Dark, penetrating eyes looked back at me from a somber, five o’clock shadow whiskered face. Dressed in a jet-black suit with a light pastel blue shirt and tie to match, this man stood tall and... Read more >>

Fashion designer Karl Lagerfeld has been quoted as saying recently, “No one wants to see curvy women.” He was talking in the context of catwalks and the fashion industry in this instance.... Read more >>

For most people, September means back to school, golden leaves, a new beginning. But for fashionistas, it means the arrival of the fall fashion issues (a.k.a. style bibles), full of sartorial... Read more >>

I often recall back to when I was considering building my first version of the Coal Belt Lines—actually I had not even thought of the name until much later, I was considering modeling the Great... Read more >>

Magazine editors seem to have noticed (at last!) that women need to see models and actresses in a truer form, without the work of makeup artists and retouchers to mask their pores, cellulite, and... Read more >>

Whenever I get on Facebook I feel depressed. I seem to spend most of my time untagging myself in pictures so my third grade boyfriend doesn’t see me looking like I have four chins and a lazy... Read more >>

Two weeks ago, on a whim, I decided to perm my hair. It’s been seven years since I straightened my hair. Before you hit me over the head with a book, please let me explain. I’ve been... Read more >>

San Francisco is the spiritual home of America’s blossoming Slow Food movement. Could Slow Fashion be the next frontier? Imagine a San Francisco Fashion Week on a grand scale: bright lights;... Read more >>

From the moment I arrived at the first event space today, I was self-conscious about my outfit. There is no one “look” for London Fashion Week, or if there is, it’s eclectic. With... Read more >>

Runway shows are notorious for running late—fashionably late, if you will. So I shouldn’t have been surprised to be in the “standing room only” line outside the Eley Kishimoto... Read more >>