Janelle Monae featured in Vogue

Janelle Monae will be featured in Vogue's November issue. The eccentric songstress will be showing off George Esquivel's unique shoes. Here is the blurb from the article:

"It's hard not to get ideas when I'm meeting with Gwen [as in Stefani] and the Killers," says George Esquivel. "My work evolves by designing for people." Since 1994, the Southern Californian has been crafting custom shoes, and even with an ever-expanding client list, the majority of his footwear is made to order by hand in his Buena Park studio.

Though they're fashioned out of the same Italian leather used by Louis Vuitton, his boots and oxfords are unique in their colors and burnishes, which Esquivel still does himself. "It's a punk attitude," says the designer, whose wares were first noticed by his fellow music scenesters in the nineties. "I'm not a guy who grew up on the East Coast wearing suits." So not proper, but for Esquivel wearers, just perfect.

I Like Her Style!: Janelle Monae

Singer Janelle Monae in her current photoshoot for 'Interview' magazine.
You may recognize Kansas native Janelle Monae, from Oukast's recent video 'Morris Brown,' but she's been making waves on the Atlanta scene for a few years now. While still in high school she moved to New York at age 16 to attend New York’s American Musical and Dramatic Academy, where she was able appear in a few off Broadway plays. But recognizing the growing oppotunities in Atlanta, Monae moved there in 2004 where she made an immediate impact. In 2005, she signed with Big Boi's Purple Ribbon Entertainment, where the nineteen year old scored a single featuring the Outkast superstar. The track is called 'Called the Law' and you can listen to it on her MySpace page. She's also a talented songwriter with her album called 'Metropolis' coming out soon. Be sure to visit her personal web site @ www.janellemonae.com and pick up a copy of Interview magazine which Monae is currently featured in.

Credit: Concrete Loop for the pictures!