Spent the day dripping in metallic pink! The Ostara dress from @waxpoeticclothing is finally up on their site and it’s perfect for lounging around the house while calling your local legislators! (to look cute and enact change check out my stories) #ostaradress #waxpoeticclothing #naturalhair #naturalpinup #blackpinuo #pocpinup #ashleeta #metallicpink #goddessdress #pinup #madonnainn https://www.instagram.com/p/CB13Po7pSLG/?igshid=o2z61m5rqs1u

Let’s get into it what is Juneteenth? “In 1865, enslaved African Americans were notified of their freedom by Union troops in Galveston Bay, Texas two years after the Emancipation Proclamation was issued. Known as #Juneteenth, this day is widely celebrated as the end of chattel slavery in the U.S.” - @smithsonian Juneteenth is not the time for Non-Black people, to commodify, monetize, tokenize or appropriate. It’s not for you to center yourself in a movement you never put any labor or work into! We are in the middle of the biggest black civil rights movement in world history move with us or be moved aside. #blacklivesmatter #juneteenth #allofusornoneofus #pinup #politicalpinup #blackpinup #blackburlesque #blackandproud #selfportrait #ashleeta #vintagestylenotvintagevalues #respectabilitypoliticswillnotsaveyou https://www.instagram.com/p/CBoYpJLpCZj/?igshid=1bhlmjudcfvkp

Happy Juneteenth Everyone! Stay tuned for more in the meantime enjoy this shot from @jasonkamimuraphoto who is still shooting all your favorite burlesque babes! Give him a follow! Robe by @catherinedlish and Lingerie by @agashibychristinao Spiderweb Shosies by @nicolettacarlone #ashleeta #jasonkamimuraphotography #catherinedlish #catherinedlishrobe #pinup #blackpinup #blackburlesque #pocpinup #pocburlesque #socialdistanceshoot #blackglamour #retro #agashibychristinao #nicolettacarlone https://www.instagram.com/p/CBoHPIqJ5JG/?igshid=1t9zf46fdiktn

One of my favorite shoots to date! Wearing @catherinedlish and shot (socially distanced) by @jasonkamimuraphoto give his IG a follow as he’s shootings a lot of your favorite local performers!! #ashleeta #jasonkamimuraphotography #catherinedlish #catherinedlishrobe #pinup #blackpinup #blackburlesque #pocpinup #pocburlesque #boudoirphotography #socialdistanceshoot #blackglamour #retro https://www.instagram.com/p/CBl_nYTJ1_E/?igshid=1qyat8kys4i5

“At Home with My Monsters” I feel incredibly lucky to be able to participate in @jasonkamimuraphoto and his “Slay at Home” series believe it or not these photos were taken completely behind glass with Jason outside! Jason has always shot with diversity in mind and that is something I value in a photographer! These are some of my favorite photos I’ve ever taken! I highly suggest you book him for a social distancing shoot! Robe: @catherinedlish Lingerie: @agashibychristinao #slayathome #jasonkamimuraphotography #pinup #blackpinup #pinupsofcolor #pocpinups #ashleeta #blackburlesque #blackartmatters #girlswholovemonsters #girlswholovehorror #catherinedlish #catherinedlishrobe #agashibychristinao https://www.instagram.com/p/CBZZb7fJVzW/?igshid=1fw0sdcr1oik

I wanted to take today to focus on Trans Black Lives. I hope that at least some of you have heard about Tony McDade a Black Trans Man who was shot and killed by the police just two days before George Floyd. The intersection between Pride this Month and the Black Lives Matter Movement is significant. We can trace its steps back to Marsha P. Johnson an outspoken advocate for gay rights and one of the prominent figures in the Stonewall uprising of 1969. @blackvisionscollective is a great place to start if you’re looking to advocate for Black Trans Lives. Remember we are Sisters not “Cis-ters” #blacklivesmatter #blacktranslivesmatter #intersectionalfeminism #pride #sistersnotcisters #marshapjohnson https://www.instagram.com/p/CA_HYklJek3/?igshid=18xzzdzgywurz

Last year, I wrote an article on the realities of navigating the vintage community as a black woman for @thevintagewomanmagazine . I think a lot of the things I discuss are very relevant to what is going on right now. It was scary to put my thoughts out there on such a wide platform I’m not the best writer so I wrote from my heart.. a lot of these things needed to come out from under the rug they are continually being swept under. I hope that you will read it and reflect. Thank you to The Vintage Woman Magazine for the opportunity to write this piece Thank you 💕 Ashleeta (I will be linking the article in my bio) #blacklivesmatter #blackwomenmatter #pocpinup #pinupofcolor #intersectionalfeminism #blackwriters #ashleeta #thevintagewomanmagazine #gatekeeping (at Black Lives Matter America) https://www.instagram.com/p/CA9cb70pkQ2/?igshid=1x6gsrtj8jwid

I’ve had the honor of working on a little project with these lovely and diverse group of girls. We wanted to create and image that stands for unity between women of color in the pinup community ... so often we are underrepresented, silenced and alienated so we wanted to create something for ourselves together. Today it feels like this message has an added layer of importance with the events that transpired yesterday in regards to George Floyd. The black community cannot undo systematic racism alone we need our allies to stand up and speak up with us. I hope you enjoy this project and take a good look at the spectrum of color that is present in the pinup community. We may not always have the opportunity to be showcased but we are here regardless! #unityindiversity #pinupsofcolor #pocpinups #ashleeta #vintagestyle #vintagefashionnotvintagevalues #seeus #blacklivesmatter #asianpinup #blackpinup #brownpinup #diversepinups #woc https://www.instagram.com/p/CAyBtDXJjRY/?igshid=1tud9qofjmbv1

I made this sign three years ago and it still rings true today... we need allies to step up and SPEAK UP with us! #georgefloyd #justiceforgeorgefloyd #justiceforahmaud #justiceforbreonnataylor #blacklivesmatter #silenceisviolence #progressivepinup #vintagestylenotvintagevalues #blackexcellence https://www.instagram.com/p/CAvtNtuJf-K/?igshid=8h1o3kp31cjl

Its Been Awhile

Corona Virus got me dusting off this old chestnut is anybody home?

#culturalappropriation #nightmarebeforechristmas

Slime Princess 👑 #designercon #ashleeta #pinup #slimeprincess (at DesignerCon)

Quisp and I color coordinated for @designercon My Slime themed outfit consists of: Jacket: @collectifclothing Purse: @luxdevillehandbags Shoes: @ironfistclothing #pinup #ashleeta #designercon #quisp #collectifclothing #ironfist #luxdeville (at DesignerCon)