How I Deal With My Family During Thanksgiving

Despite the holidays being the one time of year where you gather with the extended part of your family, the turkey dinner isn’t the only thing that receives a thorough roasting. I’ve had mixed feelings about holiday get-togethers for a while now. On the plus side, I’d get to reunite with my cousins and extended family after having lived in…
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Being Black & Plus Size in South Korea

When I traveled to South Korea, the two questions I got asked the most were “are people racist in South Korea?” and “where did you shop?”.  Shop the Look [show_shopthepost_widget id=”3354105″] The truth of the matter is, wherever I travel I google how Black people are treated there. Unfortunately, as a person of color it’s always something we have to…
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My NYC Apartment Tour.

This year has been one of major transitions for me, including an apartment back in my birthplace – The Bronx, NYC. Being in my new space was a fresh start, a clean slate and I decided to take full control. I’ve decorated this place to my heart’s content and it is a direct reflection of my personality. It’s a little…
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Being Plus Size During NYFW

When I was younger, I didn’t know that I wanted to work in fashion. …better yet, I didn’t know that I wanted to work in fashion because I didn’t know that was a possibility for me. As I sat and tore the pages from Teen Vogue and tried to DIY all of the beautiful things I saw in Seventeen Magazine,…
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Hotel Review: Perry Lane Hotel, Savannah GA

2018 is the year I’ve laid claim to traveling domestically to places I’ve never been. This summer, my family reunion was in Hilton Head, SC so I took a quick 30-min drive to Savannah afterwards. Magical isn’t even the word, and my stay at the new Perry Lane Hotel made this trip even more special.Some backstory: when I first booked…
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