Shopping & Sales

Sale shopping tips and strategies. My picks from the sales.

Bardot!

She personified the sexy free spirit, so quintessentially French.  No surprise that the folks at Talbots would want to hitch their wagon to some of that allure,…

Shopping List Update

First of all, Happy Valentine’s Day!   Earlier this year as part of an effort to stop wasteful and redundant spending on clothing items, une…

Investment Dressing

…isn’t what it used to be.  If Karl Lagerfeld can send models down the runway clad in jeans as part of the Chanel freaking Couture…

…and Checking It Twice!

The processes of clearing out my closet (again!) and learning to work my core wardrobe have made me more committed than ever to keep impulse purchases…

Making a List….

In order to avoid wasteful spending and accumulating more of what I already have, I’ve promised myself to limit clothing/accessory purchases this year to only…

Shop Like a Man?

Grand-mere Lucille, Drag King?  This article in the Wall Street Journal doesn’t say much that’s new to those of us who have been paying attention…

Talbots Pick of the Week

Say you have a holiday event or four to attend in the next few weeks.  Say you want to look festive while stopping short of DEFCON2-level glitz. …

Une femme recommends…

Miraclesuit “Oceanus” Anyone who has been reading this blog for a while has probably observed that une femme is not comfortable flashing a lot of…