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Essentials and encouragements from an ex-fashion editor

Joy Where You Can Find It

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Joy Where You Can Find It

Yesterday morning (like most mornings) I listened to The Daily, the podcast from the New York Times. It is only about 20 to 30 minutes...

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The Block Heel Sandal

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The Block Heel Sandal

In 1992 I was working at Glamour Magazine and I knew a girl named Carolyn Bessette, soon to be Carolyn Bessette Kennedy. At the...

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Imaginary Safari

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Imaginary Safari

I am getting to the age where I am realizing that I may not visit all the places I once imagined I would. I...

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Everyday Sparkle

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Everyday Sparkle

This Mother's Day will be very different for a lot of mothers. One of my daughters works at a preschool and she was telling...

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The Housedress

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The Housedress

I write a lot about jeans and boots and things I can run around in. And somehow, over the course of forty-something posts here,...

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Hippie Home Dressing

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Hippie Home Dressing

There was an odd year in 1995 when Sid and I moved from Connecticut out to San Diego. He had left Ralph Lauren and...

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Perspective

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Perspective

I usually send this post out on Tuesdays. We have had a lot going on here. Like many others, our business is upside-down, and...

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The Novelty Top

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The Novelty Top

No matter the weather, no matter the season, no matter the occasion… there is nothing like a Novelty Top for an instant pick-me-up. I...

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The Striped Boatneck Tee

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The Striped Boatneck Tee

I have kind of gone off the deep end with the Enneagram. My first "tell me more about me" moment was with the very tame...

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