Category Archives: People

Fashion gives back…LOVE!

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We hope you all are enjoying your day! Today’s post is about a really cool organization with a unique, and extremely necessary, purpose. To Write Love on Her Arms is dedicated to finding HOPE, providing ENCOURAGEMENT, and giving LOVE to help struggling with suicide, depression, self-injury, and addiction. If you have never heard of TWLOHA, you OWE it to yourself to read the vision and story of how this all began. It is very moving and powerful. I would not do it any justice by trying to tell it. READ IT!

Here are a few items we think would make great gifts, while also spreading the message of love, hope, forgiveness, and restoration that is To Write Love on Her Arms. Happy Shopping!!! :-)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Visit twloha.com for more information.

Go forth and be fabYOUlous ladies!!! Muah!

Fashion gives back…to kids!

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TGIF!!! For some, thank God it’s Friday! For others, thank God I’m fabulous! :-)

By now EVERYONE has heard about Tom’s and the work they are doing to provide shoes for children in need! Here are a few cuties from their holiday collection. You buy one, TOMS donates one. It’s a win-win situation! Happy Shopping!

Visit toms.com for more styles and information!

Fashion gives back…to women!

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Happy Wednesday mommies! We bring you another great gift idea that gives back to those in need….Paper to Pearls. We wrote about Paper to Pearls and the great work they are doing last summer. This wonderful organization empowers women in northern Uganda by providing opportunities for economic growth and education. Using recycled paper, the women create beautiful, eco-friendly beaded jewelry (and let me tell you…it looks nothing like paper). The sale of this jewelry provides income and puts the women of northern Uganda on a path towards economic independence and freedom. 75%-85% of the revenue from sales and donations directly supports the beaders. That’s great news! Happy Shopping!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Visit papertopearls.org for information.

Go forth and be fabYOUlous!!! :-)

Fashion Gives Back…to orphans!

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From now until Christmas, our blog posts will be dedicated to fashion that gives back! We do not want to let the holiday season pass without being a blessing to others. Since most of us will be giving gifts to family, friends, co-workers, kid’s teachers, secret Santa pals and the like, Mommy Fashionality be sharing wonderful gifts that give back. Here’s the first one….Common Threadz! Common Threadz is an organization committed to helping orphans in developing countries reach their full potential by empowering their communities with the resources necessary to succeed.  The company sells a variety of merchandise and for every item you buy, Common Threadz will give a school uniform to an orphan in Africa so that they may attend school, or meals for 1 month! This is definitely a “gift” with a greater purpose! Happy Shopping!!! :-)

From THE ORPHAN COLLECTION (the designs on these items were created by orphans in Africa; buy an item…feed an orphan for 1 month!)

There’s so much MORE to see. Visit commonthreadz.org to see more items and make your purchases.

Go forth and be fabYOUlous!!!!

Unhate?

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Clothing company United Colors of Benetton is stirring up much controversy with their new ads for the “Unhate” campaign. The ads, recently launched in Milan, display world leaders kissing each other. Uhhhhhhhhhh…..we love the “unhate” message. The kissing leaders…not so much. The Vatican has already denounced the picture of Pope Benedict XVI kissing  Ahmed al-Tayeb, Sheikh of the Al-Azzhar mosque. Needless to say, that picture has been pulled from the campaign. The purpose of these attention-getting photos is to promote a culture of tolerance and love. One thing is for sure….they’ve got our ATTENTION!

For more info about this campaign visit unhatefoundation.org.

RIP Evelyn Lauder

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Today we would like to take a moment to celebrate and honor the life of Evelyn Lauder, creator of the pink ribbon campaign for breast cancer awareness, and daughter-in-law of Estee Lauder. The pink ribbon campaign has brought a tremendous amount of awareness about breast cancer and raised millions of dollars for research. Evelyn Lauder was a pioneer who contributed to the fight against this disease.  She died on Saturday at her home in New York of nongenetic ovarian cancer. She was 75 years old.

Mommies, always make time for your mammograms, self-exams, and wellness checks.

 ”Love the ta-tas”! :-)

Stay Chic….love, Chic PR!

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(l to r) Morgan, Kristin, Ericka

This week I had the pleasure of having the owners of Chic Public Relations, a boutique PR firm based out of Annapolis, Maryland, come speak to my fashion marketing classes. Initially hearing about this dynamic duo from one of my students, I was thrilled to have the ladies come talk about marketing and public relations and give my students a real world perspective of the industry. And they did not disappoint! They gave a great presentation about things such as brand launching, brand awareness, event planning, and social media.

Although most of the entrepreneurs we write about are moms, I was so impressed with the Chic PR team that I had to make an exception! If you are ever in need of a PR team, need help planning a special event or product launch, or need assistance  managing social media for your business, I strongly encourage you to call Chic PR! They even do graphic design so if you need a logo or some other graphics for promotional materials, they’ve got you covered. Check them out!

Visit their website www.chicpr.com. You can also follow them on Twitter at www.Twitter.com/ChicPRDC and “like” them on Facebook (Chic Public Relations).

Be fabYOUlous…..and stay CHIC! ;-)

Would you let your kid pose in Vogue like this?

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As I visited Style.com (as I often do), I came across an article about Carine Roitfeld’s final issue as the controversial editor of French Vogue. The title intrigued me: French Vogue Grooms Its Youngest Models Yet. Little did I know that the models were little girls who look like they’re between the ages of 6 and 8ish. This takes playing “dress up” to another level. They are draped in fine jewels, fabulous garments, and beautiful heels. And their faces are painted flawlessly with makeup, causing them to look like little teenagers/young women. The question the article poses, Is this too much? What do YOU think mommies? I’m still undecided on the matter. If my 6 1/2 year old daughter had an opportunity to appear in Vogue magazine dressed like an adult fashion model, would I say no? Perhaps I should have an answer but I don’t. She wears makeup and costumes for dance competition. Is that different? Be real….would you let your daughter do it? Something to think about……

Be fabYOUlous!!!

All images are from the December/January issue of Vogue Paris.

Rent the Runway!

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Visit renttherunway.com

I am continually amazed by the great ideas that people come up with! Here’s the scoop on the latest idea we love! It’s called Rent the Runway. This online fashion business was started by friends Jennifer Hyman (Jenn) and Jennifer Fleiss (Jenny) to give us a lot more clothing options than many of our pockets can afford. Here’s the concept in short: you become a member(FREE), enter the date of your event, browse through available dresses and accessories, reserve the items you’d like to rent, and they’ll send them to you. They send TWO sizes to ensure you get the right fit! LOVE! And you return the items for FREE in the pre-paid envelope provided. They take care of the drycleaning. LOVE again!

Jennifer Hyman and Jennifer Fleiss

You have to check out this website! Such a great concept!!! Now you can wear designer fashions for 10% of the retail price. We are definitely fans!!! Yet another way that we can all be fabYOUlous!!!! :-)

Happy Shopping!

World AIDS Day 2010

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I don’t have to tell you how devastating the HIV/AIDS epidemic is to families across the world. Millions of lives are affected daily. Today is a GREAT day to make a decision to do something that will have a lasting IMPACT! Support HIV/AIDS awareness, volunteer at a clinic, donate money, give love to a child suffering from the disease, start an organization or support group. Do something! I’m not just challenging you….I’m challenging myself as well.

Help someone else be fabYOUlous!!! :-)