Here’s a random piece of big news: we recently bought a townhouse! My first home purchase! Closing was literally one week ago, and I kept the process mostly under wraps because I didn’t want to jinx anything. Only when I got the keys to our little casa did I finally relax a bit…
My best friend Susan recently sent me an envelope full of articles, clippings and a short note. (Isn’t snail mail such a rare, unexpected joy?) On the reverse side of a profile of actor Tahar Rahim from the French movie “Un prophète,” Alexa Chung glared at me decked out in some fierce Versace: The photo […]
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 […]
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 […]
I’m not planning on kicking the bucket anytime soon, but I already know what I’m wearing to my own funeral (hey, as a product manager, I like to think ahead): my all-time favorite t-shirt. No, it’s not Splendid, James Perse or Vince. And forget capsule collections and limited editions—besides me, only 8,697 other women on […]
So one of my personal style commandments is that thou shall buy in bulk those rare items that thou truly loves and will wear year-round. American Apparel Boy Beater ribbed tank tops fit the buy-in-multiples criteria for me. Okay, I know, the company may be in bankruptcy by now, and their hirsute CEO Dov Charney […]