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Vintage 1980s Oscar de la Renta Ruffle Blazer (thriftwares) | Vintage Hattie Carnegie Charm Bracelet (urbanantiques) | Vintage 1960s Ostrich Jacket (sistersoftheblackmoon) | Vintage 1950s Polka Dot Taffeta Cocktail Dress (phoebe_jones) | Vintage Patricia Smith Moon Bag (yogibear1234) | Vintage Accordian Pleat Max Dress (playgroundvintage) | Vintage 1960s Pucci Pajama Set (rubyfruit66) | Vintage 1980s Ungaro Skirt…
I’ve been talking to a lot of women lately to get feedback for a style workshop I’m putting together, and one thing I’ve noticed is that while many women admit to a lopsided closet—you know, one where 20% of the clothes get worn 80% of the time—women often don’t spend their wardrobe budget accordingly.
Now it seems to me that if you’re going to wear these…
For me, the sweetest six weeks of the year are from May 16 through June 20 when California Bing Cherries are in season. I just can’t get enough of these juicy treats which are packed full of quercetin and amygalin, two oh-so-good-for-you nutrients with anti-cancer properties.
And since I’ve taken to only eating fruits and vegetables in season while they’re at their freshest and the delicious…
Designer Hanae Mori intentionally expresses her Japanese heritage throughout her work. As she says:
I am Japanese, in Japan there is this beauty by itself which has been nurtured by tradition—fashion is an international language. What I have been trying to do is to express the wonderful beauty of Japan using international language.”
Her designs do this beautifully with many of them sporting luxurious printed textiles…
When I think of summer dresses, I usually think of bright neons or romantic pastels but today’s VPOD makes me want to re-think summer (and re-think Versace).
Know for sex, glamour and rock ‘n’ roll, Versace dresses have been described as a mixture of “curve, glitter and slink,” and have been a favorite among supermodels and celebrities. And while today’s VPOD is missing the glitter, it…
Surprisingly, the colored lenses that we associate with sunglasses were first used in China in the 1300s and had nothing at all to do with the sun. Nope, these early colored lenses were used by Chinese judges in court so that they could hide their expressions and so that no one could “read their eyes.” It was centuries before tinted lenses were actually used to…
Here in the good ol’ USA, when you mention a Mac, most people don’t associate it with fashion, right? I mean, here, Mac conjures up images of sleek computers, laptops, ipads, iphones and all things related to the Cult of Jobs. (And yes, I’m a member.)
But long before there was Mac, with a capital M, there were macs, with a lower-case M. Mention a mac…
“That’s a wrap!” While this phrase once belonged only to Hollywood, signifying the end of filming on a movie set, it’s since worked it’s way into the lexicon and can be used to signify the end to…well, just about anything.
So next time you’re on the hunt for that perfect statement piece for your wardrobe, logging miles and miles leap-frogging from boutique to boutique, or getting…
A couturier must be…
…an architect for design
…a sculptor for shape
…a painter for color
…a musician for harmony
…a philosopher for temperance
This describes the “Balenciaga spirit” as professed on the Balenciaga website and boy, does it ever capture the essence of this great designer!
Take today’s VPOD for instance, an haute couture 1960s coat by Balenciaga. The design is architectural, displaying balance and precision, as well as sculptural with…
Do you have voices in your head? You know, the ones that try to talk you out of purchases?
You spy something that tugs at your heart strings like today’s VPOD, a fab velvet bolero jacket by Pucci. You see it and you immediately love it. But then, before you can click the purchase button, those voices inside your head start screaming:
“Velvet? What are you doing! You…
