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YouLookFab Forum » Topic: W.I.W and Name change. https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-and-name-change Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Sat, 11 Apr 2026 16:44:36 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 <![CDATA[Search]]> q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php Ledonna N. on "W.I.W and Name change." https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-and-name-change#post-1488095 Thu, 07 May 2015 07:51:10 +0000 Ledonna N. 1488095@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Thank you all for taking the time to look read and comment. I liken HOUSING to roller derby because you have such unique individuals who are known in the dance community and it can be a contact sport lol. I enjoy it because of my overly stressful career has no creative outlet. For me I can shake off a challenging work week and or wear whatever I desire without getting strange looks. Dixie on "W.I.W and Name change." https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-and-name-change#post-1488092 Thu, 07 May 2015 06:53:16 +0000 Dixie 1488092@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ You're looking very fierce. tulle on "W.I.W and Name change." https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-and-name-change#post-1488090 Thu, 07 May 2015 06:39:03 +0000 tulle 1488090@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ My gosh, I'd heard of House music, but had only the vaguest idea of what it was, except that DJs were an important part of the scene. Thanks for the info, Ledonna.  Fierce hair & outfit--knock 'em dead in NOLA! Anonymous on "W.I.W and Name change." https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-and-name-change#post-1488052 Thu, 07 May 2015 04:26:17 +0000 Anonymous 1488052@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Ledonna, you have educated many of us today. Thank you. I love the education I get on this site. Have a wonderful time in New Orleans. rachylou on "W.I.W and Name change." https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-and-name-change#post-1488048 Thu, 07 May 2015 04:19:31 +0000 rachylou 1488048@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ A lovely name. Literally Lady of the House! How cool is that?! Btw, your skirt... that's exactly what I've been looking for And you've got one! So jealous approprio on "W.I.W and Name change." https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-and-name-change#post-1487526 Wed, 06 May 2015 10:11:47 +0000 approprio 1487526@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Ledonna! Love. That. Skirt. You're totally ready for the Zombie Apocalypse. Thanks for the post on House music. A few things I knew already, and a whole heap of things I didn't. Have a wonderful time in NO. Your travel capsule will do you proud.  Ledonna N. on "W.I.W and Name change." https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-and-name-change#post-1487523 Wed, 06 May 2015 10:04:18 +0000 Ledonna N. 1487523@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Thank you all for the responses. I will be traveling to New Orleans so forgive me if I don't respond back until later. You all have a great day. So i did i post and run and did not expl what " HOUSING" is: The beginnings of House music It all started in Chicago’s Southside in 1977, when a new kind of club opened. This new Chicago club called The Warehouse gave House music its name. Frankie Knuckles, who opened The Warehouse, mixed old disco classics and new Eurobeat pop. It was at this legendary club where many of the experiments were tried. It was also where Acid House got its start. House was the first direct descendant of disco. In comparison with disco, House was "deeper", "rawer", and more designed to make people dance. Disco had already produced the first records to be aimed specifically at DJs with extended 12" versions that included long percussion breaks for mixing purposes. The early 80s proved a vital turning point. Sinnamon’s "Thanks To You", D-Train’s "You're The One For Me", and The Peech Boys "Don’t Make Me Wait", a record that has been continually sampled over the last decade, took things in a different direction with their sparse, synthesised sounds that introduced dub effects and drop-outs that had never been heard before. The Warehouse House music did not have its origins just in American music. The popularity of European music, specifically English electronic pop like Depeche Mode and Soft Cell and the earlier, more disco-based sounds of Giorgio Moroder, Klein & MBO, as well as Italian productions, they all gave rise to House music. Two clubs, the already mentioned Chicago’s Warehouse and New York’s Paradise Garage, which promoted European music, had at the same time broken the barriers of race and sexual preference (for House music was in part targeted at the gay community). Before The Warehouse opened, there had been clubs strictly designed to segregate race. However, The Warehouse did not make any difference between Blacks, Hispanics, or Whites; the main interest was simply music. And the music was as diverse as the clients. People who influenced House Frankie Knuckles One of the leading DJs at that time was New York born Frankie Knuckles, also called the Godfather of House. Indeed, he was more than a DJ; he was an architect of sound, who experimented with sounds and thus added a new dimension to the art of mixing. In fact, he took the raw material of the disco he spun and added pre-programmed drum tracks to create a constant 4/4 tempo. He played eight to ten hours a night, and the dancers came home exhausted. Thanks to him The Warehouse was regarded as the most atmospheric place in Chicago. The uniqueness of this club lay in a simple mixing of old Philly classics by Harold Melvin, Billy Paul and The O’Jays with disco hits like Martin Circus’ "Disco Circus" and imported European pop music by synthesiser groups like Kraftwerk and Telex. Frankie