Folorunsho Alakija is a Nigerian businesswoman and one of the richest African women and also one of the richest black women in the world. In 2014 she unseated Oprah Winfrey’s the richest woman of African descent in the world. Alakija is ranked by Forbes as the richest woman in Nigeria with an estimated net worth […]
Nobody does polka dots, oversized belts, turtlenecks, suits or living an avant-garde life better than Diane Keaton. She is the latest AFI Lifetime Achievement Award honouree and a ‘when life doesn’t give you lemons, go out and pick them yourself’ kind of woman. Diane has always been insecure about her appearance. At age eleven she […]
Discouragement from the outside world is one thing. Discouragement from yourself is another. Bethenny Frankel has felt a ton of discouragement around her, but never within her. Surrounded by hostility and defeat, Bethenny recalls her childhood as difficult. Her biological father stopped supporting the family and her mother, Frankel says, “was always drinking” and often […]
Elsa Schiaparelli was an Italian fashion designer born in 1890. Along with Coco Chanel, her greatest rival, she is regarded as one of the most prominent figures in fashion between the two World Wars. Starting with knitwear, Schiaparelli’s designs were heavily influenced by Surrealists like her collaborators Salvador Dalí and Jean Cocteau. Her clients included […]
Aries (March 21 – April 19) This is a year of growth for you. You will see yourself growing in all areas – relationships, business, and skills. It will be difficult at times, but that’s to be expected with growing pains. Ride out the tough times, understanding that they’re necessary and part of your growth. […]
Thursday, December 29th is the final New Moon of 2016. New Moon in Capricorn. This New Moon is chalked full of inspiration and gives us the opportunity to harvest the seeds we wish to cultivate in the New Year. How can you improve your life? Use these final days of 2016 to decide what you […]
Louisa May Alcott is best known for her novel, Little Women, a novel that is unread by many men purely because of its title. What the men of the world (and most women) don’t know, is the novel is based on her own upbringing,one surrounded by the greatest intellectuals, scholars and writers of American history. […]
You have to fail to succeed. That’s something I’ve always believed and Linda Rodin has just emphasized it. I recently stumbled across Linda Rodin because of her name and a photograph of her. Rodin, Rodin, Rodin….where did I know that name? It didn’t come to me until I googled the 67-year-old and instantly recognized the […]