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29 Oct

Trend Alert: Bomb Bombers

Bombers are back baby. Also know as flight jackets or bombardier jackets--- which were  originally created and worn by military pilots. Hence the term bomber.The super versatile outerwear can be rocked over a casual tee or dressed up with a fabulous pair of trousers. You decide. Either way---this trend is in heavy rotation this season from the runways to the alleyways. I'm in love with the bombers below. I would rock each and every one of them. Your favorite is? !function(doc,s,id){ var e, p, cb; if(!doc.getElementById(id)) { e = doc.createElement(s); e.id = id; cb = new Date().getTime().toString(); p = '//shopsensewidget.shopstyle.com/widget-script.js?cb=1477749604066?cb=' + cb; e.src = p; doc.body.appendChild(e); } if(typeof window.ss_shopsense === 'object'){ if(doc.readyState === 'complete'){ window.ss_shopsense.init(); } } }(document,...
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16 Oct

Le Dîner en Blanc Orlando 2016

Le Dîner en Blanc, the sophisticated all-white Parisian-style pop-up picnic made its inaugural debut in Orlando on Thursday, October 13th at The Beacon at Lake Nona Town Center. The event began in Paris in 1988 when François Pasquier, returning from a long stay abroad, had the idea to gather friends for a picnic. As the number of guests grew, he decided to hold the dinner in a public space and ask everyone to dress in all white to easily recognize one another. Nearly thirty years later, over 10,000 Parisians participate each year. In 2009, the first ever export of Le Dîner en Blanc took place in Montreal, Canada, followed by a...
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12 Oct

Fab Product: Multi Color Sequin Blazer

I love all things glitter and glam and of course sequin falls into this category. Now that fall is finally here--it's time to bring out the jackets and blazers. I'm so in love with this bold and unique sequin blazer. I know some on the conservative side would shy away from this piece---but for the fashion risk takers, this is a true stunner and conversation piece. Rock it with all black everything and slay. Available here. ...
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13 Sep

Dear Dark Skinned Women

Tar-baby, blackie and midnight were just a few chosen words used to hurl insults my way as a young girl growing up. But it really wasn't until I moved from the islands to the Bronx in the late 80s that my deep copper pigmented skin became the main subject of what we know to hold true of colorism. Honestly, when I initially set out to write this post---it was intended solely for black women, but the perils of colorism isn't exclusive to the black race. It's global. It's multi-cultural. It's pandemic. Just check the sale numbers on skin bleaching creams in Jamaica, India or Japan.You see, whether it's when your Indian-American neighbor pleads with her 6 year-old daughter to shelter...
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