Happy Monday Travelers,Over the past few years I have noticed that more brands, networks, and publications have been providing more programs, shows, and panels/workshops on the business of fashion. It appears that as the fashion industry becomes more accessible to people they are not just interested in the glossy surface of fashion but the gritty business that makes it run.I am actually pretty...

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Well Hello there Travelers!Yes yes yes I am back. I know I know the pic of Jay-Z's Black Album I found to be appropriate as this was the worst "This is my last post." Experience ever LOL! So let me be honest about my "retirement" from this blog, and take you through the steps of what lead to my return:I started a new...

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Today's post is all about watching your mouth at work. I was going to do this in two separate posts but I think that it works well in one.One day the office manager asks me "Mei-Li, is this your first real office job?" Before I could allow myself to get offended I had to think, and it was. Well I mean, I was...

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Better Blogger by Lucky Anaiya featuring Davis by Ruthie Davis shoesWhen it comes to blogging I get in my own way. I let fear paralyze and I just flat out don't blog for no good reason. I want to get better and I want more people to read and actually get something from No Fear, Just DIVA. So if you, like me, get...

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Tough As Nails by Lucky Anaiya featuring Balenciaga accessoriesI don't know about you Travelers but there are some days when I feel like I get it all wrong. Like I'm making those "Wow you really should have known better mistakes" those Day 1 mistakes that make you look as if you don't know how to work a stapler.So when you have those days...

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Construction Zone by Lucky Anaiya featuring Azzedine Alaia shoesUnrelated to my career in fashion I started taking a dance class and after about one month I was bumped from Beginner to Intermediate. I was too excited I was ready to dance with the big kids, but I soon learned that I was going/am going to have to work much harder at these classes...

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2010 Shopping Challenge by Lucky Anaiya on Polyvore.com Normal.dotm 0 0 1 179 1024 Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising 8 2 1257 12.0 0 false 18 pt 18 pt 0 0 false false false /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-ascii-font-family:Cambria; mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-hansi-font-family:Cambria; mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;} Happy New...

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VIRGO216 E. 9th StLos Angeles, CA 90015231.988.8899http://boosandbesito.com/virgo/Twitter page: http://twitter.com/virgodowntownCinema216-b & 220 E. 9th StLos Angeles, CA 90015213.239.9110Allegro Accessories210 E. Olympic BlvdJackma Bulding STE 109Los Angeles, CA 90015213.748.7748Cebu1022 Santee St.Los Angeles, CA 90015213.744.1746www.nimaacc.comAndrea Bijoux427 E. 11th St.Los Angeles, CA 90015213.746.5288Note: These are stores that I personally like or have found to be unique and do not include any stores from the Santee Alley as...

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