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EDITORS NOTE
LEARN TO
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LEAR
Feburary is here!!!! Valentines day is this month. I know, I know you’re headed out to buy that special someone flowers, Teddy Bears, and candy to express your love for them. All of that is very wonderful; however there are those that do not have a special someone in their lives. This month we have enclosed wonderful articles pertaining to loving yourself. I know that sounds pretty simple and corney, but alot of people really do not take time out to do something special for themselves. I believe we all can work on loving ourselves a little more. A simple walk in the park, bubble bath by a candle, or just taking yourself out to dinner. Its important that we take time out to love ourselves. Until next time see you in March and Happy Valentines Day.:)
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February
CONTENTS
6) EDITORS NOTE 10) Keeping it curvy with La’shai Brazil 12) 2014 fashion trends 14) wearing lingerae is important even if single???? 18) Lupita Nyong’o 20) ways to fall inlive with yourself 22) valentines day guide accessories 33) DOLCE AND GABANA collection
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KEEPING IT CURV How to rock Eye Catching Denim to rock your wardrobe. If styled the right way, you can take any trend and apply it to work with your body type and lifestyle. Take the distructed jean look for instance. You can be plus sized and still rock this look. One of the most popular denim trends for the full figure woman this past year has been the distructed jeans. With the right accessories and tops, a plus size woman can totally rock this look. These jeans are very versatile and look great whether you decide to wear them dressed up or just for relaxing around the house.
Seam Bleach Destructed Jeans $40 bodycentral.com
About Lashai Braziel LaShai Brazil is a plus size model, fahion blogger at Keeping it curvy and the Ceo of Glam Plus.
High Waist Acid Wash Destructed Jeans $40 bodycentral.com
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LA’SHAI BRAZIL
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ART POP
This season designers gave clothing a fine art spin with prints and bold brushstrokes. Pop art is in this season and its not going anywhere. 10 Fashionpaperonline.com
INTERNATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC
Designers are thinking global this season. They are all marching to the beat of their on drum! International Geographic is all about wardrobe studies of Americas, Eurpoe, Asia, Africa, etc. 11 Fashionpaperonline.com
OXFORD COME-ON
Business Casual is in this spring season but with a sexy twist. Stripped button down blouses, wide leg trousers, and the cotton dress shirt are all in this season.
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SPORTS NIGHT
This spring designers have elevated gym staples. Basketball shorts, Track pants, and sweatshirts, have all been seenbeen on the runway this spring. Topping it off with a pair of heels and not sneakers.
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WEARING LINGERAE IS IMPORTANT EVEN IF SINGLE
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February is the time of year when many romantic couples give and receive lingerie. Lingerie is a wonderful gift, of course, but what about if you’re spending Valentine’s Day alone? Just you, a box of chocolates, and a romantic comedy or two? Well, you deserve sexy lingerie too! “But Treacle,” you might protest, “No one’s gonna see it, so what’s the point?” And to that I respond “Darling…lingerie is never about him. It’s always about you.” Here are my three reasons for why single ladies, maybe more than anyone else, should always rock the sexy knickers.
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1) Wearing something
sexy will make you feel
sexy. That’s great in and of itself, but feeling sexy also improves your confidence and improved confidence means better success in all aspects of your life. I’ve read stories of boardroom execs who win the big contract after wearing a garter belt and stockings beneath their business suit, of new college grads who get their dream jobs after buying a lacy bra and panty set, of single chick who never stopped wearing their naughty lingerie and snagged a new guy quicker than you can say “Granny Panties”. People know when you’re confident. Sexy lingerie (whatever sexy means to you) is an easy, inconspicious way of adding confidence.
2) Gorgeous linge-
rie puts you back in touch
with your sensuality. The
to have your stretched out
sight, the touch, the scent…
floral cotton undies on when
they’re all reminders that
that happens? Whatever
you are a sensual being with
you’re wearing underneath
erotic potential even if that
should be at least as nice as
potential isn’t currently in
what you’re wearing on top.
use. I don’t advertise the
Oh, and remember what
fact, but I’ve been single for
your Momma said about
most of the time I’ve had my
always wearing nice un-
blog. That means almost all
derwear in case you have go
the sexy lingerie I buy and
in the ambulance? Yeah….
review has never been seen
that’s a good reason too.
by another person. I wear
I’m not saying you have to
it around the house, while
bust out the fringed g-string
lounging or doing laundry
and vinyl bustier for a quiet
or writing the blog. It’s so
evening at home (What?
easy to lapse into feeling
You don’t own one?). What
asexual when you’re not in
I am saying is that it’s okay
a relationship. Sexy lingerie
to splurge on yourself. To
is a way of keeping those
quote the legendary Dita von
embers warm.
