Thee Silver Platter w/ Tali Payne

This is the style edition of "Fun Facts" by Tali Hello there, Today, I decided to share some fun facts about myself.  Why?  Well, because I felt like it and I figured why not? so here we go... A fun yet obvious fact about me is that I love fashion, but I don't just love clothes I also love to design clothes, lingerie and jewelry,  really anything fashion related... duh. right? NO, seriously I really do. I started to design clothing in middle school with my friend and we would draw ball gowns and wedding dresses. I love unique jewelry. One thing I've noticed about myself, is that I don't like to wear the same type of jewelry with every outfit. I need to switch it up from time to time. I also don't like to have the same jewelry as everyone else. so if I buy a necklace set it is very unlikely that i will wear it when the "trend followers" where it. As a child, I learned that a blazer it everything!  My mom pasted down that "dress to im...

Ambition is the thing that carries us when we want to give up, but we NEED to see our vision through. When you want to cry or just sleep life away you need to rely on your God given hustle to get you to the next level. This quote by Madonna was especially important to me because I remember the times when I cried because I felt like a failure and my life was nowhere near what I envisioned it be. I remember people telling me I should give up college and just find a trade, but my heart said something different. Your ambition will get you far as long as you move in light.  -Tali Payne

This is the simplest yet profound thing any woman should ever want to hear. In a world that is quick to tell a woman what to wear, who she is, when she should speak, how she should walk, where she must work and who she must date in order to be somebody this is all you want to hear as a form of re-enforcement into who you actually are and what you have the ability to accomplish. Your confidence is constantly being shut down, like your body being slammed against the pavement of social acceptance in today's world and it will only get worse as technology advances. this quote by Coco Chanel is a saying that every woman should keep at the forefront of their brain as soon as they wake up in the morning and throughout the day. -TaliPayne

On Thursday, April 7th, 2016 , after a protracted battle with cancer, a United States Marine Corps. Veteran slipped the surly bonds of Earth to touch the face of God at the age of 51. Sergeant Darrell E. Payne, known to some as the poet “ Reign Supreme ,” was the first born child of Robert Sr. and Joyce Payne. He graduated from Nova High School in Fort Lauderdale , Florida . Immediately following graduation, Darrell made the choice to enlist in the United States Marine Corps. (USMC). As a young man, Payne worked his way up the rank and was granted many certificates and awards from the USMC (logistics). During his tenure in the USMC, the United States was called into the Persian Gulf War (1990—1991) . In this war, Darrell Payne fought along the  front-lines  with many of his peers and lifelong friends. Payne trained in until he was honorably discharged in 1996. In addition to his illustrious career, Darrell Payne continued his work...