Culture of Origin
What Would The Founding Fathers Think Of DOMA?
We, the people, hold these truths to be self evident. First truth. Last week, as many of you know, the Supreme Court of the United
July 4, 2013
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A Mantra Of Authentic Style
Yesterday Susan at Une Femme d’un Certain Age put up a post on authentic style. She was kind enough to include one of my outfit
July 2, 2013
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Motherhood
Baby Nights, Or, Saturday Morning at 10:05am
Good morning everyone. I took care of my nephew from 10pm to 7am last night. Well my goodness. All you new moms, I salute you.
June 29, 2013
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Blogosphere
Happy Birthday To “Already Pretty,” The Book
Just about a year ago, Sally over at Already Pretty released her book. It’s called, appropriately, “Already Pretty: Learn To Love Your Body By Dressing
June 27, 2013
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How To Dress When You’re “Man Down”
A reader has asked, how to dress when you’re attending an event with trophy wives? Something I’ve touched on personally here, and here, but never
June 25, 2013
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The Role Of A Wedding Style Icon, Or, Saturday Morning at 9:49am
I’ve never really subscribed to the idea of a style icon. Perhaps because appropriate options were a long time coming. Back in 1983, when I
June 22, 2013
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LPC Belatedly Answers Some More Questions
I thought I’d address a few more questions from my defunct Ask LPC. Feel free, by the way, to add requests for posts to the
June 20, 2013
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Do The Kardashians Make Young Women Dress Like Old Ladies?
Let’s talk about why an entire segment of young women these days dress like, well, old ladies. First, what do I mean by dressing like
June 18, 2013
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Weddings
All The Time, Or, Saturday Morning at 7:55am
As requested, here is my Proposal Ring. And the concrete details. It was designed by Paloma Picasso, made of hammered white gold with one small
June 15, 2013
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Wedding Planning Missive #1
What’s it like to plan a second wedding? Well, in the simplest incarnation, it’s like a to-do list. And I suspect this particular to-do list
June 13, 2013
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Career
Blue Gray UNIQLO, Meet Lavender J. Crew: The Back Story
This is a story about color, and other stuff. I’m wearing a UNIQLO jacket, Anniel oxfords, chandelier earrings from Beladora, lavender pencil skirt and French
June 11, 2013
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Check Your Privilege, Or, Saturday Morning at 9:24am
Do you check your privilege before you speak? Huh? What does that mean, you might ask? There’s a question on the airwaves these days, i.e.
June 8, 2013
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