We're So OVER It!
Tuesday September 30, 2008
Not only Fashion Week, and the Fashion Week post-season, but plenty of the trends brought to by our pals in the industry. In this, our last update for the season, ... Read More
Shoes on the Cheap
Thursday September 25, 2008
It's an unofficial fashion maxim that if you must go cheap, you shouldn't do it with shoes. Unfortunately, most of us don't have the budget to splurge for Manolos et. ... Read More
Candace Bushnell Wants You to Notice Her Very Nice Bag
Tuesday September 23, 2008
Coworker Dennis and I went to Barnes & Noble last night to hear Candace Bushnell read from her new book One Fifth Avenue and to see how her facelift had ... Read More
How to Fix Anything
Friday September 19, 2008
Years ago, my grandmother was a house parent at an extremely snooty private school for girls in Massachusetts. And one day, while she was tidying up, she found an extremely ... Read More
There's Never Any Need to Pay a Lot for Mascara
Thursday September 18, 2008
For years, I broke the bank to get the pricey mascara that they hawk at every department store. I was promised that these potions would make my lashes look like ... Read More
Everyone Is Freaking Out About Harem Pants
Friday September 12, 2008
At this point in Fashion Week, I find myself playing the role of counselor to my friends outside the tents. "Just because they're showing these hideous things," I tell them, ... Read More
Totally Fun Crazy Lady Betsey Johnson Terrifies Granddaughter at New York Fashion Week
Thursday September 11, 2008
The thing you have to know about Betsey Johnson is that she isn't making clothes for you to wear. She's making clothes for her to wear. She also puts on ... Read More
If I Can Manage to Grow Six Inches, I'll Look Sweet This Spring
Tuesday September 9, 2008
Because there is a whole lot of flowy somethin' happening with these dresses this year.
Now don't get me wrong: I like a flowy dress. The trouble is, at five-foot no-inches ... Read More
Tracy Reese Brings the Pretty
Monday September 8, 2008
Tracy Reese is one of my all-time favorite designers, but the last couple of seasons haven't been to my taste. There were, for example, a great deal of dreaded high-waisted ... Read More
Always Good to Know Where You Stand
Saturday September 6, 2008
And I do mean, stand.
The first year I went to Fashion Week (seems like decades ago, now, but it was only 2006) I stood for just about every show. ... Read More
Max Azria Is Concerned About Your Coffee Breath
Friday September 5, 2008
Today is the first day of Fashion Week, and thus an excellent time to introduce a meme. I have decided to use my gift bags to determine how each designer ... Read More
What Do You Need This Fall?
Thursday September 4, 2008
I have a nasty habit of saying I need a new pair of boots or a particular jacket, when what I mean is that I want them.
It's not as ... Read More
Style Trends That Are Always a Mistake: Bare Tummies
Wednesday September 3, 2008
Here's the thing: I don't have a trainer. Even if I did have a trainer, most of my exercise would be from running away from said person as fast as ... Read More