(2/3) “It began to seem like my destiny was to be a fashion designer. So many things started happening for me. I started studying fashion at the Art Institute. I was invited to show at Fashion Week in South Africa. I won an award for emerging designers. Then right before graduation, the greatest thing of all happened. I got an email from my favorite actress’s stylist. You have to understand how much I loved this actress. I used to daydream about being her best friend. She was my inspiration. She was the model I used for all my sketches. And now she wanted to wear one of my dresses during a trip to Kenya! The stylist requested that I send ten samples to choose from. I borrowed $5,000 to make the dresses. I worked for weeks. I couldn’t sleep. I even skipped my final portfolio presentation to deliver the samples. I told everyone: my friends, my professors, and even the president of my school. Everyone hugged me and said: ‘We aren’t surprised. You have so much talent. You were meant for greatness!’ Over the next few weeks, I refreshed the actress’s website all day long, waiting to see my dress.”
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(1/3) “I used to work at a bank in Cameroon. I designed…
(1/3) “I used to work at a bank in Cameroon. I designed clothing as a hobby, but I never really saw it as a possible profession. There really is no such thing as a ‘fashion designer’ in Cameroon. If you make clothes, you are known as a ‘seamstress.’ When I arrived in America, I realized that it was possible to pursue a career in fashion. At first I tried to become as Western as possible. I tried to change my accent. I wore extensions and straightened my hair. I started wearing high-end name brands. But when I finally went back to Cameroon for a visit, I was able to see my country with new eyes. I’d always viewed the culture as local and primitive because it was all I’d ever known. But having gotten some distance, I could appreciate its beauty. As soon as I got back to America, I cut my hair and sewed myself a traditional dress. I wore the dress to my job at Saks 5th Avenue, and a customer asked me where she could find it in the store. That gave me so much confidence.”
Adele’s ’25’ Sales Grow to Over 3 Million in U.S.
There is slightly more than one day left in the sales tracking week to be tabulated. How high will ’25’ go?
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Women being examined by female doctors in free medical camp held in North Waziristan, one of the seven districts of FATA. Credit: Ashfaq Yusufzai/IPS
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Women being examined by female doctors in free medical camp held in North Waziristan, one of the seven districts of FATA. Credit: Ashfaq Yusufzai/IPS
Washerwomen in Cullera, Spain, 1964
saywhat-politics: Pot, meet kettle.
Adele’s ’25’ Set to Break One-Week U.S. Album Sales Record; Sold Over 900K at iTunes First Day
Adele’s ’25’ appears set to break *NSYNC’s long-standing one-week Nielsen-era U.S. album sales record of 2.42 million sold.
Girls Gone Wild 1905 Edition, Florida Spring Break After the second mint julep, Annie flashed her elbow….
Girls Gone Wild 1905 Edition, Florida Spring Break
After the second mint julep, Annie flashed her elbow. We couldn’t bring it upon ourselves to tell her there was no rye in her drink.
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Devoted Shandong husband has cared for his paralyzed wife for the past 56 years
The story of one 84-year-old man from Linyi city in Shandong province, who has patiently waited on his paralyzed wife for the last 56 years, has melted hearts all over the Chinese web.
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