Friday Fade: Links

Kelly Wearstler, designer and apparently extreme product user, describes her diet and beauty routine. Once she says she sticks to a raw diet and proceeds to list a bunch of non-raw things she eats, it’s a little hard to believe…

Amelia Earhart: Style Icon/You Can

Yesterday would have been Amelia Earhart’s 115th birthday. My friend Francis posted an appreciation of our beloved AE, which inspired this piece. Let’s take a look at the aviatrix’s style and see if we can do it justice in a…

Photo credit: Elizabeth and James for Style.com

Even though I’m convinced that Mary Kate and Ashley Olsen take most of their design cues from military surplus stores, Elizabeth and James, their contemporary line, hit some great style points with their fall 2012 ready to wear line. My…

Madewell Sale On Sale

I can’t quibble with 30% off sale prices. Madewell is running that very online promotion right now. Here are a few pieces that caught my eye. Warning: they really are going quickly (she says even though she doesn’t get paid…

Project Runway is back for season 10. While the show has suffered a marked decline since it moved from Bravo to Lifetime (and switched production companies from Magical Elves to Bunnim Murray), Tom & Lorenzo’s recaps of the show have…

Don’t Make Me Wear Ugly Technology: Pebble Watch and Google Glass

Everyone’s SUPER excited that Dick Tracy’s wrist watch will soon be a reality. The Pebble is a wrist-worn gadget that syncs to your smart phone and functions as a remote, tinier screen that you can interact with all day instead…

Photo credit: Victoria Adamson for New York Magazine

A friend recently returned from Europe with an on-the-street fashion report. Paris, she tells me, is as it ever was: Ladies are putting on scarves, lipstick and perfume for even a quick schlep to le pharmacie. So I decided to…

Olympics, Shmalympics: Forget the Athletic Gear. I Want Chelsea Boots.

You could plaster yourself in the Union Jack, or suddenly start wearing “trainers,” or otherwise make some sartorial nod to the fact that people will be performing amazing athletic feats in England next week.  Here in Los Angeles that seems…

The French Sailors Top, aka Breton Stripe Top, aka La Marinière

Do not tell me that you’re not shaped like Brigitte Bardot and therefore can’t wear horizontal stripes. French sailor shirts look great on everyone, curvy or stick straight. Even though they’ve been around forever (you can read a great history…

L.L. Bean for Hipsters

I have to say I’m really impressed with L.L. Bean’s new Signature collection. They’ve kept the quality and jettisoned the fuddy duddy, making these pieces suitable for city folks of all ages. These are some of my favorites. Right now…