What To Wear, And What Not To Wear, At A Farm Wedding
Twenty-five or thirty years ago I attended a wedding on a New Jersey farm. The land had been in the bride’s family for generations, complete
August 2, 2011
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Category: Jewelry
Jewelry
Pearls For A Sixteenth Birthday
Some of you are curious about giving or receiving pearls for a 16th birthday. Let’s answer your questions, even those you did not know you
May 25, 2011
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Jewelry
A Couple Of Ways To Wear Estate Jewelry For Your Wedding
My brother gets married next month. True to High WASP form, he gave his fiancée a family ring when they got engaged. In fact, the
April 28, 2011
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How To Squeeze Value Out Of An Expensive Dress
As I have said, my brother’s getting married this spring. The event promises to be creative, given that my brother and his fiance are both
January 19, 2011
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Jewelry
5 Accessories I Don’t Leave Home Without
Sophie, at les anti-modernes, tagged me for 5 key accessories. Sturdy Gals aren’t big on accessories unless they are useful. These days I live a
January 17, 2011
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Those Fancy-Pants Clothes And Jewels One Wears To Lavish!
Key takeaway. We Baby Boomers are not so good at this all-photos-all-the-time Facebook culture. Case in point. I confess I picked the best photo. There
December 22, 2010
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Brutal Pearls And Subtle Bright Red Lipstick; The Power Of An Oxymoron
“Cool” fashion usually involves tension of one sort or another. The wearer has enough force of character, or enough vision, to carry off a union
June 6, 2010
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All The Days Of Your Pearls
Did any of you watch soap operas? In the days before reality TV, YouTube, and Twitter/Facebook, they were the only way to indulge in daily,
January 13, 2010
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Can You Wear A Simple Pearl Strand With Simple Pearl Studs?
Joyce Hor-Chung Lau, a reader of this blog and, more importantly, a writer for the International Herald Tribune and The New York Times, asked me
January 6, 2010
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