The Last Word

As news outlets became embroiled during the course of last week with the revelations of American film producer and co-founder of Miramax Harvey Weinstein’s sexual assault and rape accusations, the hashtag #metoo surfaced on Facebook and Twitter with women around the world sharing their own individual stories of sexual assault and harassment.

During my extremely short-lived tenure as a model for Donna Ramsammy-James when I lived in Guyana, I was always hesitant of highlighting it as something that I did.

Sometimes revealing the raw reality of something we hold close to our hearts can be difficult.

I always find myself being unreasonably nervous during introductions. Not because I don’t like socializing, but rather because I fear judgement based on my likes, interests and passions.

There really isn’t an actress, influencer or singer whose fashion or beauty products I have ever anticipated buying.

It’s perplexing and difficult to fully understand why fashion has gripped the 90s trend of logos for such a long time.

I like to consider myself to be a true and dedicated Spice fan.

Whenever I am buying shoes, I try to remember the wise words from the Guyanese proverb: ‘When yah like play cheap yah does pay dare,’ that my Godmother always preached to me.

For as long as I can remember, I have suffered terribly from acne.

Just as prom pictures were about to dominate my Facebook timeline for the next two weeks or so, they were quickly dwarfed by the stories and photos of the recently averted Republic Bank robbery and the Camp Street jailhouse fire respectively.

A woman’s connection with her undergarments is a unique one, and this is especially so in the case of many Guyanese women.

Earlier this week, I woke up to images of a glowing pregnant barely covered Serena Williams gracing the cover of Vanity Fair on my Instagram feed.

The memory of the spoken word can last a long time.

June is the month where special allowance is made to colour block your fashions for 30 days straight without looking ‘too much’.

The apparent natural path to follow that guarantees a fulfilled life for any woman, according to society’s standards, entails becoming a mother.

Believe it or not but my wallet hasn’t made way for trends this summer neither have I participated in  the spring cleaning ritual most fashionistas swear by.

Earlier on in April, ACED Design –a Chicago based company introduced the ‘RompHim’ to the market.

Growing up, I recollect hearing of two golden rules when it came to dressing.

There was excitement at seeing Marine Le Pen defeated by the ever-so-hot Emmanuel Macron, who also happens to be 39 (I know), in France’s recently held elections.

In a world where everything as it relates to fashion has become ordinary and lacklustre, the Met Gala is one of the few events that fashion enthusiasts look forward to.