Sanity Making a Comeback on the Runways?
Looking through the Fall 08 RTW shows in New York, one can’t help but notice some encouraging trends: styles that can be worn by those…
Author: Susan Blakey
Don’t Shoot the Messenger
Photo: http://www.nationalmediamuseum.org.uk/Learning/britonsatwar/According to my physical therapist, I’m suffering from that common 21st Century women’s ailment, baggus too heavius. It’s been recommended that when I’m toting…
Ready-to-Wear I’m Ready to Wear
From NY Fashion Week, Fall 2008 collections. All photos Style.com. Nicole Miller: As always, I’m a sucker for a great jacket. Elie Tahari:Classy! Another statement…
Orange You Ready For Spring?
Une femme doesn’t usually get very excited about Spring fashions, not being much of a florals/pastels/West Palm Beach Brights kind of girl. Fall is the…
What Lies Underneath
A few months back I wrote about my Spanx Conversion, which while not quite a religious experience, did broaden my sartorial horizons a great deal….
Mundane Monday: Skeletons From the Closet
Pieter Breugel: The Peasant Dance, 1568 Une femme is feeling confessional: I used to be a Faire Nerde. In my early 30’s I was part…
Sage Advice or Ageism?
It’s no secret that we live in a culture that doesn’t exactly revere our elders. It’s generally assumed that “looking younger” is a universal and…
Shirley Does Chanel
Shirley MacLaine is currently in Paris filming a biopic about Coco Chanel, according to an article in the LAT, which further Googling reveals to be…
What I’ve Figured Out So Far
A few days ago Shefaly at La Vie Quotidienne tagged me for a meme, Lessons in Hindsight. If I were to go back and give…
