Trompe l’oeil is French for “deceive the eye” and refers to an art technique that can create optical illusions that appear very realistic. But the idea of trompe l’oeil isn’t only applied to art. It also finds its way into fashion.
Fashion, by nature, is often used to “deceive the eye” with prescriptions for looking taller, thinner, or more proportional by wearing stripes or wider belts or smaller…
It’s Cyber Monday so let the online holiday shopping frenzy begin!
Actually this is my kind of frenzy. No waiting in line for stores to open their doors. No pushing and shoving. No pepper spray.
Just me, in my bare feet, in my quiet apartment, sipping a cup of green tea and knocking out all my holiday shopping in an hour or so.
Now as someone who studied…
Leftovers again?!
I clearly remember how my sister and I would whine about leftovers when we were growing up because not a morsel of food was ever wasted in our house!
And I thought this weekend after Thanksgiving might be a fine time to re-think leftovers from a more mature point of view.
According to WastedFood, Americans waste as much as half the food produced each year. That’s…
My daughter is invited to a Friendsgiving dinner this weekend. It’s a get-together celebrated annually with her friends in Chicago before they all journey to various corners of the United States to spend the actual Thanksgiving holiday with their families.
Now, since I’m a vegetarian, the conventional menu for Thanksgiving doesn’t appeal to my taste buds. But I’m not too fond of the idea of taking…
The Weekly eBay Roundup of Vintage Clothing Finds returns on Friday. In the meantime, check out these fab eBay vintage auctions ending in the next four days including pieces by Givenchy, Gucci, Don Loper, and Vollbrach. Be sure to check out the amazing antique Irish crochet gown and Art Deco sapphire and diamond ring.
Going, Going, GONE!
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