Part I: How to Be (a Bit) Coquettish. .  .  . "Charm is something else we have forgotten, because we wrongly confuse it with seduction." —Julia Baird Charm is a smile. A warm, genuine smile. Charm is etiquette—not necessarily chivalry; thoughtfulness (read: consideration) extends all ... Read More
Raf Simons for Christian Dior Fall Couture 2012
The Christian Dior Fall 2012 Couture show was perhaps the most highly anticipated production of the industry; since the infamous John Galliano controversy, the couture house had been at a standstill the last year or so. There as talk of who could possibly take reign. Marc Jacobs? Alber Elbaz? The ... Read More
bell hooks on Feminism
“Feminism is not simply a struggle to end male chauvinism or a movement to ensure that women have equal rights with men; It is a commitment to eradicating the ideology of domination that permeates Western culture on various levels—sex, race, class to name a few—and a commitment to reorganizing ... Read More