What does your denim wardrobe look like? I decided to inventory mine. Here’s what I’ve got: Straight leg (also “relaxed” style): One pair. Skinny: Four pairs. Flare (also trouser style): One pair. Boot cut: One pair. The straight legs are…
Everyone needs a go-to cocktail dress, one that is fairly seasonless and immune to trends. This is easier to find in theory than it is in practice. There’s an entire gauntlet out there of dresses with some combination of the…
Today I’d like to welcome a new sponsor to the site. Kembrel is a flash sale company with a rotating assortment of merchandise for women, men and what is probably your very gracious home. What I really liked about Kembrel…
There’s a documentary on Diana Vreeland floating around the world right now. Called Diana Vreeland: The Eye Has to Travel, it was at US festivals this spring, and it’s playing in the UK this summer. I’m dying to see it….
End-of-season sale time is a great time to grab some quality basics for your wardrobe. Today I’m thinking specifically of silk blouses. A good silk blouse usually lasts me about five years, a very long time in my typical, “wear…
My accessories picks this week all come from the same place: Need Supply Co. This Richmond, VA independent boutique has a killer online presence, with a big inventory of mostly younger-skewing looks for men and women. But their accessories department…
It’s a slow time of year in the fashion world. Summer clearance sales have started, and while pre-fall collections are trickling into stores, no one is paying much attention to them. Even the fast fashion chains take a breather in…
Worst-dressed celebrities of the week. There are ninety-three, for a single week! What is going on out there? How to do a doughnut (or sock) bun. That’s a hair style, in case you were wondering. If you’re looking for a…
My Chuck Taylors are wearing on me. I mean, they’re not being worn on me very much. Around here, the middle school crowd has completely dominated the Converse market for the last seven years or so. I actually inherited my…
This is sublime. Not necessarily the eyes and hand and teethy-mouth accessories. But I’m digging the ’40s peplum waist with the pencil skirt and scrunched long gloves. The look makes rapid-fire snappy dialogue spoken in a mid-Atlantic accent that’s just…
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