A Femme d'Un Certain Age

• Un Chemisier, Hers & Mine 3 years ago   An exceptionally pretty blouse may not be something we think about when setting out to refresh or add something special to our wardrobes, but I maintain we definitely should. Furthermore, all those months of Zoom and FaceTime communications could have been much more fun (context) with a blouse...
• Her Way & My Way: A Skirt 3 years ago   When it comes to a single, perfect, cool (and “cool”) summer garment, we cannot go wrong with a long, floaty skirt. Edith and I both liked this one from Gerard Darel in a filmy silk. Basically, this is a very basic skirt. It can be worn year-round, in the summer with T-shirts and light...
• Her Way & My Way, A Series 3 years ago   We’re back! Edith and I have revived our collaboration. Some of you may remember this series from the long-ago past. It was always so much fun for me, and Edith claims it’s fun for her as well. She and I have been BFFs for more than 30 years, so I believe her. We “work” […] The post...
• Two Fashion Stories. . . 3 years ago   For my Sunday fashion page, decades ago, when I was the Style Editor of the Detroit Free Press, I decided to do one of those classic seasonal features about “easy, breezy summer frocks.” So that I could show-and-tell, my assistant called several local retailers, including a couple of major...
• More Wardrobe Perfection 3 years ago   More advice from my fashion stylist friend, Lieke Madsen, for a few minimal wardrobe basics, accompanied by her important caveat throughout: “No matter what the price point, whether designer or high street, it is essential to be obsessed with the way clothes fit,” she said. Otherwise,...

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