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First Pass…

I did a quick “supermarket sweep” pass though some of the early access sale selections, looking mostly at basics and items I normally stock up…

Mastering The Basics

In last week’s Encore post of Simple Is A Tool, the subject of “uniforms” came up in comments. While we might tend to think of…

Encore: Comfort Is The New Black

As promised, some oldies but goodies from the une femme archives… Comfort has become non-negotiable for me. I will no longer wear anything that binds,…

Bending The Rules

One of the fashion rules I learned growing up was that the components of an outfit should have matching levels of formality. Tailored with tailored,…

True North

If someone told me I could only wear one outfit for the rest of my life, it would probably be some iteration of this: black…

Paris Style Report – Spring 2014*

*Or, at least the few days of printemps we experienced… First, I just want to stipulate that the trends/styles described below are based on my own observations…

Box Top

Are you old enough to remember collecting box tops? You saved a certain number from cereal boxes and could send them in for a prize. Or maybe…

travel in style: wardrobe planning

Yikes! We’re less than two weeks out from our departure, and I’ve hit that frustrating stage of travel wardrobe planning: too early to get an…