One of my favorite things about traveling is to find a store with lines that you can’t get at home. On our trip to Paris in 2008, I bought a beautiful dress from Sandro. Then I walked another block and saw another Sandro. Then another and another. I realized, while the dress was perfect (and […]
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Paris Day 6: Shopping Review of Merci
I don’t know why I feel shallow saying I love retail. Millions of people love Nascar, summer blockbuster movies with explosions, and cat videos on the Internet – all things that are kinda silly to me, but I am not judging – so why do I feel shallow saying I love walking into a clean, […]
American Made: Little Black Dresses
Is there anything more American than the Little Black Dress? With the weather heating up (finally), I often reach for a Velvet Ruched Dress I purchased last year. That dress can be worn with heels, sandals, or kicks. With a scarf, a sweater, or jewels. That dress has never failed me and because it is […]
American Made: allen allen usa and CP Shades
Shopping over the weekend, I rediscovered two of my favorite American made women’s contemporary brands: allen allen usa and CP Shades. I say rediscovered because while working retail in Stillwater, Oklahoma in the early 90’s, the store I worked at carried both of these brands. I remember saving my retail paycheck to use my retail […]
Summer Essentials: Chance 2014
A few summers ago, one of my favorite brands, Chance, opened a pop-up store in Nolita. I wanted to move in and never leave. This summer, I am in the market for a new striped long-sleeve tee (must be the influence of that Paris trip), so I surfed over to the Chance site and was […]
Spring Essentials: Weekend Uniform
I never wear sweatpants in public, but I do wear 15-year-old gap yoga pants to the corner for a bagel. Last week, I pulled on the old yoga pants and the rivet holding the drawstring fell to the floor. Oops. Then I pulled the string to tie the pant and the drawstring broke off in […]
Just Call Me Blanche
Woke up at 5:30 this morning – guess I am still on Paris time – tossed on my caftan, made coffee, and watched the sun rise over Park Slope. This is my absolute favorite time of year – the birth of summer…which means it is time to talk caftans! As I mentioned last summer, when […]
the five rules of style
The sun is finally out and after the “longest winter in the history of the world,” I am ready to do some shopping. In an effort to define my “look” for the season, I examined the trends online and in several fashion magazines (Vogue, Vogue UK, Marie Clare, Elle, Lucky, etc.) and here is a […]
Collection of the Season: Whit
Finally, the sun is shining in NYC and we are all way too excited to start spring shopping! The retailers feel like we are a month too late, but I know that means we will have the full selection of spring deliveries at our fingertips. One line in particular has knocked it out of the […]
Design Trends for 2014: What’s Next in Art, Fashion and Dining?
Woke up this morning contemplating a tweet I saw late Monday night on my feed. A well-known lifestyle blogger and director of her own brand and design studio, Kate Arends of Wit & Delight, gently slammed Kinfolk magazine and her “bloggy friends” (her term). She politely suggested it was time to step up our […]