Archive for the ‘Books | Music | Art | Culture’ Category
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Rediscovering style through yesterday’s Dress Doctors
28 Jul 2015My seamstress friend Dianne Frewer and I were poring over a complex vintage pattern (or so it was to me)…
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A postcard from yesterday’s clothes—and tomorrow’s
17 Jun 2015Ugly-pretty shoes. High-waist panties and jeans. A tea revolution. (Check out the links!) It seems that my moment has arrived.…
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Do you know why you “like” it?
21 Sep 2014You know, don’t you, that making lists of things you like can make you happy? Poet Jacqueline Suskin has used…
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The blouse is back: how to wear a shirt like a diva
14 Sep 2014Oh, the delicious feeling of waking up one day and discovering that you are Right. On. Trend. The first hint…
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Do you wear it again, Sam?
01 Sep 2014Two things I remember best about Italy: 1) small living spaces and 2) beautifully dressed people. Strolling the streets as…
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Magazines for smart girls
01 Aug 2014I know how this must look—a middle-aged woman, playing with paper dolls. I can only hope that it doesn’t seem…
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The garden in my neighborhood
07 Jul 2014Gardeners, I’m going to start this post with alarming news. Ants don’t help your peonies open. They’re just there for…
