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The Bib Front Tunic

My friend Daisy has the best style. We met in college, when she was just a cool girl who joined my sorority. I was...

February 11, 2020

A cardigan jacket is synonymous with chic… at least to me. Round neck, tweedy boucle, cut only as long as the waist… very French....

January 28, 2020

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When I was a young Brownie Scout in Milwaukee, we attended a symphony concert as a troop on a Saturday. As an 8-year-old, imagining...

November 19, 2019

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I have a few essentials that make it in my bag from October through February. I am normally not out the door for pleasure...

November 19, 2019

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It was an old boyfriend who turned on my love of the easy style of a menswear-style striped shirt. I knew Matthew during the...

November 5, 2019

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Everyone has people in their life that they will never forget. Sid grew up in a small town in Mississippi, and it astounds me...

October 22, 2019

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I have often sung the praises of the "third piece"… that sweater or scarf or jacket or "extra" thing that pulls your top and...

October 8, 2019

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It may not seem like the most interesting thing to buy or to pack – in fact, it may be the cold-weather equivalent of that...

September 24, 2019

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My friend Julia once detailed to me how her beagle Henry can smell each part of a food rather than the whole. He doesn't...

September 10, 2019