Author: Susan Blakey

  • Commence Stage II

    I’ve begun the second stage of clearing my closet, some new items up over at Emotional Baggage. More to be added by the weekend, so…

  • Bien dans sa peau, encore

    (Because I needed to give myself a pep talk, this is a repost from last year.) “Bien dans sa peau.” It’s that mythical state that…

  • With God as my witness….

    I will never purchase a Hewlett-Packard product AGAIN!!! (Long story, but let’s just say that our PC continues to exhibit some irregular and extremely aggravating…

  • L’Shana Tovah!

    May you be inscribed for a good and sweet year! ~ All original content property of https://unefemmenet.wpengine.com This work is licensed under a Creative Commons…

  • Foulard de la semaine

    Scarf inherited from grand-mere again, this time with an Hermès chain d’ancre horn scarf ring. ~ All original content property of https://unefemmenet.wpengine.com This work is…

  • Talbot’s Pick of the Week

    Pintucked Cardigan, $89. Yes, another cardigan! The picture doesn’t fully do this one justice. The “pintucks” (which I’d describe more as “tuxedo pleats”) add interest,…

  • Icons, Inspiration and Distillation

    (Le sigh.) Une femme can’t help it. Every time talk turns to fashion icons, this is the image that jumps immediately to my mind. “Realistic”…

  • Just. So. Wrong.

    Jelly–oui, jelly!!–oxford, $100. These are the footwear equivalent of Tofurky. My feet start to sweat just contemplating these. ~ All original content property of https://unefemmenet.wpengine.com…

  • Stage 1

    Results of first pass at closet purge. Next stop: charity thrift store. * This was the easy part. All of the never-wore-it/doesn’t-fit/worn-out/wrong-color/someone-else’s-style/meh/will-never-miss-it pieces. The next…