Sturdy Fashion Should Involve A Plaid Shirt
If one archetype of High WASP women is the “grande dame,” another might be the sturdy gal. As a High WASP, she may vibrate at
September 24, 2009
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If one archetype of High WASP women is the “grande dame,” another might be the sturdy gal. As a High WASP, she may vibrate at
I had a hankering for something Pendleton-ish. Not that I don’t have jackets, I do. Also sweaters. But as I age I look a little
As we know, it’s Fashion Week. Day after day, designers are showing collections in New York City. We might now wonder, is there such a
We may want to dress just like our mothers. Or we may want, for many reasons, to avoid our culture of origin, seeing it as
Fashion hangs its metaphorical hat on two hooks. The Object of Desire and The Trend. Objects of Desire are whatever your hearts, well, desire. Even
We work hard at developing selves. A personal style both reflective and supportive of those selves. Some of us push through our High WASP reticence.
On September 6th, 2009, I walked to a bookstore and bought 6 fashion magazines. Yes. Six. Because this is a town of old hippies, and
Go to Wilkes Bashford at the Stanford Shopping Center, one day when you are feeling the full force of years of self-denial. Go when you
I do have jackets that get me dressed. Not flocks of them. They do not swoop from my closet like swallows leaving a barn. No
We hear a lot these days about “statement pieces.” Which begs the question – what statement? What, if our clothes are to begin speaking, do
Plaid can be tough. It is what we might call a strongly-typed symbol, as in, it’s very hard to wear without a nod to its
In my family, we love to think of ourselves as Scots. At least the men do. The women are a little bemused. All that stomping
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