fashion

Siren Phoenix Osceola: An Interview With A Plus-Size Model

Siren Phoenix Osceola is a professional plus-size model based in Pennsylvania. She’s auditioned for America’s Next Top Model and been voted the 2013 Plus Model of the Year by the New York Fashion Association. Siren has already accomplished so much, but shows no sign of slowing down. Enjoy our interview with her and the breathtaking pictures ahead (she’s even wearing a ‘fat-kini’)!  Tell us about yourself!  My background and experience is in art, business, finance, and retail. When I’m not working I relax with my family, catch up on my…

Read More

ROAR: The game-changing safety device that’s going to keep women safe

What if there was a way to ensure that every woman could go through her life feeling secure and fearless? Imagine a world where women could go about their lives without having to consciously avoid unprovoked attacks or attention. Yasmine Mustafa wants to create that world. Last November, women throughout Philadelphia were shaken when a 29-year-old woman was beaten and raped in a Center City neighborhood. She had gone outside to feed the meter and man came up behind her, dragging her into a nearby alley and sexually assaulting her. She was less than…

Read More

Middle School’s Ban Punishes The Victims

This week two separate schools made headlines for their absurd policies. A North Carolina elementary school told 9 year old Grayson Bruce that he was no longer allowed to wear his My Little Pony backpack to school because it was considered a “trigger for bullying.” School Officials were aware that Grayson was being physically and verbally attacked at school for carrying the bag – their solution was to have the bag removed because it was causing a “disruption in the classroom.” Instead of reprimanding the bullies the school chose to…

Read More

PacSun Selling Racy T-shirts

Judy Cox was shopping with her son in a mall in Utah. When they walked past the PacSun store something caught Cox’s eye. Staring back at her on a t-shirt marketed to boys in junior high was a half naked woman in erotic positions. Outraged by the shirts, she complained to the store’s manager, requesting them be taken down. The manager’s response was that it had to be approved by corporate before he could remove the items from the window. Cox then preceded to purchase every last shirt in the…

Read More

Spanx is Bad for Your Health

The Huffington Post recently published an article about the dangers of shapewear. Dr. Kuemmerle and Dr. Erickson both say that the too tight fabric can be responsible for many medical issues you may not even realize you have. By wearing shapewear you are compressing your colon, intestines, and stomach. This can lead to the erosion of your esophagus and a disruption to the flow of digestion which can lead to bloating and abdominal discomfort. You are also restricting the movement of your diaphragm – without the sufficient amount of room…

Read More

Top