Ok so story time about last night... I’m out in LA doing this panel. It’s me, @giapeppers & @doechii talking about the new @netflix movie #wendellandwild that comes out next week. So we’re talking about mental health, support, affirmations, facing demons, etc as black women in this world & the convo got a bit emotional. After wiping our tears, hugging, and wrapping up, Doechii asks “Wyd later? I have a plus one to the Wearable Art Gala, do you want to come?” Of course I say yes! Then I follow up with a “what time does it start?” 4:30pm. It’s currently 2:30pm. So immediately I’m in panic mode because how am I going to find something to wear to the GALA, get ready, AND make it to Santa Monica from LA in under two hours?! But I said, you know what? I’m gonna make it work. I get back to my hotel, my heart pumping with adrenaline and anxiety. I look over at the clock. 3:33pm. “Everything’s going to be ok,” I say to myself. I hop in the shower, fix my makeup, & get a text from Todd. No showrooms are responding. Here comes the anxiety again. I hit my manager @q1hunnid and ask him to go to Saks while I finish freshening up and try to find a dress. He heads there. I wrap up, get a last spritz of my perfume, and head down to my driver for the day, Michael, with a rushed walk full of adrenaline and anxiety. Quinn sends a text, “just got here”. I look at the time. 4:44pm. “Everything’s going to be ok,” I say to myself. I hop on FaceTime, watching the racks as Quinn goes through Saks looking for something with fringe, something that says 1920, something that says Harlem Renaissance when I spot this David Koma blazer minidress. I immediately ask him to start a dressing room, because at this point I’m going to have to get dressed at Saks! By the time I walk out of Saks, fully dressed with the clothes I walked in wearing in a shopping bag, I felt like a miracle on two legs. But I was still running so late. I get in the car, breath full of adrenaline and anxiety. As we pull up to WACO, I look at the dash. 5:55pm. And everything was ok. Thank you for a beautiful evening. 🖤