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Friday, June 27, 2008
The Ultimate Girls Night Out For Women with Curves
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Tuesday, June 24, 2008
Keep It Moving: Changing Minds (and bodies) at Plus Size Fitness
Friday, June 20, 2008
Hostess with the Mostest (Our Vote)
Hostess with the Mostest, Lakia Tribie
Photo Credit: Michelle Wild Photography for Belle-Noir Magazine
From Ms. Lakia:
Hey Guys,
Your girl has done it again. I am a finalist for the DSE -TV hostess spot and I can not express enough how excited I am. The winner will be chosen by vote so this is were you guys come in. Send this e mail to everyone on your friends list and tell them to vote for Lakia. Sould any of you have myspace feel free to post it as a bulletin or blog it would mean the world to me. As always your support and love is always appreciated and I can't wait until I am announced winner at the next DSE event on July 3, 2008, Everyone who is in the NYC area is invited and it is free so come on down! the info is listed below....so what are you waiting for get to voting damn it! LOL
Love you all,
Lakia
You can vote for Lakia by sending an email to VoteforLakia@dseventsinc.com. You can also cheer her on at DeVoe Signature Events next Summer Series event, the White and Denim Affair on Thurs. July 3rd, 5 PM - 10 PM at the Deity Lounge indowntown Brooklyn for those in the NYC area.
Check out her MySpace video for DSE-TV here.
Good luck, Lakia! You know your Belle-Noir fam is voting for you to go all the way!
Thursday, June 19, 2008
The Scene: Beautiful is Beautiful
Conspicuous by Their Presence
By CATHY HORYN
Racial prejudice in the fashion industry has long persisted because of tokenism and lookism. “We already have our black girl,” says a designer to a fashion-show casting agent, declining to see others. Or: “She doesn’t have the right look.” Laziness, paranoia and pedantry may also have something to do with the failure to hire black models for shows and magazine features in any meaningful number, but, hey, that’s just a guess.
O.K., so fashion ain’t deep. It looks into a mirror and sees ... itself. The irony in fashion is that it loves change but it can’t actually change anything. It can only reflect a change in the air. But what changes fashion? What would finally move American designers to include more black models on their runways? That 30 percent of the country is nonwhite? That black women spend $20 billion a year on clothes? That an African-American is the presumptive presidential nominee of the Democratic Party?
The answer is the individual eye.
In fashion, one of the most influential eyes belongs to the photographer Steven Meisel. His pictures have caught an America basking in the earnest, self-reflected glow of celebrity and money. He has taken innumerable risks, especially with “Sex,” the 1992 volume he did with Madonna, that have paid off with a career that allows him to do whatever he wants.
And he has almost lovingly photographed some of the world’s beautiful women, tapping into their psyches, connecting with them on a human level, while transforming them into fashion deities. As the model Veronica Webb, who first worked with Mr. Meisel 20 years ago, said: “Steven knows every single tic, every talent that every girl has. He just pulls it out of them.”
For the July issue of Italian Vogue, Mr. Meisel has photographed only black models. In a reverse of the general pattern of fashion magazines, all the faces are black, and all the feature topics are related to black women in the arts and entertainment. Mr. Meisel was given roughly 100 pages for his pictures. The issue will be on European newsstands next Thursday and in the United States soon after.
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Source: New York Times
Photo Credit: Naomi Campbell photographed by Steven Meisel for Italian Vogue
Wednesday, June 18, 2008
The Scene: Jennifer Hudson in "Spotlight" with New Single
By Mariel Concepcion
NEW YORK (Billboard) - Jennifer Hudson may have taken longer than fans wished before officially announcing the September 30 release of her self-titled debut album. But early signs indicate it might've been worth the wait.
Tuesday, June 10, 2008
Money Matters: Is Your Money Leaking?
By Diane Palmer
Most people don't realize how much money actually slips through their fingers in an average week. We are all working hard, trying to get somewhere and make a nice life, and in doing so, we don't pay much attention to the nickels, dimes, quarters and more that are slipping through our hands every day.
