I am fascinated by observing fashion and street style, because they reveal culture’s ideals (or idols). For example, have you noticed an apparent wave in Europe of looking to the U.S. for style inspiration? Themes at recent Fashion Week shows include grunge (ALESSANDRO DELL’ACQUA in Milan) and Americana (KATRANTZOU in London and PRADA in Milan). And with respect to street style, […]
After moving to the Pacific Northwest from (mostly) sunny California, the Seattle freeze hit me hard. I meet super friendly people at work and through my husband, but I was in serious shock the other day – after waiving. smiling, and saying hello to a couple of neighbors, I then watched them simply turn and enter their house. Likewise, my thinnish wool […]
If you’re like me, you’ve seen (and maybe even perused) articles promising free psychoanalysis based on everything from your lipstick shape to the way you fold your underwear. Come on, don’t tell me you don’t pick up those mags at the nail or hair salon! It occurred to me – having majored in psychology in college – that I […]
