Bon matin, Tuesday. it's a lovely Fall day in the city and I'm firing on many cylinders, all filled with fumes and steam. I hope I make it through the week. Feeling a little tapped out. Thank goodness for 70s playlists on Spotify.
So we all know a big election is coming and it's hard to imagine a more important stage for women than the White House- with Hillary showing some grace under fire at that witch hunt last week, she's got my vote. I can't think of a better ad for Hillary than those hearings. Well played, democrats. Republicans, get a life.
So anyway, with talk of the first female President, it's crazy that women had to win the right to vote, and the new movie "Suffragette" is in theaters to document the early days of the feminist movement in the late 19th and early 20th century.
I've always loved the word "suffragette". Sure it's part of the name of a great Bowie song, but the word to me has always stood for something powerful- the need and right to get up and stand up for what you believe in. I've never been quiet on that front, by the way. I tend to speak up when I want something and really, I have absolutely no poker face so why keep quiet? To me, it's part of my DNA to speak up, but it's worth celebrating the women that allowed me to be where I am- to do and say and vote how I want.
And what better way to express oneself than with a graphic tee, created by Claire Vivier in collaboration with the film, who stars just some little nobodies like Carey Mulligan, Helena Bonham Carter, and Meryl Streep.
I'm a big fan of Claire Vivier's bags and French phrased tee shirts, but this one to me stands for something great. With every vote counting and so many women in the world still in crisis, I feel like this is a great statement- you can rock the plain version or the "Je Suis" one (an obvious nod to Je Suis Charlie) - both are fabulous and cool and besides supporting the right to vote, speak volumes about being a bad ass and having a suffragette soul. I'm a fan, and I'm taking that spirit to heart this week as I fight the good fight on some projects this week. And in a much bigger sense, we have so much more work to do to make sure women continue to make great strides now and in the future.
Cause that's what's up this fighting the good fight kind of Tuesday in the 212. Yours, in standing up for what I believe in, with a little help from a tee shirt. Stand up, and make it count. XO