A lot of money is spent on back-to-school shopping, so use the power of those dollars to boycott JC Penney and tell them that promoting sexist t-shirts is not okay. Angry consumers already got the company to pull a t-shirt marketed to girls 7-16 that read, “I’m too pretty to do homework so my brother…
I love a good challenge, and I was so psyched about Colleen Wainwright’s 50-day mission to raise $50,000 for WriteGirl — one of my favorite organizations — by her 50th birthday. Well, her birthday is September 13 and she’s already raised the money and will be shaving her head just as she promised she’d do…
When we first discovered the Leakey Collection, it was love at first sight. Founded by Philip and Katy Leakey (yes, that Leakey), the company offers a line of stunning natural jewelry and accessories handcrafted by the Maasai women of Kenya. Over 1400 women earn much-needed income by stringing glass beads onto Zulugrass and creating beautiful…
In Indonesian, “laga” means beautiful, and Laga handbags — which you can find on the arms of many celebrities — are absolutely worthy of their name. We remember seeing these bags on Oprah, and “ooh”-ing and “ah”-ing not just over the gorgeous designs lovingly embroidered by the women of Indonesia but also over the amazing…
This past Saturday, many of Oprah’s Ultimate Viewers decided to pay it forward with an Ultimate Day O Service as a tribute to Ms. Winfrey herself. Here, care of Julie Lemerond, is what went on in Chicago: Last year, 302 of Oprah’s Ultimate Viewers were invited on the trip of a lifetime to Australia with…
