Pretty Little Thing to Start Your Weekend

Photo By: Dana Dramov

TGIF. This week went by so quickly that I can barely remember what happened. I've been at a computer putting in numbers and data for recruitment and for my internship so much that I really feel the need for creative expression, even if it isn't my own.

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Taken For Granted

Photo By: Nylon Blogs

A recent post on Nylon Blogs featured this image of interesting street art. It reminded me of the chalk drawings I used to walk by every afternoon on my way to the Ponte Vecchio in Florence. Artists would be on their hands and knees for hours, perfecting religious images and art inspired by famous paintings from the Renaissance, in vain as every night the images would be washed away by street cleaners. I can't remember if I ever took photos of them, but the post made me sad about the possibility that I really only have the memory of them.

Then again, I am lucky that I will always have the memory of them... and everything else that happened that wonderful summer in Italy.

All the Rage

Photo for BCBG Max Azria

Olympic Gold medalist Nastia Lukin is the face for BCBG Max Azria's new campaign. She amazed us all in Beijing, and now she's wowing the fashion world. Can't wait to see the rest of the featured images (in store, online, and in the Lookbook).

A Very Merry (Un)Birthday!

This year, Disneyland and DisneyWorld are offering free admission to park guests on their birthdays. All you have to do is register on DisneyParks.com.

Click to Register your Birthday!

Joining the Fight Against Fakes

Ad from Harper's Bazaar

I've always been against conterfeit designer bags, but after reading an article in the January issue of Harper's Bazaar I will take an active role in making sure people I know do not support this business.

"It is estimated that up to 7 percent of our annual world trade--$600 billion worth--is counterfeit or pirated; that fakes are believed to be directly responsible for the loss of more than 750,000 American jobs; that everything from baby formula to medicine is counterfeited, with tragic results; that counterfeiters and the crime syndicates they work with deal in human trafficking, child labor, and gang warfare; and that counterfeiting is used to launder money, and the money has been linked to truly sinister deeds such as terrorism... I recall the raid I went on with Chinese police in a tenement in Guangshou and what we discovered when we walked in: two dozen sad, tired, dirty children, ages 8 to 14, making fake Dunhill, Versace, and Hugo Boss handbags on old, rusty sewing machines." (Dana Thomas for Harper's Bazaar)

So if you're thinking about purchasing something fake, stop and consider the facts. Do you want to contribute to child labor abroad? Do you want to deprive American workers who are supposed to be protected by copyright of their hard-earned reward? Get real. Buy genuine goods. Support artists. Stay classy.

To learn more about Bazaar's Fight Against Fakes, click here.