Fascinating Fascinators
Let’s be perfectly honest: the best part of the Royal Wedding fashion are the hats. Sometimes I truly wish hats were fashionable in the US. If I could pull it off, I would totally wear hats…
Where Fashion and Reality TV Meet International Relations
Here’s an interesting story I came across yesterday. Kim Kardashian, of reality TV fame, is on the cover of the Turkish edition of Cosmo — and is upset about it. Why? She’s Armenian. She posed for…
Going Brolly Hunting
Dear Jean, You know, when you picked me out of a rack in Paris, I was surprised. I mean, you were dressed in black, black, and black; I am pink, beige, orange, and very, very bright….
The perfect coat
For my trip to England later this month, I find myself in need of a coat. I got a lovely weatherproof, knee-length quilted coat which I wear on my bike all winter, but alas this will…
Gloves
I have fallen in love this winter – with leather gloves. As a cyclist, of course I use gloves throughout the cold months, but so far it used to be woollen mittens mostly, with only one…
Of all the ridiculous things.
Looks like a regular jandal, right? Wrong. This is the bottom:
Dressing up
At the opera house some weeks ago, my husband and I watched the audience and were struck by how little most of the women dressed up. Mind you, it’s easier for the men: Wear a dark…
Summer sale
It’s the time of the year again that shopping malls and boutiques become a danger zone. I avoid them as much as I can. I keep telling myself: Yes, many lovely pieces of clothing are dramatically…
No More Mutton Dressed as Lamb
When in historical novels an older lady dresses in a too youthful style, she is often described as “mutton dressed as lamb”. While the phrase is charmingly illustrative, and I certainly don’t blame authors for using…
Grammy Fashion
I love awards shows. I just don’t usually watch them. I wait until the next morning, and watch all the video compilations of the important parts– who won, who performed, who did something outrageous. And, of…