Teese, “Lingerie is not about
3) Because you just
seducing men, it’s about embracing womanhood.”
never know. It may sound
Truer words have never been
cliched, but it’s true. Today
spoken
might be the day…not for the love of your life, necessarily, but for a pleasant flirtation or romp between the sheets. Do you really want 15 Fashionpaperonline.com
Lupita Nyong’o
Lupita Amondi Nyong’o a Kenyan-Mexican actress and film director. She made her American film debut in Steve McQueen’s 12 Years a Slave (2013) as Patsey, for which she received critical acclaim. For her role Nyong’o won the Screen Actors Guild and Critics’ Choice Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role, and was nominated for the Golden Globe, BAFTA and Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. PHOTOGRAPHER Photographer Tom Munro Stylist Patti Wilson
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yong’o was born in Mexico to Dorothy and Peter Anyang’ Nyong’o, her father was a politician in Kenya. It is a Kenyan tradition to name a child after the events of the day, so her parents named her Lupita.[She is of Luo descent and is the second of six children. Her father was the former Kenyan Minister for Medical Services. At the time of Lupita’s birth, he was a visiting lecturer in political science in Mexico City. In 2013, Peter was elected to represent Kisumu County in the Kenyan Senate.She grew up primarily in Kenya. At age sixteen, her parents sent her back to Mexico for a few months, to learn Spanish. Nyong’o currently resides in Brooklyn, New York with her younger brother, who is a student. Lupita Nyong’o, featured in the Vanities section of our March issue, shares
an alma mater with Meryl Streep, Patricia Clarkson, Angela Bassett, and Sigourney Weaver, but her road to the Yale School of Drama, and her breakthrough performance in 12 Years a Slave, was unlike any other. Born in Mexico to Kenyan parents in political exile, Nyong’o was raised in Kenya before enrolling in Hampshire College and eventually the Yale School of Drama. Her first screen role is a powerful, unforgettable one, playing the slave Patsey who is befriended by Chiwetel Ejiofor’s Solomon Northup, a freeman living in upstate New York who was kidnapped and sold into slavery in 1841. Enduring onscreen whip ping, rape, and the deepest possible despair, Nyong’o admits it was hard to leave Patsey behind after each day of shooting, but she thanks the “genius” director
Steve McQueen for “instilling in you the fear of God, because you want to live up to his standards.” The amazing Mexican-born Keyan, has been on our minds since her heart-wrenching performance as Patsey in the critically acclaimed movie 12 Years a Slave. We will be keeping tabs on this gorgeous natural as she slays the red carpet andcontinues with her movie career. We hope that you are as inspired by this incredible lady as we are! 15 Fashionpaperonline.com
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6 WAYS TO FALL IN LOVE WITH YOURSELF I
because my status made me flexible, and gave me a chance to find out what I really want to have been single for quite a long time now. do. In the meantime, I got to network, meet This used to make me feel like I was a bad, or new people, and check out new places every weird person. It even made me think that I was week. I stayed proud of myself and my accomunlovable. Until the day I decided to fall in love plishments, which gave me the motivation and with myself. Now spring is finally here! It seems self-confidence. I needed to keep my head up. like love is in the air. You may have seen those Again, still today, I don’t even try to compare faces looking for a date, for someone to share myself to others, because the grass always grass the upcoming beautiful, warm spring days, and always seems greener on the other side, even nights, with. Maybe you’re even one of those though it really isn’t. We all have our own battles people who don’t have that “special someone” to fight. There is no need for comparisons or who cares for you, or invites you out to a piceven jealousy. nic? So what? How can it be that this season has 1. Stop comparing yourself to others. the power to make us feel uncomfortable with Sure, we all have days that we feel less attractive, our single status, although most of the year we not as funny, not as smart, not as successful, not don’t really mind? You might be thinking “Oh, as great as our friend/colleague/acquaintance, I actually like myself, I’m pretty okay.” No, I etc. mean looking at it as being in a great situation,
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Comparing yourself with others is a battle you will never win, because you are your own enemy. Until recently, I was looking for a job, living at home with my parents again, and single. Believe me, this doesn’t exactly makes one feel super attractive and self-confident. However, I kept looking at it as being in a great situation, because my status made me flexible, and gave me a chance to find out what I really want to do.
