Brooke Shields & Self-Confidence
So, I just made a little bit more of a dent in my backlog of magazines and came across an interview that Fitness Magazine did with Brooke Shields. I especially […]
I HEART J. Love
I was a Party of Fiver. A madly, enamored Party of Fiver. Wanted to be Neve Campbell Party of Fiver. Wanted to marry Matthew Fox. Thought I might ditch him […]
Girls on the Run in Chicago
Hopefully, you know about Girls on the Run. You might even know that we created a t-shirt from the Hijas Americanas experience whose proceeds benefit Girls on the Run. I […]
Looking for a gift for the woman who has it all?
Buy her a beauty tee and support Girls on the Run International! There are two styles of this way cozy, sweatshop free shirt and you can pick either up […]
An Excerpt from Chapter 7, Maria de la Barbie, of Hijas Americanas
What does it mean to be beautiful in America? The answer to this question brings up all kinds of clichés. Reality shows, magazines, sitcoms, movies, and music videos propagate a […]
Love Your Body and Book Giveaway Contest
So, my roommate right after college once told me something that has stayed with me for ten years. Heather was a big time soccer player and around the age of […]
Video Book Trailer for Hijas Americanas
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Let the beauty revolution begin: Hijas Americanas Launches on June 1st
When I started work on Hijas Americanas in early 2006, there wasn’t much talk of shaking up America’s beauty standard. I researched, interviewed wonderful, forthright women, and wrote while taking […]
Book Giveaway Contest # 3
Happy Monday! I am excited to announce Book Giveaway #3. With this book giveaway, we will celebrate some of the great books published by Seal Press (my press). There are […]
Why learning to sew can help you love your body
In one of his essay-like chapters of Love is a Mix Tape (Crown), Rob Sheffield reflects on how Renee, his curvy wife, began to make her own clothes, […]
