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Naked, Before Anything Else
There’s a moment in every woman’s life when the universe lovingly, but with a tiny bit of attitude, snatches the wig off your illusions and sits you right in front of yourself. No filters, no lashes, no “I’ll deal with it later.” Just you, barefoot on the hardwood of your own truth, staring at the internal outfit you’ve been wearing all along. It happened to me recently, somewhere between a soft lecture from my mother and a raw conversation with my father. Two parents, two en

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22 hours ago4 min read


Vintage versus Archive 101 4 U
I. Why the Distinction Matters Before we even get into definitions, let’s be real: language in fashion holds power . The difference...

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Oct 99 min read


Couture Level Confidence
They say fashion people love to talk about “investment pieces.” Like the trench coat you’ll wear for years, a pair of red bottoms that...

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Oct 23 min read


Alone In Style
The other night, my mom and I were texting. And no, we weren’t talking about who’s cute or whose post got the most likes. We weren’t...

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Sep 194 min read


Lace Frequencies
I used to think I had to pick a lane… Was I the girl in fishnets, arching my back in mirrors, or the barefoot one watering her plants and...

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Aug 282 min read


Lined With Protection
My clothes used to do all my talking… If I showed up in a bandage tight dress, people assumed they knew my whole script… wild, fast,...

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Aug 192 min read


Making Space (And Peace)
There’s truly an art to making space for something new. Like… it’s not always about adding more… sometimes, it’s about letting go. For...

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Jul 123 min read


Summa Time Fly
Lately, every day feels like the start of something new… Maybe it’s the heat... Maybe it’s the way strangers keep showing up at my job...

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Jun 103 min read


Over It (And Outta That Jacket)
There’s this green basketball jacket that’s been hanging in the back of my closet for years. You know ... A little worn, a little too...

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May 313 min read


Stillness in Stilettos
Hey Butterflies, So… I’ve always been the girl who never really wanted attention, but somehow, the room always noticed. I used to think...

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May 133 min read


Bloomed Again
Hey Butterflies, There’s something sacred about a good spring clean. Not just the physical act of wiping baseboards or folding old...

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May 103 min read


Forecasting Flyness
Hey Butterflies, The other day, a close friend of mine, you know, the type who mixes life advice with spirituality and Nipsey references,...

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Apr 283 min read


The Spirit of Being Fly
People love to talk about style like it’s just clothes. Like being fly is something you can throw in your cart, track with a shipping...

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Apr 203 min read


Inspiration versus Imitation
Hey Butterflies, Lately, I’ve been paying closer attention to the way people are wearing culture. Literally. One scroll through social...

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Apr 163 min read


Undressed Emotions
There’s this hoodie I wear when I’m in my feelings. Not the cute kind. It's not cropped. Not the off-the-shoulder,...

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Apr 123 min read


Wardrobe Therapy
Hey Butterflies, You ever wake up and suddenly your entire wardrobe feels like it belongs to someone else? Like, who is she? Why did she...

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Apr 103 min read


Hood Chick Aesthetic
Hey Butterflies, I’ve been sitting with this one for a minute… Letting it roll around in my mind, trying to find the right words, but the...

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Mar 233 min read


Preserving Our Legacy: A Love Letter to Our Past and Future
My Beautiful Butterflies, I move through this world with my heart wide open, feeling everything—the rhythm in the wind, the whispers in...

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Mar 124 min read


Your Favorite Rappers and Fashion
In 2024, several top rappers launched lines that took the industry by storm. To start us off, Kanye West dropped his latest iteration of...

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Nov 8, 20242 min read
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