I’d just finished interviewing a heart-broken widow. As I packed up my tape recorder and notebook I felt sorry about leaving her to an empty afternoon of stirred up memory. I said, ‘I’m about to have lunch. Could I tempt you to join me?’ She declined politely. Then, as she was showing me out of […]
Mes: septiembre 2015
Daughter’s dress leads to mum’s award-winning business
Have you got a brilliant business idea or a kitchen-table enterprise? Find out how one mum is building a thriving children’s fashion company “If only that existed for my child…” How many successful businesses have started with that question. Ask a mumpreneur and you’ll hear the same thing. And it’s the story behind mum-of-four Amy […]
Why Kate Middleton Is Avoiding Dresses for Princess Charlotte Until She’s 1
She’s only 4-and-a-half months old, but Princess Charlotte, the daughter of Kate Middleton and Prince William, has big fashion shoes to fill. Yet there’s one key piece missing from her stylish wardrobe: dresses. Rachel Riley, Kate Middleton’s favorite children’s designer, toldPeople that the little princess won’t wear dresses until she turns a year old on […]
Five fashion trends for fall that are better left on the runway
arrival of the fall season can present a host of seemingly insurmountable challenges for fashion fans. Some of the head-scratching, teeth-grinding conundrums may include: Does one really need yet another black wool coat? How skinny is too skinny when it comes to denim? And is that a blanket scarf or is it actually just a […]
New photo exhibit features 27 women, one dress
TANIKA GRAY VALBRUN OF THE WHITE DRESS PROJECT
Tanika Gray Valbrun is an award-winning CNN journalist, education visionary and a communication strategist that is on a new assignment as the Founder of the White Dress Project, a 501 (C ) 3 organization dedicated to galvanizing support and promotion for global awareness to the fibroid epidemic. In an exclusive interview with Gessie of emPower […]
It’s Not So Easy to Say Yes to the Dress
If you were to ask me about my dress shopping right when I’d started the process, I’d probably gush all over your face about the incredible power of seeing oneself as wholly beautiful for the first time, the unprecedented bonding opportunity between mother and daughter that is picking out the latter’s first-ever armful of white […]
Why should girls have to wear hearts, not dinosaurs: Challenging gender garments
Rebecca Melsky’s daughter had been «traditionally feminine» and had «girlie» tastes since she was old enough to express herself in any way. She wore only dresses – occasionally a skirt, but only if she was told it was a two-piece dress. Things were a little different with pyjamas. Melsky bought them from both the boys’ […]
Things to Do with Your Wedding Dress after the Big Day
On your wedding day, it’s all about that big fluffy, lacy, sensual and beautiful white wedding dress – well almost always white. But let’s face it; after the big day, most girls just stash their wedding dress somewhere deep within the recesses of their closet and probably take a second look only after the bugs […]
Mitchell – Bibb Wedding
Mary Elizabeth Bibb and Donald Eugene Mitchell, Jr. were married at 5 p.m. on April 18, 2015 at Lockerly Arboretum in Milledgeville. The bride is the daughter of Pam and Frank Bibb of Rome. She is the granddaughter of Ann and Dick Leigh of Rome, Darlene Wallace of Rome and the late George Wallace. The […]
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