Zavvi Rodaine

Naomi Sims on Beauty

Zavvi — Fri, 18 May 2012 06:00:34 +0000

“To always be aware of your face, your figure, to always have to wonder if your hair and nails are perfect– it’s not healthy. Maybe for a few years, but not for a lifetime.” NAOMI SIMS was the first African American supermodel and the first to land on the covers of Ladies Home Journal and Life [...]

The Essentials…My Notebooks

Zavvi — Thu, 17 May 2012 06:30:38 +0000

A bit OCD? Maybe. But I can’t stand forgetting anything, so it is ABSOLUTELY essential that I have mini-notepads and pens scattered throughout my house and even in my car. My favorite notebooks are usually nondescript, but every now and then I like having something more special, so I was excited to discover these hand-lettered [...]

A Scripted Life

Zavvi — Wed, 16 May 2012 06:00:42 +0000

Q: Hey, Yolanda…So, what’s the deal with Magnolia Girls? Well, Magnolia Girls was originally written for my best girlfriends a few years ago. You see, we are very competitive have to get pretty creative with gifts in our crew, without spending a lot of money, so one year before our annual summer getaway, I decided [...]

Gordon Parks at 100

Zavvi — Tue, 15 May 2012 06:00:58 +0000

“I still don’t know exactly who I am. I’ve disappeared into myself so many different ways that I don’t know who ‘me’ is.” Gordon Parks was one of America’s greatest photographers with a career spanning fifty years and several genres including civil rights and fashion. He was also a writer and film director with his most [...]

Design Candy: Tanga Winstead

Zavvi — Mon, 14 May 2012 06:00:44 +0000

New on my design radar is New Orleans interior designer Tanga Winstead. Tanga was featured in Kerri McCaffety’s New Orleans New Elegance and I thought you’d enjoy seeing how Tanga transformed her double shotgun cottage. Tanga’s style is very different from my own, but I really like her eclectic mix of antiques, textures and traditional furnishings and the [...]