Knuckles Frankie Knuckles Frankie said, "When we first opened in 1977, I was playing a lot of the East Coast records, the Philly stuff, Salsoul. By ‘80/81, when that stuff was all over with, I started working a lot of the soul that was coming out. I had to re-construct the records to work for my dancefloor, to keep the dancefloor happy, as there was no dance music coming out! I’d take the existing songs, change the tempo, layer different bits of percussion over them, to make them more conductive for the dancefloor." Larry Levan Larry Levan Frankie’s friend Larry Levan was a black teenager from Brooklyn like Frankie. In fact, it was Larry who first suggested opening The Warehouse in Chicago. However, things took a different turn, and in the end Larry Levan spun in New York’s Paradise Garage. Larry Levan and Frankie Knuckles were indeed two very important figures in the development of House music and the modern dance scene. Perhaps there would have been no fame for the two without the producer, DJ and devoted lover of dance and music, David Mancuso, and his dance parties for gays called Loft parties. "The Loft" was a house party intended for a very black and a very gay crowd. Larry and Frankie attended the Loft parties regularly. It was not only a place of joy but also a place where they became acquainted for the first time with the techniques of House music. Mancuso taught them about creating a perfect House music: about sound, lighting, production, music and DJ techniques. The creators of House music There have been various views of who is the inventor of House music. For example, Leonard Remix RRoy asserted that he had given birth to House in May 1981. LRRoy was a remarkable and much respected DJ. He also claimed that he had invented the term "House music" in the spring of 1981. Chip E. A person who regarded himself as a creator of House music in March of 1985 was Chip E. Yet, there remains a third founder, for he produced "Love Can’t Turn Around", one of the biggest selling "House" records. His name is Farley "Jackmaster" Funk. In fact, this big House "cross-over" hit was written, produced and arranged by Jesse Saunders. Jesse, however, did not call himself the creator of House music, but rather used the term "originator", which did not mean that he had invented or created the genre of House music. By "originator" he meant that he "started and/or fused a sound with a lot of different ingredients". Generally speaking, one can say, that there was not just one creator or inventor; on the contrary, House music evolved through the means of collaborative efforts of a few people like Frankie Knuckles, Vince Lawrence, Farley "Jackmaster" Funk, as well as the promoters and labels that made easy the distribution of early House. I'm sorry everyone I did a post and run with out really explaining what HOUSE music was. If you want to read about this dance style and music style here you go. I will be traveling today to New Orleans. So I won't be checking back in until later. Thank you for all the comments and looks. The roots of House music House music was created in and by the African American community. Musically, House music evolved in Chicago and New York from African-American musical traditions like gospel, soul, jazz and funk as well as Latin salsa. Spiritually and aesthetically, it developed in the U.S. out of the need of oppressed people, African Americans, gays and Latinos, to build a community through dance , and later in the UK, out of the need of young people dissatisfied with the meaningless materialism of Thatcher’s England, to build an alternative community of music and dance via Acid House. From a different point of view, House music in the U.S. was associated with black people, with gay clubs, basically with things that white America would not even acknowledge. House was just perceived as "gay" music for blacks and thus scorned by whites, although its aim was to unify people of all races, backgrounds and sexual orientations. According to Frankie Knuckles, many people could not and still cannot deal with the fact that House music started in gay clubs. Thus, narrow-mindedness, racism, and even corporate music politics played an important role in preventing House music from flourishing in the U.S. in the eighties. House music had its origins in gospel, soul and funk rather than in commercial disco music. Furthermore, Chicago jazz, blues and soul had an immense influence on the creation of House music. There were significant Midwestern musical influences that led to the creation of the Chicago flavour of House music. No doubt, the Midwest had its own tradition of African American music. Thus, blues and jazz presented a part of the mix. To sum up, the soul music produced in Chicago, Detroit and Memphis certainly had an impact on Chicago house. Mona on "W.I.W and Name change." https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-and-name-change#post-1487521 Wed, 06 May 2015 09:59:09 +0000 Mona 1487521@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Hi Ledonna. Thanks for introducing me to Housing. Summer on "W.I.W and Name change." https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-and-name-change#post-1487519 Wed, 06 May 2015 09:39:55 +0000 Summer 1487519@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ What a lovely, unusual name, Ledonna.  Thank you for reintroducing yourself. I'm intrigued by HOUSING - I've never heard of that before.  What interesting lives you fellow Fabbers lead!  Great outfit, too.  