Category: Style

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The Evolving Self, Dot Com

Last week I bought some fairly inexpensive shoes online. The purchase experience was one of the best ever. It still makes me smile to think

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When Did That Peaked Shoulder Trend Start?

Two years ago, in its Fall 2009 collection, Balmain made waves with jackets like this. via net-a-porter. No longer available, but was on sale for

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

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And The Revolution Wore Shorts

Here’s an idea. What piece of women’s clothing, native to the Western world, has undergone revolutionary change in our lifetime? Shorts. Yes, shorts. Of course,

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Will You Wear A Tailed Jacket In 2011?

It’s quite possible that you’re going to wind up in a long-tailed jacket this year. Why, you may wonder? Well let’s consider. The Four Factors

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How To Replace A Closet Gremlin

Almost every one has one piece they wear all the time, unhappily. A sort of gremlin in the closet, always there, never welcome. Replacing it