Culture of Origin
The Privilege Style Icon
It may sound like a platitude, to say my mother is my style icon. I can’t help it. There she is, hatbox in hand. It’s
February 18, 2011
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Culture of Origin
Guest Post: My Father Speaks About Neckties
Today we are honored by the presence of Professor C. My father. When I explained that you all had asked to hear from him, he
January 11, 2011
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The Classic Evening Low Heel, With A Teeny, Tiny, Twist
One of the Privilege[d] readers alerted me to this shoe. She says she stood in it, for THREE HOURS, at a Colonial Dames event. I
December 16, 2010
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9 Emoticons For The High WASP
A reader wrote and mentioned, in passing, her wonderment at the excessive use of emoticons in Internet parlance today. She asked whether I had an
October 25, 2010
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In Which We Discover That High WASPs Approach Perfume The Same Way They Approach Life. Intoxicated.
It turns out, oddly enough, that High WASPs take the same approach to perfume as they do to life. I know, I know, it sounds
October 4, 2010
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How To Deliver A Difficult Ethical Message
Figure 1. The dead elephant. A reader, T., wrote in to explain that she had recently suffered through a situation which resulted in her leaving
September 23, 2010
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How Does It Feel To Share A Family Portraitist With The Kennedys?
Back in the 60’s, my mother had a portrait painted of her children. The three eldest, that is. I was 6, my sister 3, my
September 7, 2010
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A Brief List Of Some Very Good Looking Products
Somewhere my sisters are laughing. “Good looking” is my mother’s phrase. Mom’s got great taste, and if I could abstract out her theories I would.
August 26, 2010
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The Low-Down On High WASP Sunglasses
The Sturdy Gal, sporting Ray-Bans, on a boat in the Stockholm Archipelago. High WASPs do have their favorite sunglasses. Like IBM in the 1970s, no
August 5, 2010
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The Sturdy Gal Dreams Of A Grand Resort, v.2011
In recent weeks the fashion industry has been showing its Resort collections. High WASPs love resorts. They are places of tennis, sand, and alcohol. What’s
July 7, 2010
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How, And Why, To Plant A Cottage Garden Anywhere On Earth
I have a proposition for you, one which I do not expect to be controversial. Here goes. Gardens are wonderful. My High WASP cohort is
June 23, 2010
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Guest Post: Reggie of "Reggie Darling" On His Yale 25th Reunion
Today we have the honor, and privilege, of a guest post from Reggie Darling. Reggie writes one of my favorite blogs on design and hospitality,
June 21, 2010
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