Beautiful-Ugly Monuments: Should They Stay or Should They Go? How The Beauty...
Courtesy of the Daily Mail All of us have been swept up in the horrible violence and rhetoric that occurred last weekend in Charlottesville, VA. As you probably know, the initial spark to this was...
View ArticleNot What You’d Expect: What Blind People Can Teach Us About Physical Beauty
Courtesy of WatchCut Video What does beauty mean if you’re blind? After all, you can’t see, right? Does it actually matter to a person who can’t see? The answer? Yes! I came across a fascinating...
View ArticleEmpowerment, Political Affairs & Youth Education: Fashion Week’s Other Side
If any of you follow fashion, you know every major city has celebrated it’s Fashion Week over the past month or so. And I can’t help but reflect on it all. Sure, Fashion Week is full of crazy...
View ArticleEmbrace, Express and Own: Empowering us to be Feminine, Sexy & Powerful
Golden Globes 2018 fashion Lots of buzz this week regarding the Golden Globes, especially all the references to women’s empowerment in the industry. As you all know, many of the female attendees...
View ArticleA Video Conversation: Exploring How #metoo Can Be A New Way Forward, Not a...
A few weeks back I shared my reactions to the #metoo movement. And while I wrote about how wholeheartedly supportive of it I am, I also cautioned us not to inhibit our femininity or masculinity. I...
View ArticleFashion & Sex: How #Metoo is Changing It, But Is It For The Better?
A few weeks back you may have a seen a short video between my friends, Rachael McCrary and Marci Weisler about our reactions to the #metoo movement. One of the areas discussed was our attire. How...
View ArticleChinese Fashion: Not A Case Of Cultural Appropriation But Cultural...
Yue-Sai Kan, Miss China Universe 2011-2016 and me at the Plaza I’m sure you’ve all read about the bruhaha about a Utah girl’s Chinese prom dress. Keziah Daum wore a classic Cheongasm dress and got...
View ArticleCan Brick & Mortar Fashion Retail Resurrect Itself? A #Video Conversation...
Hello readers! Apologies for being so out of touch. I’ve been caught up experiencing some great beauty and fashion experiences that I will THEN write about. And… I’m writing a book! Yep. In fact, I...
View ArticleDamned if You Do, Damned If You Don’t: In 2019, Let’s Be Done With With The...
Elizabeth I‘s make-up killed her. At least according to some historians. In her attempt to look youthful and blemish-free, the queen used a toxic white powder, Ceruse, containing high doses of...
View ArticleFashion, Politics & Diversity: NYFW Lily Fashion Event
With Lily General Manager, Chen Chuan & CCO, Sun Mingyang In my many years writing about beauty, I’ve commented on the bridging opportunities of fashion. I believe that because fashion and beauty...
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