Category Archives: fashion

Wants (but not “gets”) from August Elle

photos clipped from Elle magazine, August 2008 The day without a car passed by surprisingly easily. Morning rain and thunder cleared so I was even able to bike over to “my shop” for a chicken salad sandwich lunch. (I wish they had a website so that I could link you all to the deliciousness.) The […]

Makié Shopping

antique milk pitchers photo from makieclothier.com It’s ba-ack: Tuesday morning heralded the return of insomnia. At least this time, I have the culprit fingered: Sudafed, you are guilty! At 4:10 am, wide awake, I was clicking around the web, trying to avoid sites with audio – don’t want to wake up those who can sleep! […]

Valentino Couture: Fall 2008

photo from style.com love, love, love this dress …. I am about as likely to buy couture as I am to take up waterskiing (that analogy was purely for my father-in-law), but I love looking at photos of pretty dresses. And these, from Alessandra Facchinetti’s first couture collection for Valentino, are stunning. See the entire […]

Resort 2009: Giambattista Valli

photo from style.com my favorite Wow. I am in love with Giambattista Valli’s resort collection. So, so pretty with great details. See the whole collection at style.com. photo from style.com great detailing on the perfect LBD photo from style.com love the texture (and the bow)

The opposite of minimalism (or perhaps, its accessory)

“juliet” necklace: photo from dejarnettenola.com For all of my clothing minimalism (jeans/teeshirt/cute flats), my head is turned by ornate necklaces. And so Tuesday’s Daily Candy Atlanta (why not read them all?) had me happily clicking through the portfolio of Katherine Dejarnette Babin. Her company, Dejarnette New Orleans has some luxe and funky (and gorgeous!) looking […]