Appearance Is Everything
I love #Scandal. It has to be my favorite show on television, ever. I’ve admired and written about Olivia Pope’s style on the show and even outlined the reasons why I love her. Her – the President’s mistress. Last night, one episode closer to the season finale, I asked myself, how did Shonda Rhimes manage [...]
It’s Friday and I usually don’t write. BUT – it’s the beginning of the shortest, most deserving and opportune educational month of the year, so I feel compelled to say something. It’s Black History Month! To be honest, I almost forgot entirely. With so much transition going on in my life right now, the idea [...]
So I just realized that since I started this blog, I never quite explained my tagline, “Appearance is Everything”, at least not explicitly. I thought it was time that I clarified the fact that in no way was this statement meant to be vain. And in no way does this statement hold true only in [...]
You know why Halloween is so fun and intriguing? It’s simple: you get to become someone you aren’t, if only for a night. Most people take a drastic shift from their normal appearance: they purchase a full-blown costume, cake on the makeup or put on a mask, and marvel as they walk past people they [...]
I read a post from a marketing blog this past week that paid tribute to Steve Jobs, as the entire world also did. It talked about the empowerment of uniqueness that Steve Jobs provided through his products. Think about it: No 2 iPhones have the same combination of apps or music; No 2 MacBooks have [...]
You’re an Artist. Creative. Expressive. Unshaken. We know. But you came here to get a “real” education. You need steady income after graduation. Painting and fashion aren’t the roads more or less traveled by – you’ve got to get a “good job,” right? Got to eat, lights have to stay on, shoe budget needs stability, [...]
Why do men find beauty in the simple looks we put together effortlessly … like a tank top with skinny jeans and flats? What about our tweaked haircut, new green eyeliner or black pumps (the 7th pair)? And why is there no comment on our recent lipstick switch? Do they not notice, or do we [...]
