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Can't Hit a Home Run Every Time. Help Me Re-Style?

All good intentions and some potentially great pieces went into this outfit. But it fell a bit flat and - dare I say it? - frumpy in the end. I didn't take time to re-style this morning as I had to...

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Are We A Nation of . . . Slobs?

Gorgeous friend Joni sent me this entertaining video about a professor who teaches that we've become a "Nation of Slobs" (that's the course title!) Professor Linda Przybyszewski teaches a class...

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Visible Monday #98: All-White Before Memorial Day, I'm Doing It

Welcome to Visible Monday #98! If you want to participate, it's so easy: just go to the bottom of this post for the easy how-to. I don't follow the colors-for-seasons rules. I love ivory in the...

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A New Way To Thrift? And A Rant

A couple of thoughts crossing my mind today . . . I shopped at an online consignment store recently, ThredUp. They offer a ton of gently used clothing, mostly casual stuff from the likes of GAP,...

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What I Wore: Scruffy Knees, a Bag of My Own, and a Giveaway!

I just wrote about having a Bag Of One's Own, you know, like the Hermes Birkin or Kelly. Now I have one, the "Not Dead Yet Style" tote, courtesy of Cafe Press and brilliant artist Anne Bray. More...

May 16, 2013 Like 2 people like this

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What Five Items Would You Buy If You Had Unlimited Cash?

You know I thrive on hypotheticals, analysis, lists, and staring at my navel, right? I went into exactly the right profession when I became a psychotherapist at age 40. Even one of my Psych...

May 14, 2013 Like 3 people like this

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Visible Monday #97: 70's Hippie Skirt, All Grown Up

Welcome to Visible Monday #97! If you want to participate, it's so easy: just go to the bottom of this post for the easy how-to. All of a sudden I have a renewed craving for these 70's wrap skirts....

May 12, 2013 Like 1 person likes this

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Florals and an Unexpected Sparkle

Florals are huge again, and I like mixing them into my wardrobe. Five years ago, B.B. (before blogs), I would have worn this khaki skirt and cropped floral blazer with a nice, matching top in ivory...

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"There Goes (You), (You're) So _______"

I read this tidbit in one of my many vintage fashion/style books, can't recall which one (sorry, Author). To help determine your personal style, complete this sentence with as many adjectives as...

May 9, 2013 Like 2 people like this

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Review: Blogger Tools, With Style

When at home, I usually use my desktop PC to work on my blog. It's all tricked out with the programs I need. But my iPad is an integral part of my blogging life too. Not just for reading, but for...

May 9, 2013 Like 1 person likes this

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Tim Gunn's Wardrobe Essentials: The Skirt

Impeccable man. I hope he can't see me now. Source. It's been a long while since I wrote about Tim Gunn's List of Wardrobe Essentials. I've covered the Day Dress, the Trendy Indulgent Item, the...

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Visible Monday #96: Dark Florals and a Black Cat

Welcome to Visible Monday #96! If you want to participate, it's so easy: just go to the bottom of this post for the easy how-to. It's time for summery dresses, yay! I love an easy summer dress...

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Modern Fashion Wisdom, from the 19th Century

Margaret Oliphant was a Victorian era Scottish novelist (over 95 novels), essayist and biographer. Her contemporaries included Charles Dickens and George Eliot. Despite the talented competition,...

May 4, 2013 Like 2 people like this

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Not Just For The One Percent! Namesake Purses for the Rest of Us

It's a rarefied group - women who've had purses named after them. Here are a few famous examples: The Birkin, named for Jane Birkin. The Chief Executive of Hermes had this classic bag designed for...

May 3, 2013 Like 1 person likes this

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What I Wore: Man's Shirt with Silky Underpinnings

I've written that I like to mix masculine and feminine elements in my outfits. I have a strong feminine side to my dressing, but I don't feel comfortable in sweet, lacy things head to toe. Nor do I...

May 2, 2013 Like 2 people like this

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Thrifty Challenge With Pippa ~ To The Office for Under $20

The lovely, vivacious Pippa of Shop With Pippa asked if we could do a thrifting challenge together. We decided on "Can you thrift a great look for under $20 total?" The talented blogger said she...

May 1, 2013 Like 1 person likes this

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Reader Request: Vacationwear for (Casual) Florida

I got a request from reader Eileen to talk about vacation wear for a Florida trip. I don't get a lot of reader requests, so I was flattered ☺ and got all serious about this. Then I remembered, I've...

