Flattery Will Get You Everywhere…Almost
Having spent years being utterly convinced of my own style ineptitude, and possessing an annoying tendency to not trust my own judgement, I’ve often been…
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The Commandments of Style, Old and New Testaments
The indoctrination to sartorial rules began for me back in the days when women were “ladies,” and ladies paid strict attention to those rules, if…
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The Price of Beauty
OK, this NYT article has been making the rounds in the blogosphere, and may I just say, What. The. Fuck. $1000 per week on a…
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Embracing (or at least, air kissing) The Inevitable
There comes a day when we look in the mirror, see the turkey neck, and admit to ourselves that the Pretty Train has left the…
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Too Old for "Baby Doll," Too Young To Die
A rant of sorts In an earlier post I lamented the demise of Forth & Towne. While they certainly had their share of clunkers, they…
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Paris Style Report
The old and the new co-mingle outside the Georges Pompidou Center. What a trip! We loved Paris, and had a wonderful time. The art, the…
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Packing for Paris…The Magnificent Obsession
Have I mentioned that I’m going to Paris in just a little less than 2 weeks???? I can’t begin to express how excited I am…
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Also to be filed under "Cliché vs. Classique"
If there’s anyone whose style I could copy, it would be Audrey Hepburn. (Or at least AH as dressed by Edith Head.) I know just…
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Welcome, and A Disclaimer
Welcome, all you femmes of a certain age. I started this blog to have a place to express my more frivolous side, the side that…
