Author: Susan Blakey

  • Thinking About: Fashion, On My Own Terms

    Like many women our age, I’ve had an on-again-off-again relationship with Fashion over my lifetime. I remember pre-teen me thumbing through glossy fashion magazines at…

  • Strolling In St. Germain

    We’d been shooting outfits all morning around Jardin du Luxembourg and Place St. Sulpice and were getting hungry. Le Monsieur suggested a small cafe at a nearby corner, Le…

  • Dressed To Fly…

    Or, “comfortable airport style” doesn’t have to be an oxymoron… I’m just back from New York, and in less than two weeks (!!!) we’re off to Japan. From LA…

  • Survey: Your Input Requested…

    I’m just back from New York, and my head is still spinning! It was such an amazing and inspiring few days, and I’ll share some of…

  • A Day With Icons

    Yesterday I was up and out the door early to catch the last day of the “Manus X Machina: Fashion in an Age of Technology” exhibit…

  • Room With A View: New York

    I’ve been on the go since I first arrived in New York on Friday night. Had trouble falling asleep that first night so I slept late on Saturday, had…

  • Packing With Accessory “Beauty Bundles”

    I’ve been following image consultant Brenda Kinsel for some time, and recently have been intrigued by her concept of “beauty bundles” (a grouping of coordinated accessories…