Big Revelation: Latino Teens Just as Insecure as Rest

Big Revelation: Latino Teens Just as Insecure as Rest

NewsTaco November 22, 2010

A new survey says that Latino boys are not as confident about their looks as once thought. So where do I begin? As a former Latino boy, güerco, chilpayate, I […]

Guapura 101: ¡Qué Tacones! High Heels and Your Feet

Mary Mata November 15, 2010

Okay, first off, happy Monday.   Secondly, let’s talk tacones.  This ridiculous story comes on the heels (sorry for the pun) of a designer’s creation of nine-inch heels.  Yes, NINE inch […]

No One Wants Latina Models

Mary Mata September 30, 2010

Jezebel wrote a really interesting piece this week breaking down New York’s fashion week by “color,” and ultimately finding that no one wants Latina models.  As they wrote: “3,410 of […]

Feed the Models: Estás Muy Flaca, Mi’ja

Mary Mata September 14, 2010

As far back as I can remember, I’ve lived a parallel life:  considered not skinny enough by popular American wisdom and somehow simultaneously considered too skinny by my abuelitas. Although […]