Author: Susan Blakey

  • encore: words of Liz-dom

    Yesterday was Elizabeth Taylor’s birthday. I thought it might be fun to revisit one my favorite posts, a tribute to a legend. “Big girls need…

  • casual vendredi: the mix

    As a post-script to Wednesday’s ruminations, here’s how I recently added some softness and movement to an otherwise structured outfit. This sheer tunic has turned…

  • rethinking classic

      When it comes to style taxonomy “Classic” is a word often used to describe a specific look. Symmetrical, tailored, polished, presumably timeless. Think white…

  • on the fringe

    Sometimes it’s difficult to tell whether a particular trend will have “legs” and whether pieces purchased this season will look dated in a few months….

  • shape shift

    Lately, I’ve been drawn to soft shapes with a lot of movement, floaty bits that dance along when I walk. I’d purchased these jersey slouchy…

  • they’re ba-a-a-ck….

    …the J.Crew 3/4 sleeve linen tees. In lots of colors too. I picked up a couple of these last Spring and have worn them quite…

  • jolie laide*

    When Phoebe Philo at Céline sent those fur-lined Birkenstocks down the runway a couple of years ago, it was the shot heard ’round the fashion…