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#QFWSelfie: Your Selfie, Your Style

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Hello Darlings, From the moment Apple released iPhone 4 in 2010 with a front-facing camera our lives have forever been changed thanks to a digital phenomenon now know as a selfie! A simple act of snapping an image of oneself typically with a cell and then sharing online has come to define our age. The selfie has become as much of our culture as the iPhone, Miley’s twerking and hashtags. While overindulging in selfies should come with a warning, all in all they are great fun! No longer do we need a tripod, a helping hand or even a reason for a picture; it is as simple as a snap and go when the mood strikes.

QFWSelfie

How did a selfie come about? It all started back in 2004 when the usage of #selfie first appeared on Flickr but took almost a decade to catch on. Thanks to the rise of Instagram in 2011 and introduction of hashtags and filters that #selfie started to grow in demand. 2013 became the year of #selfie and the term “Selfie” was officially added to Oxford Dictionary. While we in North America love our selfies, it is Australians that steal our thunder. Selfies are most popular in Australia followed by US and Canada. Now that was a surprise :)

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Seeker of Horizons: On the Magic of Beginning

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Hello Darlings, I am really excited to bring you this guest article from my good friend and a talented author of a newly published novel, Seeker of Horizons. Massoud Abbasi was born in Tehran, Iran in 1982. His family fled war and revolution to Turkey in 1987 where they resided for two years as refugees until finally arriving in Canada in 1989. Seeker of Horizons is a story of a father. A lover. A career. All lost at once. What if this happened to you? What if your life was never going to get any better? Young Moshe finds himself in this situation in this riveting tale of tragedy, change and self-awakening. In the below short story written just for you, Massoud explores the importance and beauty of a fresh start .

Seeker of Horizon

On the Magic of Beginning

by Massoud Abbasi

Just as a tree sheds its leaves each fall and rebirths them each spring, so too with us and the varying seasons of the human spirit. No winter, however long or harsh, can last forever. And no summer, however warm and bright, can go on indefinitely. It is not so much that all things must end, but rather, that all things must begin anew. This very essence of life is imbued in all things, from the smallest microbe, to the largest animal. Hence, the crux of the mystery of existence rests not on death or endings, but on life and beginnings. Nothing really ends, everything merely transforms.

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Backstage with Tommy Hilfiger

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Hello Darlings, As February marks the beginning of worldwide fashion weeks, I made my way to New York for Tommy Hilfiger festivities and prior to that for some much needed down time. On a snowy Monday morning I hoped into a cab to Park Avenue Armory arriving just 5 minutes to 10. As I made my way into the historic building and checked in at the media center, I was quickly taken backstage to see the action live. What a thrill it was!

Tommy Hilfiger F/W 2014 Runway

Marta Tryshak at Tommy Hilfiger F/W 2014 Runway Show

Along with 40 of other international media, we had the opportunity to mingle backstage with some of the fresh faced beauties while Pat McGrath ensured that every girl looked perfect. The girls were then quickly rushed into the change room at the back for a run through prior to the final show. Before the attendees began to arrive, we were shown the elaborate set that transported us to Colorado slopes rather than New York city. With snowy slopes and a cabin, we were in for a treat.

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