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….

  • 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…

  • Skirting the Issue – Part Deux

    Wishful thinking, peut-etre, but I’m not yet convinced that those of us who aren’t blessed with the lean-and-leggy gene have to sit on the sidelines…