I just got back from a quick trip to western New York, where I celebrated my sister’s engagement. The centerpiece of the weekend was a snazzy penthouse party, and cocktail attire was a must. In years past, I avoided packing formalwear for out-of-town events. Instead, I would typically head to the mall in my destination city with […]
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What I Wore: Halloween 2014
This year, Halloween snuck up on me. Typically, most parties fall on a Saturday, giving me an uninterrupted day to plan a look. No such luck in 2014. On Friday, I worked a full day before scrambling to pull something together in less than 45 minutes. Timing was crucial — I was heading to the West […]
My History of Ad-Hoc Halloween Costumes
Halloween is my favorite holiday of the year — a sentiment that seems common for millennials. Most of us born in the 80s and afterward still make the annual pilgrimage to the costume pop-up shops and subsequently stay up all night to celebrate the holiday. If this New York Times article is accurate, this kind of […]
What to Wear to a Fall Wedding
This past weekend, I went to Saratoga Springs for a wedding. It was an evening wedding, which calls for an extra spackle of glitz. But it was also unseasonably cold — around 37 degrees — and nothing can kill glamour faster than winter-esque layers. When I purchased this silk Betsey Johnson dress in 2007, it was originally winter […]
TBT: My Homecoming Dress, Part 3
Today is the final installment in my three-part Throwback Thursday series. For the past three weeks, I have tested my styling mettle with the simple question: Could I reinterpret my high school homecoming dresses into modern outfits? It was essential that the homecoming dress’ humble origins be disguised, of course. (See my attempts for my 1997 homecoming dress here […]
Can I Pull This Off? The Tutu Edition
When I was a girl, I was not immune to the charms of a tutu. Mine was pink (obviously), and it came with an attached bodysuit. But as soon as I physically outgrew the tutu, I moved onto the next trend — bike shorts — and never looked back. Nowadays, the tutu has two connotations: childhood costumes and Carrie […]
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#TBT: My Homecoming Dress, Part 2
Last week, I introduced the first of a three-part Throwback Thursday series. My goal? To reinvent the homecoming dress — the lowliest of formalwear and the outfit voted “Most Likely to Make Us Cringe” as adults. When I recently unearthed my three homecoming dresses (from 1997, 1998 and 2000), my first instinct was to Google […]
Throwback Thursday: My Homecoming Dress
The fall season always seems to ooze nostalgia. Lately, there’s been a generational yearning to return to the relative innocence of the 90s, when our biggest priorities were choosing book bag silhouettes (Jansport vs. messenger) and convincing the nearest parental figure to buy us a Nokia. There’s nothing tangible about nostalgia. It’s a dissipating perfume you can’t purchase or identify. But […]
Carbon-Dating Your Consignment Purchase
When you shop luxury consignment, knowledge is power. Many shoppers fall victim to the assumption that if an item “designer,” it automatically is tasteful, classic and worth the splurge. This is untrue. Despite the millions of marketing dollars spent to convince us otherwise, high-end brands can churn out garbage, just like every other company on the […]
The Holy Grail
I’m sick of fall clothing already, and we haven’t even hit August. I blame this on the pre-fall shopping hysteria unfolding online. Every fashion blog has been crammed with “previews” of pre-fall sales, imploring me to scramble for limited quantities of boots, coats and sweaters. Every promotion is a thinly veiled threat: Shop NOW or […]