Kari Erickson
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Art is all we have to try to convey the enormity of the human experience. Kari’s writing, videos and audio art explore everything from yogic philosophy to pop culture, infused always with a search for deeper meaning in the everyday.
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Far From Ugg.
Slowly, over the course of all our various lockdowns (we've had three in the U.K. where I live), most of my wardrobe has become loungewear. It started with Kim Kardashian's Skims line, which cleverly pivoted away from the shapewear of its launch soon after the pandemic hit. Sure, boob tape and sheer sculpt tights are still available on the website, but none of us need stuffing into hot little dresses now; we're not going out. The brand may have taken its inspiration from Kim's own experiments with duct tape, but also definitely follows in the footsteps of Spanx, the shapewear line that made its founder a billionaire. Turns out there is big business in shapewear, especially once you start selling more than, well, shapewear. With most of spending all of our time at home, Skims churned out line after line of soft, supple, comfy-but-sexy loungewear. In the social media campaigns for this Skims 2.0, Kim swapped her famous friends with fit-model proportions for real women ranging from the average to the plus-plus size. There wasn't a true twiglet amongst them (aside from Kendall of course), and stretch marks, saggy boobs and little lumps of cellulite stood out in photos. Still, these women looked good; they looked like they were having a good time, but still glamorous even as they relaxed. I was intrigued.
By Kari Erickson5 years ago in Styled
Half, and Half
Many a pop-starlet was born under the sign of Sagittarius, and though this vocation could not be farther from my life path to date, it is one of the main reasons I have always identified with my sun sign. To be a Sagittarius is to be a performer, whether on the stage of your bedroom floor, or in London’s O2 stadium. Sagittarius has a voice; our challenge is to learn how to use it.
By Kari Erickson5 years ago in Psyche
Half, and Half
Many a pop-starlet was born under the sign of Sagittarius, and though this vocation could not be farther from my life path to date, it is one of the main reasons I have always identified with my sun sign. To be a Sagittarius is to be a performer, whether on the stage of your bedroom floor, or in London’s O2 stadium. Sagittarius has a voice; our challenge is to learn how to use it.
By Kari Erickson5 years ago in Longevity
