It’s highly ironic that I’m writing this post on spring wardrobe planning today, because as I look out my window, it’s snowing out. Everything is covered in white — it looks more like December than mid-March! But actually, this throwback weather makes thinking of spring clothes even more pleasurable — there’s nothing my eyes are […]
Favorite Spring Trend: Everything’s Coming Up Blush Pink
My craving for pretty pale pink didn’t quite begin with getting a rose gold pair of Beats headphones for Christmas, but it definitely gained momentum. Maybe it’s a reaction to the winter and I’m in need of a springtime palate cleanser, but suddenly pretty ballet pink accessories just seem so nice and fresh lately. I […]
Fashion Challenges: What to Wear With White Doc Martens (Or Any Other Nostalgic-Trendy Shoe) When Your Alternawaif Days Are Behind You
I wasn’t planning on getting anything, really. I was just minding my business there in my local resale shop, walking up and down the aisles. I was waiting for the staff to rummage through the bag I had brought after doing my New Year closet cleaning. It wasn’t a big bag, so I knew I […]
Simulacra Review: A Thoughtful New Athleisure Line Straight Out of Brooklyn
If there is one thing I learned from my winter fashion capsule challenge, it’s that athleisure has become my sartorial default. For better or worse, I live in my workout clothes — which makes it easy to get to and from the gym. (No excuses!) But of course, there’s another side of me that values […]
Wear Lipstick, Take Risks, and Declutter My Inspirational Landscape: My Fashion Resolutions for 2017
I know I’m fundamentally an optimistic person because I am a sucker for New Year resolutions. Fresh starts, renewed hope, a whole new year: I fall for the whole New Year racket every time. But I don’t really think you need to have them nailed down by the first of the year — we’re all […]
Everlane Review: The Luxe Wool Square Turtleneck
I have a nice little collection of Everlane sweatshirts, t-shirts and bottoms happening, but one thing I didn’t have for awhile was an Everlane sweater. I’ve been coveting one for some time, though — their sweaters get high marks from other bloggers and reviewers for top-notch fabrics and workmanship. I wanted in on the Everlane […]
Winter 10×10 Fashion Challenge: The Final Outfit, and What I Learned From the Whole Shebang
The #winter10x10 challenge is over! Yes, I did manage to wear only 10 pieces over 10 days — and without repeating an outfit. At times the restrictions annoyed me — but much less than I thought. In fact, the limitations actually helped, because I didn’t really have to think about what to wear. And during […]
Winter 10×10 Fashion Challenge: Outfits 7-9, And Welcoming Back Jewelry After The Baby Years
We’re in the home stretch of this little fashion challenge, and life has been so hectic the past few days that I’ve barely noticed my own clothes! I’ve taken on some new time-consuming duties at work, so having this tight little capsule wardrobe has reduced a lot of decision-making. All that mental energy can go […]
Winter 10×10 Fashion Challenge: In Which Outfits 5 & 6 Provide An Opportunity for a Little Halfway-Point Psychoanalysis
To be truthful, I’ve been feeling a little blah-ish lately — mid-winter doldrums, perhaps? And my outfits for this little wardrobe experiment have felt that way to me as well. It finally took me until outfits 5 to 6 to feel like I’m in a little of a groove. Outfit 5 was the first time […]
Winter 10×10 Fashion Challenge: Outfits 3 & 4 Are the “Wash, Rinse and Repeat” of Outfits 1 & 2
We’re headed towards the halfway mark of this little wardrobe remix fashion challenge, and what have I learned from limiting to myself to 10 pieces of clothes for 10 days? The first lesson is: I really do wear a lot of workout clothes. Like any other fleece jacket-wearing busy mama, I have my “thing” and […]