QUOTE In an interview with Veronique Hyland for Elle Magazine, "the hit maker behind Beyonce, Rihanna and Britney", Terius Nash - known in R&B circles as "The-Dream" - says of his knowledge of women after all these years in the business... "I know the exact same thing about women now that I knew when I was little. They're just lovely little crazy beings. And without them, men wouldn't have a purpose, so no use in complaining."
STYLE Ok what? First off we hear that this company makes sweat pants that look like dress pants (We'll take 1000 pairs). Then we heard that their new Spring Collection is all modeled by women with PH d's. pHD's. PhD's. Brilliant. So we prowled around their site and found out they also have cool stuff for guys (GREAT GUY GIFT ALERT!), stuff we could wear to Fashion Week, moments of weakness and a wicked sense of humor. See. Shop. Laugh.
FIT Check this out! 88 Unexpected Snacks Under 100 Calories. Our favorites? Skinny S'mores, Baked Sweet Potato Fries, Chocolate Dipped Strawberries, Cheesy Roasted Asparagus, Vanilla and Banana Smoothie.
DO A note from Allie: The best models that I've ever worked with are the ones who aren't just beautiful - they are CONFIDENT. Or at least they know how to fake it. " Research has shown that what makes someone an effective leader is a combination of "gravitas, communication skills and appearance." Those are definitely key but we also like these "Tricks To Command a Room When You're Not a Natural Born Leader".
SHOP Customizing and monogramming are topping everyone's trend-list right now. We love what Brevity jewelry is doing with their 'custom signature' designs. They can literally create a piece of jewelry from your own - or a loved one's signature or even one of your children's drawings. Remember - Mother's Day is Sunday, May 11th. Shop Early!
EAT Jennifer Aniston Would Eat These Off The Floor So We Found Her 5 New Recipes.
READ M. Night Shyamalan is best known for his suspenseful movies - especially "The Sixth Sense". You may not have known though that he's an author - of a very different type of genre. "I Got Schooled - The Unlikely Story of How a Moonlighting Movie Maker Learned the Five Keys to Closing America's Education Gap". During a location scouting trip for the movie "The Happening" with Mark Wahlberg - Shyamalan scouted multiple high schools to find just the right spot. His experiences at both upper-middle class schools and lower income schools became the revelation and obsession that now drives him to level the playing field and better the futures for ALL of America's children. It's a riveting, shocking, optimistic read and not only a phenomenal cause - but a crucial one.
SOON Depending on who you read - Reece Witherspoon is set to launch her own "Lifestyle Company"/"Omnichannel"/The New-Goop - website in 2015. She's hired 'C Wonder's' president to be the CEO and the buzz is pretty good. Born in New Orleans and raised in Tennessee - Reece may be the grits and BBQ anecdote to Gweneth's kale and juice-fast . Perhaps in preparation - She just took a cooking class with a roster of A-Listers including Cameron Diaz and Drew Barrymore and who knew she had all these 'selfies'?!
APP To celebrate the launch of his new fragrance, Chanel designer, Karl Lagerfeld developed his own set of 'emoji's'. So A-List... 
Have a great week. xx The A-List
