A Block of Color
Ok – now I’m obsessed with color. Even this morning, I was drawn to my kelly green silk dress that I had worn just once all last year. For some reason when I topped it off with a thin, navy open weave...
View ArticleBrangelina Bond?
Extra! Extra! Rumors fly of a possible weekend wedding for Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie. While I was watching the Olympics, the presidential campaign updates and nominations, and even a bit of pre-...
View Article2 Days of Fall Finds
* * In 1969, Time Magazine ran a story in their fashion section about a policy changing event that took place at the “21″ Club in New York City. Judy Carne, a lead in the comedy series “Laugh In,” went...
View ArticleBlack is the new Black
One year it’s brown. Another year it’s grey. And yet another, it’s burgundy. Each fall and winter, a color tries to nudge out the classic black to become the next “New Black” for the season. These...
View ArticleA “Go-To”
I was driving home at around 7pm last night after shopping with a client when I realized I had not prepared…or even thought about, what to make for my family’s dinner. An occasion like this usually...
View ArticleCozy Cables
You don’t have to visit Ireland to understand the coziness of a cable knit sweater. Sometimes known as a fisherman’s jumper or sweater, the usually cream-colored knitted pullover wasn’t always so soft...
View ArticleLively Up Your Prep
In 1980. the Official Preppy Handbook hit bookstore shelves creating a greater awareness of that polo-driven, khaki-sporting, loafer-stepping scene. The book was a tongue-in-cheek view of prep school...
View ArticleTop it Off
Nothing finishes off an outfit as easily as a little jacket. No matter the shape, this terrific topper is easy to toss on with trousers, dresses and jeans to complete your look for work, weekend or...
View Article5/12/13
“A mother is a person who seeing there are only four pieces of pie for five people, promptly announces she never did care for pie.” ~ Tenneva Jordan This Sunday is Mother’s Day and for those who of us...
View ArticlePacked to Perfection
A good friend of mine dropped off her 12-year-old for a few fun-filled weeks at a YMCA camp. As she picked up her suitcase to toss into the trunk, she suddenly realized that her over-excited daughter...
View ArticleHangin’ Home for the Holiday
Choosing to watch the ball drop from the comforts of your own couch or even a dear friend’s house, doesn’t mean you have to succumb to plaid p.j.’s or a pair of pull-on pants. You can easily add a...
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