Archive for the ‘Life in Yesterday’s Clothes’ Category
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How to transform your inner fashion collector
09 May 2014Real transformation happens only when the inside and outside of any person are one and the same. In other words,…
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The best of 1958: One thing calls for another
06 May 2014I snagged this flawless vintage dress a few weeks ago at Queen Bee Vintage, without even trying it on—a…
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In defense of Mom jeans
05 Apr 2014Let’s talk about Mom jeans. They’re back and I’m glad. The photograph above came from a Saint Laurent ad in…
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Memory, perfume and four things we can learn from our snafus with scent
10 Mar 2014In the decade after I left junior high school, I could catch a whiff of someone wearing Moon Drops and…
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Naturally polished: how to make your silver (and your heart) shine
25 Feb 2014I’ve been drunk on a certain book for two weeks––so drunk that it’s been a discipline (yes, a discipline) not…
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Love Fest: Seven lovable things from Valentine’s weekend
17 Feb 2014What happened this weekend? Lots of little things that made me smile and something for your table—too good not to…
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A toast to Shirley Temple and other improbable blessings
11 Feb 2014A six-year-old girl tap dances her way to fame during the Great Depression, becomes best friends with a middle-aged black…
