Remember a bunch of days ago, when in a fog induced by allergies and a cold, I wrote that I’d start a new series called Fifty Ways To Wear Your Lover (FWTWYL) by featuring the most iconic, in my opinion, of all bags–the black Chanel classic flap? It occurs to me now, in my lucid state, that it’s actually not …
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FIMTSO: The Sundress
We’re having more rain than usual this year so I’m blaming the weather on my fashion block for the FIMTSO series. But today the sun came out and all was right in the world again. So let’s take a look at today’s test item, the sundress. I have a few sundresses in my repertoire but I’m not quite in swimsuit …
For The Love Of Buttons
Someone recently joked that I needed to get out of my Chanel rut; that I needed to shake it up a little. Aren’t you bored, she asked. I don’t think so… I love everything about fashion, from the creations of obscure Belgian designers to the up-and-coming Americans to the saucy Italians to the masterful French. I love them all equally, …
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Revenge Of The Runt, Part 2
What were you doing at 8.30 this morning? Me, I was sneaking out to one of the few Gapkids in my area that had the Stella McCartney spring capsule. Remember the Fall collection that had me bananas over the band jacket? Well, I was going to be more prepared this time around, so when the store confirmed last night that …
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Coco Couture
I finally got around to watching the movie Julie and Julia that my friends highly recommended to me as it’s about a blogger who has this love affair with cooking, Julia Child, and writing. About 30 minutes into the movie, I began to understand why they had clamored for me to see it. Substitute cooking and Julia Child with fashion/travel …