Spring Fashion Can’t Get Here Fast Enough

Today’s post marks a momentous occasion. It’s the first outfit post this year that was shot at 6:30 p.m. Daylight Savings is both exhausting and brightening, which may make it the most bittersweet day of the year — second only to the day after Christmas. Of course, even though it was technically bright, it was hardly sunny. […]

My Sister Picks a Wedding Dress

This past weekend, I fulfilled the first of my maid of honor duties by traveling to Atlanta to help my sister pick a wedding gown. I’ve already described my surreal experience shopping for my own wedding dress here and here — and this was my first time on the other side of the dressing room. […]

A Review of the March 2015 J. Crew Style Guide

Something is happening with J. Crew. The company’s offerings have slowly started ringing the death knell, and everything is boring, drab and so 90s-centric, it borders of parody. In the recent March 2015 style guide, the outfits are awash in shades of ecru, olive and blue — a watercolor morass of boring, drab clothes. Let’s […]

A Sample of the LA Consignment Scene

No surprise here — I enjoy shopping whenever I travel. However, I always steer clear of the mall and the luxury mega-brands. (You can find all that stuff online or in NYC anyway.) Instead, I seek out the area’s consignment and vintage stores — the perfect way to discover the nuances of a city’s fashion culture. For […]

Vegas, LA and Palm Springs: A Recap

It’s been a wild, cross-country-hopping few days, but I’m back in blogging business. Last week, I hop-scotched between Las Vegas, LA and Palm Springs. I had been hoping for tropical temperatures, but it hovered between the 50s and 60s during the entire trip. (Which also meant I wore the same Uniqlo sweater for almost the entire […]