Author Archives: Jane

March 19, 2014 – 7:00 am

Week Twelve: Simple Pretty Picks / March 2014

Every spring, I try to give my wardrobe a good edit: culling pieces that I no longer wear, and considering additions that will seamlessly fit into the rotation. I look for items that are polished and city-appropriate but comfortable enough to spend the day walking and Tube riding, not to mention sturdy enough to withstand […]

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March 14, 2014 – 12:00 pm

Fall 2014: Samuji

Chic simple looks from Finnish design studio Samuji seem sweetly innocent. Loving the fall collection, viewable at Style.com. image credits: samuji courtesy photos for style.com

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March 12, 2014 – 7:00 am

Week Eleven: Simple Pretty Fitness

Fitness for me is not a case of “Look better by bikini season!” or “Drop 5 pounds over the weekend!” — you know, the typical magazine come ons. It’s also not the New Year’s Resolution of Radical Transformation. (Which is why I’m posting this in March instead of January.)  Rather, my goal is to be […]

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March 5, 2014 – 7:00 am

Week Ten: B Paper

As a fan of B Magazine, a Korean publication that takes an in-depth look at a single brand with each issue (don’t miss issue 16, focused on Aesop), I was elated to see they’ve now launched B Paper, which expands the focus to a product category. The first issues cover the gamut of my interests, […]

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March 4, 2014 – 8:00 am

Milan Fall 2014: Anteprima

Every season, I stumble across a new-to-me utilitarian luxe® designer that I immediately fall in love with. For fall 2014, that designer is Anteprima. Based in Hong Kong and Milan, Izumi Ogino designs for a woman of all seasons: intelligent, confident, feminine and joyful. (And if that doesn’t sum up what I’m trying to achieve […]

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