Marriage is chaos

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Amidst the chaos of life, beauty awaits those who embrace the storm. After one of my first models divulged all the information of her traumatic household, I made it a point to learn everything I could about the people I … Read More

A Thousand Words

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Have you ever been to a fashion show? I didn’t know what to expect when I was invited to my first one. All I expected was watching some models and fans like me curious about the new trending piece. What … Read More

Cat String Theory

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Everyone in this world is one of two creatures, a cat or a dog. It all boils down to how they interact with what the universe provides. For instance, grab a string and dangle it close enough for a cat … Read More

Smile

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What’s the most important thing someone can wear? Their smile, my mother ingrained this lesson into me as she forced me to brush my teeth until my gums bled. She would regale me with a story she had learned from … Read More

Blind

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If there’s one thing people know about me, it’s my life’s mantra. There is beauty in everything. Not many people know exactly where it started. You see, I had some learning disabilities growing up mostly when it came to reading. … Read More

Real Woman

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I remember the first time I saw one of my mother’s ads. It was near one of Arcadia’s higher learning institutions. The very first thing you noticed was her perfectly manufactured image. The curves that every man wanted without the … Read More

Pyrite

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Do you know how to tell the difference between gold and fool’s gold? I learned the hard way. When I was designing for Zeus’s court, I wanted to create outfits that showed the importance of those in power. I wanted … Read More

Black Rose

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When your house is a den of darkness and people only show up to get what they want, you tend to ignore everyone who comes close to you. The people who actually care about you are the rare bright spot … Read More

Wolf

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While a wolf has countless positive traits devoted to it, there is one that is universally shared. It’s not the physical traits that the world sees. No, the universal truth of a wolf is the excruciating hunger they continually experience. … Read More

Parasite

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When you have something of value, there will always be someone trying to leech off it. When I first started out in fashion, I was desperate for any sort of approval. Any modicum of validation that I was worth something, … Read More