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Holiday Shopping: The Dressy Pump
These days it all seems to be about the impending holidays, from my friends’ dreading opening the “Christmas List” on Facebook, to stores and malls already decked out in Christmas displays, to signs everywhere telling me its time to shop, shop, SHOP! Not that I need my arm twisted to do the latter, but it’s [...]
Continue reading...The Tulip Skirt Trend: How To Buy and Wear One
13. November 2008
Given the choice between skinny jeans and a skirt, I’ll always take the skirt. No matter how many times I tried, wearing skinny, nearly painted-on jeans always made me feel incredibly uncomfortable and not very feminine. More Jim Morrison than Audrey Hepburn. So anyway, when the latest skirt trend this autumn came in the form of [...]
Continue reading...Election Night Fashion
6. November 2008
With the election come and gone and Barack Obama the new President-elect, it’s obvious that the trendsetters in 2009 is the Obama family, with no less than 3 women to watch out for. On their night of victory, all eyes were on the First Lady-elect in her Narciso Rodriguez red and black scoop neck dress which [...]
Continue reading...Who Is More Stylish? Michelle Obama or Sarah Palin?
29. October 2008
With the U.S. election days just days away and the frenzy coming to an end, it’s a good time to ask the burning question of the campaign: Who was more stylish? Michelle Obama or Sarah Palin? Let’s start with the Alaskan Mom, whose recession-unfriendly shopping spree made headlines this week. A mere three months ago, Sarah Palin was [...]
Continue reading...Halloween 2008 Fashion Trends
25. October 2008
Halloween is upon us, and as everyone knows, the best thing about the spooky holiday is dressing up. On the street, fashion pundits are predicting that the trends for 2008 are the characters who stood out this year, mostly from t.v and film. For the youngerlings, everyone’s favourite tween popstar, Hannah Montana; the High School Musical gang [...]
Continue reading...The New Depression-Era Look
20. October 2008
With the world in economic turmoil, the buzzwords these days of “bailout”, “recession”, “credit crunch”, “cost conscious” and so on, have now also hit the fashion world. The look is very much reminiscent of the depression era of the 30’s - tweeds, hats, waistcoats and grey, grey, grey, which is actually perfect for the autumn. [...]
Continue reading...Scarves, Style and Celebrities
14. October 2008
I never thought of myself a scarf person. As a student living in Paris in the early 90’s, I sometimes donned the “cravat” look, tying an Hermes scarf (or one that looked like it) around my neck, above my navy blazer, complete with shoulder pads. Very 90’s Eurotrash. Since then, scarves have not been an [...]
Continue reading...Donna Karan’s Zodiac Bags: Do We Want One?
7. October 2008
Has Donna Karan shown her creative flair, taking a chance in what could very well be a naff concept, turning it into something on every gal’s “I Gotta Have it!” list? or is it an attempt to salvage her handbag reputation by this “astrological” marketing cliche? The Zodiac collection, which features, yes, bags inspired by the [...]
Continue reading...Whats Your Fashion Style?
30. September 2008
Now for the pressing question every gal’s gotta know. “What is your fashion style?“ Here are some of our favourite places online you can find it out. Ladies Home Journal: 10 fun questions, asking you things like: “If you were to open a business, what would it be?” I Village UK: This one from the UK promises to [...]
Continue reading...Which Decade Are You?
1. August 2008
1990s: Or the grunge decade (think Nirvana). Then there were the styles during the 90s were inspired by the 70s retro trend. Cargo pants were very popular and the color olive green in general. Does anybody watch Two and a Half Men by any chance? Well, Charlie on the show is obsessed with bowling shirts, a trend [...]
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18. November 2008
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