I found this cashmere off-the-shoulder sweater at the new Savers in Wilmington for only $5 and immediately wanted to pair it with a leather skirt for a textural contrast. The elaborate choker necklace and red lip make it perfect for date night but it could be paired with jeans and flats for daytime. I like the idea of…Read More
What I’m Reading: Seven Days in the Art World
I’ve covered quite a few nonfiction books on Trends & Tolstoy (The Romanov Sisters, Textile and Fashion Arts, Black Mass, etc.) but this one is a very different breed. Seven Days in the Art World by Sarah Thornton is a mix of an art review, a narrative nonfiction story, a memoir, and a high society gossip…Read More
Over the Knee
Over the knee boots have been trendy for a few seasons now and I’ve been incorporating them into my wardrobe slowly but surely. It’s very difficult for a petite, curvy woman like myself to style high boots. For one thing, you want enough leg to be showing for the look to be proportional, but you…Read More
Sunday Snapshots
From left to right: 1) A sneak preview of the MFA Boston’s new Pairing Picasso exhibit. Now open to the public! 2) Getting fancy with the bathroom selfies at the Copley Fairmont. 3) BREAKING: I got a donut maker. I am now a baker. 4) Travel necessities. 5) Dreading the inevitable. 6) Cold weather fixer uppers.
#Fashion
For those of you longtime followers, you know this jacket is one of my favorite and hardest won garments. You can read the story of how I wrestled it from the hands of gay man in a Parisian thrift store here. What I love about this jacket is how perfectly it embodies the idea of…Read More
Sunday Snapshots
From left to right: 1) Sunday mornings. 2) Keeping it classy, even in the winter. 3) Snow is best used for chilling champagne. 4) Mixing hard and soft. 5) I’m feeling green lately. 6) A little Russian to top off the week.