Ledonna N. on "W.I.W and Name change." https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-and-name-change#post-1487517 Wed, 06 May 2015 09:33:55 +0000 Ledonna N. 1487517@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ So i did i post and run and did not expl what " HOUSING" is: The beginnings of House music It all started in Chicago’s Southside in 1977, when a new kind of club opened. This new Chicago club called The Warehouse gave House music its name. Frankie Knuckles, who opened The Warehouse, mixed old disco classics and new Eurobeat pop. It was at this legendary club where many of the experiments were tried. It was also where Acid House got its start. House was the first direct descendant of disco. In comparison with disco, House was "deeper", "rawer", and more designed to make people dance. Disco had already produced the first records to be aimed specifically at DJs with extended 12" versions that included long percussion breaks for mixing purposes. The early 80s proved a vital turning point. Sinnamon’s "Thanks To You", D-Train’s "You're The One For Me", and The Peech Boys "Don’t Make Me Wait", a record that has been continually sampled over the last decade, took things in a different direction with their sparse, synthesised sounds that introduced dub effects and drop-outs that had never been heard before. The Warehouse House music did not have its origins just in American music. The popularity of European music, specifically English electronic pop like Depeche Mode and Soft Cell and the earlier, more disco-based sounds of Giorgio Moroder, Klein & MBO, as well as Italian productions, they all gave rise to House music. Two clubs, the already mentioned Chicago’s Warehouse and New York’s Paradise Garage, which promoted European music, had at the same time broken the barriers of race and sexual preference (for House music was in part targeted at the gay community). Before The Warehouse opened, there had been clubs strictly designed to segregate race. However, The Warehouse did not make any difference between Blacks, Hispanics, or Whites; the main interest was simply music. And the music was as diverse as the clients. People who influenced House Frankie Knuckles One of the leading DJs at that time was New York born Frankie Knuckles, also called the Godfather of House. Indeed, he was more than a DJ; he was an architect of sound, who experimented with sounds and thus added a new dimension to the art of mixing. In fact, he took the raw material of the disco he spun and added pre-programmed drum tracks to create a constant 4/4 tempo. He played eight to ten hours a night, and the dancers came home exhausted. Thanks to him The Warehouse was regarded as the most atmospheric place in Chicago. The uniqueness of this club lay in a simple mixing of old Philly classics by Harold Melvin, Billy Paul and The O’Jays with disco hits like Martin Circus’ "Disco Circus" and imported European pop music by synthesiser groups like Kraftwerk and Telex. Frankie Knuckles Frankie Knuckles Frankie said, "When we first opened in 1977, I was playing a lot of the East Coast records, the Philly stuff, Salsoul. By ‘80/81, when that stuff was all over with, I started working a lot of the soul that was coming out. I had to re-construct the records to work for my dancefloor, to keep the dancefloor happy, as there was no dance music coming out! I’d take the existing songs, change the tempo, layer different bits of percussion over them, to make them more conductive for the dancefloor." Larry Levan Larry Levan Frankie’s friend Larry Levan was a black teenager from Brooklyn like Frankie. In fact, it was Larry who first suggested opening The Warehouse in Chicago. However, things took a different turn, and in the end Larry Levan spun in New York’s Paradise Garage. Larry Levan and Frankie Knuckles were indeed two very important figures in the development of House music and the modern dance scene. Perhaps there would have been no fame for the two without the producer, DJ and devoted lover of dance and music, David Mancuso, and his dance parties for gays called Loft parties. "The Loft" was a house party intended for a very black and a very gay crowd. Larry and Frankie attended the Loft parties regularly. It was not only a place of joy but also a place where they became acquainted for the first time with the techniques of House music. Mancuso taught them about creating a perfect House music: about sound, lighting, production, music and DJ techniques. The creators of House music There have been various views of who is the inventor of House music. For example, Leonard Remix RRoy asserted that he had given birth to House in May 1981. LRRoy was a remarkable and much respected DJ. He also claimed that he had invented the term "House music" in the spring of 1981. Chip E. A person who regarded himself as a creator of House music in March of 1985 was Chip E. Yet, there remains a third founder, for he produced "Love Can’t Turn Around", one of the biggest selling "House" records. His name is Farley "Jackmaster" Funk. In fact, this big House "cross-over" hit was written, produced and arranged by Jesse Saunders. Jesse, however, did not call himself the creator of House music, but rather used the term "originator", which did not mean that he had invented or created the genre of House music. By "originator" he meant that he "started and/or fused a sound with a lot of different ingredients". Generally speaking, one can say, that there was not just one creator or inventor; on the contrary, House music evolved through the means of collaborative efforts of a few people like Frankie Knuckles, Vince Lawrence, Farley "Jackmaster" Funk, as well as the promoters and labels that made easy the distribution of early House. I'm sorry everyone I did a post and run with out really explaining what HOUSE music was. If you want to read about this dance style and music style here you go. I will be traveling today to New Orleans. So I won't be checking back in until later. Thank you for all the comments and looks. The roots of House music House music was created in and by the African American community. Musically, House music evolved in Chicago and New York from African-American musical traditions like gospel, soul, jazz and funk as well as Latin salsa. Spiritually and aesthetically, it developed in the U.S. out of the need of oppressed people, African Americans, gays and Latinos, to build a community through dance , and later in the UK, out of the need of young people dissatisfied with the meaningless materialism of