Quit Your Day Job

Today I am doing something incredibly scary. Something a lot of desk dwellers and paper pushers dream about but are too afraid to ever do. I am quitting my full time job to pursue my dream. And I am doing it for the second time. I am lucky enough to know a few fellow risk takers and in honor of […]
Ready to Stare Featured on Buzzfeed!

Ready to Stare’s Owner/Designer Alysse Dalessandro was featured in two different photos in a August 10, 2014 Buzzfeed post entitled “. Dalessandro was shown alongside her best friend Kristen Strickhouser in a that was re-posted by the Instagram page @Official_Chubby_Bunnies. The other photo posted was from Ready to Stare’s Instagram account . Dalessandro believes that […]
Beyoncé Fans Wear Ready To Stare to the On The Run Tour

Beginning in Miami on June 25, 2014 Beyoncé and Jay-Z embarked on a multi-city North American tour, . As the tour landed in cities across the US, Ready to Stare customers shared their concert outfits via Instagram. The tour ended its North American leg on August 6, 2014 in San Francisco. Photos complied wearing the I […]
Ready To Stare Interviewed on Toast & Talk Tuesdays

Ready to Stare owner/designer Alysse Dalessandro was featured on Toast & Talk with Ms. Cream of the Crop on Hot 101. She discussed how she got her start in fashion and how she came to found Some quotes from the interview are: “How silly is to hate what you’ve got when someone out there wants […]
Ready to Stare Partners with Youth Empowerment Organization

In late April, Ready to Stare began its partnership with Canada-based youth empowerment organization .  Executive Director of Broadening Horizons, Sara Singh said she was drawn to Ready to Stare when she first learned about the empowerment movement   Singh explained it saying: “We are so excited to be partnering with such an amazing brand to […]
Stories of Self Love from Ready to Stare Woke Up Like Dis

Below you will find all of the posts that were shared via social media as part of the Ready to Stare Woke Up Like Dis movement. Â
“As I’ve stated before, I am someone who is very transparent via social media. A lot of you who have followed me for some time know that I have been constantly working on personal development & really trying not to let my insecurities get the best of me. This is why I am so excited for the #ReadyToStareWokeUpLikeDis movement.
Welcome to #ReadyToStareWokeUpLikeDis – The Movement

When I decided to make the #IWokeUpLikeDis shirts, I wanted to do it not just for Beyonce  but for the empowerment that the song and the phrase itself represents. Flawless is the perfect Ready-to-Stare anthem because being your most genuine self, no matter what anyone else thinks is what Ready-to-Stare is all about. When I came up with […]