[Warning: this post exposes my inner-nerd. So what does that make me? A nerdy fashionista? A fashionable nerd? I’m cool with either.] Earlier this week during my mundane morning commute via Metro, it dawned on me that QR codes (which are ubiquitous on every freakin’ ad plastered throughout every station) look a lot like houndstooth. […]
So the other day I was reading about the Roaring Twenties. I had forgotten how much astonishing shit happened during that decade: women’s suffrage, the Lost Generation, the Jazz Age, Charles Lindburgh, radio, the mass production of the automobile, the Wall Street Crash of 1929, Al Capone, and so on. (Maybe I can rework the […]
In case you were wondering, the old Linda Ronstadt song “Blue Bayou” somehow popped into my head as I was writing this post. (For better or worse, I live with random thoughts percolating through my cerebral cortex all the time.) So I saw this painting by Utah-based artist and environmentalist Susan Swartz in the July […]
I’ve been writing this blog for about a month now, and in case you haven’t noticed, I come up with some strange associations between seemingly disparate things. I just can’t help it—my brain sees something having to do with fashion and it often automatically links it to another idea or image from nature, animation, you-name-it. […]
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’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 […]
Nope, this post is not about apples, onions, curry or tea. It’s not about the Lantern, Hornet or Acres. And not about Eva, Seth or Al. It’s about green, the color. Since I recently wrote an ode to pink, I naturally owe one to its preppy complement. It just so happens that the Textile Museum […]
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’m NOT trying to dis Steve McQueen. Really. I’m just pointing out that the other [in]famous McQueen—the late, great Alexander—also deserves to wear the “Cool” crown. His was an edgy, haunting, provocative cool. If you haven’t yet seen the Savage Beauty exhibition at the Met, you’re missing the chance to experience his singular, sublime genius. […]
So I saw these fragile, lovely little blossoms that had fallen into a bird bath: And that got me reflecting on floral-printed clothes. Honestly? Flowery prints are definitely not my thing. They can be pretty tricky to pull off: from the Good (classy à la Carolina Herrera and cool like this Balenciaga) to the Bad […]