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“… Are you more guided by form or function when making purchases? How has that evolved with time?” These are questions I posed to
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Five years ago, my child let me know he was transgender. The words he used were, “I have gender dysphoria.” He had already known for
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If bringing a new baby home is parenting basecamp, a swirling chaotic celebration, the first flashes of a million photos, instant inclusion in a village
For over 12,045 nights, I went to bed as his girlfriend or wife. Until the 12,046th night, when I didn’t. This morning, I woke up
Dominique Bañas just shines. I don’t even want to tell you what she’s wearing in the first photo I saw of her, because women are
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It’s that time of the year again. Fall leaves swirl about my feet and I pull my thick, cozy sweaters out of the back of
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My name is Jenna Mutya and I am a fourth year business management student at the Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising. This past summer,
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I’m a big fan of cute and quirky mugs. I can’t deny that I have quite the collection… but what else could you give to
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You know that question on magazine quizzes, the one that goes: “if you were stranded on a deserted island and could only have one beauty
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A certain restlessness always seeps in every new year after the emotional business of the holidays is over. When it’s cold and rainy outside, I’m
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