality. Bilal is living his dream at only sixteen, he is consistent in becoming a famous rapper one day, and he’s just getting started. Watch him work
2 0 1 4 Who are you? I’m Bilal and I’m 16. I like to call myself Bilalsquait Does where you are from inspire who you are? Not necessary. I don’t resemble the average person from where I am from, which is Baltimore.
and Pusha T, also everybody that supports me. Travis Scott, Hov and Kenderick play a factor too. Where do you see your music going? I think I will blow up soon because my music appeals to alot of people.
Proudest moment? How did you get started with music? When I got noticed by Asap Ant, and he supBack in 8th grade, my friend Brandon started ports me ALOT. I got recognition from alot of rapping, and I tried it out. I found out that I was people in my city. All the places I have gone, good at it. and all the shows I have done. Biggest Influences? Myself, my family. Anime is a BIG influence!
Who would you like to meet? Nas, because myself he’s my favorite artist ever Describe your music? Something new, something fresh, soft ghetto. Advice? Do you, don’t let anybody tell you what to do. Your music is your music.
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Bilal Tweets let’s take a look at some of Bilal’s interesting tweets.
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18 Ugly Truths About Dating By Christopher Hudspeth As teenagers, we go through alot of “do they really like me?”, Or “am I wasting my time” when it comes to dating. It’s all frustrating so here is a guide that we ALL can relate to about dating!
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. The person who cares less has all the power. Nobody wants to be the one who’s more interested.
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Because we want to show how cavalier and blasé we can be to the other person, little psychological games like ‘Intentionally Take Hours Or Days To Text Back’ will happen. They aren’t fun.
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A person being carefree because they have zero interest in you looks exactly like a person being carefree because they think you’re amazing & are making a conscious effort to play it cool. Good luck deciphering between the two.
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Making phone calls is a dying art. Chances are, most of your relationship’s communication will happen via text, which is the most detached, impersonal form of interaction. Get familiar with those emoticon options.
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Someone who hurt you isn’t automatically going to have bad karma. At least not in the immediate future. I know it only seems fair, but sometimes people cheat and betray and move on happily while the person they left is in shambles.
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“Let’s chill” & “Wanna hang out?” are vague phrases that likely mean “let’s hookup” — and while you probably hate receiving them, they’re the common way to invite someone to spend time these days, and appear to be here to stay.
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Set plans are dead. People have options and up-to-the-minute updates on their friends (or other potential romantic interests) whereabouts thanks to texts & social media. If you aren’t the top priority, your invitation to spend time will be given a “Maybe” or “I’ll let you know” and the deciding factor(s) will be if that person has offers more fun/interesting than you on the table.
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The only difference between your actions being romantic and creepy is how attractive the other person finds you. That’s it, that’s all.
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Some people just want to hookup and if you’re seeking more than sex, they won’t tell you that they’re the wrong person for you. At least, not until after they score your prize. While human decency is ideal, honesty isn’t
The text message you sent went through. If they didn’t respond, it wasn’t because of malfunctioning phone carrier services.
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So many people are scared of commitment and being official that they’ll remain in a label-free relationship, which blurs lines and only works until it doesn’t. I’ve said it many times before, I’ll say it again – “we’re just talking” is opening the door for cheating that technically wasn’t cheating because, hey, you weren’t together together.
Social media can also create the illusion of having options, which leads to people looking at Facebook as an attractive people menu instead of a means of keeping contact with friends & family.
Social media creates new temptations and opportunities to cheat. The private messaging and options for subtle flirtation (e.g. liking of pictures) aren’t an excuse or validation for cheating, but they certainly increase the chances of it happening.
You aren’t likely to see much of someone’s genuine, unfiltered self until you’re in an actual relationship with him or her. Generally people are scared that sincerely putting themselves out there will result in finding out that they’re too available, too anxious, too
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Any person you get romantically involved with you’ll either wind up staying with forever or breaking up with them at some point. These are equally terrifying concepts.
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When dating, instead of expressing how they feel directly to you, a person is more likely to post a Facebook status or Instagram a Tumblr-esque photo of a sunset with a quote or song lyric of someone else’s words on it, and while it may not mention your name, it’s blatantly directed at you.
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There are plenty of people who’ll have zero respect for your relationship and if they want the person you’re with, they’ll have no qualms with trying to overstep boundaries to get to ‘em. Girl code and guy code are wishful thinking and human code isn’t embedded in everyone.
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If you get dumped, it’s probably going to be pretty brutal. People can cut ties over the phone and avoid seeing the tears stream down your face or end things via text and avoid hearing the pain in your cracking voice and sniffling nose. Send a lengthy text and voilà, relationship over. The easy way out is far from the most considerate.
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