Elegance: a) Refinement and grace in movement, appearance, or manners. b) Tasteful opulence in form, decoration, or presentation. Yesterday, a melancholy day, I popped over to visit the Bargain Queen, only to find she was blogging about $1000 handbags. I admit that handbags are not the most elegant part of my personal presentation; at present …
At some point, most “What to Wear” type books introduce the topic of cost per wear. I’m sure the celebrities, models, and personal shoppers who write these books mean to be encouraging, but I’m wondering what reality they live in. It sure isn’t mine. Consider an example: A jacket you want is $350. You figure …
Next up — creating the Spring 2006 shopping list. For each segment of your life you should have a uniform template, a certain combination of pieces that expresses your idiom and makes you feel like yourself. Starting with your dominant lifestyle segment (that is, what you get dressed for most often), create a spreadsheet (or …
