I had a hate-hate relationship with the color navy for the longest time. Back in college, I bought a dowdy navy suit for a job interview. It didn’t help that I paired it with navy pumps which made me look very stewardess-meets-Murphy-Brown. Navy always seemed too difficult and annoying to match. While its hex triplet […]
I’ve found that with blouses and button-downs, it’s very tricky to get the proper fit—you gotta worry about the bust, waist, shoulders and sleeve length being just so. And even with a little stretch thrown into the fabric mix, I still feel constricted, like I’m gonna pop a button even though I have only a […]
Don’t be fooled by the rocks that I got… Well, no, in fact I don’t own much ice. No meteor-sized studs in my ears that would be visible from Mars like Oprah’s (I don’t even have my ears pierced.) No massive tennis bracelet weighing down my wrist and perpetually catching sunlight. And no ginormous 6.1-carat […]
I’m not referring to the girly cocktail, the rebellious singer Alecia “P!nk” Moore, or a satin-jacket-wearing cool girl from Grease. No, actually I’m the Pink Lady. It’s my favorite color. I was tickled pink when Pantone chose Honeysuckle as the 2011 Color of the Year. Lately I’ve been thinking about its virtues since summer has […]
Is that racist? Can I get away with it because I’m 100% Asian? I mean, sometimes I use phrases like “He was on that like white on rice,” or I’ll comment on how “Rory McIlroy” must be a killer tongue-twister for most Koreans (“Loly McIrloy”). Maybe I mistakenly assume that since I’m not one who […]
When my father passed away twelve years ago, I began to dread Father’s Day. Over time, while I haven’t learned to embrace the holiday again, I now accept it as another chance to remember him and be thankful. My dad wasn’t exactly into fashion. An aeronautical engineer who had taught himself computer science, he had […]
It’s only Summer 2011, and I’m already sick of all the news coverage about the next presidential race. Even though I live in the Nation’s Capital, I am not a political junkie. I try to stay current on important issues (and the Weiner scandal was an amusing distraction), but it’s not like I’m devouring Politico […]
At first, I hesitated to publish this post because some misguided folks might think that I’m anti-feminist or that I agree with Ahh-nold The Scoundrel when he said he doesn’t like women wearing pants. Let’s be clear, I’m not necessarily anti-pants. No, I’m only trying to point out the absurd gauntlet of decisions that women […]
When I say “hanger,” what’s the first thing that pops into your head? Here’s my best guess at some possible thought bubbles: if you’re a dude, “Mmm, steak!“ if you’re an heiress, “Mmm, private jet!“ if you’re an art installer, “Ugh, work.“ And if you’re a clotheshorse, you might recall Faye Dunaway’s Joan Crawford shrieking […]
I’ve been a part of the world’s oldest profession for more than half of my life (hold on, Mom, let me explain). You know how some women are committed to, say, Chanel No. 5 or Nina Ricci L’Air du Temps? It has long been their signature scent; they are loyal to it; and they would […]