Written on
January 4, 2010 by
Mary Kincaid in
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Mmmm, luscious, gooey, chewy caramel–what’s not to love?! Well, since I completely eliminated corn syrup from my diet years ago, and corn syrup is an ingredient in just about every caramel recipe out there, I don’t often get to indulge my sweet tooth. And perhaps that explains why I’m so drawn to luscious caramel shades in fashion.
Take today’s VPOD for instance. This chic vintage Lilli…
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When purchasing vintage clothing, I abide by the theory that you should follow your heart, not your head. You should buy what you love, what makes your heart skip a beat and what gives you that giddy feeling you get when you think you’ve found “the one.” But it is okay to pay a little attention to the voice in your head. Particularly the one…
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If you watched The Rachel Zoe Project last night, you heard Rachel say that she wanted to be buried in head-to-toe Chanel. And there’s a reason why she and so many other women are obsessed with the label. Yes, there’s a hefty admission price to belong to this club, but, if you’re a vintage fashionista, you can knock down the entry fee considerably.
While a new…
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It’s been said that Pauline Trigere never tried to dress a woman that she didn’t understand. And let’s just say that she understood us well. Possessing what has been described as an “awe-inspiring” cutting technique, she was still demonstrating her skills to fashion students at FIT just months before her death at the age of 93.
A three-time winner of the Coty American Fashion Critics’ Award,…
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