May 18, 2012

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What Would Lorelei Lee Do?

  A periodic feature to the blog wherein we ask the Greats a few questions from the Proust Questionnaire.  Today, we feature one of Marilyn Monroe’s most beloved characters, Lorelei Lee.  If you haven’t seen Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, you don’t know what you’re missing!  Marilyn and Jane Russell play “Two Little Girls from Little Rock,” (one of several musical...

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May 15, 2012

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Why do we love to wear black?

Seven out of ten women I see on the street and out on the town are wearing black, and I’m going to go out on a limb and say that six and a half of those women do not look chic, fashionable or stylish. Does that sound harsh to you?  Unkind?  Sorry, but someone has got to say it:  black is hard to pull off and flatters fewer of us than we think.  There are women, a very...

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May 9, 2012

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The Fashion File by Janie Bryant and...

  Do you watch Mad Men?  Where those the longest eighteen months of your...

May 7, 2012

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To Maxi, or Not to Maxi: That is th...

  Well, at least it’s the question when summer comes around!  I think...

May 4, 2012

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Happy Birthday, Adele!

  She’s all of twenty-four years old, but I don’t think I’m alone...

Apr 30, 2012

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Color Story: Complementary Colors

The use of complementary colors is a common styling trick, but for me, it...

Apr 12, 2012

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Cinema Style: The Birdcage

Much to my husband’s dismay, I caught parts of The Birdcage on television...

Apr 6, 2012

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What Would The Vicar of Dibley Do?

A periodic feature to the blog wherein we ask the Greats a few questions from...

Apr 4, 2012

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Happy Birthday, Maya!

  “Here on the pulse of this new day You may have the grace to look...

Mar 28, 2012

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The Visual Art

  When I was little and had energy to spare, I couldn’t for the life of...

Mar 22, 2012

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The Little Black Book of Style

It is no accident that the book by Nina Garcia I like the most begins with a...

Mar 15, 2012

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Changing Seasons: Spring

Spring is coming!  Spring is coming!  Because I’m a native Minnesotan, my...