So as some of you may remember, I asked for suggestions of what you might like posts about. One of my readers suggested hearing more about the history of some garments like the sari and kimono that keep re-appearing and evolve over time into different renditions. I...

So the rest of that sentence is ... if you fully accept who you are and be your best self. For those of you who may not know, yesterday Elite Models Special Booking London announced that they had signed me. If anyone had told me when I wrote that first blog post that...

Today, as I sit down to write, it feels like everything familiar is shifting. Today I am standing on the edge of a predictable and known world and tomorrow will be stepping into one where anything, everything or nothing can happen. Rules are being broken everyday now...

I become so excited when I encounter a truly intellectual designer who has the capacity to tap into the "meta" narratives in our society and is able to engage the world in conversation. Designers who can do this have metacognitive skills which means they are highly...

Last week the men's shows continued and have made their way to Paris. Now they are over and the couture shows are beginning. Some like Chanel and Dior will always have fantastical couture runway shows but others like Versace have decided to do private events for...

You may have noticed that more and more I am writing about beauty as well as fashion. As mentioned before, my usual beauty ritual was washing my face, applying moisturizer and haphazardly slapping on foundation and blush. Part of the reason I never paid so much...

I am not sure why but today I really felt like being a boy. Perhaps this longing is because of all of the menswear shows that have been passing in front of my eyes. The weather is cold. I really want to wear what my brothers and my boyfriends in college used to wear...

My office at school is actually quite small. When I entered it this week I was struck by how much it resembled my bedroom as a teenager. Rather than clothes and vinyl records strewn all over, my office floor, what little of it there is to begin with, is covered in...

As you may know I love to meet and support emerging designers. Recently I was approached by two young designers from Vietnam, Viet Nguyen and Jang Le, founders and creative directors of Subtle Simple and LUA Studios. I was intrigued because although I knew there was a...

Perhaps the central question for us all, and certainly for fashion, is how do we keep a core public identity when the digital age demands a constant flow of images, concepts and content? How do you maintain an essential self when you are traveling through the internet...

“If you are sensitive, cultured and intelligent you cannot dress badly. ” — Miuccia Prada One of the joys of being on semester break is that I get to read and hold magazines and books in my hands. I can take in information at a more leisurely pace than my usual fast...

To my dear followers and friends. I wish you the brightest of holidays and a New Year filled with endless possibilities, continued inspiration, good luck, good health and new and exciting adventures. I cannot convey how much your support, encouragement and thoughtful...

The semester ended yesterday and my grades are in and done. I look forward as always to my break and this year it feels like I really need one more than ever. I have been focused on the coming of this day. I find myself challenged with the desire to wish time away to...