Le Look Du Jour: Actress Lupita Nyong'o For InStyle Magazine December 2013

I tend to relish in my so called psychic abilities and being that I was totally disappointed in the November issue of InStyle Magazine, I knew that Actress Lupita Nyong'o had to be in the December issue and here she is: Swept Away

The beautiful Lupita was photographed by Emma Tempest 

Styling by Melissa Rubini

Gorgeous in J. Mendel at the 17th Annual Hollywood Film Awards: Actress Lupita Nyong’o

I'm about to go on a little rant here, so be prepared. Do you see what happens when we promote those who our media won't normally promote? I celebrate Lupita because Lupita looks just like me, especially in my younger years. She's beautiful, poised and so elegant and I wish her nothing but the best in her future.

Now, you see Lupita's name all over the place and that's a good thing and we all know how the media has a way of picking up on people who we deem as popular.

On Tumblr she is all over our blogs, because that's where I first introduced her to the world at and I couldn't stop. I'm not obsessed, I just celebrate our beauty in the ways that it should be; because if we don't celebrate and embrace our own beauty many of you will be waiting forever if you think someone else will.

Ok, rant over. Doesn't she look gorgeously beautiful in this J. Mendel Gown???

And some of you have the nerve to be afraid of wearing clothing in color. Newsflash: Your beautiful skin tones can wear every color in the rainbow and they will still flatter you, heck, all women can use a little color in their wardrobes because color gives a woman exuberance and vitality.

Photos: Getty Images

Le Look Du Jour: Actress Kerry Washington For Vanity Fair Magazine August 2013

Actress Kerry "Miss Olivia Pope" Washington has scored another major magazine cover and congratulations are in order for her lovely Vanity Fair August cover.

I think one of the best things that I've done recently to save money was to subscribe to digital magazines and NEXT issue has to be the best so far because I get to choose some of my favorites.

Actress Kerry Washington: The Most Intriguing Star - The Most Intriguing Show

Screen captures were done by me, but the fabulous Norman Jean Roy captured Kerry beautifully in Bridgehampton, New York.

Photos by Norman Jean Roy
Styling by Jessica Diehl