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I Refuse to Say I’m Sorry and It’s Changed My Entire Career
Full disclosure: It’s taken me a bit of time to get to a point in my life and career where I don’t constantly worry that I’ve said or done something highly idiotic. Correct me if I’m wrong (and man, I...
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Why Street Style Stars Should Wear Their Politics
If the street style melee that now goes reliably hand in hand with fashion weeks around the world has shown us anything, it’s that it’s laid bare the reality that a whole lot of fashion week is (and,...
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Why Getting Fired Was the Best Thing That Happened to My Career
The door was open. That’s the first thing I noticed while sitting in the dimly lit office, staring at my boss. Then I saw his blue tracksuit, and thought about how un-boss-like he looked pairing it...
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What I Wish I Knew Before I Moved to Paris
Paris: fashion capital, architectural marvel, and home to as many Michelin-star restaurants as it is to perfect picnic spots. The moment when light hits the city just right is proof that magic exists....
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I Refuse to Take My Husband’s Last Name—Here’s Why
First Name? “Uhm, Tara.”Last Name? “Gonzalez—with a z.”When people ask these two questions, this is how I answer every time. I stumble before saying my first name for reasons I am not entirely sure...
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Why I Was Disappointed In the Golden Globes Red Carpet
When I first heard the collective *Hollywood* was planning on wearing black on the red carpet at the Golden Globes I was surprised and glad—but then I had questions. A lot of questions. What would...
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The 7 Most Important Things I've Learned in My 5 Years as a Single Mom
I didn’t plan on getting pregnant when it happened. Having kids was one of those things that I always figured would just happen for me after I got married. And although I was getting closer in age to...
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“Aging Gracefully” Is a Lie
I was at a party recently, chatting with a group of young ladies. There was a Capri Sun punch bowl, so naturally the topic of ’90s nostalgia came up. One young woman—glowing with effortless sun-kissed...
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Should You Move for Love? I Didn’t, and Here’s Why
Every time I talk about my boyfriend of five years moving out of our Upper East Side apartment and accepting a job in Albany, I automatically get defensive. “J.T. and I will be fine!” I swear up and...
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I’m Proud of the Jobs I Didn’t Get and the Times I Cried in Public
I am beginning to panic in the coffee shop I went into to stop myself from panicking. This is confusing, I know, but bear with me—I’m the one having the panic attack.I have to walk outside because I...
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The Fashion Industry Has a Responsibility to Be Inclusive. Now.
It is with limitless excitement that we announce Nicolette Mason, editor, writer, designer (if you haven’t seen her line Premme, which she designs with Gabi Gregg, you must), outspoken champion for...
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What Does Cardi B’s Pregnancy Announcement Say about Our Obsession with...
A couple months ago, Cardi B asked the general public to let her “fat in peace.” She was dismissing rumors about her alleged pregnancy and created a verb in the process. Everyone else on Twitter...
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What It’s Really Like Being a New Mom
Before I say anything, let me start by making it clear how much I love my kid. I won’t say my life didn’t start until I had him, but it has changed 100 percent for the better. He’s a tiny squish of...
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27 Thoughts That Ran Through My Head During My First Brazilian Wax
For years I’ve prided myself on having a high pain threshold. I’m riddled with tattoos, I’ve shattered my elbow, I’ve fallen off a horse, among other things. Still, the idea of subjecting myself to a...
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Are We Hiding “Diet” Behind “Wellness”?
Ah, calories, how you owned the ’90s. We were slaves to you, convinced you were the sole ruler of the scale (the scale, also so ’90s!), and the sole determinant of how our pants fit. Or didn’t fit.And...
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What No One Tells You about Living Abroad
Moving to London after college was the easiest decision I’ve ever made. I understand that for most people, packing up and moving 3,400 miles across an ocean might come with a level of apprehension,...
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An Argument Against the KonMari Method
The women in my family throw things out.My grandmother, a chic legal secretary who moonlighted as a shoe model (the women in my family also have great legs), threw out all her ’60s heels and hand-sewn...
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Why I’m Pumping the Brakes on “Self-Care”
As the co-founder of the clean beauty spa tenoverten, I’m often asked what “self-care” means to me. To be honest: It’s an annoyingly overused term that, when in full practice, can distract from the...
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Why Calling All Men Jerks Could Hurt You More Than Them
“Men are trash.”It’s a refrain we’ve heard over and over again in the past year or so. We hear it slurred over glasses of wine between friends. We see it explained in long Twitter threads. We read it...
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Why Is Everyone Pretending to Like New Year’s Eve?
Can we all address the big elephant-sized disco ball in the room? No one actually likes New Year’s Eve. Admit it. This is a safe space, friends. Let me say what everyone else wants to: NYE...
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