After months of research, interviews and late nights writing, my book has finally been published! Female-Empowered Fashion is about the ways in which fashion promotes female empowerment. This includes how fashion has been used to promote inclusivity in body image, build supportive and educational programs for girls, and show how young women have broken into [...]
For this look, I wore the Gauze Lace-Trim Dress from Forever 21 in the color tomato. Although the store may be facing a decline, the styles of its pieces continue to grab my attention. I've been buying dresses and rompers from Forever 21 for years, and to this day I receive the best compliments on [...]
Hi everyone! For a while now, I have felt like the name "Fashion by Ari" wasn't fit for this blog anymore. I have expanded to posting beyond fashion topics, and I plan to share more lifestyle, beauty, design and travel content. I created a mood board page on Instagram called "Here and Haute," where I [...]
Location: Top of the Rock at Rockefeller Center in New York City. Although it's not officially summer yet, a sunny, hot June day in New York certainly calls for a trip to the city. Sunny days in New York are the perfect opportunity to flaunt your new summer clothes as you walk around the city, [...]
In my sophomore year of high school, I made a decision that pretty much changed my life. The decision seemed pretty simple at the time: Take a fashion design class. I wasn't very artistic, but I liked fashion, and this was the closest I could get to learning more about it at the time. I'm [...]
The best part about going home for the summer is that I get to go back to New York. The city in the summer is better than any other time of year (except Christmas at Rockefeller Center, of course). But there's something about sunny days that make me want to spend extra time walking around [...]
I went to visit my friend at the University of San Diego, and although it was my fourth time in the golden state, I acted like a tourist nonetheless. The first thing we did once we got off the plane and dropped our bags off at her dorm was go to Mission Beach. Even though [...]
"Omorfi!" That's what all of the Greeks said when I arrived in my dress. "Beautiful!" Of course they had nice things to say, they were all my relatives. But even so, I really did feel beautiful in this dress. For so long, I looked for a dress that was elegant, but not overly conservative, that [...]
Freshman year of college: complete. What did I learn? I learned a lot about school, don't get me wrong, but more about myself. I went to college hoping that I would come out smarter and more confident, which I did, but that doesn't mean there weren't any challenges. For starters, it didn't take me long [...]
Millions of people walk the streets of New York City each day, showing off their unique styles and freely using fashion to define themselves. This is what inspires me to dress up each time I go. Well, that and the fact that I grew up watching Gossip Girl. I’m sure many girls would agree, seeing [...]
