Category: Be Inspired

The First Lady Michelle Obama For Vogue Magazine April 2013

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These photos were leaked a couple of hours ago.. the First Lady Michelle Obama on the cover of Vogue magazine [April 2013]. I think everyone can agree that the fashionable First Lady looks stunning! The 49-year-old sports her new bangs on the cover while showing off a blue and purple sheath by one of her fave designers, Reed Krakoff. The sensible and stylish First Lady wore a dress right out of her very own closet at the White House — how cool is that?

The First Lady never misses an opportunity to flaunt her toned arms, and her second Vogue cover is no exception! Shot by Annie Leibovitz, the First Lady also shows off a Michael Kors ball skirt and sweater. The First Lady’s style is definitely something that sets her apart from your average First Lady — and she isn’t afraid to talk fashion! “If you’re comfortable in your clothes it’s easy to connect with people and make them feel comfortable as well,” she tells the mag. It looks like bare shoulders definitely define comfort for the fashionable First Lady!

We just can’t wait to see the full spread. See the sneak peek below!

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xoxo,

Janice

Chime For Change | Gucci’s Fashionable Foundation For Women

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March 8th marked the International Women’s Day and Jada Pinkett Smith posted this message on her facebook fan page: None of us can move forward if half of us are held back. Join us, Beyoncé Knowles-Carter, Salma Hayek Pinault, and Frida Giannini by liking Chime for Change: bit.ly/LikeChime. We are in Women’s Month and today is International Women’s Day. Here is a great organization I am a part of and you should be too!

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Gucci launches a new global campaign for girls and women’s empowerment at TED2013, led by Frida Giannini, Beyoncé Knowles-Carter and Salma Hayek Pinault. CHIME FOR CHANGE, founded by Gucci, is a new global campaign to raise funds and awareness for girls’ and women’s empowerment. Considering what the country went through in the past month and I found this a very touching video and campaign for this past Women’s Day!

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CHIME FOR CHANGE will continue to update its community with exciting news, including a major announcement in mid-March about a global CHIME FOR CHANGE event that will put girls’ and women’s issues on the world’s stage. To stay informed, visit http://www.chimeforchange.org and join the community on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/ChimeForChange.

I think this is a great initiative as I love to see women get together to empower other women. What do you think about this new global campaign for girls and women’s empowerment ? Let me know in a comment below.

xoxo,

Janice

Nora Ephron, As Remembered By Her Son

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Last week the New York Times published a brave and beautiful remembrance of Nora Ephron by her son Jacob Bernstein. It must have been not easy and really hard to write. One of the wonderful passage was:

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Another thing she requested was a pineapple milkshake, so Max brought one from Emack and Bolio’s, made from fresh pineapple. But as far as my mother was concerned, a milkshake is one thing that’s actually better with crushed pineapple. Dole.

“When I get out of the hospital, I’m going to go home and I’m going to make a pineapple milkshake with crushed pineapple, pineapple juice and vanilla ice cream, and I’m going to drink it and I’m going to die,” she said, savoring the last word. “It’s going to be great.”

On this day, I told her some things. After she moved to her bed, I said that sometimes, I thought of the possibility of her not being around and wondered if I’d ever be able to write again. If I’d even want to. And she told me that I would, that I would find it within me, and that whatever happened, she hoped my brother and I would lead the kind of lives where we did stuff big enough to occasionally say, “Wow, I wish Mom was around for this.”

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(First photos by Elena Seibert; third photo of Nora with her sons and Jacob on the left; via the New York Times and cup of jo)

Read Jacob’s full story here. It is soo beautiful ***tears***

xoxo,

Janice