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Seasonal/ Travel

Christmas on Nantucket

December 19, 2025, by Celina[zilla_likes]
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Lookbook

Summer Suiting

August 21, 2024, by Celina[zilla_likes]
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Literature

March Reading List

March 27, 2024, by Celina[zilla_likes]
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Lookbook

Snowbody’s Business

February 28, 2024, by Celina[zilla_likes]
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Betsey Johnson

Sun Worshipper

June 27, 2018,
by Celina[zilla_likes]

As a freelancer, there’s no such thing as vacation. Which means I haven’t had the opportunity to really experience summer until I came to Upstate New York to visit my dear friend Rebecca Gatto. We went to a gorgeous state park and wading in the water in the sunshine, I finally felt summer.  This dress…Read More

Happy 2016!

January 1, 2016,
by Celina[zilla_likes]

Happy New Year! 2015 was another sartorial success with a trip to Paris, a brawl over a mohair jacket, a feature in the Boston Globe, and an interview with Seventeen. This next year I’m hoping to squeeze in a few more trips. After all, are you really living if you’re not fighting people for clothes…Read More

Sunday Snapshots

June 2, 2013,
by Celina[zilla_likes]

From left to right: 1) Two new items styled for an easy, summer look. 2) An adorable flower arrangement made with a painted tire. 3) Coach heels I got for a steal at TJMaxx. 4) Red ballet slippers and cuffed jeans for a morning drive. 5) Some vintage stationary I picked up at a flea market. 6) An amazing vintage thrifted Prada corset I found in Portsmouth….Read More

Scholarly Style

December 28, 2012,
by Celina[zilla_likes]

As you’ve no doubt guessed from the name of this blog, I’m a huge nerd. Or a “scholar” if we want to be more politically correct. And I’m not talking about the cutesy kind of nerd with the big glasses and the bows in her hair. Not the kind of nerd who still reads real…Read More

Sunday Snapshots

October 14, 2012,
by Celina[zilla_likes]

  From left to right: 1) The latest addition to my tutu collection, I’m obsessed. 2) Coco all groomed and ready for a photo shoot! 3) Some rings to accessorize a casual outfit. 4) The most beautiful Betsey Johnson shoes in the world. Stay tuned to see them in an outfit. 5) The first of hopefully many designer boxes coming into my life! 6) My favorite fall…Read More

Sunday Snapshots

October 7, 2012,
by Celina[zilla_likes]

  From left to right: 1) Coco preparing her Halloween costume as a hipster. 2) Wearing some jellies on a warm day. 3) My new Kate Spade phone cover. 4) A box from Betsey Johnson! (stay tuned to see what was inside). 5) A carmel apple cupcake from Georgetown Cupcakes. 6) Some snuggle time with Coco during my weekend back in NH.

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I’m Celina, a Boston-based journalist covering food, arts and culture, travel, and more. When I’m not on duty you can find me diving into a new book or gossiping with friends over martinis.

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