Category Archives: Evening Gowns

VPOD: Vintage 1930s Lace Evening Gown and Being on the Worst-Dressed List


vintage 1930s lace evening gown

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I hope you all weren’t hoping that I’d do some Monday morning fashion quarterbacking and list my Best and Worst Dressed at last night’s Emmy Awards.

To be honest, I think creating a Worst Dressed list is just cruel.

No woman spends hours getting ready for one of the most exciting evenings of her life with the intention of seeing herself on a Worst Dressed list the…

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VPOD: Vintage 1990s Donna Karan Cashmere Evening Gown


vintage 1990s donna karan cashmere evening gown

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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VPOD: Vintage 1970s Silk Chiffon Tangerine Evening Gown


vintage 1970s tangerine silk chiffon evening gown

I’m a huge orange fanatic — the round, juicy kind of orange, that is. So I’m a bit sad because the peak season for oranges is coming to an end.

That just means, though, that I’ll have to be more selective when choosing at the Farmer’s Market each week. After all, not all oranges are alike.

Thin-skinned oranges are juicer than the ones with thick skins and…

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VPOD: Vintage Pierre Balmain Evening Gown


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I’m about halfway through Steven Martin’s latest novel, An Object of Beauty, which chronicles the business of fine art collecting and the people behind the game. (And if you’re wondering, yes, it’s the same Steve Martin that you remember from SNL and that you think of as “just a wild and crazy guy.”)

an object of beauty by steve martinThe protagonist in his story is Lacey Yeager, an ambitious young woman pursuing a…

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VPOD: Vintage 1930s Multi-Color Striped Chiffon Gown


vintage 1930s striped evening gown

As a young girl, at my yearly dance recital, my dance instructor would award trophies to her most deserving students. Out of several hundred dance students only a handful would be singled out each year.

I remember waiting expectantly on stage hoping my name would be one of the names called. And finally, finally, after three years of lessons and daily practice, I walked home with…

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