Ah yes, we are officially in the dog days of summer here in DC. The stifling heat and soupy humidity make rivulets of sweat stream down my back and between my boobs (squish). One morning while doing my daily trudge for three excruciating blocks from the Metro to my office, I realized that Tretorns and […]
The whole color blocking trend recently got me thinking about the original colored blocks…why LEGOs of course! So on my lunch hour yesterday, I went to see the LEGO® Architecture: Towering Ambition exhibition at the National Building Museum. Architect Adam Reed Tucker has created jaw-dropping, breathtaking models of some of the most iconic structures, including […]
I prefer certain things in my life to be white: rice, teeth, iPhones, men. But ever The Practical Fashionista, I don’t own any white or cream-colored dresses, trousers or shorts. They would be too difficult to keep clean, and dry cleaning soon turns bright white a dingy yellow or dishwater gray. (C’mon, how many run-of-the-mill […]