You know the scenario, you basically get out of bed running before your feet hit the floor, and the change you plop down on the counter for that coffee you need to keep you going, doesn't seem that big a price to pay, nor the vending machine in the afternoon at work, because you are tired, nor does the takeout pizza on the way home since you are too tired to make dinner. But it DOES matter.
Stop, for a few minutes and actually think about it. I am not suggesting that your life should consist of work and sleep and no fun, but if you could save even just a few dollars during the week, you would have that much more for the fun stuff on the weekends or weeknights, and even save some along the way.
A friend of mine told me, that she barely had enough money for her car payment, and yet she made good money. Other people in her pay range were doing not too bad, and yet she was having trouble. She figured she would turn her heat way down, and eat less food in order to save money. But in reality, she was a hard working woman, who put in many hours and just didn't pay attention to the money she was spending in order to do those long days at work.
We actually sat down, and went through her average week day, and found that she stopped for a latte and natural muffin on the way to work. Cost $3.50. At lunch she visited the deli with other co-workers and spent $10.00 dollars on a vegetarian lunch. In the afternoon, she felt the slump, and would get a coffee and a chocolate bar from the vending machine, cost $4.00. On the way home, she always picked up the latest rag magazines (which she never had time to read, it was just habit) at a cost of $5.00.
So, in the course of one day, she was spending $22.50! In five days, that is $112.50! Times that by four, and there was her car payment. I could see her eyes widening every time we added a new expense. She just didn't realize, her head was elsewhere and these were habits. She pulled money out of the cash machines and spent it.
Now, she gets up a bit early, puts on a pot of coffee, makes her lunch and snacks, but still buys her rag magazines, as this is a treat she really wants. She still saves a lot of money. I am not suggesting we all spend our cash like that. But really look at your daily habits and the spending, and see if you can cut something and you will be in control, and plugging the leaks in your budget, so it can be used for more fun stuff!
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Monday, June 9, 2008
Style File: Flaunt Your Best Assets
Avenue Stores Give Women a Chance to Flaunt their Best Assets
Creator of SPANX Expands the Beloved Brand to the Plus Size Market
About Sara Blakely: Seven years ago, Sara Blakely began her mission to make the world a better place, one butt at a time. A frustrated (yet fashionable) consumer-turned-entrepreneur, Sara invented SPANX footless pantyhose and single-rearendedly revolutionized the hosiery industry. Obsessed with creating comfortable, slimming garments that minimize figure flaws, Sara reinvented shapewear with innovative designs and smart features and won the hearts of fashion-loving women everywhere.
About Avenue: With over 600 stores and online at avenue.com, Avenue, the nation’s leading specialty retailer, provides stylish, high-quality fashion for curvy women in sizes 14-32. Avenue offers a wide selection of apparel from career to casual as well as a collection of accessories, hosiery and intimate apparel.
Tuesday, June 3, 2008
On The Go: 5 Ways To Stretch Your Travel Budget
Hilary Basile is a writer for MyGuidesUSA.com. At MyGuidesUSA.com, you will find valuable tips and resources for handling life's major events. Whether you're planning a wedding, buying your first home, anxiously awaiting the birth of a child, contending with a divorce, searching for a new job, or planning for your retirement, you'll find answers to your questions at StateGuidesUSA.com , part of the MyGuidesUSA.com network of sites, provides comprehensive information for those living, working and traveling in the United States via 50 individual state portals.
Monday, June 2, 2008
Style File: Sex and the (Plus Size) City
But what about plus size fashionistas? Can we truly look to Carrie, Charlotte, Miranda and Samantha as icons for our fashion as well? The answer to that is a resounding YES, if you know what to look for. And unlike our four heroines with seemingly endless bank accounts that can afford closets full of Blahniks, Gucci and Dior, you can not only be stylish and sexy, but have a few dollars left in your Coach wristlet to have a round of Cosmos with the girls on a Friday night!
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