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Flesh-toned frocks from “The Fashion World of Jean Paul Gaultier” exhibition…

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Have you ever been to the de Young Museum in San Francisco? Before this trip, I had not. Boy, was I missing out. Designed by Pritzker Prize-winning firm Herzog & de Meuron, the structure itself is spectacular…

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SFMOMA served up a handful of visual treats for me to take in—the relaxing rooftop garden, the jaw-dropping Mark Bradford exhibition. I also enjoyed seeing some unexpected linear patterns in its physical space…

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During this trip, I visited the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art for the very first time. The rooftop garden was one of the best parts…

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I’ve been out here on the West Coast attending Apple’s WWDC conference for the past week. (Lucky me!) I last visited San Francisco more than twenty years ago and had somehow forgotten just how amazing it is…

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Did you know that last Friday was Marilyn Monroe’s birthday? She would have been 86 years old. The world’s greatest sex symbol was a luminous mix of va-va-voom and vulnerability. And 50 years after her death, she’s still regularly in the news…

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Today marks the one-year anniversary of JenRocksFashion! Taking the leap of faith to start a blog was one of the best decisions of my life. I’ve come a long way since my very first post…

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…I figured out a pretty cool solution for another head scratcher. We face a large swath of empty white wall in our dining area. The space just begs for some black-and-white Noelle Tan prints.

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Believe it or not, it has been almost a full year since I first started this blog. And while I’ve written about my personal style and shared fashion advice in many posts, I figure now would be a good time to pass along some beauty secrets too…

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Thirteen years ago today, my dad died suddenly of a massive heart attack. He was 61 years old. Sometimes it feels like yesterday; sometimes it feels like a lifetime ago. For me, grief has been a good teacher. One of the most important lessons I’ve learned is that life can change on a dime…