I recently finished Victoire Dauxerre’s Size Zero: My Life as a Disappearing Model, a memoir on how the fashion industry and being a model drove her into having an eating disorder. Ms. Dauxerre never really thought of becoming a model… Continue Reading
There are tons and tons of posts online shopping and body image, mostly focusing on the difficulty of those on the larger side. However, the same goes on the other end of the spectrum! Have you ever tried shopping when… Continue Reading
The summer may be ending, but I want to talk about more summer things: Sleepaway camp and cottages. First generation kids (especially Asian kids) in Canada don’t usually go to sleepaway camp. It’s JUST. NOT. DONE. Why? My theory is… Continue Reading
My parents are immigrants. They came to Canada when they were in their 20s and had me a few years later. Compared to many immigrant parents, mine are probably considered extremely integrated. But that doesn’t mean that there isn’t ANY… Continue Reading
I just finished watching part one of Netflix’s first season of Cable Girls, a Spanish series (and apparently Spain’s first Netflix-exclusive) about women working as operators in 1920s Madrid. Probably the best way to describe the series is a Spanish… Continue Reading
Fast fashion line Joe Fresh recently announced its size expansion to a women’s 22. While this is great and all, they STILL have yet to embrace ALL SHAPES AND SIZES. ALL would include petites and petite pluses. Yes, petite as… Continue Reading