Spring is Springing
My closet and my mood have been stuck literally in winter’s wrath. The temperature in the Northeast hasn’t soared any higher than a high of 35 degrees since last December, and not only does the weather control what I wear, but my mood depends on it. We did see the... Read More
Testing the Green Waters
For me, St. Patrick’s Day is just a blip on the calendar that says wear green especially and only if you’re Irish. But if you are celebrating, prepare to be greeted by a sea of green Guinness-wielding revelers claiming their shamrocks. St Patrick’s Day is here and you probably don’t... Read More
Spiked Vanilla
This morning, it took me about 10 minutes from start to finish to get dressed knowing full well that my creative prowess is at it’s lowest on a Friday morning at 7am. I put on a white turtleneck, black jeans, black booties, and a black leather jacket, my standard uniform, ready to face the... Read More
Trendy Tevas
I remember back in the 1990’s when I attended overnight camp, Teva Sandals were more popular than Céline Birkenstocks are now. I went to the local store and purchased them, and where the legions of ugly shoes are small but notorious—Teva’s are the predecessor to the Crocs, Vibram Five Fingers,... Read More
Those Giant Pearls
Since fashion month has recently departed, what is left is the layers and layers of designs/ trends that are left to dissect. What is sent down the runway each season though may not always be the most practical for IRL situations. Here’s the thing. Where matters of Céline is concerned, I... Read More
Chanel Fall 2014
Leave it to Karl for the biggest spectacle of the fashion season. For a man who never dabbles in the banal, obsessed with the modern, and love of pop culture, the Kaiser erected his very own mega shopping mart for Chanel this season. Highly anticipated and always outdoing himself, for... Read More
From Paris
Fashion is not all smoke and mirrors. This past weekend in Paris brought a bevy of sure-to-be copied looks and focused on the conceptual avant-garde — the stranger and wilder the looks, the better. Only a few designers could take the fashion industry’s breath away by the way they place a... Read More
These Jeans
Junya Watanabe jeans // Costume National mules Image via W magazine After furiously scrolling the internet to find street style looks from London and Paris to emulate, I found this picture and then fell into a rabbit hole in a mad search for these fringed jeans. The must-have embellishment for... Read More
Age-Defying Hair Care
It’s a common fact of life that us ladies have it harder when it comes to hair, especially as we get older. If you’re a man, showering and getting a cut is as hard as it gets. And if it turns out you’re balding, you just shave your head and... Read More