Summer 2010 Trip: Look 5

Summer 2010 Trip: Look 5 I have a serious thing for colors of twilight…gray, dusky purple, hazy rose-toned hues…all the earthy yet otherworldly shades that you see as your eyes adjust from natural daylight to darkness. They’re hard to wear without washing your skin tone out, but the heart wants what the heart wants. JCrew has a color called orchid …

FIMTSO: The LBD

Forgive me for a whole week of silence at my blog. It’s a matter of weeks before a long trip so I’ve been a bit tied up with preparations. But even when I’m not writing I’m thinking about how to keep things fun here for you until I’m on the road and photographing the world again. Speaking of the road, …

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Belgian Churros

So I’ve been talking about Bruges the last couple of days but did not mention the look I pulled together for my visit. It’s actually Look 4 built on top of a Jcrew grey tank and Banana Republic camisole… then layered with the cashmere muffler, ski jacket, and goofy shearling trapper hat: The fur lined Hogan boots have been my …

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Matchy Match

  I got schooled today at a local J Crew store by an overly attentive salesperson who told me the monochromatic way of dressing was sooo 2008.  While it created a slimming silhouette (isn’t that what we’re all after?), that thinking was fashion backward and it was time to mix things up. It was time, she said breathlessly while grabbing …