So it’s been a while. I know. The only thing I can say is life, work, love, children, more life, more work…you get it. I love blogging but it is definitely time consuming. When I last posted it was winter time so I will catch you up in a few brief lines: It was cold. I wore a lot of coats. I got a new job. I pulled out old clothes. I got sad because they didn’t fit. I did…
Last weekend was the annual White House Correspondents Dinner – also known as ‘Nerd Prom’ to those of us who love the mix of high fashion and political power under one roof. Like I’ve done every year since President Obama took office, I waited patiently to see what our fabulous and always flawless First Lady was wearing. It has become customary for the FLOTUS to not only wear an American designer to the WHCD but to get a little funkier…
Every year us rabid fashionistas spend hours scouring the internet during awards season trying to soak up all of the red carpet slayage that happens between January and March. For many years the brown girl fashion bug was left with few options to ‘ooh and ahh’ over when it came to award show broadcasts and internet recaps. I mean, there was the big Halle moment back in 2002 when she floated down the red carpet at the Oscars in that…
There is no way to miss Valentine’s day anymore. Nowadays the novelty aisle of your favorite drug store gets drenched in red no sooner than St. Nick packs up the sleigh for his yearly trip ’round the world. I’ve always been fond of red, in fact it was my favorite color for many years when I was a kid. It was also the ‘forbidden’ color in my household. I couldn’t have red underwear or wear certain red dresses at all growing…