Last week San Francisco enjoyed an 80℉ day. This in and of itself is news for my mostly temperate city, but trust me, it happened. People poured onto the streets in warm weather outfits. I couldn’t help but wonder whether I needed anything new. And the answer is, of course, no. But it never hurts [...]
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The more I pay attention to style, the more I find myself singling out certain designers as my pals. Take Isabel Marant, for example. I own two of her Étoile Isabel Marant jackets, one aubergine tweed, one black. They have served me very well, worn with everything from brown cords to Levi 501s and Doc [...]
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Lace. It’s everywhere. From Target to Neiman Marcus, and festooning the internet. Some trends are all or nothing, one cannot dip one’s toes into harem pants, for example. But lace is a gentle trend, i.e. light on the psyche and the wallet both. Lace For Everyone! The Sturdy Gal, subject as she is to bouts [...]
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Imagine you were tasked with purchasing an entirely new wardrobe. Fun, right? But no. Turns out it’s daunting. Where to start, when anything is possible? As for any large undertaking, you need an anchoring principle. I suggest that you buy clothes you will fact wear. For clothes to be useful, they have to make it [...]
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I have returned from Spring Break. Which, unfortunately involved tax preparation and weed assessment rather than sun, shore, or seaside. But I’m ready for sun. Ready for trips South, or inland, or to the water, to dry winter out of my consciousness. One of the things I always enjoy about warm travel is giving up [...]
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Today I offer you photos sent in by one of our frequent commenters. As always, please extend your best hospitality and civility to our guest. This, everyone, is Artsy In Boulder. Please extend your warmest welcome. She’s here at my behest, and yours, really. After this post, I was asked for more photos of pattern-mixing. [...]
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By the time we reach 50, we might say no to trends. We might settle back comfortably into a black safari jacket, some tasteful knit trousers, or our tried-and-true pencil skirt and blouse. Alternatively, we might experiment, judiciously. Judiciously, I say, for trends will come and go. That’s their nature, they cannot help themselves. The [...]
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Are you being followed? Do you click from site to site, always accompanied by a persistent image? Do you find yourself wondering, “When, oh, when little photo, did I choose you to be my bestest friend of all?” Do you remember that Dr. Seuss book about the pants? Used to scare the bejeezus out of [...]
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This morning I have to point you to a conversation taking place elsewhere in the blogosphere. I’m going to assume that many of you read Muffy Aldrich’s blog, The Daily Prep,. It may be new to others. Muffy started posting in 2010, in reaction to the co-opting of the term, “Preppy.” She herself fits the [...]
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If one were going out on Valentine’s Day, one might choose a knit red Donna Karan dress. One that nipped in ever so well under the bust, worn with a white cotton cardigan, gold charm bracelet, and lipstick that clashes just enough to indicate one has a mind of one’s own. One might then drink champagne, [...]
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