Loose Feathers
Millennials: We Are the Revolution
It’s so easy to be uncertain. It’s easy to ask someone else’s opinion, to land on the logical decision, to do what’s expected. Whether picking out clothes, deciding where to work, or even discussing marriage and kids, the fastest way to stress relief is to choose tradition. Finding the right clothes is all about body [...]
The Cause & The Symptom: Retaining Interest
I’ve struggled with negative body image and self-scrutiny for the majority of my life. At this point, age 25, I’m fairly comfortable saying that I’ve just about overcome it. Writing TD and analyzing my mental and physical tendencies has allowed me to truly see how much hating my physical form really affected my life. Things [...]
Gyms, Goals, and Girl Power: Why Do You Work Out?
I went to the gym with a friend last night – instead of a drink and appetizers to catch up, we use an elliptical machine and ten minutes in the sauna – and as we were standing in front of the cooler trying to decide between drinks with ridiculous names like Muscle Milk and Monster [...]
UK Department Store Shuns Retouching
What a refreshing development – Debenhams, a UK retail store, is running a swim campaign by loudly renouncing retouched photos. Yes, selling swimsuits by showing images of models that haven’t had their arms literally shaved off and their waists whittled to unbelievable proportions. Could it really be true? Yes. The store’s windows display large, clear [...]
Celebrities’ Favorite Brands – Do You Care?
Every day at TDHQ, we get an onslaught of PR emails. Some are good, some are just ok… But the vast majority of them follow this simplistic formula: [Name of celebrity] spotted wearing [name of random brand] [name of random article of clothing]s in [name of expensive-to-travel-to location]! Sure, it’s nice to know about brands, [...]
Huge: A Live Blog Affair
The focus on “health” in the media has skyrocketed over the last year or so – with shows like The Biggest Loser, Losing It with Jillian, and The Style Network’s Ruby giving America a “real life look” at our major health issues relating to weight. I’d been hearing murmurs about the new ABC show, “Huge“, [...]
Negative Body Image: Who Are You Fooling?
Do you have kids? Siblings? A boyfriend or girlfriend? Impressionable roommates? When you look in the mirror, what do they see? When I was little, I remember my mother’s nude body shimmying as she stepped out of the shower. I remember how comfortable she seemed in her skin, and how I always saw beauty within [...]
The Allure
This weekend, while playing on Gilt, I succumbed to a moment of swooning: The Allure of Women (Gilt, Amazon). What could be a better coffee table book? I’ll tell you what: The Allure of Men (Amazon). After spending more than a year submerging myself in the murky waters of media, societal perceptions, and what “sexy” [...]
Nudity is Apparently Relative
There has been a little bit of discussion around the internet as of late regarding a topic that has always kind of sat in the back of my head, not really surfacing as a “think about this!” topic, but more as a passive curiosity: Nude. What, exactly, does this word mean? Dictionary.com has it defined [...]
© 2012 The Demoiselles. All Rights Reserved.
Powered by WordPress. Designed by 
Noteworthy Commentary
Once in a while, a reader floors me with their perspective and willingness to share their story. It happened again today while reading Cals’ comment on In The Dark: Lately, I’ve just tried putting things in perspective. When I look at myself in the mirror to evaluate how I’ve arranged things for the day, I [...]