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via Catherine Young I've been meaning to post these for a while. This is my friend Stacey. Isn't she gorgeous?  Because she's an absolute doll, she agreed to let me shoot her a few weeks ago. I really don't have a ton to say other than that she was great to work with and I love these pictures.  I think they're some of the best shots I've taken in quite some time. Do enjoy :) Continue Reading My Brilliance! >>>

Let me first preface this review by saying that I am not a model, have never been a model, and have no intentions of ever being a model. (I mean really. At 5'2" I don't stand a chance) What I am,  is someone with a vested interest in fashion and the fashion industry, especially locally, and an avid, nay obsessive  viewer of ANTM. I even watched the British Invasion season. It's that serious. So I do feel qualified to comment on this latest iteration of the ANTM franchise, and frankly, there's quite a lot to discuss. Continue Reading My Brilliance! >>>

via College Gloss Fashion bloggers are not journalists. There, I said it. But there are no absolutes, and I have qualifiers to add. The battle between editors and bloggers has been raging for years as to legitimacy of online media as a viable news source. With major news stories being broken on Twitter, and newspapers moving online, it's pretty clear that news, if published online, is still news. The truth is, the two terms are not exclusive. There are journalists who blog and adhere to all expected standards of ethics when publishing online, and there are bloggers who approach their work as journalists, doing their best to ensure that they work to earn their credibility in a digital space. But let's talk fashion for a moment. Continue Reading My Brilliance! >>>

There's something about this video. It might be an odd choice to talk about this video on Valentine's Day, but I've loved Rihanna for a long time, and I've felt deeply connected  to her very public story of abuse. The "woman in an abusive relationship" narrative always seems so simple: LEAVE. But it never  works that way in real life, because there are always mitigating factors involved. Rihanna's celebrity doesn't make her immune to the cycle of violence, and I think it was a brave choice for her to make herself so vulnerable for this video. That said, this video make me want to cry. I get that it's performance, but I agree with Refinery29's assessment ; because of the public nature of their breakup and reconciliation, it is impossible to consume this in a vacuum. There's no way you can watch this video and not think back to the last four years of their tumultuous relationship. It's interesting that the public at large seems to carry m...

I'm beginning to think that Lena Dunham is a brilliant political mind. You may have noticed that I've all but abandoned my GIRLS reviews . I love the show, and I still watch religiously every week, but I simply don't have the time to dissect the various shenanigans of Hannah Horvath and company. But I really want to talk about this week's episode, and the  subsequent  reaction to it. One Man's Trash  was baffling and nonsensical where the plot was concerned. At least to me. Let's just say there was misplaced garbage, and affairs with older men, and naked ping pong, and fainting in the shower, and immature breakthroughs, and a whole host of other things that simply didn't make sense in the larger context of the previous four episodes of this season. It is very possibly the most navel-gazing episode of GIRLS ever to be broadcast. But that's irrelevant, because this piece is about Hannah Horvath's "blobby" body .  You see, I don't think it...

Bon Qui Qui is having a great first day at the Alexander Wang store!

HATERS TO THE LEFT. I really don't even have words for how amazing Beyoné's performance was last night. From the high energy performing in HEELS, to the Destiny's Child reunion ( #poormichelle! ) to the motherfucking Suga Mama band ! Beyoncé came out all cylinders firing and she really delivered.  AND THEN SHE MOTHERFUCKING DID THIS! Beyoncé would like to know how the peasants are doing. No, not really, she doesn't care. I can't say much more. I cannot breathe. I am dead and Beyoncé has slayed me.  Watch the performance below!

via Entertainment Weekly Lena Dunham by Ruven Afanador Before we get to Beyoncé, (and we WILL get to Beyoné) can we take  minute to talk about how glamorous Lena Dunham looks on the latest issues of EW? All problematic things aside, and there are many, Lena is definitely having her moment, and this "saucy Twiggy" look is really working for her. I didn't love her new haircut at first, but obviously all she needs is a good stylist, because I'm loving it now. She looks amazing. There's a lot to take issue with when it comes to Lena and her craft, but I think in the end, she's doing more good than bad, so I can forgive the slip-ups, even if I have to keep an eye on them. Good going girl!