
Some women are more than willing to sacrifice comfort for style. They’ll prance around for hours in their pinching high heels until their toes are numb. They’ll stuff their bodies into their Spanx and force themselves to take shallow breaths for hours on end. They’ll even endure scratchy fabrics with a smile on their faces.
And then there are the rest of us.
Those of us who…
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Written on
September 27, 2010 by
Mary Kincaid in
1970s,
Designer,
Jackets,
Kimono,
Separates,
Skirts,
YSL,
Yves Saint Laurent,
vintage,
vintage clothes,
vintage clothing


Yesterday my neighbor on the right headed off to the Grand Canyon, and today, my neighbor on the left headed off to Yosemite. These national parks may be owned by the government but they belong to the American people and each year I am thankful that early presidents like Andrew Jackson and Abraham Lincoln had the forethought to set aside these lands and restrict them…
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“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…
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Written on
May 25, 2010 by
Mary Kincaid in
1980s,
Designer,
Separates,
Skirts,
Suede,
YSL,
Yves Saint Laurent,
sequins,
vintage,
vintage clothing

I’m looking forward to the return of The United States of Tara on Showtime beginning March 22. This series stars Toni Collette as a suburban wife and mother who suffers from Dissociative Identity Disorder, a fancy way of saying she has multiple personalities. One of those personalities is Alice, who is a prim and proper housewife from the 1950s. And whenever Alice makes an appearance, you…
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Moschino, a former art student, began his career in 1971 and has become known for turning conventional fashion on its head. His motto is De gustibus non est disputandum: “Who’s to say what is good taste?”
Today’s VPOD features a vintage 1990s skirt by Moschino in sheer black chiffon with wool felt appliques, and it may be a bit over the top for some readers. But…
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