Most fashionistas wouldn’t be caught dead wearing a fanny pack or clutching an oversize checkered plastic bag (like those sold all over Chinatown or at various bodegas in Harlem and the Bronx) — no matter how much they need to haul from point A to point B, they’ll make sure to accomplish this feat with way more style and panache.
Sure, she nagged you about eating your vegetables, reminded you incessantly that she was neither a maid nor a short order chef, and monitored your every utterance in case a curse word slipped out, but she also cooked you chicken soup when you had a cold, kissed every scraped knee and tiny boo-boo, read your favorite bedtime story so many times she could recite it from memory, stitched up your favorite stuffed animal for the 100th time, cut the crust off your sandwich, drove you to ballet or baseball practice at obscenely early hours, and displayed every excellent report card or sports team trophy with the pride others would reserve for Nobel Peace Prizes.
For centuries, music and visual art have been inextricably linked — some of the most well-renowned operas are as memorable because of their lavish, intricate, grandiose set designs as they are their arias (think of Aida, for instance, which is set in ancient Egypt, or La Boheme, which brings to life the streets of 19th century Paris); graffiti and MC’ing stand side-by-side as two of the four elements of hip hop; and the cinematic quality of music videos like Michael Jackson’s “Thriller,” Björk’s “All Is Full Of Love,” and Madonna’s “Express Yourself” has made the images seen in these clips as memorable as the beats and lyrics of the accompanying songs.
Happy Valentine’s Day, dolls!
The countdown to Valentine’s Day is officially on!
Somewhere inside of me, a sci-fi geek must be lurking, perhaps hidden beneath the cynical, Daria-esque elements of my personality; tucked under the sarcastic, snarky, Juno-ish sensibilities; buried beneath the brainy bibliophile part of me; submerged under the saucy, tell-it-like-it-is Hilda Suarez part, below the fashion-obsessed, shoe-hoarding, forever strutting Carrie-Bradshaw-meets-Gloria Delgado-Pritchett part of my psyche.
As technology becomes more deeply entrenched in our daily lives, and we find ourselves constantly reaching for our phones, iPads, and laptops, our desire to persona
lize these devices also increases — whether it’s via intricate wallpaper designs on our home screens or carrying cases that convey our sense of personal style.
I’m a big old kid at heart which comes in rather handy when you have young children who beg and plead for you to sit next to them as they watch Spongebob Squarepants, Wow!
Yesterday, to celebrate International Women’s Day, fashion designer and and CFDA President Diane Von Furstenberg unveiled a new line of accessories and gadgets geared toward empowering and inspiring women all over the world, encourage all members of the female sex to show a united front.
With Valentine’s Day inching closer and closer, we know you’re probably fretting about what to get your mom, kids, co-workers, friends, and mates — and, of course, you’re likely dropping not-so-subtle hints about what you’d like to receive from your guy (or girl) on the special day.
