

Way back in 1931, Lew Brown and Ray Henderson wrote a song called “Life is Just a Bowl of Cherries” with lyrics that preached:
Life is just a bowl of cherries
Don’t make it serious.
Life’s too mysterious.
But there’s no denying that there are some serious things happening in our world right now!
From uprisings on the other side of the globe to devastating storm destruction here at home,…
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I’ve always been a huge Donna Karan fan and her philosophy to dress in only the highest quality items that make you utterly happy. Here is a woman who understands women and the many roles we play as mothers, friends, lovers, businesspeople and more, and who always manages to express that intimate understanding in her clothing designs.
Now, Donna Karan has taken on an even more important…
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Do you ever dream of a world where you open your closet and all of your ready-to-wear clothes have been replaced by haute couture designs made especially for you?
Sure it’s a fantasy. After all, one haute couture gown might cost more than all the current clothes hanging in your closet combined. But there’s nothing to stop a girl from dreaming.
And if you’d like to take…
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Back in the seventh grade, I remember being the only person in my class who could correctly spell and define epaulettes. I remember this so clearly because it was the same day that W.B. first noticed me and spontaneously invited me to the Spring Dance.
And while you’d think that a girl who knew her epaulettes would somehow recognize that a career in fashion was in…
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You may be familiar with the expression “The devil is in the details” but I say “The MAGIC is in the details!“
Especially when it comes to staple pieces in wardrobe-building colors.
Just because you are adding black pants or a navy skirt or a khaki blazer to your closet doesn’t mean it has to be ho-hum and boring.
Keep looking until you find the perfect piece with…
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