Good Day, Bombers and Bombshells! I am back in brisk NYC after a quick trip to Paris for Fashion Week and Toronto to Speak at the We Rise Experience ! I am a Delta Diamond Medallion traveler and specifically chose to fly Delta to AVOID circumstances like losing my bags. But here we are. What had happened was: the not so friendly skies dumped snow on my initial direct flight from New York to Paris, and after waiting 6 hours…
Claire’s Life: Balmain’s Madison Avenue Store Event with Olivier Rousteing + Celebrating Fashion Icons with Fern Mallis
I LOVE Balmain, and I LOVE Olivier Rousteing, so despite being TIRED from the Strength of a Woman Fest in Atlanta, then appearing on E! Daily Pop in LA, I rallied and went to a Balmain Madison Avenue Store Event: Since Marlo Hampton was kind enough to shout me out on Real Housewives, I returned the love by patronizing her showroom, Le Archive, wear I plucked a Balmain x Barbie look for the night. Olivier said I looked fabulous–and I…
The Story of My Gucci Fanny Pack: You Will Get What You Want, Eventually
It was the Winter of 2004. I was an intern at New York Magazine, and a fan of Sex & The City. While we all loved all of Carrie Bradshaw’s outfits, it was this one little Gucci Fanny Pack that made my heart pause. I needed it. I wanted it. I had to have it. But as an intern making $5.15 an hour, I definitely couldn’t afford it! The prices back then were probably way less than what they are…
Claire’s Life: Attending the Balmain Fall 2022 Show with Serena Williams, Olivier Rousteing and Precious Lee
Happy Saturday! It’s currently 6:30 am in Mexico and I am preparing a presentation on “Blogging for Bosses.” I’m UP and feeling productive, so figured now was as good a time as any to tell you about my last day in Paris! I was super blessed to be invited to Balmain’s Fall 2022 show. When you truly love and frequently patronize a brand, it’s lovely to be able to experience a show! For Fall 2022, Balmain offered a sporty, futuristic…
Claire’s Life: I’m on a Billboard in Times Square for The Morgan Stanley Multicultural Innovation Lab
While I’m a very public person, I am actually quite private, keeping my most precious ‘business’ to myself. However, once my Times Square Billboard went up celebrating the members of the 2021 Winter Cohort of the Morgan Stanley Multicultural Innovation Lab, I had to let the cat out of the bag! What’s the Morgan Stanley Multicultural Innovation Lab? It’s a business incubator that selects a small number of applicants to offer them an investment, weekly business advice, and connections. I…