1. OMG I am SO in love right now. Chances are, you’re in a relationship. Maybe you’re not though, and just love holidays. That’s cool too! Anyway, you are pumped about Valentine’s Day, because it’s a holiday where you get to wear pink, which is easily the best color in the rainbow and yet one… keep reading
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baby it’s cold outside: winter beauty essentials
Oh my gosh it is cold. I mean negative four with wind-chill cold. Coming back from Florida to a wintry mix has almost left me longing for sweaty humidity. Almost. If you are one of the few superhumans that manages to have perfect skin, hair, and un-chapped lips during this time of year, then your… keep reading
the actual essentials: wardrobe edition
So you’ve heard me on make-up, but let’s face it —getting the face ready is nothing compared to the closet kerfuffle I go through every morning trying to figure out what to wear. So let’s talk about clothing essentials. Clothes are great. They let you show the world how prepared (or un-prepared) you are for the… keep reading
the menswear paradox
Lately I’ve been really into menswear as a fashion concept. You know, button down shirts, blazers, loafers, sensible belts. Aesthetically, I just think it looks really cool. But I’ve stumbled upon something problematic. Here’s a fact about society: Boys are cooler than girls. Think about it. If a little girl wants to play with trucks?… keep reading
the actual essentials: makeup edition
Okay. If you’re at all like me (and hey, we’re all twenty somethings bordering on hipster so we must be similar in most ways) then you to are bombarded daily (and, weirdly enough, voluntarily) with lots and lots of fashion blogs that are feeding you lots and lots of crap. Yep, I said it. Crap.… keep reading
how to be a hipster (according to tumblr)
There is an interesting relationship between hipsters on tumblr and hipsters in the rest of the world. As far as I understand it (and, let’s be real, I’m a Brown student), hipsters are people who shop at thrift stores and read Foucault because they actually think it’s relevant to their lives. Some of them live… keep reading
feminist fashion: a highly relevant paradox
As you may know, I’ve been writing a column for College Fashion about how to dress for your body type, while embracing the things you might be insecure about. Here’s the thing though — how am I supposed to know what people are insecure about? If I say, “Hey, you might be insecure about your shoulders!… keep reading