Thatcher’s England, to build an alternative community of music and dance via Acid House. From a different point of view, House music in the U.S. was associated with black people, with gay clubs, basically with things that white America would not even acknowledge. House was just perceived as "gay" music for blacks and thus scorned by whites, although its aim was to unify people of all races, backgrounds and sexual orientations. According to Frankie Knuckles, many people could not and still cannot deal with the fact that House music started in gay clubs. Thus, narrow-mindedness, racism, and even corporate music politics played an important role in preventing House music from flourishing in the U.S. in the eighties. House music had its origins in gospel, soul and funk rather than in commercial disco music. Furthermore, Chicago jazz, blues and soul had an immense influence on the creation of House music. There were significant Midwestern musical influences that led to the creation of the Chicago flavour of House music. No doubt, the Midwest had its own tradition of African American music. Thus, blues and jazz presented a part of the mix. To sum up, the soul music produced in Chicago, Detroit and Memphis certainly had an impact on Chicago house. Caro in Oz on "W.I.W and Name change." https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-and-name-change#post-1487512 Wed, 06 May 2015 09:11:00 +0000 Caro in Oz 1487512@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Hi there Firecracker (Sharan) on "W.I.W and Name change." https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-and-name-change#post-1487423 Wed, 06 May 2015 03:26:59 +0000 Firecracker (Sharan) 1487423@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Perfect outfit! Ready for all the moves, and still ladylike with the skirt! I bet you are a fantastic dancer. Angie on "W.I.W and Name change." https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-and-name-change#post-1487384 Wed, 06 May 2015 02:25:55 +0000 Angie 1487384@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Well hello, Ledonna. You are VERY FAB.  Style Fan on "W.I.W and Name change." https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-and-name-change#post-1487355 Wed, 06 May 2015 01:49:14 +0000 Style Fan 1487355@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Amazing.  I am off to find out more about Housing. Windchime on "W.I.W and Name change." https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-and-name-change#post-1487341 Wed, 06 May 2015 01:30:50 +0000 Windchime 1487341@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ I'm glad to know your name and am enjoying your more frequent posts lately! Great skirt. abc on "W.I.W and Name change." https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-and-name-change#post-1487339 Wed, 06 May 2015 01:29:52 +0000 abc 1487339@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ You are one fierce woman, Ledonna! Jaime on "W.I.W and Name change." https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-and-name-change#post-1487337 Wed, 06 May 2015 01:26:33 +0000 Jaime 1487337@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Lovely to meet you again Ledonna! Like merwoman, I must now google Housing. You look awesome! merwoman on "W.I.W and Name change." https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-and-name-change#post-1487334 Wed, 06 May 2015 01:18:42 +0000 merwoman 1487334@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Glad to meet you Ledonna!  I just goggled housing to learn more about your life. I would love to see you dance - if you bring the same artistry to dance that you do your fashion, you would be mesmerizing. Anonymous on "W.I.W and Name change." https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-and-name-change#post-1487299 Tue, 05 May 2015 23:34:41 +0000 Anonymous 1487299@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ You are indeed totally awesome. I love learning about things that are way outside of my own experiences. I still am not sure I get what Housing in, but your outfit is , well, the bomb.  carter on "W.I.W and Name change." https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-and-name-change#post-1487297 Tue, 05 May 2015 23:31:10 +0000 carter 1487297@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Well. Glad to know your real name! I'm having a hard time grasping a game called housing...thought it was the focus of my work life...I'm a real estate broker:-) I knew I was having too much fun all these years for it to be work! I'll definitely have to investigate more. Suz on "W.I.W and Name change." https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-and-name-change#post-1487296 Tue, 05 May 2015 23:22:13 +0000 Suz 1487296@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ You are awesome! So nice to get to know you by your real name.  Ledonna N. on "W.I.W and Name change." https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-and-name-change#post-1487295 Tue, 05 May 2015 23:18:52 +0000 Ledonna N. 1487295@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Hi everyone so let me introduce myself it is about time. This is my real name Ledonna formerly know as Ladywone. The name taken fom a comic Chaos Comics with the lead called LadyDeath For any Chaos fans out there. So I thought i,would introduce you to another facet of my life Housing. I have mentioned it several times in the past but never posted an outfit. Well here it is because well let's face it When will the Zombie Apocalypse happen? HOUSING is a sporting event although lots of people, women dress in high heels and dresses they don't really dance or move exceptside to side. The men on the other hand dress in boots, Jeans and tennis shoes or rather for comfort. Me I'm all about comfort. All comments and critiques or onlookers are welcome. Thanks in advance. WIW sports bra and shear grey shirt, bike shorts and leggins, knee high boots timberlands, shredded denim skirt so it has movement when I dance.