Archive for the ‘Life in Yesterday’s Clothes’ Category
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Let your librarian love show
25 Jun 2013Wanna know what drives me crazy? People who say they love vintage styles, but won’t buy or wear them, let…
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Here comes the sun: five revelations about sunscreen
11 Jun 2013I regret the youthful insanity that once caused me to slather on tanning lotion and lay in the sun, hoping…
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Thursday digest: what’s making ruffles in Indy and beyond
06 Jun 2013My routine has been ruffled. Garrison Keillor’s voice keeps me company a few minutes out of every morning while I…
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Backstory: The smelly history of women’s deodorant
03 Jun 2013Monday’s style is Sunday’s church clothes, laid out on my bed and ready to wear. *** To kick off summer,…
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Backstory: Where have all the great fashion illustrators gone?
16 May 2013The English author James Laver wrote things I’ve never heard of: the novel-turned- musical Nymph Errant (1933) and poems…
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What moms really expect of their grown children
11 May 2013A few months ago I went shopping for a computer with my dad. When he pulled out his wallet to…
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Five gems for hat queens from the author of Crowns
03 May 2013There are at least three things that are nearly extinct from modern life: china, hostess skirts and hats. When I…
