How Not To Wear Bruce Springsteen To Brunch
I’ve had a few inquiries about retirement wardrobes. As it turns out, dressing for the office is one thing, dressing for retirement, quite another. I
May 4, 2011
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Category: Style
How Not To Wear Cardigans To Bangkok
Let’s say you have a a new job. Let’s say you need a work wardrobe? OK then. Careers are won or lost to the 80%
April 25, 2011
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Style
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
April 12, 2011
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Fierce at 50
Can You Wear Blue-Green Slingbacks With A Brown-Black Dress?
My brother, as regular readers will remember, is getting married this spring, in a celebration influenced by Burning Man. My outfit, as regular readers will
March 28, 2011
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Style
Mary Jo Matsumoto Launches Classic, Soigne Collection For The Grande Dame
Tonight, at a Los Angeles Fashion Week event, Mary Jo Matsumoto launches her Fall 2011 couture line. Mary Jo and I have been Internet friends
March 17, 2011
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Interesting brands
Will Grownups Be Wearing Party Pants This Year?
When I was very young little girls still wore party pants. In those days the term meant ruffled underwear. We would don our dresses, often
March 6, 2011
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Style
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
February 23, 2011
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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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Career
Is The Fashion Industry Exploding Before Our Very Eyes?
Derek Lam, via Quintessence So. It’s New York Fashion Week. Meaning that all kinds of designers are holding all kinds of fashion shows for all
February 16, 2011
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Style
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,
February 10, 2011
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Style
How To Treat Colorphobia – Take One Peach And Call Me In The Morning
Some of us just don’t do well with color. Too daunting. But, you know, life is short. We think to ourselves, perhaps we do not
February 9, 2011
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Style
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
February 1, 2011
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