Charlotte Trattner

Selecting skincare is always a challenge. What works for some may not work for others. Coupled with the challenge of understanding skincare needs picking the right product for dark spots, stretch marks, or flaky skin can even be daunting. However, Makari De Suisse, the global luxury beauty brand, prides itself on creating effective products for discolorations, oily skin, anti-aging, or uneven with their botanical-based formulas. Although skincare can be daunting, it can also be fun- indulging...

Give me a Darren Star show, and I’ll binge the first season in a day or two. His show “Sex and the City” not only introduced me to Manolo Blahnik’s shoes but helped the world discover the glory and wonder of a Hermes Birkin Bag. While the wardrobe department in his shows really knows how to curate the finest of pieces, his most recent work, “Emily in Paris,” isn’t realistic. Emily Cooper, the show’s main character, is quickly becoming the most polarizing character on Netflix and in fashion.
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After nearly five days of ballot counting, news outlets began reporting Joe Biden did, in fact, win the 2020 Presidental Election, Kamala Harris changed history becoming the first woman, first Black person, and first South Asian person to become Vice President. During her first official Vice Presidental appearance on Nov 7th, Harris opted to wear a white suit by Carolina Herrera, which not only looked beautiful but also held significant meaning.
Accompanying her white suit, Harris incorporate...

Award shows are always full of stunning looks, and why should we expect anything different during the current COVID19 pandemic. The 72nd annual Emmy Awards is the first award show since the epidemic started, and we started living in this crazy, unprecedented world. Nominees all created their own twist on the night’s events, Nicholas Braun from Succession donned a suit paid with crocs. Killing Eve’s Sandra Oh sported a satin bomber that read “Black Lives are Precious.” Zendaya, who became the ...

As a working model for six years, I’m no stranger to runways. Walking in shows for Miami Fashion Week, Swim Week, Marchesa and other designers, I’m familiar with certain show formats. But SS21 New York Fashion Week shows are proving these standard runways are just the beginning. Nonetheless, there is something special about a runway show, it allows viewers to see the clothes in motion, and C.T. Liu’s Spring Summer 21 C+Plus SERIES digital presentation re-imagines runway shows into a virtual e...

Imagine closing your eyes and picturing a Super 8 home video from the ’70s. Hear the clicking of the film and the sepia tones in the images. Now fill the visuals with pictures of your family, friends and loved ones. Well, Claudia Li’s Spring Summer 2021 captures the magic and nostalgia of gatherings, something I think we are all craving, especially in today’s world. If you bottled up Spring and Summer into a jar to sell to consumers during the cold winter months, you would have Claudia’s coll...

I wasn’t too sure what to expect when I learned I would be following virtual New York Fashion Week Shows. There were so many questions; would these shows be a live stream, were they pre-recorded, or would this be a completely different kind of experience? Well, Carmelo Anthony’s “A Black Future” STAYME70 PROPEL PROGRAM pushes the limits of what I was expecting, and I can’t wait for more.
So what is this Propel Program, and what does a basketball player have to do with NYFW? Anthony decided to...

Clothes have the power to make us feel certain things. Wearing a statement blazer can make us feel powerful and bright garments have the ability to make us feel happy or cheerful. Laduma Ngxokolo, the designer behind MAXHOSA AFRICAN, understands that. His Spring Summer 2021 virtual presentation begins with a colorful countdown clock, not just boring numbers. There are patterns, designs and fun colors, giving viewers a small taste of what they are about to see in his collection.
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A few weeks ago, I was scrolling through Snapchat and saw Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's Vogue "Get Ready With Me" video displayed on my For You page.
Like many millennial women, I love makeup and learning what other people's process looks like.
But the most insightful part of these videos, specifically Congresswoman Ocasio-Cortez's video, is her message about accepting ourselves for who we are.
While getting ready she says "Our culture is so predicated on diminishing women and prey...

Lately, #METOO has been trending on social media, and for all the right reasons. Finally, women and girls are no longer afraid to shy away from the harassment they experienced and feel confident confronting their aggressors (from a distance hopefully) and taking a stand. These brave women are the reason I am finally saying “Me Too!”
As a woman, I am often subjected to harsh criticism and demeaning comments, but that is nothing compared to the harassment I experienced during my Junior year of ...

Watching your loved one suffer is always a challenging feat. Knowing there is nothing you can do to help them through the process, but only lay by their side holding their hand can make you feel powerless. This is something I know all too well. My mom has been diagnosed with a rare autoimmune and vasculitis disorder for more than 20 years. Every year, we visit her specialist to see how her condition is doing. With her diagnosis, there is no cure, there is no remission, there is just control.
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Recently, I was talking to one of my best friends, for this story we will refer to her as K.
K is another model and recently started dating an incredibly secretive medical student and entrepreneur. This man literally embodies the film "Crazy Rich Asians." They flew all around Europe together and now are "living" together. During our conversation, K voiced several of her concerns about this relationship. I feel it is important to share her experience so other women can learn from it. Since Oct...

I have never been the type to like dating. Going out in public with strangers only perpetuates my never-ending social anxiety. Nevertheless, over the past three weeks, I decided to take a risk. Seeing that I had no set plans over winter break and was staying home, I activated my Bumble account which has been deactivated since it's inception and started accepting invitations for dates from some of the guys I met there.
I had no expectations going into this adventure, nor was I looking for my s...

Living through a pandemic is challenging for everyone, but for those single folks out there, it presents some dating challenges those coupled up don't need to worry about. Is it safe to date? If so, how do you end a date if you can't kiss or touch the person without compromising your health or theirs? Do you give them a salute or the elbow bump? And what about sex, how could you possibly be intimate with someone without putting that person at risk? While several public health departments rele...

I'm used to walking around unnoticed. In Orlando, I dash from class to class avoiding eye contact and generally moving through any building unscathed. At college tailgates and bars, I am used to being ignored by frat guys, except for when they step on me or accidentally pour beer in my general direction. I am OK with being unseen with the Orlando male population and figured that would be my experience world-wide. Then I spent the summer in New York.
Upon walking into my building I noticed a c...