Apr 30, 2013 Like 1 person likes this

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Visible Monday #95: "Dressed My Age", With A Twist

Welcome to Visible Monday #94! If you want to participate, it's so easy: just go to the bottom of this post for the easy how-to. This pretty dress from Lands' End (similar) is conservative in shape...

Apr 28, 2013 Like 1 person likes this

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Can You Spot The Photo-Edit Fail?

I received this catalog in the mail a few weeks ago, and tossed it on my nightstand. Clothing catalogs make for soothing bedtime reading (leafing) while watching a baseball game. I couldn't put my...

Apr 27, 2013 Like

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The Skin You're In

This just made me smile. Dr. E. did not use sunscreen . . . . One of my age-twin friends, Joni, is as gorgeous as she is kind and smart. I am not making this up - she is traffic-stopping beautiful,...

Apr 26, 2013 Like 3 people like this

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Spurge/Save: Neutral Bags for Summer

I was inspired today by this collection of purses in the New York Times "Shopping" slideshow (how's that for a title that sucks me right in?). I just love these rich (no pun intended) neutrals and...

Apr 25, 2013 Like 1 person likes this

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My Almost Age-Twin: Dana Delany

She was born one year after me, but hey, we're close enough to have played in the sandbox at the same time, so it counts! I've always like Dana Delany's fresh-faced look. When I was younger, before...

Apr 23, 2013 Like 2 people like this

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Visible Monday #94: Easy, In a Wholesome Way

Welcome to Visible Monday #94! If you want to participate, it's so easy: just go to the bottom of this post for the easy how-to. Feeling Springy today in the World's Easiest Dress. This dress has...

Apr 21, 2013 Like 3 people like this

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In Search Of: Tuxedo Pants

I'm craving a pair of tuxedo trousers that I can wear to work as well as weekends, so not truly tuxedo-tuxedo trousers. More like an homage to tuxedo pants. They have to have that awesome black...

Apr 20, 2013 Like 2 people like this

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Lucky, Lucky Woman/Tell Me What You See

If you ever catch me whining about this or that, some first-world problem like "my camera's not a DSLR" or "my tea got cold" or "shaving my legs is such a drag", feel free to give me a sharp smack...

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More Of/Less Of

"More/less" is a great exercise when trying to sort out change in our lives. I use it quite a bit in marriage counseling: "To make this relationship better, I would like more of . . . and less of ....

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Visible Monday #93: Masculine plus Feminine

Welcome to Visible Monday #93! If you want to participate, it's so easy: just go to the bottom of this post for the easy how-to. Here's a simple formula I rely on frequently: one part girly, one...

Apr 14, 2013 Like 1 person likes this

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Wide Leg Trousers - They're Back! (And I Like Them)

I guess my minor foray into 80's pegged pants got me in a trousers mood. I am generally a skirt and dress woman, with jeans on the side for weekends. But these new "palazzo" silhouettes look...

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My New Girl Crush: Linda Rodin

As my 58th birthday approaches, is it shallow that I look for style inspiration to the women just a bit ahead of me in life? I can appreciate the exquisite beauty of January Jones and Jessica...

Apr 11, 2013 Like 2 people like this

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Not Dead Yet Style

Can't Hit a Home Run Every Time. Help Me Re-Style?

Are We A Nation of . . . Slobs?

Visible Monday #98: All-White Before Memorial Day, I'm Doing It

A New Way To Thrift? And A Rant

What I Wore: Scruffy Knees, a Bag of My Own, and a Giveaway!

What Five Items Would You Buy If You Had Unlimited Cash?

Visible Monday #97: 70's Hippie Skirt, All Grown Up

Florals and an Unexpected Sparkle

"There Goes (You), (You're) So _______"

Review: Blogger Tools, With Style

Tim Gunn's Wardrobe Essentials: The Skirt

Visible Monday #96: Dark Florals and a Black Cat

Modern Fashion Wisdom, from the 19th Century

Not Just For The One Percent! Namesake Purses for the Rest of Us

What I Wore: Man's Shirt with Silky Underpinnings

Thrifty Challenge With Pippa ~ To The Office for Under $20

Reader Request: Vacationwear for (Casual) Florida

Visible Monday #95: "Dressed My Age", With A Twist

Can You Spot The Photo-Edit Fail?

The Skin You're In

Spurge/Save: Neutral Bags for Summer

My Almost Age-Twin: Dana Delany

Visible Monday #94: Easy, In a Wholesome Way

In Search Of: Tuxedo Pants

Lucky, Lucky Woman/Tell Me What You See

More Of/Less Of

Visible Monday #93: Masculine plus Feminine

Wide Leg Trousers - They're Back! (And I Like Them)

My New Girl Crush: Linda Rodin

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