Life, Style

Who is Your Favorite Female Boss?

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Last week was Boss’s Day and it got me to thinking about some badass female bosses, both on-screen and off. Today’s post is my way of honoring and cheering on those truly inspiring and phenomenal real-life boss ladies! Some of these women have made us laugh and some of them have made us cry. And there may even be a couple that would make you up and quit like Andy Sachs did in The Devil Wears Prada. And speaking of The Devil Wears Prada… The first female boss that came to mind was Miranda Priestly. You know her, right? She […]

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Finding Inspiration in “Fashion”-able Quotes

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As I reflect on my childhood, I don’t recall ever really being a fashionista, even though I have loved fashion for as long as I can remember. I was more of a jeans and t-shirt kind of girl, a real “tomboy”. Of course, like everyone else at one point in their life, my love for fashion has blossomed into a full-fledged admiration of all things fashion. So I’d like to pass along some fashionable quotes from some really fabulous fashion insiders, including Anna Wintour, Christian Louboutin, and the great late Alexander McQueen. “Just be true to yourself, and listen as […]

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The Fabulous Fashion of the Met Gala

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Hundreds of celebrities, models, fashion insiders, and industry paragons will converge at tonight’s Met Gala, which is held at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City. The Met Gala {formerly known as the Costume Institute Gala}, started in 1946 as a charity ball for the Costume Institute. Affectionately known as “fashion’s biggest night out”, this star-studded affair is one of the city’s biggest fundraisers, and is hosted by Anna Wintour, EIC of Vogue. “Commanding between $30,000 to $50,000 per ticket (tables can range between $275,000 to $500,000, according to sources), the ball raised more than $12 million last […]

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Magazine Overload

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I recently used some airlines miles to subscribe to several of my favorite magazines. And today, I hit the motherload! I received not one, not two, but FIVE of my favorite magazines. Talk about magazine overload!  1. GLAMOUR Can I just say that I have a crush on Sandra Bullock? Surely I’m not alone, right? She “sped” into our hearts and “while you were sleeping”, gave a “two week notice” that she was all about “the proposal.” And while “hope floats”, she charmed us and won “Miss Congeniality.”  Then for “28 days”, she tried to figure out the “divine secrets […]

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When I Grow Up…

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You can ask my mother about this, but when I was younger, I would always say that I wanted to be the next Barbara Walters. I would pretend I was a television newswoman, staring at my reflection in the microwave oven door, reading the news stories I had written. Then when I was about 16 years old, I began writing. I may have strayed from my original path as a writer from time to time, mainly because school and life got in the way. A couple of years ago, my passion for writing was reignited and I began a blog… […]

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