If you was not at EMF this year you missed a whole lot. I could go on and on about the celebs you should have seen or the crazy cars etc. I could even talk about the hot clothing items and maybe even talk about all the free stuff people would stand in lines for hours for but I won't do that. That's for lames, I would rather tell you about the great black artists that you may never see again because of corporate sponsors. Yes there is a fine line that us as artists walk and there is no room for compromising, if you would stand in line for any amount of time to get a free sample of whatever you are exactly the type of consumer corporations love to have at events. But unfortunately your not the quality consumer that artists require and in most circumstances should not share the same space when it comes to business. ;) That being said my artistic side of me had to be expressed Essence was fun and educational in every aspect. These are some of the behind the scenes pics of what Samsara did. Straight off the Racks...

Terms has a very unique way of combining the modern and antique look with graffiti ideas and intergalactic symbolism.
This project we worked on together was something that has been in back of the mind for quite some time. It was truly a collaboration and we had a great time putting this together. Terms would call me and say " Bredren I got another idea and we would build and go back and forth with both of us interjecting concepts into this piece. The reasoning that we did just manifested the concept into a reality. I would like to give a special thanks to Ras Terms as this piece embodied a vision and is now a gift we give to you.

Designs for Spring/ Summer we will be showing them at the Pan African Film Festival in La. The event starts this Friday and runs until presidents day. Visit us in Culver City at the Fox Mall.

PEACE and LOVE to all the Samsara fans and family out there. This is another dress we've been working on for the Pan African Film Festival Artists Market.
We will have this item available for sale starting in La for all those interested please email for more information or come see us if your in the area.

   Alright so I've been on my west coast tour and I am back now getting ready to show some amazing work in Chi-town. So around Labor Day weekend we always do this show in Chi-town called African Festival of Arts, this year will mark the 20th anniversary and we have a few pieces for you to examine. Here is your chance to see some of the pieces we will display ahead of time.

So today we have something special for you again, another release in celebration of Black History month. February is considered and celebrated as black history month many across the US and the territories pay tribute and show some respect to what African in the diaspora have accomplished and the journey that has been trod.












No disrespect in no way but I think that black history should be something that is celebrated on a weekly basis. I think that as people in the diaspora we can only teach the younger generation by example. So I say make an attempt to educate not only yourself and your children more about history, but set the example.












This has been another deeply rooted concept in our brand from the beginning. Our fashionable and sometime trendy designs often capture the eye of people interested in fashion. It just so happens that a conscious message is within . We have sold items to individuals who never knew who the person was but after that person wore the item they learned that it was not just a fashionable item they purchased. It brings about a sense of pride to those that did not know and to those that do know.












Samsara for those of you that do not know means the cycle of life towards enlightenment. In this scenario we took Africans in the Diaspora and reconstructed tee shirts into dresses, tunics etc. The goal is the bring the items closer to enlightenment through the process of Samsara.

Cre-8.......Origin-8.......Elev-8
 This small collection is dedicated to the legacy of " Bob Marley"aka Gong , Duppy Conquerer, Small Axe, Mr. Marley, Natty, Binghi and I am sure he has many more. Voted by Time magazine of making the album of the century "EXODUS"

Drigz........

Alright we just got back from NYC, it has changed so much since my last visit. Got to see some old friends and spend some time with family.

Biggest thing I did was I managed to meet an elder rasta from Guyana that is willing to teach me the art of shoe making after I drilled him for about an hour on passing the traditions down to younger brethren is vital he was willing to pass on the tradition. So once I perfect this ancient art, you will have something else to look forward to and I mean dope like futuristic Wallies and shittttt.
All in all the trip was refreshing and relaxing. I do have to say that I was not impressed with the stores that so many ppl talk and every "HYPEyyyy" talks about. oppps
hypeyyyy def: individuals that only want something cause they think other ppl like it....

Everything is looking the same and very boring but maybe that is what ppl like... Well not my customer base, because you crave not only individuality but unique essence of style.. And for you I came back with my 09 gifts of commemorative Notorious BIG pieces.

I have 25 very limited Biggie men t-shirts, I have been up all night making them into the doopest pieces and got none other than C to model it...lol... Easy to get her to wear anything with Biggie on it.. So I am sure these are going to fly really fast so grab yours up.

This is Drigz signing out PEACE..

What's up people this is your girl C... from Samsara Boutique welcome to our blog. For those who don't know we started this thing of ours in march 2003. We opened a boutique in North Florida June 2004while attending FSU (Go Noles). We carried our fabulous designs, hot T-shirt lines, funky accessories and the coolest sneakers. Samsara became known as " The Spot", customers would make their friends swear not to tell anyone about The Boutique. Check out some of our earlier collections.

Collection '04

Collection '05
Hand braided pleated reconstructed mini dress, off shoulder cocktail dress, hand-foiled green gold and red layer dress, reconstructed camo corset, tan legend dress, smocked tube dress w/ imported Swiss lace, key hole top.



Collection '06
Tailored ladies top w/ vertical ruching, reconstructed denim handkerchief skirt
tailored ladies top w/contrast hood and sweater bottom, v-neck w/ contrast
border and sweater bottom, smocked tube dress, wrap front belted tunic.




Collection '07
V-neck w/ kente and elastic sweater bottom, dashiki halter dress, Ethnic colored w/ stretch jersey knit, wrap dashiki belted tunic, smocked kente tube dress, smocked dashiki tube dress.





Collection '08
Sweetheart bazine pocketed bubble dress, strapless cumber
band evening dress,Halter Batik scalloped bottom evening dress
halter kente trapeze dress bossy Shrug scarf 2n1, smocked
kente trapeze dress, sweetheart dashiki summer dress,
Ayo A-line full embroidered pocketed tunic

That was a quick look at some of our earlier and more recent collections,
keep checking back for more info and subscribe and feel free t contact
us about anything. We have closed the doors of the boutique to
concentrate on bringing you the hottest dopest super fly clothing line ever











Since moving to Atlanta we have been doing retail shows to test market Samsara B designs around the U.S. This year we were exhibitors at the Essence Magazine Music Festival in New Orleans. We received much love from patrons at Essence and were received with open arms.