Fashion Archives – Page 5 of 6

something to tweet about

I don’t know about you, but there aren’t many birds in my wardrobe. Well, not now anyway. There was a brief preppy moment in high school, during which time I was known for sporting the occasional mallard. But aside from that, I’ve been fairly detached...

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digging the trench

So tell me what you want, what you really, really want this spring. For me, it would be a new, ¾-length trench coat, in the hopes that I can rock the look well as Victoria Beckham (who seems to be firmly entrenched in this item...

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charmed, i’m sure

I’ve always loved the idea of meaningful charm bracelets. My friend, Laurie, has one decorated with lovely gold baubles, each one purchased by her husband in every vacation spot they’ve visited together--a sentimental record of life’s journey. My daughter has one, too. Not so much a...

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puff piece

I was in Chicago a couple of weeks ago. Fearing sub-zero temperatures, I brought with me the warmest coat in my closet: a faux fur jacket: black, with leopard spots in the hood lining. My son looked none too pleased to be seen with me...

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bow talks

Anyone besides me old enough to remember the year actress Sharon Stone ditched her gown in favor of wearing a Valentino skirt and Gap tee shirt to the Oscars? Coolest move ever, in my book. And not just because of the serious I-don’t-care-what-anyone-thinks-aura that it...

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pants: an exercise in futility

It's 2011 and time to walk the walk. Literally. But I have a dickens of a time (do people still use that phrase?) finding workout pants that really fit. I’m partial to a nice, modern bootcut...

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hit the clutch

Could someone please explain to me why a handbag the size of a small handkerchief can cost $2,000? Or, perhaps more importantly, why anyone would pay it? I can understand, when you count the cost of dollars-per-wearing, how one could justify a fine Chanel bag: It...

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on board with style

Most people—with the exception of The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills, who seem to have cornered the market on private jets—find that flying is simply the miserable means to an end these days. What with junk-touching, radioactive look-sees, and flight attendants who are so fed...

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why my husband loves me

Not long ago, I was in Las Vegas for a girls’ weekend...

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fit for a queen

I’m a sucker for the Royals. Back in ’81, I watched Charles’s and Di’s wedding on a small black-and-white TV set at my aunt’s house in Greece...

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