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, […]
Having recently moved to Seattle, I often lament about how dressed-down Seattleites tend to be. When I think about it, casual (surfer/hippy) dressers in my former hometown of Santa Cruz, California also left me longing for more stylish environs. Needless to say, I was in heaven last July while spending a long weekend with my then-fiancé Mark in Milan. The style, creativity, […]
Have you thought lately of wearing a dress with sneakers? Now I am not talking about sneakers for walking to the office where you slip on dressier shoes. In fact, I trust you use a pair of cute flats for that purpose anyway. No, I am suggesting intentionally combining a dress and sneakers with the sole purpose of pulling off that until-recently-unthinkably-uncool […]
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