Style

Getting My ‘Colors Done’ with Created Colorful

When I was a girl in the late eighties, I would pour over a book of my mother’s called Color Me Beautiful. Sitting on her bedroom’s carpeted floor, I imagined myself with softly done makeup and glossy, windblown hair like the models in the photos. Tiny squares of various shades of pink, blue, yellow, and green mesmerizedContinue reading “Getting My ‘Colors Done’ with Created Colorful”

6 Easy Looks for Thanksgiving Weekend

Here’s my case for Thanksgiving being the best holiday: it’s centered on two wonderful things – family and delicious food. But most importantly, it is devoid of the pressure to buy someone a gift! I know your family has issues (so does mine) and I know someone will probably burn something (it happens), but overall,Continue reading “6 Easy Looks for Thanksgiving Weekend”

Summer Style for Work

In my humble opinion, summer is the most challenging season to dress for work —especially if you (1.) work in a professional setting and (2.) live in a warm climate like I do. The humidity and high temps of the South are unforgiving and I, along with many of my friends, have to get aContinue reading “Summer Style for Work”

Terrifying Russian Literature, a Style Challenge, and New Year’s Resolutions

The book sat on a side table in my bedroom, the one over by the corner fireplace, for six months. The oil portrait of its central character stared at me from the cover with those stoic, challenging eyes (like only Russians can), seemingly asking the question again, “Are you ready now? Is today the day?”Continue reading “Terrifying Russian Literature, a Style Challenge, and New Year’s Resolutions”

How I am Learning to Be a Better Fashion-lover

As I began to think about this post, I got stuck on what to title it. I wanted to say something like, “How to be a good steward of your closet” –but then I hesitated. Does anyone use the word “steward” anymore? It sounds like a custodian, which sounds like a janitor, which then again,Continue reading “How I am Learning to Be a Better Fashion-lover”

Three Things: Summer Quarantine Edition

The Great Quarantine of 2020 didn’t actually change much about our daily life, but one thing that did change was my skincare/makeup and wardrobe habits. Mascara became completely unnecessary and kind of annoying, filling in my brows became the new mascara, and exploring the world of face masks became my new frontier. Getting dressed wasContinue reading “Three Things: Summer Quarantine Edition”

Three Things: to live that cozy life

So glad you decided to swing by! Here’s a *virtual* cup of something warm and delicious. Most of my current days are spent working on final papers for the semester (reading and writing and editing some more) while also thinking about what dessert I’m going to make for Thanksgiving. Last year I did the classicContinue reading “Three Things: to live that cozy life”

Style Me September

As if you didn’t already know this, but September is traditionally fashion month. (Because I know “fashion month” is at the top of your priority list…) New York Fashion Week always happens in September and the “September issue” of Vogue is always the thickest and glossiest issue of all. It’s also back-to-school month, which forContinue reading “Style Me September”

three things: for thinking women

Here’s the thing about blog writing. It gets under your skin a bit and seeps into the corners of your life. You may be living a perfectly normal day: refilling another cup of coffee, responding to an email, taking a walk to the mailbox, choosing the right pair of shoes for the busy day ahead…andContinue reading “three things: for thinking women”