Ceremonia’s Babba Rivera Keeps Proving People Wrong
Ceremonia’s Babba Rivera Keeps Proving People Wrong
When Babba Rivera hops on our Zoom call toward the end of October, the Ceremonia founder is wrapped up in blankets and looking cozy. She’s in her house in upstate New York, a place she retreats to on the weekends, and where she and her family carve out time and [...]
The Small Business Edit: Fashion, Jewelry, and Self-Care Brands for the Conscious Consumer
The Small Business Edit: Fashion, Jewelry, and Self-Care Brands for the Conscious Consumer
The air is finally cooling, the holidays are approaching, and what we like to call Treat Yourself Season is upon us. For this month’s edition of THE LIST, we’ve gathered ten standout small businesses and independent designers to support on Black Friday, including one-of-a-kind jewelry from Hernan Herdez and OCHIO, [...]
Treat Yourself With These 10 Gifts For Valentine’s Day
Treat Yourself With These 10 Gifts For Valentine’s Day
The relationship you have with yourself is the most important. Yet when it comes to the very romantic day of the year, Valentine’s Day, we automatically embrace the holiday with open arms as a time to spoil a significant other with a present that reflects our attentiveness to the relationship. [...]
20 Latin-Owned Holiday Gifts for Any and All Beauty Lovers
20 Latin-Owned Holiday Gifts for Any and All Beauty Lovers
For the Latin community, Navidad begins as a beautiful banquet full of Buñuelos, Croquettes, Natilla, Arroz con Leche, y mas, as we wait for the clock to strike 12 so we can officially get to unwrapping. You know how that goes. Christmas Eve or Noche Buena is our official Christmas [...]
Two Latina Therapists on the Importance of Prioritizing Mental Health
Two Latina Therapists on the Importance of Prioritizing Mental Health
Since 1949, the month of May has been designated to Mental Health Awareness. In the midst of the recent school shooting in Uvalde, the ongoing war in Ukraine and the ever-present pandemic, it has become increasingly important to check in on our mental health. As the month comes to an [...]
Raul Lopez Chose to Defy The Odds
Raul Lopez Chose to Defy The Odds
For Raul Lopez, the designer and founder behind LUAR's namesake fashion brand (Raul spelled backward), success boils down to community — the chosen family beyond parents and siblings. Community isn't just buying merch or showing up to rallies with signs. For people like Lopez — born, raised and currently [...]
How Michelle Badillo Defied Her Own Barriers
How Michelle Badillo Defied Her Own Barriers
When Michelle Badillo reluctantly agreed to attend college, she told her mother that she would become a screenwriter. Badillo had the intention of alarming her mother; she did not anticipate that her mother would fully support her decision and pay for it, too. “I was an idiot,” Badillo laughs from [...]