Nothing in nature blooms all year, therefore I am patient with myself.
Positively Purging-I welcome your feedbacks in the comments and your likes and passing the real life wisdom on to others as I embark on this new venture of “positively purging“, as I know each of these pieces represents something…
We’ve endured lockdowns in Shanghai since March 2022, surfacing with just a day to buy provisions before going back into “house arrest.” My husband’s birthday fell on the second day of the current lockdown. I gave him, my spouse of 22 years, two packs of our favorite Swiss chocolates. He has slowly rationed one bag, not touching the second. Our birthdays are five weeks apart. In the spirit of making do with what we have, he surprised me by giving me the second bag of the chocolate I gave him. He’s been saving it all this time for me. — Quynh Chow
Positively Purging-I welcome your feedbacks in the comments and your likes and passing the real life wisdom on to others as I embark on this new venture of “positively purging“, as I know each of these pieces represents something…
Growing up in the South and coming from a family that didn’t have a ton of money, and obviously growing up in the church, you press your shirt. You would make sure that your tie matches your socks, your handbag matches your hat and your shoes. Being put together and showing the world and each other that, yes, I can also look nice, I can also speak well, I can also do all these things—that was my experience. I always wanted to make clothes that performed polish…that’s an important part of representation. The more you see yourself in things, the more empowered you feel to be able to go for those things…. It’s a long time coming, and I actually am loving the fact that white people are so uncomfortable. I live for it. I’ve been uncomfortable for the past 26 years, so it’s about time that you’re uncomfortable for a few months—and hopefully forever moving forward. For so long, Black people, we’ve been expected to perform. We’ve been expected to think about how we speak to white people. We’ve had to think about how we show up to places. We’ve had to think about how we treat other Black folks, whether we bring them with us or we shun them away out of fear of having to be “the only one,” whether it be in fashion, tech, politics…
It cannot just be okay to pick my collection up because you need to stock Black designers—especially if I don’t fit your product category or your aesthetic. Find other Black designers that fit that aesthetic and invest in them. You must give deposits. You need to hire Black models, writers, editors, and stylists, but also trans stylists and nonbinary stylists and models. There needs to be a reckoning in all spaces.
People have to dig deeper, much deeper, and it can’t just be, “What can I do?” It should be, “What can I do, and then how do I supplement that? And maybe I should ask the people that I’m supporting if what I’m doing is enough.” Yes, I’m one of the most visible Black faces in fashion currently, but I also feel a responsibility to point out other Black people who are just as talented—Pierre Davis of No Sesso, Anifa Mvuemba of Hanifa, Edvin Thompson of Theophilio, Shanel Campbell of Bed on Water—and give them space. If we’re expecting Black excellence, we can no longer accept white mediocrity. – Christpoher Rogers
The only jobs for which no man is qualified are human incubators and wet nurse. Likewise, the only job for which no woman is or can be qualified is sperm donor. – William Scott Heide
Don’t accept rides from strange men – and remember that all men are strange as hell. ― Robin Morgan
Positively Purging-I welcome your feedbacks in the comments and your likes and passing the real life wisdom on to others as I embark on this new venture of “positively purging“, as I know each of these pieces represents something…
I have been telling everyone I can to keep the commitments you already have made between now and Jan. 1. But schedule as many meetings, deadlines and other commitments as you can until after the first of the year.
Also, get a good calendar. A planner with colors that speak to you, new pens, whatever will make scheduling fun.
Finally, schedule time throughout the next few weeks to think about what gives you joy and make time for that. Sitting with your first cup of morning coffee and the ambient light of one candle, going snowshoeing on a Saturday, stopping in at a favorite wine shop when they are having a wine tasting.-Anne Anderson, Milton
Positively Purging-I welcome your feedbacks in the comments and your likes and passing the real life wisdom on to others as I embark on this new venture of “positively purging“, as I know each of these pieces represents something…
