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On Being Feminine + Feminist

31 July 2012 • Kimberly

"Our strength has nothing to do with the fact that we can't look good or have good legs; strength's entirely independent. Sometimes, when people hear the word 'feminist,' they think that means looking down on the idea of being feminine, but you can be feminine and feminist." —Diane von ... Read More

The Woman: Diane von Furstenberg

12 July 2012 • Kimberly

Diane von Furstenberg looking amazing as ever in 1972. Viva la DVF, viva la seventies. "Love is life!" she says. Love is life, and life is love. It's her mantra; you can tell she lives by it. It's in her face, her beauty, your elegance, her aura. That's who I want to be: A woman who has lived, is ... Read More

American Idol

12 June 2012 • Kimberly

"If the American woman has learned anything from her, she feels, it is that she can be a woman and live a man's life: she can be on her own and never be lonely, she can care about money, she can have all the lovers she pleases, she can marry or not marry, she can start a business and wear a dress, ... Read More

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