Apologies for the lack of posts lately! It's been pretty hectic around here, what with our impending move (8 days and counting...), birthday and anniversary celebrations, and a weekend spent in the country that included a wedding and a funeral. My grandmother lives in an old family house on about 80 acres of land, where 5 of her 6 children have also built homes, surrounded by woods and ponds. For my city kids, it's heaven to wade in the ponds catching frogs, climb trees and run around the... Read Full Story
My all-time favorite model during my formative teenage years reading fashion mags was Nadege. Something about her shorn hair and fantastic smile made her seem both glamourous and approachable. The French-born Greek beauty was big during the era of the supers: Linda, Cindy, Christy et al, and was often featured alongside them, along with other semi-forgotten models of the time like Karen Mulder, Yasmin Ghauri, and Mrs. Sarkozy, Carla Bruni. Nadege then Nadege today I was reminded of Nadege... Read Full Story
Isabel and Ruben Toledo's creative synergy is legendary. She has served as model and muse for many of his sculptures, paintings, and fashion illustrations, and his sculptural forms have inspired many of the architectural elements so prevalent in her fashion collections. They describe their work life as entirely entwined with their "real life", creating being as essential as breathing. Their personal and professional relationship is an anomaly, and not just in the fast-paced world of high... Read Full Story
Need jeans? I'm having a moving sale on eBay, and have several pairs of J Brand, Diesel, and Acne jeans in various sizes. Check it out! Read Full Story
As someone who's battled thick, unruly curls all my life, I was happy to come across this celebration of big hair in POP Magazine, issue 18. Wish I had a photo to post (they're all buried away at my mom's), but my hair was that big in high school. It was literally a foot tall and a foot wide. Read Full Story
Despite being a very small fish in a very big pond, I am surprised receive at least a couple of solicitations a week from people who want me to promote or endorse something on my blog. (What are they thinking?!) The offers have ranged from free purses (not my style) to contact lenses (irrelevant to style), and so far I have politely declined them all. But when off-price retailer Marshall's contacted me a couple of months age asking if I'd take a look at their new "Mega Shoe Boutique" in... Read Full Story
Stylish readers, I need your help. I have a wedding to attend this summer and plan to purchase a new dress for the occasion. Here's the info: August in New England-it will probably be HOT. It's outdoors in a field by a pond in the afternoon, and won't be terribly formal. I've scoured the sales and have come up with the following 9 options. What should I wear? Please vote! Opinion Polls & Market Research Read Full Story
Robin Givhan of the Washington Post has a great article analyzing Anna Wintour's 20 year reign at U.S. Vogue and her impact on fashion. An excerpt: "Vogue doesn't play the role of best girlfriend in the manner of O, the Oprah Magazine, which invites readers to get together for ice cream, girl talk and book club. Vogue does not advocate book clubs. It is a magazine for women about whom books are written. It does not include recipes for fat-free cookies or how-to guides for juggling a job with... Read Full Story
As the Resort Collections have trickled in over the past several weeks, I've been saving looks to add to my fantasy shopping list. No longer the realm of bikinis and beach cover-ups, Resort has become an increasingly important part of the fashion calendar. Bridging the seasons, it offers designers an opportunity to cut loose, exploring color and shape with a freedom they might not enjoy in the more heavily scrutinized Spring and Fall collections, and without the attendant pressure of staging... Read Full Story
