Sometimes you see so many editorials of a certain item, you buy into the idea these pictures were absolutely created to sell. This gilded jacket from the 2007 Spring season did exactly that to me. Although I knew, after seeing the runway looks, that I would not be able to pull off the sequined hot shorts with it, I rather …
Runway Vs. Reality: 12P Dress
Today’s Runway Vs. Reality challenge is the 12P dress I wore to my parents’ golden anniversary. The matching jacket from the runway ran big and I didn’t love it enough to buy the whole set. But I must say the frothy confection of a fabric used for this dress is ultimately what Chanel represents to me: superior textile. Pretty hard …
Runway Vs. Reality: 09P Jacket and 08A Skirt
I’m in the dreaded midst of unpacking so today’s entry is very brief–two Sundays’ worth of IG photos from the Runway Vs. Reality series. First, the 08A skirt that I’d featured before here: Then the 09P jacket, featured here:
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Runway Vs. Reality: Paris-Dallas Jacket
Having grown up in Dallas it was quite a thrill for me to hear that Karl and his gang would be paying tribute to Big D during its 2014 Pre-Fall collection. While I loved the theatrical quality of the runway, it was actually a bit challenging to pick looks that translated seamlessly into real life. I’d pretty much written off …
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Winter Wonderland
You would think that packing would be a cinch for me by now. I should be able to do it with my eyes closed, right? Well, generally that would be true. But for whatever silly reason, on this trip to NY I sorely underestimated the whims of Mother Nature–how she could give me sunshine one day (cue all the adorable …