Happy Saturday! I’m in Atlanta for Sheen Magazine’s Legendary Weekend! The event kicked off with a bloggers brunch featuring digital content creators from Ice Cream Convos, The Shade Room, Crave the Carter, and more. I was tapped to give a motivational speech to my fellow online influencers. Then I got changed for the next event! For the day, I wore a white ruffled midi dress from Meow and Barks Boutique. I popped on some floral sunnies from the affordable e-store,…
Growing up, I never had one ‘official’ mentor. My first mentor was my brother, who encouraged me to apply to Harvard, and helped guide me along the application process. After him, there’s not one person I could pinpoint as my big M ‘Mentor.’ Just loads of women who were cool with taking my phone calls, meeting up for coffee, or responding to an email when I had a question. Now as a small business owner and an entrepreneur, sometimes I…
The Bomb Life: Essence’s Best in Black Beauty Awards with Vanessa Simmons Wearing a Served Fresh V Tee and a Pink Preen Suit
Happy Thursday! I am currently in Hotlanta, cooling down before meeting with friends. I have a lot going on in the next few days, so have to crank out all the updates! Yesterday, I popped by Essence’s Best in Black beauty awards, and decided to uplift my Served Fresh ‘V’ tee with a pink Preen suit. I added some glamour with Erickson Beamon earrings and anchored the look with Ade Samuel shoes. Inside, I said ‘Hey’ to Sonnique and chatted…
Claire Cares: The Smahrt Girl Foundation + Their “Dress the Dream” Prom Dress Program
Happy Thursday, folks! Last weekend, I had the distinct pleasure of flying down to Houston for the Smahrt Girl Foundation’s annual “Dress the Dream” Prom Dress Giveaway. Smahrt Girl is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization dedicated to the development of teen girls through mentoring and other developmental programs. According to their mission statement, “The [goal] of the Foundation is to provide girls the opportunity to live the life of their dreams by offering positive support through character building, career planning/workplace training,…
Event Alerts: Sheen Magazine’s Legendary Weekend, Conversations with Claire Atlanta and Boston, and Cocktails with Claire New York and Houston!
So I am a busy bee! I am headed down to Atlanta for Sheen Magazine’s Legendary Weekend: The next few days will comprise a fashion show, gala, brunches and more! While I’m there, I thought: why not have Conversations with Claire! So I chatted with Bombshell Rasheeda Frost, who owns Pressed in Phipps Plaza, and she agreed to have me come, sign books, and chat about fashion and entrepeurship! The fun goes down Sunday April 30th from 5:30pm-7:30pm: As with…
Hot! or Hmm….: The Pajama Trend Wearing a Zara Green Printed Kimono and Pajama Bottoms
So I just returned from a whirlwind weekend trip to Houston (pictures to come!). When I travel, I like to be comfortable. Cue Zara’s Green Printed Kimono and Pajama Bottoms: Though I slipped on Stuart Weitzman sandals for this shoot, I had on Zanotti flats for the airport. It was comfy, but am not sure if I looked like I just rolled out of bed! Lots of celebs have sidled up to the Pajama trend. Cue Kelly Rowland in a…