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Made in USA

26

Jul

2010

Most would agree that the athletic apparel giants, Under Armour and Nike, trump all of the “other” brands in the industry…and on every other day, I would totally agree with you. After all, who doesn’t love seeing that famous check mark on their body when they’re looking in the mirror at the gym?

And what about FILA? …Hmmmm…never has been a brand I was too crazy about until I saw these tight black spandex shorts in Nordstrom the other day. I had to get them! So I scooped up a very cute Juicy Couture bright blue workout tank to pair with the spandex, and I threw in the matching Juicy sweatshirt (yoga-style) for the winter workouts–I love planning ahead!

So today is the big day. Another outfit debut for the gym. I put my new Nike sports bra (highlighter yellow) on, my Juicy Couture tank top, and my tight black spandex shorts by, ohhhh who makes them again? …oh that’s right, Fila!

As I was getting dressed for the gym, I noticed writing on the inside of my new spandex shorts that said, “Made in USA”. Which made me wonder…needless to say, I was curious enough to strip off my Juicy Couture tank top and twist my Nike sports bra around to find that one label that said, “Made in Vietnam,” and the other, “Made in China.”

Hey…why don’t you try it on? Wearing a true American brand feels great!

(YOUR FACE HERE)

God bless the American that made these tight black spandex shorts! A big shout out to the people at Fila who made the decision to manufacture their apparel in this great country!

Off to gym! Kisses!

Healthy + Happy…XoX

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Back to the Future!

28

Jun

2010

I recently had the opportunity to model as a female version of Marty McFly with an amazing Delorean straight out of Back to the Future. The shoot will be used to benefit Parkinson’s disease research, via the Michael J. Fox Foundation. What a perfect match to use the Delorean from Michael’s incredible role as Marty McFly in the movie to promote a cure for Parkinson’s disease.

It was a great feeling to volunteer my time to help out such a worthy cause, and doubly great to leave the shoot thinking about how many amazing and talented people I had just worked with! …Especially one of my favorite photographers, Douglas Sounders. Here is the link to Doug’s blog with a sneak peak of what we worked on all Saturday night!

Douglas Sounder’s Photography

A final thank you goes out to Bubba’s East Coast Rods and Customs for letting us invade their shop and parking lot for this shoot! Did you guys know that Bubba’s has a top-rated reality show called Hot Rod Reality? …and it’s shot right here in Fairfax, VA! I had no idea…but then again, what do I know about cars! :)

Working with such a talented group of people was really an honor and on top of it all, so much fun! I’m excited to see the final product!

Hugs + kisses!

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What Have We Done?

26

May

2010

We’ve read it in the papers and heard it on the news. It’s affected the economy in a number of ways. It’s even been used as question material for Miss USA (you can see question on video at 3 min 30 sec):

What have we done, folks? As one small person in this enormous planet, it is easy to feel like our small voice’s would never be heard worldwide, especially if we consider the language barriers. And in most cases, that is usually true, we are one small voice in this big big world. Unless you use the power of photography; the one language we all can speak. Pictures like these are evidence that one camera lens can clearly communicate this message in every language:  “What have we done to ourselves?”

If you’re interested, you can see all 39 incredible pictures from the website I pulled these images from by clicking here: www.boston.com.

It is important to learn from the mistakes that we’ve made in our past so that we never make them again.

This catastrophe affects all of us in a million different ways. Whether you’re an animal lover, a tree-hugger, an environmentalist, an economist, an investor, a politician, even a nutritionist (who will probably cut out the seafood from diet plans, yes?); we ALL are affected.

…Sending heartfelt appreciation, gratitude, and prayers from all of us, to all of the wonderful selfless volunteers and individuals who are working so hard to clean up this terrible spill–in the ocean, in the court room, and on Capitol Hill.

Kisses to all. Besos. XoX



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