With barely four days before one of the biggest holidays of the year, do you have a gift for Mother Dearest? Short on time? Can barely spare a dime? Here’s a gift that’s thrifty & chi...
Inspired by this pot of flowers blooming bright on 8th Avenue in the middle of the night, I wrote my second poem in the #NaPoWriMo2012: 30-days-for-30-poems challenge! It’s a little vignette in...
April 1: Known as April Fool’s Day, as well as the start of National Poetry Writing Month. With my joke-playing complete, I decided to be inspired my roommate — the poet and literary prof...
NYFW, aka New York Fashion Week has been nothing short of legendary {beyond the normal slew of celebs & glitterati descending upon the Big Apple}. Some of the oldest fashion legends have made the...
Get the “crazy Fat Girl” out of your dating life, step into a killer outfit & give your online dating profile a facelift! Here’s how … “To love yourself right now, j...
2011 is so last year! Now, a new set of 12 months with limitless possibilities are here. What could this possibly mean for Thrifty Vintage Chic? To give context to where things are heading, I love to...
Whatever culture, country or religion, this time of the year universally is for families and the celebration of love. For me, it means celebrating Christmas with my family in New York and Pennsylvani...
Forget Bloomy’s or Macy’s … this holiday season, tourists and locals alike need to drop by Duane Reade for getting glamorous. Yes, I did say that New York’s neighborhood pharm...
Yes, I have a perfect problem! Well, it’s more like my problem is being perfect … and now, you might be thinking, “Add arrogance to that list, sweetheart!” But here’s wh...
What inspires style? The simple answer: Beauty inspires style. To me, this weekend was spent surrounded by the most pure form of it — in the wilds of nature. And wild it was, indeed! {Inspired ...
To some, vintage conjures “stodgy” and yet this vintage 1960s dress is quite the opposite of dull or uninspired. {How to Wear Vintage Styles for Business Success} It’s not just the...
Ever wonder what a softball girl wears before sliding into third base? Well, allow me to model my pre-game attire. {Sexy Strike-Zone Style: Softball in Central Park} New York is known as the concrete...
An old soul forging a young and beautifully vibrant life moved onto her next big adventure this weekend as Diane Naegel died on Sunday morning. The news turned my stomach and ignited my spirit of Car...
This my most gay outfit, ever — as in my most happy and bright look. Here’s why. It makes me want to kick my heels up, skip down the Yellow Brick Road and end the day with a dance across ...
From utilitarian to chic, here’s 5 ways to recycle ordinary household items for an updated look that melds potters and home decor! {5 Household Items to Give Your Plants a Designer Edge} As the...
He’s become a parrot lately, and with NPR being the soundtrack to our kitchen life, my son has taken to mimicking the hosts and guests dramatic enunciation or their quirky comments. But then it...
Boarding a ferry to chug across the waterways to an isle adjacent to the island of Manhattan kind of sets the mood perfectly for a weekend of a Roaring 20s Jazz Age Lawn Party. Come sail with me to G...
Want to go “Back to the Future”? Or experience prom, circa. 1955? Then, here’s your chance … Photos by Gabi Porter/Courtesy of MetroMix.com From the street, music guided me to...
A perfect afternoon DIY-project is giving a makeover to a vintage footstool. My $5 footstool was a thrift-store find that went from shabby-kitsch to Provincial chic. Here’s how I did it. {Befor...
The first hint of fall trends crept into this summer evening outfit with a cable knit vest and a wool fedora. See how I made this 70-year-old dress look modernly fashion forward. {How to Make a Vinta...
I love my vintage clothes and I simply can’t part with such one-of-a-kind pieces. Naturally, I did what any fashionista would do when the wardrobe has outgrown the closet: I built my own closet...
If eyes are the window to the soul, then books are the gateway to passion, of course, this is just my opinion. For instance, in my life, books have propelled my interests and in some cases, my life c...
A cheerful color makes me happy, but what makes me even happier are several bright colors together painting a perfectly elegant and strong picture of feminine style. Here’s my paint-by-numbers ...
If classic films like Dirty Dancing, Grease & Cat on a Hot Tin Roof taught us anything, it was that hot summer days can serendipitously lead to spicy fun. Are you feeling the heat & left year...
Cooking pie with your sweetie pie is more than pie in the sky, especially if it’s with the apple of your eye! My poetic musing simply reflects the inspiration behind this blog post — a Sunday a...
Recently, The Nate Show sent me to Williamsburg, Brooklyn to check out the amazing indie designers showcasing their stylish ingenuity at the Renegade Craft Fair. Here’s the top DIY ideas. Being...
Fall fashions have crept onto the racks, yet it’s still blazing hot … and what’s even worse, you’ve finally admitted your old suit has given up the ghost. Now what? Lucky for ...
Michael Phelps has space-age materials to go splish-splashing in, but vintage enthusiasts Heidi & Joe model the predecessors to the Speedo LZR fast suit. The materials? Organic & all-natural,...
It’s a regular old vintage beach party … buff bodies, voluptuous curves, hunks & pin-ups, right along with families in the surf, sun & sand! You don’t want to miss this summ...
Thanks to the intersection of Twitter, Facebook, YouTube and this site, I have virtually met a lot of fascinating people with big hearts and shared passions. Mariel is one such beautiful person. I ju...
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