January 24, 2012
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Inspiration
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tamia
The intricacy and detailing on this blouse is giving me LIFE; I've been seeing the ol' chandelier-in-a-birdcage trick a lot lately, and I think it's growing on me; While it's important to distinguish "mine" and "yours" ice cream spoons, all of the actual ice cream is definitely mine; Sorry to break it to you, but this is what your old friend Teddy Ruxpin's skull looks like; I love the unusual take on traditional design in
Time for another round of "Ask T"! This is not so much a styling question as it is a stylist question:
Hi Tamia,
I really like your work in A-Line magazine! I've always wondered how you get the clothes for photo shoots. Do you have to buy a bunch of stuff? If so, who pays for it and where do you keep it?
~K
Hi K,
I'm freelance, so I usually pitch an idea or concept for a shoot,
January 19, 2012
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Personal Style
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tamia
I don't remember the first time I saw an episode of Golden Girls, but I clearly remember sitting on my parents' bed, trying not to laugh at a raunchy joke the sharp-tongued Dorothy Zbornak made at the expense of one Ms. Blanche Devereaux. I stifled the laugh because I knew I wasn't supposed to "get" the joke, but I did. I always got Dorothy's jokes, 'cause she was a smart-ass like me.
Since Golden Girls was
January 17, 2012
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Inspiration
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tamia
I don't know where this oceanfront villa is, but I know I want to go to there; I love this photo, but my cat looks at me like I'm crazy when I try to pose like that; What's not to love about a hipster muppet that looks like it stepped out of a Fiona Apple video?; Gold-tipped drusy quartz seems sophisticated and just mystical enough; Elephants and flamingos have unexpectedly become two of my favorite
January 15, 2012
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C'est Ma Vie
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tamia
I went to see Tim Gunn speak at Smart Talk Women last night (big thanks to Erin for hooking up the tickets!) and was extremely impressed by how down-to-earth and funny he was as he talked about his books, Project Runway, and all sorts of, um