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: The Givenchy Atlanta Store Opening with Matthew M. Williams Wearing a Red Daniel’s Leather Fur, a Rick Owens Top, and Givenchy Sharktooth Boots
Happy Saturday, y’all! So I went to my hometown of Atlanta for Thanksgiving! On the tail end of my trip, I stopped by a Givenchy store opening in Atlanta, hosted by Givenchy Creative Director Matthew M. Williams: The Parisian house and its creative director Matthew M. Williams recently collaborated with (b).STROY, a design duo out of Atlanta, on a capsule collection. Established by two ATL streetwear pioneers Dieter Grams and Brick Owens and now headquartered in New York City, (b).STROY has garnered the attention of 032c, HypeBeast and most…
The Bomb Life 101: Take a Risk Wearing a Red Daniels Leather Coat and a Mah Jing Wong Latex Boydsuit and Pants in Paris
So as I’m sure you can tell by my Instagram: I’m in Paris! What you may not be able to tell via IG is that this was a completely last minute trip! I barely planned and bought my ticket days before leaving. I didn’t take time to curate a bunch of looks like I did for New York Fashion Week. I was basically utterly unprepared. I could have thought of a million reasons why I SHOULD NOT go, but I…
The Art of Letting Go: You Have to Give Up What You’re Comfortable With To Make Room For More
It might be human nature to operate out of a mindset of scarcity. In my earlier years, I’ll admit, I had hoarding tendencies! I held on to everything: clothes, shoes, papers, books, even if I didn’t like, need, or use them anymore. Then one day, I picked up the book The Courage to Be Rich by Suze Orman (recommended reading). In Chapter 3, entitled the Courage to Make Room for More Money, Orman tells readers to simply get rid of…
It’s Ok to Ask; Don’t be Afraid of People: Lessons from Paris Vogue Wearing Zara Plaid and Gianvito Rossi Heels on Fleet Alley’s Rainbow Wall in Brooklyn
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…