When I was in an intern at Paris Vogue, I was tasked with finding street style Vogue and Glamour Paris. I had to go out and ask complete strangers to take their pictures. It was there that I experienced loads of rejection and lots of ‘No’s’ to the point where hearing no doesn’t even phase me anymore. Closed mouths don’t get fed. Today, I had the goal of having a total stranger indulge me in a photo shoot by this…
On The Scene: Conversations with Claire x Ty Hunter Houston Sponsored by Curls, Martini & Rossi, Seagram’s Escapes, and Rayar Jeans!
Happy Monday! This Saturday, we brought Conversations with Claire to Houston for the 2nd time! The fun went down at Grooves in Houston, a fun and fabulous bar and restaurant downtown! Part 1 of the event featured Conversations with Me, and words of wisdom from Ty Hunter, Gabrielle Deculus, Kemetria Lilly, and publicist Danika Berry. Guests munched on chicken & waffles, eggs, croissants, and fruit, all the while sipping bottomless mimosas and asking questions about kick starting a retail brand,…
Last night, I learned that my mother had to work since she was 14 years old. No one came to her high school graduation. She decided to go to college because her friends at work told her that she was smart. She applied to a local college and studied on the New York City trains and at night to get her undergraduate degree. When she was later diagnosed with breast cancer, she continued to work while on chemo because she…
I am Strong: Refocusing my Energy in a Striped Johanna Ortiz Shirt and a Chai Design Studio Skirt
Happy Tuesday! I know I’ve said it before, but I am truly going to commit to updating this site once a day! The past few weeks have been a roller coaster, full of angst, anxiety, and frustration. This past Sunday, I just said: Enough! Enough feeling sorry for myself. Enough being angry. Enough of allowing other people’s crazy to dictate how I feel or operate. Whatever is within my control, I will control, including what I say, what I do,…