A couple of weeks ago on the Choose You blog, I talked about the need for brown girls to protect their skin from the sun. There’s nothing that I love more than watching my skin go from carmel to a sun-kissed brown during the summer months. In fact, I spent …
Target Gives Back with Harlem-Inspired Collection
0 commentsAlways pairing with new designers to roll out great lines, Target is now showing Uptown a little love, both literally and with its Harlem Designers Series collection. This limited-edition series, commemorates Target’s first Manhattan store located in East Harlem, and features designs from Isabel and Ruben Toledo, Stephen Burrows and …
Filed under Fashionista Alert , Featured , Shop for A Cause
Opening My Windows
0 commentsToday while browsing through Twitter, I came across this quote, tweeted by the Angel Rock Project:
Quote of the Day: The charitable give out the door and God puts it back through the window…Traditional Proverb.
I read it and had to stop, think, and say a prayer to God. It …
Filed under Charitable Living , Featured , KB's Journey
We Rocked It For AIDS Awareness
0 commentsLast Thursday, we definitely rocked the (red) house for AIDS awareness at “Rock the Red: Bold. Fashion. Awareness.” The fashion show was not only a celebration of up-and-coming designers, but it was a special occasion for The Red Pump Project. Last year when Luvvie and I came up with the …
Filed under Featured , HIV/AIDS
4 August 2009
It's All About the Glam
The Boys and Girls Club of Chicago (BGCC) serves over 13,000 children and teens across the city of Chicago in after-school programs and summer camps. Children and parents have access to 32 clubs across the city. Organizations like these are so important because children need safe play havens to learn, …
3 June 2009
Giving Back While Throwing Down
Patio at Zella
I absolutely love the official description of the Stimulus Social Club!
Stimulus Social Club is a network of socially conscious professionals in the Chicago area who choose to give back while throwing down!
Giving back…Throwing down? Um, sign me up! Every first Wednesday, hundreds of Chicago professionals gather at …
13 March 2009
Save 30% at Gap, Inc stores and they'll donate 5% of your purchase!
If you’re going shopping this weekend, you should check out the stores of Gap, Inc. This weekend is Family and Friends weekend at the Gap, Banana Republic, and Old Navy. Not only are they giving you 30% off your purchases, they will be donating 5% of sales to one of …
14 January 2009
Philanthropist Boutique = Best of Both Worlds!
Most of the stores/sales that I feature on here donate a portion of their proceeds to a charity of their choosing. But, imagine a store that donated 100% of proceeds to a nonprofit! Impossible? Not really says the ladies of Philanthropist Boutique, a San Francisco shop, which opened in September. …
25 November 2008
Black Sunday at AKIRA!
Our favorite Chicago boutique (okay…mine) is at it again! On Sunday, 11/30, AKIRA Women (1814 W. North Avenue) will host its Black Sunday event from 7-9p. Shoppers will be treated to a hosted bar, a live DJ, AND 10% off merchandise!
Partial proceeds from Sunday’s event will benefit the Boys and …
