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Collared!
Friday, September 28th, 2012
by Alix Cohen on Shopping Around
A new kind of collar has appeared this season. Unlike the one on your purloined Brooks Brothers or Thomas Pink shirts or the one on
Industrial Chic
Tuesday, July 31st, 2012
by Alix Cohen on Shopping Around
There’s a sector of contemporary design inspired by industry/machine parts, like some of Art Deco. The influence can be seen in architecture, home furnishings, tabletop,
Not Your Grandmother’s Choker
Sunday, July 22nd, 2012
by Alix Cohen on Shopping Around
Chokers (close fitting necklace worn high on the neck) have come a long way. From Chinese origin to Victorian England, from simple ribbons with perhaps
Fun and Frivolous Necklaces
Saturday, April 14th, 2012
by Alix Cohen on Shopping Around
Tops are simpler and smaller, collarless, strappy, strapless. Clothes are less elaborate in hopes of comfort. Tans act as background settings. Necklaces are good place
The Little Black Dress AND…
Monday, August 1st, 2011
by Alix Cohen on Shopping Around
“Something about glamour interested me. All my schoolbooks had drawings of women on terraces with a cocktail and a cigarette..” Bill Blass Ah, the eponymous
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