I love stripes, I really do and while I am thrilled they are once again back on trend for spring, I am intrepid. Why? Well most stripes just are not that flattering. I always love a menswear inspired or boyfriend blue and white stripped shirt, but that’s because the lines are usually vertical. So it got me thinking, what other striped items for spring I could find that are actually flattering – and thankfully I found quite a few.
Have we all come to the consensus that New York Fashion Week is pretty much dead? Maybe. It certainly doesn’t have the exclusivity it once did way back when, even before fashion bloggers crashed onto the scene. Still, whatever the reason (whether they really love the clothes or they’re getting paid by the designers to make …
Ah – it’s that time of year again when fashionphiles like myself turn to Paris for our biannual dose of Haute Couture. Here we will see the collections of the most visionary of womenswear designers, which will undoubtedly influence ready-to-wear designers in the creation of their next spring collections to be shown in the fall. …
It has only been one month since everyone set their New Year’s fitness resolutions to exercise more, get to (or join) the gym and get back in shape! However every year it seems right around now (Valentine’s Day) the health clubs get a little less crowded and there’s a lot more room in the fitness …
When I was a little girl I sure loved my frilly dresses and the more ruffles and bows, the better. I still love ruffles, but once you reach a certain age – if they are overdone – you can look like you are trying too hard or just plain ridiculous. But do you need to …
