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Christmas on Nantucket

December 19, 2025, by Celina[zilla_likes]
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Summer Suiting

August 21, 2024, by Celina[zilla_likes]
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March Reading List

March 27, 2024, by Celina[zilla_likes]
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Snowbody’s Business

February 28, 2024, by Celina[zilla_likes]
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The Value of Dressing Up

May 12, 2014,
by Celina[zilla_likes]

thevalueofdressingup3.jpgThere’s nothing quite like the feeling of putting on a favorite piece of clothing. Maybe it’s the dress that always makes you feel sexy, maybe it’s the flats that are chic but so, so comfortable, maybe it’s the snapback that gives your look some street style. Putting on that garment is like putting on a warm hug, it can lift your spirits tenfold.

So whether you’re wearing it to the office, out for drinks, or just to walk the dog, take one day this month to wear something that makes you feel absolutely unstoppable. Don’t do it because you have an interview or because you want to impress your date. Do it because you deserve to walk around feeling you own this city. Do it because you deserve to feel fabulous.

Photo by Rebecca Isenhart.

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