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Essentials and encouragements from an ex-fashion editor

The Kids' Stuff

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The Kids' Stuff

Mother's Day is coming up this Sunday, and this one promises to be the least celebrated in my house in nearly thirty years. The...

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The Pajama Set

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The Pajama Set

I like to think I could sleep almost anywhere, as long as I have hot water for a bath before bed. I am devoted...

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The K. Jacques Sandals

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The K. Jacques Sandals

All in all, I must have 25 pairs of these sandals. I know it sounds like a lot, but I promise you, I wear...

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The Camo Shirt Jacket

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The Camo Shirt Jacket

This spring, camo has become my new navy. I never got into hunting, and the closest I've gotten to anything military was lots of...

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The Liberty® Print

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The Liberty® Print

When I was growing up, we moved every two years or so. My mother had a little wooden plaque – that I am pretty...

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The Buckle Shoe

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The Buckle Shoe

This Christmas, our daughters gave Sid and me the gift of 23andMe. Having been presented with test tubes to spit in, set in champagne...

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The Belt Collection

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The Belt Collection

My belt collection, like yours, probably tells a good story. Because they take up such little closet space, you may not have edited out...

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The Cardigan

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The Cardigan

A little-known fact is that one of my biggest style influences was my brother Chris. He was just a year older than me, and...

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The Cape

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The Cape

I can hardly say enough about how essential this piece of clothing is to me. Not quite the security blanket of my early days...

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