Author: Susan Blakey

  • The Layered Look

    The ever irreverent Man Repeller I’m not talking about the layers we wear, but rather the layers of expectation and perception we place over our…

  • Program Notes

    It helps to have a professional photographer… I’ve been trying to take some WIW (What I Wore) “re-enactment” shots but have decided to set this…

  • Une femme recommends…

    The Handbag Deities are smiling on us all.  For yea verily, Hayden-Harnett has brought back the Mercer Satchel, and is offering it in a dozen or…

  • Review: Dressing Your Truth

    Which of the 4 Types are you? The old joke goes like this, “There are two types of people: those who believe there are two…

  • Goldilocks Finds Her Marinière…

    Not inexpensive, but this St. James Galathée Tee from J.Crew is Just Right. Lightweight cotton, 3/4 sleeves, nice fit, several color options.~ All original content…

  • Another bride, another groom…

    The Bride Wore Pucci by unefemme featuring jade jewelry This month’s By Invitation Only theme is “Weddings.”  If I could write the script for the…

  • Natural Beauty

    Watch this video and get inspired to embrace that part of your physical self you were always told was “wrong” or “too much” or “not…

  • Wedge Issue

    Wedges have been known to divide the masses. When I was a junior in high school in the early 1970’s, I went out shopping with…