Style
Gong Xi Fa Cai!
In San Francisco’s Chinatown. I’m holding a fortunate purchase from last weekend’s street festival. It was labeled “pinwheel,” but is actually 8 little pinwheels on
February 19, 2015
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Style
La Garçonne 20% Off Current Sale Prices For President’s Day
Today is the last day of La Garçonne’s President’s Day Sale. Home of Tomboy Luxe, they’re giving us 20% off their already discounted sale, which
February 16, 2015
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Gardening
The 2 Key Questions To Ask In Articulating Your Style: Clothing, House, Or Garden
Now that I’m writing about 3 areas of style – fashion, house, and garden – I notice a couple of commonalities. Seems to me in
February 12, 2015
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A Post About Fashion And Identity, For The Most Part
A couple of weeks back, when Une Femme and I collaborated on posts about jeans, the last thing I expected was a referendum on whether
February 3, 2015
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Style
California Jeaning, North
Today une femme d’un certain âge and Lisa of Privilege are collaborating, each writing a post about the love we share for denim. We thought it
January 22, 2015
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Style
Object Of Desire: A Simple Black Anorak
One of the best tricks I have to stay moderately stylish in retirement is to upgrade utilitarian pieces. If jeans, sneakers and tees have a
January 20, 2015
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Packing For Not Quite A Week In Hawaii
I’ve become an unwitting expert in resort packing. I’d shake my head over my own frivolity, but would rather give the frivolous knowledge away and
January 9, 2015
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Christmas presents
Presents Anyone Can Give To Me (And By Extension To Their Friends) This Christmas, Ranging From Reasonably Priced To Totally Frugal
*That song was in fact, Belinda tells us, written by Nick Lowe. Elvis got me through the rocky parts of my 20s, so gotta
December 8, 2014
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Style
Black Friday/Cyber Monday Deals, In Moderation
Today begins the American season of winter holiday shopping. Some of you may venture into stores. I’ll wave to you from my long-suffering sofa. I
November 28, 2014
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Entertaining
One New Piece For The Entertaining Holidays: From Sky’s The Limit To, “Hey! I Could Get That!”
As I’ve said before, if I don’t get myself one new piece for the holidays, I’m prone to a certain wistful regret. Celebrations feel just
November 11, 2014
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You Could Use The Shopbop Sale For A Big Cool Clutch
Yes, I’m on break, this doesn’t count. The RewardStyle people wrote me to say the Shopbop sale is on, at the exact moment when I
October 14, 2014
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Extreme Casual Style For Weekends, Retirement, Stay-At-Home Moms And Anyone, Really
Back in 2013, I wrote a post about putting together a whole new wardrobe from scratch. We talked about how to stratify your closet, allowing
October 9, 2014
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