"I think the details and the quality are so important that it has to have an emotional tug. Even if it's the simplest shoe, it has to have something that says, 'Oh, I have to have you.' " ~ Kate SpadeAnd have you they did, kate spade new york & Eloquii! The major fashion news this week was the announcement that...

"My confidence has changed but my options haven't, which is disappointing." ~ Deputy Beauty Editor Lara Capon, Cosmopolitan UK Last week, I found out that designer Brandon Blackwood launched a clothing collection called Studio, that included plus sizes. To say I was hyped is an understatement. I'm a Gen X streetwear...

"Owning our story and loving ourselves through that process is the bravest thing that we’ll ever do." - Brené BrownIn September 2020, after a photo shoot for Latinx Heritage Month for Lane Bryant, as I looked at my images, I noticed that the lump on my right inner thigh looked larger. I was taken aback. For years,...

"You gain strength, courage, and confidence by every experience in which you really stop to look fear in the face. You are able to say to yourself, 'I lived through this horror. I can take the next thing that comes along." ~ Eleanor RooseveltHappy New Year, my favorite people! Now that the holidays are over and a new year...

I'm wearing the Francesca Dress in Magenta from Igigi - LINKI'm a big supporter of small businesses and indie designers. These folks have kept me looking fly for many years when big brands were not offering my size or styles that I liked. Small businesses always put a personal touch into their brands, including being accessible...

It's my favorite time of the year! I live by the rule, "Don't pay regular price" and I mean it. Even if an item is not on sale, I will sign up for emails, texts, ravens... I don't care. I want that welcome 15% - 20% off deal. I live to be ballin' on a budget. This is why my brother always told me I was the richest broke...

 “If you make friends with yourself, you will never be alone.” – Maxwell MaltzRecently, I checked something off my bucket list. I booked myself a room on the Queen Mary 2 transatlantic cruise liner, going Westbound from Southampton, UK to NYC for next May. It'll be my first time on a cruise and of course, I had to...