“She refused to be tamed. She danced through fire, barefoot and laughing.” Zelda Fitzgerald was never content with being the beautiful backdrop to someone else’s story. Though history often remembers her as the dazzling yet tragic wife of F….
Sarah Burton: The Whisper Who Carried the House of McQueen
Soft Echoes of Legacy When Lee Alexander McQueen passed away in 2010, the fashion world fell into silence. His brilliance, loud and theatrical, had always led the house that bore his name. Few noticed the quiet figure in the background—Sarah…
Amanda’s Easter: A Season for Simple Beauty, Creative Joy, and Loving Gatherings
There’s something sacred about Easter—not only in its traditions, but in its invitation to pause. To breathe. To create beauty in small, tender ways. Easter isn’t just about baskets or bunnies. It’s a quiet call to claim life in…
Claiming Easter: Five Women Who Embody Elegance, Joy, and the Art of Living
Claiming Easter: Five Women Who Embody Elegance, Joy, and the Art of Living Easter is more than a holiday—it’s a moment to pause, reflect, and celebrate new beginnings with beauty and intention. In the spirit of Claiming Life, we…
Audrey Hepburn: The Elegance of a Joyful Life
A Claiming Life Story “The most important thing is to enjoy your life — to be happy — it’s all that matters.” — Audrey Hepburn She danced across the silver screen with grace and wit, but the truest beauty of…
The Woman Who Define Series: The women who redefined fashion classics with elegance and purpose
The Trench Coat Reinvented: How Iconic Women Designers Transformed a Military Classic into a Timeless Wardrobe Icon Once built for war, now reimagined for confidence. The trench coat’s journey from the muddy trenches of World War I…
The Woman Who Served Inspiration Series: Alice Waters~The Woman Who Rewrote the Recipe for American Cuisine
In the world of culinary arts, few names resonate with the same level of transformation and simplicity as Alice Waters. A pioneer of the farm-to-table movement, Waters didn’t just change how we think about food—she reshaped the way we eat,…
The Women Who Whispered To The World Series: Vera Brittain~ The Elegance of Reinvention
“I came back—to—live in a changed world, and, perhaps more than all, to be changed myself.” — Vera Brittain, Testament of Youth. Some women reshape the world with loud voices, grand gestures, and sweeping changes. Others, like Vera Brittain, whisper…
The Woman Who Led Series : Marie Curie~The Woman Who Made History
In the tumult of 1867, amidst the shadows of Warsaw, a star was born—Marie Curie. A woman who, in the face of adversity, would forge a legacy that would shine brighter than any element discovered. Her life, marked by determination,…
The Women Who Led Series: Hedy Lamarr~The Visionary Who Led with Innovation
A Woman Who Led in History History often remembers women for their beauty, grace, or presence in the public eye. But some women lead not just by standing in the spotlight—but by reshaping the world from behind the scenes. Hedy…
