OpalByOpal X MackTak Mart Collaboration

If you are ever looking for Prom Dresses, Evening Dresses, a Dress to wear to a Wedding or even a fancy Cocktail party, THIS is the place to go to in NYC. I remember going to MackTak Mart when I...

The Awakening by Sonny Carroll (2)

A time comes in your life when you finally get it... When in the midst of all your fears and insanity you stop dead in your tracks and somewhere, the voice inside your head cries out - ENOUGH!...

Instructions for Life Author Unknown

Give people more than they expect and do it cheerfully.Memorize your favorite poem.Don't believe all you hear, spend all you have or sleep all you want.When you say, "I love you," mean it.When you...

Always Dream and Shoot Higher by William Faulkner

Always dream and shoot higher than you know how to. Don't bother just to be better than your contemporaries or predecessors. Try to be better than yourself. Wearing: Topshop overalls, Steve Madden...

I Have Learned by Kathy Kane Hansen

I've learned - that you cannot make someone love you. All you can do is be someone who can be loved. The rest is up to them. I've learned - that no matter how much I care, some people just don't...

OpalByOpal x Nike Collaboration

Over time our personal style evolves and grows up with us. When Nike asked me to stye the Nike Air Force 1's for it's 30th anniversary, I couldn't help but reminisce about my tomboy days in Jr....

BLUSH

"If You really put a small value upon yourself, rest assured that the world will not raise your price"Im am not a fan of cold weather so I am dreading the upcoming winter. I was happy to get one...

Who's Going To Step Up By Rob Hill

Don't over think yourself out of something special. Not everything needs to be controlled. You can't get so busy looking for 'more' that you miss what you're really supposed to see. If you find a...

Think Like This...by Mike Dooley

Think that it's fun, that you're guided, and that all is well. Think that there's time, that life is easy, and that the best is yet to come. Think that the reasons that elude you will one day catch...

Let Go Of Your Worries by Rumi

Let go of your worries and be completely clear-hearted, like the face of a mirror that contains no images. If you want a clear mirror, behold yourself and see the shameless truth, which the mirror...

Life by Mother Teresa

Life is an opportunity, benefit from it.Life is beauty, admire it.Life is bliss, taste it.Life is a dream, realize it.Life is a challenge, meet it.Life is a duty, complete it.Life is a game, play...

Don't Quit by Unknown

When things go wrong as they sometimes will, When the road you're trudging seems all uphill, When funds are low and the debts are high, And you want to smile, but you have to sigh. When care is...

Turn Your Face To The Sun by Maithri Goonetilleke

There are days when nothing seems right. When every shell you pick up on the winding shore is broken. When the silken treasure slips through your fingers too quickly. When comforts are empty. And...

Fashion for Every Woman By Jackie Clark

Women are oftenchided for wanting to be beautiful, but the truth of the matter is that beautyand fashion are just alternate forms of taking care of yourself. Beauty meansthat you are healthy, happy...

To Believe...by Unknown

To believe is to know that every day is a new beginning.It is to trust that miracles happen, and dreams really do come true.To believe is to see angels dancing among the clouds, To know the wonder...

Heres to the Crazy Ones by Steve Jobs

"Heres to the crazy ones, the misfits, the rebels, the troublemakers, the round pegs in the square holes... the ones who see things differently -- theyre not fond of rules...You can quote them,...

What Happens If You Fall In Love With A Writer by Unknown

The Thirty Maybes by Diarmuid Cronin!

Maybe love has always beenMaybe we made up hateMaybe we dont find God because we dont lookMaybe this is heavenMaybe we invented hellMaybe there is always hopeMaybe we pretend there is notMaybe we...

You Learn by Veronica A. Shoffstall

After awhile you learnthe subtle difference betweenholding a hand and chaining a souland you learn that love doesnt mean possessionand company doesnt mean security.And you begin to learn that...

At Christmas by Edgar Albert Guest

A man is at his finest towards the finish of the year; He is almost what he should be when the Christmas season is here; Then he’s thinking more of others than he’s thought the months before, And...

Realizing the Value

To realize the value of one year,ask a student who has failed a grade.To realize the value of one month,ask a mother who has given birth to a pre-mature baby.To realize the value of one week,ask an...

COSMOPOLITAN Shopping RU Feature!

I would Love to thank Katya and her team for featuring me in the December issue of COSMOPOLITAN SHOPPING RU about New York Fashion and shopping in New York City. I was extremely excited when I...

Heart of Gold

Gratitude unlocks the fullness of life. It turns what we have into enough, and more. It turns denial into acceptance, chaos to order, confusion to clarity. It can turn a meal into a feast, a house...

Fall Emerald

Do not believe in anything simply because you have heard it. Do not believe in anything simply because it is spoken and rumored by many. Do not believe in anything simply because it is found...

Why do we get the Blues

Lately, I have been wearing a whole lot of blue (coincidentally). Its very much a good alternative to the typical grey and black that we often see being worn this time of year. I also find myself...

Why Not You by Steve Maraboli

Today, many will awaken with a fresh sense of inspiration. Why not you?Today, many will open their eyes to the beauty that surrounds them. Why not you?Today, many will choose to leave the ghost of...

The Fall Blues

I was very excited to premier this look on www.blackfashion.tumblr.com. I would love to sincerely thank Javanell for the feature. You can see the interview I did HERE as well as a few additional...

NUDE! Each body has its Art.

I really love the look of Nude tones paired together. I was very excited when I found this nude vintage top at a flea market during the summer months and I immediately grabbed it.I paired it with...

Stand up and Walk out of your History

How to be Alone by Tanya DavisIf you are at first lonely, be patient.If you’ve not been alone much, or if when you were, you weren’t okay with it, then just wait. You’ll find it’s fine to be alone...

Balance && Love

One thing I like to remember when Im outfitting myself is BALANCE. I try not to be too overbearing with the pieces I put together, so whenever Im wearing something short that exposes a lot of legs,...