A Place for Everyone
My husband Ray and I have been looking for ways to get involved in our community for quite some time now. It has not been an easy task. I am …
JFP Knows How to Party
On the shelf in my closet, between my Nine West velvet, lace-up wedges and my favorite pin-up style, Mary Jane stilletos, is an empty space. This is where an undiscovered …
My Big Fat Problem
At 6 every morning I awake to the sound of the alarm. Most days I groggily get out of bed and go about the daily routine of getting my son …
Tattoo Me
Jason Thomas, founder of Heart in Hand Tattoo and The Ink Spot Gallery, is a Jackson native who supports a variety of artistic endeavors. In addition to providing exceptional tattoo …
Strange Fashion
Sorry. I'm not wearing a cactus.
I tend to reside on the outer edges of fashion forwardness. I don't dress according to the norm I guess you should say, and the contents of my closet are …
Painfully Pretty
Beauty can be dangerous for a clumsy girl who is willing to sacrifice a few moments of comfort for beauty.
Save the 4 Letter Words for the Afterparty
A stylish and sophisticated image can be shattered with bad manners and a potty-mouth.
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Unrealistic Proportions
Having a Betty Page body in a Kate Moss world
There is only one thing I hate shopping for:jeans. It seems that The Gap is the only place that caters to my body type. I have curves. I have a …
My Father's Hands Have Style
Honoring my Dad's most impressionable quality for Father's Day
People say you can tell a lot about a person from looking into their eyes, but with my father it is his hands that reveal his history, his nature, his …
Show Me Yours, I'll Show You Mine…Style, I Mean
I want to see more style in Jackson's nightlife.
My boyfriend teases that I only go out to see cute outfits on other girls. It's true. I love dressing for a night out but I also love to see …
Embrace the Pale
I don't think skin cancer would flatter me. I'm using sunscreen.
My grandmother died of skin cancer before I was old enough to remember her. She was absolutely gorgeous. She had smooth milky skin, green eyes, and beautiful curly black hair. …
Fashion, Freedom, and Feminism
Can feminists wear micro-minis and still be taken seriously?
The word feminist, as I understand it, describes a woman who believes in the right to make decisions about her life as an individual, not as a certain sex. To …
Drinking Wine with a Vulcan
Photos by Caroline Lacy
"You don't seem like the Trekkie type," people say. I suppose they are referring to my lack of computer skills or that I would much rather shop instead of argue …
Don't just dress to impress, dress to express
Wearing the wrong outfit makes me feel like someone else
I loved meeting so many interesting people at the chick ball. There were many outfits to be admired. I changed my mind about the dress I bought to wear that …
‘Buy Me, Caroline': Tales of An Experienced Clearance Shopper
I can smell a clearance sale a mile away.
I believe I was born with a radar in my brain that can detect the faint sound of red clearance price stickers being applied to shoes, lamps, stationary, imported chocolates, …
Young Mothers Can Be Great Moms
I don't know many 20-year-old girls who would turn down a good party or give up the freedom and spontaneity of youth for days of diaper-changing and Saturday evenings spent …
