Month: May 2018
Fancy Hats Are Still The Rage At Royal Weddings
In America, we have the Kentucky Derby, a horse race the first Saturday in May. The annual tradition calls for women to wear lavish and elaborate hats. When it comes to headwear, the bigger and bolder, the better. Now, I didn’t get to go to the Kentucky Derby and watching Meghan Markle marry Prince Harry made […]
Get Ready to Unleash That Million-Dollar Smile
Today, we’re getting up close and personal. If you regularly read this website, you’re pretty familiar with the clothing I wear, all the shoes I buy, and the accessories I love. But you don’t know a ton about the personal care items I use. Let’s change that, shall we? Beginning with oral health care. Before […]
The 2018 Met Gala Was Full Of Crème de la Crème
I can see why André Leon Tally, the the former editor-at-large at Vogue (currently a contributing editor) refers to the annual Met Gala as the Super Bowl of fashion. Last Monday, the 2018 Met Gala was the place to be seen for famous faces from fashion, our favorite films, politics, business, as well as sports. Every year, […]
Are You On The Gingham Bandwagon?
I dug out my textile college book, Fabric Science two weeks ago. I wanted to use it as a resource to explore the origins of some lovely summer fabrics, like chambray, linen, seersucker, polka dot and the inspiration for today’s post — gingham. What is gingham? According to The Fashion Book by Phaidon, gingham is from the Malayan genggang, […]
Putting The Spotlight on Polka Dots
Today, I’m putting the spotlight on polka dots. Did you notice polka dots are everywhere this spring? But if you know me, you know I like to know things and where they originated, so I investigated where this trend started. Long before I read John T. Molloy’s 1975 bestseller, Dress for Success, there was the […]