I always love stopping by to see what Marc Jacobs has. I will buy pieces from Bergdorf or Barneys and then hit up Zara or Topshop for the rest.
I think the word 'woke' is now over. The first time I heard my mature, white dad use that term, I was like 'OK, this is done.'
As a young aspiring journalist, I felt I was put into a box.
The life of an editor may seem all glam all the time, but there's nothing like schlepping through the city during a torrential downpour to put things in perspective.
I learned early on the magic of life is having a vision, having faith, and then going for it.
There's this moment happening in our culture where the power of the audience and the influence that people of color have is undeniable at this point.
The evolution at 'Teen Vogue' is not a result of dinosaurs in a board room coming up with a strategy to reach the kids.
I don't think young people are prepared for the moment of reckoning at the end of college - if you even go to college - where you have to get off of the hamster wheel and decide, 'Wait, where do I go from here?'
It's only shocking to the uninitiated that 'Teen Vogue' would have the audacity to be political and style-focused.
If you feel that it diminishes your intelligence to be asked about your fashion choices for an evening on the red carpet, so be it.
What I find is that when young people find a brand they relate to, that they feel speaks to them, they want it in every format they can get.
I honestly think our readers are gonna save the world.
Trump gets too much credit for 'Teen Vogue''s evolution.
'Teen Vogue' fortunately has proved you can have smart, political, and fashionable content delivered in one place, and you don't have to choose.
From what I see, people of color are being called on in a different way. We're being heard in a different way - louder. And I think it's such an exciting time. The power structure is being redefined, and we're redefining beauty with the stories that we're telling and the women we're showing on our covers.
There were times I was underestimated a lot. It gave me a unique benefit. The expectations were so low I could blow their head off.
I think braids over all allow you to play with your identity a little bit and just have some fun and show off your creativity.
What is unusual is not always threatening. What is different is not necessarily strange.
Finding a store that sells synthetic hair in Kigali is easier than locating a Starbucks in New York City without Google Maps.
I read everything, but particularly, growing up in a household where my mom was black and my dad was white, I remember really loving 'Ebony' and 'Essence.' Those magazines were the only place where I could see images of women who looked like me or my mom.
