Be still, my heart. Facebook ads strike again! This time, the t-shirt company of choice is Snorg Tees, which produces a variety of different slogan/branded tees. The one they decided to show me? Lil old me? The one that reads, "Bacon Makes Everything Better." And let the church say AMEN! I wrote here about how my husband has tried to abolish all bacon from my life. It has caused me much trauma and marital strife. I'm halfway considering buying this t-shirt in solidarity for the cause of bacon and I shall wear it around my house in protest. I need them to lower the price as it's against my religion to pay $18.95 + shipping + tax for a non-fashionable t-shirt. No matter how clever it may be. I'll wait for them to put it on sale.

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I am a lover of high fashion. For me, New York Fashion Week is like the NBA playoffs. I live to see what designers are coming out with next and I love to see new looks walk up and down the runway. I won't lie though, creativity is extremely lacking among many designers. So I perked up when french designer Sophie Theallet made a bold choice and featured all dark-skinned models from various nationalities in the runway show for her Spring 2009 Ready to Wear collection. I'm not old enough to know if this has ever been done before but in my lifetime, I don't remember such a thing. It's pretty darn subversive and I love it!

Call it affirmative action on the runway or whatever, but her choice made her collection stand out and it instantly made her one of my new favorite designers to watch. So many designers opt to feature 25 Kate Moss look alikes every season. It's refreshing to see someone take a risk and do something different that isn't trite or gimmicky. The face of modeling has changed so much over the years, yet many designers collections don't often display that.

Theallet is one to watch!

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I just love Alek Wek. Like most models, I sometimes don't care for the types of clothing she models, but she is a stunner nonetheless. I happened upon this photo today and just thought it was a stunning example of what happens when you wear the right color for your skin tone. It's amazing to me that someone else can put on this same bright purple dress and look drab and horrible, but on Alek's skin, it looks absolutely amazing.

One reason Alek stands out to me is not because she is a native of Sudan, but rather because she doesn't look like anyone else in the modeling industry right now...or ever. She's hardly a waif, she has exotic facial features and bone structure, and her skin is darker than any African American supermodel to ever make it big. I love that her very existence is redefining what beauty is. The reality is, for many of us dark-skinned women, there was a day when someone like Alek would never grace the cover of any magazine or the stage of a runway.

Let this be a lesson to us all. Find out what colors look good on you and buy clothing in that color in BULK! It does a world of difference.
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It turns out Facebook ads actually are good for something. My love of Facebook has waned since they introduced applications and various iterations of decidedly poor interfaces (not to mention the ubiquitous quizzes everyone seems to be taking). If you haven't noticed, whatever ads show up on your Facebook page are targeted to you based on your network or various information you've listed in your profile. Sure it's a bit big brotherish, but I happened upon a gem today when my apparent love of the Cosby Show in my profile settings prompted an ad for this t-shirt to pop up.

This t-shirt is made quite humorous by the melanin-deficient, stringy haired gentlemen modeling it. He is quite the antithesis of a Cosby kid, no? I guess they come in all shapes and sizes. I happen to be one of the biggest "Cosby Show" fans you will ever meet. My husband jokingly refers to me as a wannabe Cosby kid. So when I saw this t-shirt I knew I had to have it. I am a lover of vintage-y tshirts and collect them when they're good. At $10, this is a steal at After Glow Tees. Get'm fast before the price goes back up. Available in Cream, White and Yellow. Sadly, no black :-(

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