Well, folks, it’s that time of year again. Time for me to jump on the bandwagon and compile a “Best Of” list. Time to scroll through the sixty-nine blog posts I unleashed into the world in 2012 and select some favorites…
So it looks like 2012 is the year of bizarre, freak-show storms on the East Coast. First, there was the derecho (a new word added to my vocabulary). And now there’s the impending “frankenstorm”—Mother Nature’s pre-Halloween mash-up of a nor’easter and a hurricane…
Last Sunday brought the coolest, crispest weather to the DC area. But it was rainy too–a perfect day to hunker down at home, make comfort food, do laundry, write a little, and watch football. I also thought it was about time to spruce up the bulletin board in my home office…
I was inspired to write this post after a friend on Facebook announced that she had recently lost several pounds and was able to go shopping in her own closet. She could now gleefully fit into a bunch of once-forgotten, barely-worn clothes, automatically expanding her wardrobe options–all without spending a dime. What a great concept! […]
You know, I so wish I could tag this post as part of the “What’s In My Wardrobe” category. Instead, it stubbornly resides in “Aspirations” with no real hope of crossing over. Unlike last year, I didn’t have a chance (or, honestly, the motivation) to parse the Fall 2012 Collections…
Last year, I wrote a series of popular “Inspired by Nature” posts which showed flora-meets-fashion visual relationships. Well, I recently found some more examples at my mom’s house. Think of these as summer’s last hurrah as we get ready for fall.
More photos from a recent visit to my mom’s house. This time, several eye-catching objets d’art paired with their runway equivalents from the Fall 2012 Ready-to-Wear Collections…
My mom may not realize it, but her house near Philly is always a treasure trove of inspiration for me. The last time I visited, however, was over the winter holidays so I was definitely due for another trip up I-95. Although my recent stay was only three days long, we had a lovely time […]
My favorite blog Design*Sponge does a weekly feature called “Living In…” They take a film like The Talented Mr. Ripley or Lost In Translation and cleverly select accessories, clothes and furnishings that evoke its style, mood and location. Several months ago they did a post about the movie Pollock, and I was thinking I could […]
Besides a Lanvin dress and a Chanel purse, I also dream of one day owning a frock by Tunisian-born fashion designer Azzedine Alaïa. I’ve read all about how his clothes flatter the female body like nothing else…