goGIRL of the week- Va$htie Kola

This Week's goGIRL is Vashtie Kola, haven't heard of her? I'm sure you seen some of her work. She directed Kid Cudi's "Heaven at nite", Kanye West's "Us Placers" , Solange's "T.O.N.Y." and more recent Justin Bieber's "One less lonely girl" music video. Often known as Va$htie (pronounced vash-tee) she is the ultimate girl on the go! Not only is she a director, she's a designer, party promoter, artist, and entrepreneur!



Vashtie was born April 23, 1981 in Albany, New York the youngest of three children born of Trinidadian parents. Vashtie moved to New York City in 1999 to attend film school at The School Of Visual Arts in Manhattan, where she studied directing/cinematography. At the same time, Kola interned at RSA/Black Dog Films and HSI while working part-time for James Jebbia at Stussy in SoHo. At the age of 25, she was asked to re-vamp the company of Island Def Jam as Director of Creative Services. L.A. "Babyface" Reid, president of Def Jam, said she would be "The one to keep the building cool, someone in tune with downtown cool and pop mainstream." She recently left her position at Island Def Jam as Director of Creative Services to work for herself.

Last season she launched her brand VIOLETTE, described in style as, "If Louis Vuitton had a daughter living in the Lower East Side. She'd be rocking a cool t-shirt, kicks, and a great handbag". Playing on her personal tom-boy style, mixed with a fashion forward sensibility, Violette is currently carried at specialty boutiques like Colette in Paris. Vibe magazine listed the "31 Most Stylish People Under 31" with Vashtie coming in at the 23 spot among names like Kanye West, Rihanna and Justin Timberlake.



Vashtie is a good girl going, great places! She's not afraid to go after her dreams and she's a leader of the new school. She is inspiring, beautiful, and talented!

Vashtie Kola, you goGIRL!


VIOLETTE: http://violettenewyork.com/
SPACE: http://www.myspace.com/violettenewyork
YOUTUBE: http://youtube.com/vashtie
BLOG: http://vashtie.com


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