Everything you've ever wanted to know about the big, beautiful, inspiring, and smart, Velvet D'Amour!

This is so beautiful, I just had to share.  Thanks to
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So it is slightly delayed, but here is the performance post!  I forgot to ask my friends to take pictures up close, but I did manage to get a few shots from afar, and a closer one from one of the other performer's friends.  I got to Lorraine's house at 7:30 and from then until 11:00 pm, we spent getting ready and running through a rehearsal.  I ( Read more... )

It is my opinion that everyone should have a list of things to do before they die.  Whether it be a mental checklist, a scribble in a journal, or a poster mounted on your wall, it is important to have fantastic goals.  Be they mundane or extra-ordinary, fantastical or those you deem impossible, so long as it is something you want to accomplish in ( Read more... )

Hey Ladies,

Come on out to the Clothing Show this weekend (May 2,3, & 4th) to be the first to see and shop the Spring/Summer 2008 Gutsy Dame collection.  Not yet available for purchase online, you can get a sneak peak below and by checking out the latest pics added to the Gutsy Dame facebook group.


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I have to admit that I sometimes do enjoy the fluff that is fashion and beauty magazines.  Included in the basket of reading materials in the bathroom my sister and I share, you will find copies of my mom's O magazines, Psychology Today, Scientific American Mind, and fashion mags that we usually get from the library. I really do enjoy the art of ( Read more... )

I would like to share a really great blog entry in Fatshionista on something that, to be honest, I have never really thought about before: The intersection of fat oppression and racism.  Also, a follow-up blog on why intersectionality matters.  As an equally important reminder, here is an article on the daily effects of white privilege.  My own ( Read more... )

If there is one corporation I am happy to acknowledge for their efforts in positive advertising it is Dove. Considering advertising seems to leak into every orifice of our daily lives, and we are constantly sent messages that we are not good enough, that we need fixing in some way, Dove's advertising is a breath of fresh air.  Their campaign for ( Read more... )

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Happy Easter long weekend to all!!

1930's Designers predict what fashion will look like in the year 2000.

I want a dress that unzips from day to evening! Also, "ooh, swish!"