Back in June, I wrote an exhaustive post on the online clothing retailer Revolve’s diversity problem. In a nutshell: for years, they’ve dodged criticism of their mostly (straight-sized, cis-het) white influencer partners, on which the brand relied heavily for promotion and social media coverage. When pressed, brand representatives would wax-poetic on brand image and target […]
This is just to say: as a Californian and doubly so as a luso-Californian, I need to confess something. Wait – make that triply so, because I’m also Catholic. I PUT RED WINE IN THE REFRIGERATOR. Then I drank it. Forgive me; it was delicious. So sweet and so cold. [Now, if you got that […]
Late last week, I received an email from Rent the Runway announcing that they are permanently closing their San Francisco flagship store. The announcement comes at no surprise. One day at the end of March, a friend of mine DM’d me with the news: she’d spoken to the RTR team and layoffs were happening later […]
It turns out that Fashion Blogger Glam isn’t an inherent quality – it’s learned. At least, that’s what I hope each time I get ready for a big Glam Production. Because for me, it takes EFFORT. And lots of time. And lots (and LOTS) of trial and error. So a few weeks ago when I […]
Alright, folks – this weekend was a doozy for me. Chronic pain flares, no chocolate in the house, loads of work to do and no energy to be had, and I was sure it must be a full moon because the world just seemed out of whack. No full moon: just life serving up a […]
This jumpsuit came the other day from Rent the Runway, and to be honest, I had ordered it just because I wanted something cool to lounge around in. But the time came to try it on, and I fell in love. And when a person and a jumpsuit love each other very much, a “How […]
We’ve given fashion the chic-lit treatment, and I’m not ok with it. Can it be escapist? Frothy? Indulgent? Yes, of course. Allow me a metaphor: Cooking isn’t just about flavor – what a disservice it would be to the world’s culinary traditions to whittle the essence of food down to “taste.” It’s about memories, connection, […]
I’ve heard that blondes shouldn’t wear yellow – how ridiculous is that? Is it because the yellow-on-yellow is too much yellow? Too much sunshine? Too ditzy? Just too much? Whatever. This yellow mini dress made me feel like a freaking ray of sunshine on Saturday night (so there, imaginary peanut gallery!). My plan was to […]
Some days are vampy red dress days. Others – due to exhaustion, scheduling, being Ariana Grande, or cabbage, are oversized sweatshirt days. The nemesis of fa-shun, the oversized sweatshirt is often the catalyst for comments like, “who is that sad, little person?” But y’all, it doesn’t have to be that way – yes, what I’m […]
Awhile back, I set myself on a quest to find the best loungewear brands. I wanted to find collections that went beyond basic leggings and sweats – although there’s a time and place for everything – and had great, expressive design. The search was harder than I would have thought. There wasn’t one single band […]
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