Image from Saks
After reading whowhatweardaily.com this morning, I was so curious about hostess pants (they showed the silk pair above from the line Elizabeth and James). Apparently women wore hostess pants when entertaining at home starting in the 50s, then the pants became more casual with bright prints in the 60s and 70s. I Googled [...]
Archive for March, 2008
Hostess Apparel
Posted in Fashion, History on March 24, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Hoi An
Posted in Fashion, Places on March 20, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I know where I want to travel next! Hoi An is a small city in Vietnam (I think I read that about 88,000 live there). The city was an international shipping port in the 16th and 17th centuries and still shows a mix of foreign influences in the city’s protected Old Town. The main reason [...]
Tennis Served Fresh
Posted in Fashion on March 19, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Since the weather has been pretty nice for the last couple of weeks, we’ve really tried to play tennis more. We take our dog and she runs around in the court chasing balls, so it is pretty exciting for us all. Since I just started playing last fall, I don’t have much tennis apparel. While [...]
Desert Photo Shoot
Posted in Places on March 17, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
On Friday, I went with my boyfriend to a replica of an 1880s mining town for a photo shoot of a poker player. It was the perfect setting with the Red Rock mountains and a clear blue sky, similar colors to the art nouveau print below. The day was a beautiful day for being in [...]
NY’s Green Executive Mansion
Posted in Lifestyle, Places on March 13, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Take a look at Domino’s video that features the first lady of New York showing how the Executive Mansion is making changes to become more eco-friendly. I do love the video’s topic, but this video also gives us a different look into Silda Wall Spitzer’s life. It just makes her look more dimensional than the [...]
21 Movie Premiere
Posted in Entertainment on March 13, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Last night, we were lucky enough to be invited to the premiere of the movie 21, which is based on the nonfiction book Bringing Down the House. EXCITING! I’d never been to a major studio premiere! Of course the hardest thing was picking out something to wear. I choose my Erin Fetherston dress [...]
Color Me Beautiful This Spring
Posted in Fashion, Lifestyle, Resources on March 11, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I was so glad to read the spring BARNEYS BABBLES by Simon Doonan, where he suggests picking up a used copy of the book Color Me Beautiful. I have owned a copy for several years, but did not find my season and follow the guidelines until this year. I try to keep the suggestions in [...]
Superga
Posted in Fashion on March 10, 2008 | 1 Comment »
We have Chuck Taylors…Italians have Superga
Today’s New York Times brought these shoes to my attention, and I am so glad. They are perfect for my boyfriend. I’d been looking around, but all that I was finding just looked too cheap. They did not have the feel of these from Superga, which [...]
Become a “Skinny Bitch”
Posted in Lifestyle, Resources on March 7, 2008 | 1 Comment »
If you are still keeping your new year’s resolutions but need a little boost, the book Skinny Bitch is sure to help you make healthy choices. Written by Kim Barnouin and Rory Freedman, the book (which was released in 2005) is very straight forward and feels like your [...]
Fabulous On A Budget
Posted in Fashion, Lifestyle on March 5, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The website www.fabulousonabudget.com is the blog of two friends, Leah and Mary, who give advice on how everyone can live more fabulous. I’ve always loved the challenge of recreating looks for less. Now I can get even more insider information from these LA gals who say that they are broke (aren’t we all?). [...]
