Life in academia can be quite monotonous. Not the work, exactly, but the outfits. Graduate students pursuing PhDs seem to feel that their wardrobes have to reflect their serious intention...
For the past 3 months, the Grand M has been suffering under the heavy burden of sizable kidney stones. If any of you have had the displeasure, you know the kind of agony they can bring. O...
The Grand M loves a great flat bootie, but after seeing an endless repetition of the same style, they can become a bit boring. Truly, how many variations of the same shoe have we seen season af...
When dancer Marie Taglioni graced the stage en pointe in La Slyphide, a footwear revolution began. The ballet flat became box-toed with the graceful stylings of Pierina Legnani and Russian grea...
The Grand Mademoiselle moonlights as an accessories buyer, the perks of which are immeasurable. Upon a recent trip to the Designers & Agents show here in L.A., one line stood out like a bed...
The lovely Editor of ShoeTease and I decided to put our blogging heads together and come up with a collection of booties that run the gamut of wine and red tones in all shapes and sizes for Fall 2011...
Since moving to L.A., the Grand M has been captivated by the desert landscape lying just to the east. The drive from Albuquerque to L.A. was filled with wonderful wild sand dunes, mesas, chapar...
Sometimes, a great pair of sneakers can make an ensemble cooler than a great pair of heels or a deliciously expensive set of ballet flats. The editors and fashionistas are currently pairing the...
The Grand M relishes the opportunity to work with other bloggers, and today, darling Rebecca Pollard of CanYaHeelMe featured a guest post by yours truly offering a selection of my favorite picks for ...
In fashion, theres always a color of the moment. Right now, its a go for red. Harpers Bazaars "Update Your Look" section this month was all about adding touches of the fiery hue t...
Truthfully, the Grand M is a bit tired of the lace and leather combo thing. Really, its been done to death and it seems to come around every other season, with editors telling us, "No, but ...
As announced in the previous post, the Grand M was recently married to a darling gentleman who illuminates my entire essence. Speaking of illumination, he hails from original Hollywood glittera...
What a year its been for the Grand M! Yours truly was married to the love of my life on 4.11.11 and recently made the long trip across the country to settle in sunny Los Angeles, where my hubby works...
The total fashion freedom which pairing boots with skirts affords is sublime, offering a thrilling opportunity to reach back into the early 90s while stretching forward into 2011 and beyond. As every...
With the dawning of 2010, the Grand Mademoiselle anxiously awaits all those discounts on gorgeous shoes, once just out of reach in 2009 and now deliciously affordable. Traditionally, the post-holiday...
Certain elements inescapably compliment each other in a multitude of arenas, from the rustic simplicity of a perfect wine pairing with a buttery brie, to the devout conviction in harmonious zodiac at...
The Grand Mademoiselle has always harbored a secret hatred of studded embellishments, whether on shoes, bags, lapels, what have you. However, there remains a certain intrigue to this style, spawned b...
Of the numerous fashion burdens plaguing the Grand Mademoiselle, perhaps none is more frustrating than finding a chic way to store so many chic shoes. When the shoes are beautiful, the home decor sho...
Yes, yes, the economy stinks. Yes, yes, fashion has reacted to the current downturn very poorly by churning out uninspired, drab, been-there-done-that cheap-looking blazers to pair with terribly bori...
With the spring season silenced, the Grand M is keen on throwing herself feet-first into the fantastic onslaught of summer sandals. Designers are ripe with eager yet age-old ideas and brilliant motif...
The title of this post is somewhat misleading. The Grand Mademoiselle has no grand scheme for retail reinvigoration, nor does she gasp in astonishment at the current state of economic affairs (if we ...
The Grand Mademoiselle is a sucker for a high-quality, buttery-soft, rich leather shoe. Give me gentle folds of supple skins over immovable, stain-resistant, nylon and I'm a happy woman. Always in se...
While winter shoes are exciting in October, January heralds the onset of a deep depression for the Grand Mademoiselle. One too many shearling booties is enough to render even the most devout shoe afi...
Perhaps the single most frustrating endeavor, at least for the Grand Mademoiselle, is the seemingly endless search for a fashionable pair of rain boots. Nothing screams style crisis more than knee-hi...
Petallurgy is the Grand Mademoiselle's term for the science, nay the art, of adorning shoes with lovely, feminine details. Fall/Winter fashion abounds with such gorgeous spectacles, and the Grand M d...
The Oxford is a tricky shoe, at once elegant and playful while retaining an air of sad, Scottish mystery. Enhance the elegance and risk losing the baleful woe; enhance the misty, noir aura and risk l...
The onset of winter has the Grand Mademoiselle itching for a brand new pair of boots. In style seasons past, the fabulous fervor leading up to designers' boot debuts fizzled fast as fashionistas chos...
The Grand Mademoiselle is tired. Tired of the tried-and-true, cookie cutter, been there done that attitude infecting fashion this fall. Where is the drama, the sex appeal, the art, the magic and myst...
As the summer months dwindle to a quiet close, the Grand Mademoiselle is itching to don something ... naughty, and head out on the town for a night of debauchery and mayhem. The fashion history annal...
While we all gain a tremendous burst of excitement from donning new garments, the recent trend toward feel-good fashion focuses on outpourings of charity and goodwill, with designers turning to every...
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