Choices, Choices! Edited by Dream Sequins At this time of year, even the smallest decision can feel like the biggest burden. As holiday shopping season swings into full and relentless motion this month, the choices we make as consumers can often feel overwhelming. This week’s compelling roundup of reading explores these choices from every possible…
Monthly Archives: December 2009
Closet Confidential: A Review
As you may have recalled, I won a copy of Closet Confidential from the lovely Annie Spandex about two weeks ago. She let me know that it had been mailed off the next day (quick!), and then I started eagerly waiting for the moment it arrived. When it finally got here, I opened the package…
Marvelous Monday!
As of writing this, I’m not feeling too hot…hopefully I’ll feel better in the morning. I’m sick of being sick, dammit! This guy is painfully stylish. I’m jealous. And his hats! Oh the hats! Reason #12498 why Vivienne Westwood is amazing: First you have to know who you are – or who you want to…
Saturday Shoe Lust
These are obviously inspired by the Balenciaga harness boots that everyone freaked out about. I wasn’t too wild about those, but I really, really like these. Unfortunately, at $324, they’re well out of my budget for now. But maybe someday soon, they’ll go on sale…*crosses fingers*
5 Movies to Watch for Their Aesthetic
Movies are a huge source of inspiration for me, style wise. The first time I saw Moulin Rouge, I was absolutely dumbstruck by the sheer…awesomeness of it all. I watched it three days in a row, like we did as children with Aladdin and Jurassic Park and the Lion King. (Nobody else watched Jurassic Park…
Practical Quality
via perszi Practical quality – what is it, and why is it important? It’s something I’ve been thinking about a lot lately. My theory is that there’s such a thing as “practical quality” when it comes to clothing/shoes. A better way to put it is the “quality plateau” – after a certain price point, the…