2. Forgive yourself. Have you experienced those moments where you keep checking your phone for new texts or... locations where you could possibly run into him/her, just to see if he/she is there? You make a fool of yourself to impress him/her? That’s okay, I think it’s safe to say that we have all been there at one point or another. Change your perspective and look at how dangerous it actually it is to rely on another person to make you happy, or even feel incomplete, if another person isn’t in your life. It makes your happiness and contentment with life dependent on another human being. Remember that you cannot control other people’s actions and feelings, only your own. So give yourself a hug, smile about the past and how much you’ve learned; grown from it, and forgive yourself. 3. Discover yourself and your needs. Imagine you are shopping for a sweater. Ask yourself: What are you looking for in that sweater? Does it need to keep you warm? Does it have to be comfortable or just chic?
How do you know it fits you well? How do you know it suits you and your lifestyle? What is the purpose of this sweater? To keep you from being out alone and “naked” on colder days? Or to keep you company and give you a special feeling on a cool but beautiful day? 4. Get comfortable with yourself and with being on your own. I’ve had clients who went from one date to another, not realizing that they had absolutely no clue what they were looking for in a mate. Turned out, most of them were scared and uncomfortable with being on their own; they felt like they had to date. The constant dating simply prevented them from being alone, or even from being seen as strange. Unfortunately, being single used to (and still does today for some people) mean that no one wanted you. I look at it this way: I know what I want. I know what I need. I know how I want to live my life. I simply know myself. Therefore, I know what I am “shopping” for, and I won’t settle for any less than that. That’s what F.L.Y. is all about: First Love Yourself. 5. Be proud of who you are. Be proud of yourself! Look at what you have accomplished in the past and still accomplish today. I cannot say it often enough: you need to understand your worth. Since you... cannot control other people’s decisions and feelings, it is crucial to know who you are. You need to know your worth, as well as feel complete, and comfortable, on your own. If you don’t love yourself, you will most likely have difficulties believing that another person can love you. This usually makes you uncomfortable and insecure, and oftentimes shows itself in the form of
jealousy, and codependency. Look at that other “special” person as someone who keeps you company, like a companion. 6. Stop beating yourself up and practice positive self-talk. I used to think that my own happiness and self-worth depended on having a great relationship, a great career, and great looks – being perfect. When this didn’t quite work out for me, I started beating myself up and became my biggest critic; until I realized that being critical with myself did nothing more than actually prevent me from pursuing my dreams. So I started approving myself instead. Frankly, this is something I used to shy away from, because I thought it was strange. How can I possibly talk to myself in a positive way without becoming arrogant? The practice of positive selftalk, in the form of affirmations, or just by writing down one great thing about yourself every day for at least one month, is a very powerful tool that I have used successfully with clients before. You will see that you will discover, or remember, great things about yourself that you may have forgotten while you were busy beating yourself up. The benefit of making a list is that you can take it out at any time and re-read it when you’re having a bad day. Keep your head up, pull yourself together, and be proud of who you are. No one has seen or done the same things that you have. Remind yourself, especially in weak moments, that you are awesome, and that anyone who ends up with you as a mate, is one very lucky person! By: Karen Naumann Website: yogilation.com Facebook: Yogilation Twitter: @Yogilation 21 Fashionpaperonline.com
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Victoria’s Secret Lace Thong Panty $68 VICTORIASSECRET.COM
VON FOLLIES BY DITA VON TEESE Black/Red Spot Embroidery Balconette Bra $55 STYLEBOP.COM
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Burberry Prorsum 2013 Fall/ Winter Ready-to-Wear Trench Kisses. collection
DOLCE AND GABANA
Gabbana described the collection as “an unconscious dream,” in the sense that the clothes embodied the blend of the real and the irrational that can only be found in dreams. Perhaps that was why the designers invoked Federico Fellini, whose movies blazed trails in that territory over and over again. But there was scarcely Fellini’s flavor of surreal exuberance here, unless you count some odd alpaca wraps. Rather, there was actually a pretty grounded, earthy feel to the collection; it was at its most ethereal when the almond blossoms started to fall.
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