Those of you who follow me on Twitter or Instagram, probably caught my live updates from an HBO Latino event on Tuesday evening, during which I had the pleasure of screening the new series El Hipnotizador.
From Fairuza Balk’s spike-covered leather number in The Craft to Natalie Portman’s charm-adorned, Victorian-flavored velvet piece in The Professional, Drew Barrymore’s daisy-themed crochet collars, and the plastic tattoo-style trinkets worn by Alyson Hannigan in Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Melissa Joan Hart in Sabrina the Teenage Witch, choker necklaces were as crucial to ’90s style as tube tops, scrunchies, grunge-y flannels and combat boots, butterfly hair clips, and platform sneakers.
Last night’s Oscars awards ceremony was marked by a great deal of sociopolitical discourse, primarily in response to widespread criticism regarding the Academy’s failure to acknowledge great performances by actors of color (as summarized by the #OscarsSoWhite social media campaign) and, moreover, the overarching issue of institutionalized racism within the film industry.
There’s truth at the core of the adage “You have to dress for the job you want” — and it applies to every part of the employment process, from securing a gig to being promoted, earning the respect of colleagues, transitioning into different fields, and becoming a top-tier executive.
The Academy Awards will be broadcast this coming Sunday so, in anticipation of the year’s most talked-about red carpet event, I stopped by Telemundo NY’s “Acceso Total” this morning to chat about some of the makeup trends we’ve seen this season.
Love is a many splendored thing — and so are the thoughtful gifts we’ve amassed in Part 3 of our Valentine’s Day gift guide.
Granted: the Valentine’s Day gift-giving scene was simpler in junior high school, when heart grams and boxes of chocolate were the norm, but these trinkets weren’t exactly renowned for their originality.
Gals’ hearts will race should they be so fortunate as to receive one of these romantic gifts come Valentine’s Day.
Maya Angelou once said, “I have found that among its other benefits, giving liberates the soul of the giver.” This principle seems to have guided the creation of RumbaTime’s new Jane collection and accompanying “Time to Make A Difference” campaign.
Like Carine Roifeld and the late Dauphne Guinness, French model Ines de la Fressange has long fascinated fashion designers as well as street style watchers with her distinctively Parisian style: her penchant for perfectly tailored blazers, often cinched at the waist, and ankle-length pants, her flair for layering collared shirts under slouchy sweaters, and her keen eye for mixing prints ranging from polka dots to nautical stripes, houndstooth patterns, gingham, and leopard spots.
