jackets

the moto jacket, refined

A few of you asked to see how the Eileen Fisher long moto jacket looks open, so here it is. I’m wearing the Petite Small,…

long and lean jacket

  This is a really fabulous longer, not-just-another-blazer jacket. It’s very flattering, can be worn open or zipped, and would work well for a travel…

sidewalk café

One of my very favorite things in life is to sit at a sidewalk café in Paris, sipping coffee and watching the world go by….

monday mixer

  In comments on last Monday’s “lessons from the travel wardrobe” post, reader Cindy asked to see how I’d combine items above to create different…

shopping “les soldes”

  During recent email exchanges, Tish of A Femme d’un Certain Âge and I were discussing les soldes (the sales) and what if anything we’d…

winter white, sort of

This Eileen Fisher knit jacket (or cardigan, depending on your POV) is actually bone not white, but I’ve seen so many different interpretations of “winter…

casual luxe

Stay tuned…special guest appearance at the end of this post. 😉 If you’ve hesitated to buy a “le smoking” tuxedo-style jacket because you’re concerned that…

outfit edit: the fab five

  Sometimes we get a clearer picture of things and can better see patterns emerge in retrospect. Going back through my outfit posts from this…