Monthly Archives: October 2011

BurdaStyle Post: An Entrepreneurial Path

Hello everyone! Hope you had a fabulous Halloween weekend as I did – and Happy Halloween! If you missed it last Thursday, my second guest blogger post for BurdaStyle came out. Read the entry with images here, or see the text below! As always, comments, suggestions, and your stories are always welcomed and encouraged!   [...]

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Halloween Costume

I mentioned my idea to my very talented friend Nicole – who is always so good at thinking up small details that add character to costumes and this year she also decided to doodle it. It’s so cute. Pictures of me to follow. What are you going to be?

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Dita von Teese + Louboutin

To accompany the release of Christian Louboutin’s 20th anniversary book is a behind the scenes video with the always glamourous Dita von Teese. Enjoy!  

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Orphan Elephants

It is probably too late to pick up this National Geographic from September 2011, but not too late to enjoy the incredible story of orphaned elephants in Kenya and the people dedicated to ending poaching and integrating these amazing animals back into the wild. I find it too easy to get lost and disconnected from [...]

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Miss Representation

Over the past few weeks I’ve been noticing an overwhelming number of people posting the trailer for the documentary “Miss Representation” to Facebook and other social media outlets. I was lucky enough to be able to see the film this past summer in New York and this evening you have an opportunity to put your [...]

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Inspiration

“Don’t ask yourself what the world needs, ask yourself what makes you come alive. Then go and do that, because what the world needs is people who have come alive.” Howard Thurman via minimalmac

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Most Read Blog Article

I was so happy to see this! Thank you for all the support, enthusiasm and personal stories – they’ve been so inspiring to me – I’m excited for what’s to come!

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Girl With the Dragon Tattoo Trailer

It’s no secret I’ve questioned some of the decisions behind this movie, but – I may be eating my words a bit here – I’m excited for this movie. Not because it will be a great representation of the book, because it won’t. But besides the suspense and interesting story, visually it looks like it’s [...]

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Listen to Tom Ford

  via The September Issue, Vogue              

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BurdaStyle Guest Blog Post

Over the past few months since the pop-up shop and my feature piece, I’ve developed a great relationship with the team at BurdaStyle. We discussed the idea of a series of blog posts discussing the ins-and-outs of starting a clothing line. I was so honored to be asked to join the ranks of the Burda [...]

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