So the big 4/18 Club–and by big I mean we have 3 members from my clan alone: Lil A, my cousin Steven, and yours truly–is having its day today, but unfortunately we are not all together to celebrate it. However, the great thing about membership in a club is that even distance can’t keep us from coordinating our outfits! My …
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Uh Oh In Paris
If I’m going to be absent here in the next 72 hours at least you know where I am. I’ll come back with a full report from Paris in a few, but I can quickly say that the weather is perfect and the city is as beautiful as I remembered it. Suffice it to say for now, on my first …
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FIMTSO: The Mariner Shirt
Ever since Coco Chanel made it cool to look like a gondolier I’ve been collecting Breton or mariner shirts. A fashion editor in one of my favorite magazines once wrote that women over the age of 30 should stop wearing stripes, especially the horizontal kind. I was past 30 when I read that and stored it in the back of …
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Europe In 80 Minutes
 You know that Jules Verne classic Around The World In Eighty Days? I’ve always wanted to live that story ever since I first read it as a teenager. But we all know it’s not possible to lug enough clothes (and bags plus shoes) around for that amount of time without professional help. I can barely stay sane packing for a …
Slo-mo time warp
There are literally a million stores and dining choices along the Champs-Élysées, but today this particular store with the Citroën exhibit catches my attention: The stairs spiral around the entire building and on each floor there is a spinning display showcasing interior designs by various vendors. This is a room sparsely decorated by Louis Vuitton in muted colors:  But once …