Nishika de Rosairo has been an artist and she’s been a dancer. She’s lived on four continents, worked as an adviser to Fortune 500 companies in Silicon Valley, and served as an advocate for women’s entrepreneurship. Now, as the CEO and creative director of dE ROSAIRO, she’s fulfilling a childhood dream to design her own fashion line, drawing on both her artistic and business acumen to outfit sophisticated, successful women around the globe. … //READ MORE

Now that we’re well into the new year, I’m well into writing in the paper calendar that I’ll be using until next January. Yes, you read that right—a paper calendar. Yes, I have a smartphone and yes, I know how to use the digital calendar that comes with it. In fact, I’m well versed in technology, thank you very much.

But everyone has their holiday traditions. And for me, every December, it’s purchasing a new wall calendar and, after the new year arrives, updating it month by month. I love getting my new calendar, peeling off its cellophane wrapper and pulling out the square piece of cardboard in the middle. It’s a personal process that takes place on my kitchen table. … //READ MORE

One day during her second grade year, my daughter came home from school with her first big assignment: to write a report on an ancient Egyptian god. For my child’s subject, the teacher chose Nephthys, a goddess who had two crucial but vaguely similar jobs: to supervise the work of housewives, and to lead women into the underworld.

Nephthys was also famous for killing her husband, disguising herself as her sister, then getting her brother-in-law sloshed and seducing him into impregnating her. Nice role model, that Nephthys. She makes wearing a vile of blood around one’s neck or stepping out of a limo without panties look like the work of Mother Theresa. … //READ MORE

For Pam Baer, it doesn’t get any better than this. As an executive board member of San Francisco General Hospital, an adviser to several other nonprofits and (one of her most high-profile roles) the wife of San Francisco Giants President Larry Baer, she’s attended her share of chic soirees and charitable events. Now she’s taken two of her passions—fashion and philanthropy—and started her own company to give back on a global level. … //READ MORE

Designers are starting to give us the lip, and it might not be such a bad thing. Just in time for Valentine’s Day, lovable prints paying homage to the iconic smooch are having a fashion moment, with lip prints popping up all over clothes and accessories. So kiss those boring frocks and handbags goodbye, and let ’em know you just want their extra time and their…

Photo, above, clockwise from left: “Kiss and Tell” knit dress from Nastygal.com, $78. “Bugzy Lips” clutch by Sarah’s Bag at Farfetched.com, $1,199. “Pout” cotton and tulle lip-print dress from Alice+Olivia, currently unavailable. Stella McCartney pink shift dress, currently unavailable. Diane von Furstenberg silk wrap dress at Farfetch.com, $3,490. Lulu Guinness lip-shaped purse, $390.

For more Valentine’s Day fashion and gift ideas, visit Red Typewriter’s Pinterest page.

Nothing warms the heart more than a scrumptious, homemade dinner for your sweetheart. So whether it’s Valentine’s Day, a special anniversary or birthday, skip the hard-to-get reservation and costly check and stay home instead. The two of you can get cozy in the kitchen while you bond over blending, braising and baking. … //READ MORE