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Scatter My Ashes at Bergdorf’s
Friday, May 17th, 2013
by Charlene Giannetti on Playing Around
The title comes from a New Yorker cartoon by Victoria Roberts. Two women sit having tea, one telling the other, “I want my ashes scattered
The Sexy Swing of Tassels
Wednesday, March 13th, 2013
by Alix Cohen on Shopping Around
Nothing like something swinging in your peripheral vision to attract attention. Tassels are jaunty, not messy. They decorate and cheer up. Sort of a collaboration
The Ubiquitous Bow
Wednesday, February 27th, 2013
by Alix Cohen on Shopping Around
Bows are decidedly feminine, but don’t have to be girly. There are tailored bows, print pattern bows, bows that tie and those stuck on to
Winter Garden
Sunday, February 3rd, 2013
by Alix Cohen on Shopping Around
It’s eleven degrees outside?! (And there’s still green grass in Central Park.) Thoughts turn wistfully towards Spring. Before warm weather fashion, lighter colors and fabrics,
BLING! Decorate YOURSELF This Holiday Season
Monday, December 17th, 2012
by Alix Cohen on Shopping Around
Sounds like a cash register, doesn’t it. Marilyn (Monroe) would’ve loved the word. Sparkle, shine, shimmer, glitter, glimmer, glow. A little color, something to catch
Go For Baroque
Monday, August 27th, 2012
by Alix Cohen on Shopping Around
The word baroque implies that something is “elaborate”, with many details which in visual aesthetics often include scrolling floral motifs and a mix of print
Summer Sequins
Saturday, July 21st, 2012
by Alix Cohen on Shopping Around
Save the Liza Minnelli look for autumn/winter. Summer sequins are lighter in color and weight, mixed with fabrics that move, rather than simply fall and/or
Trendspotting: White Jewelry
Tuesday, July 10th, 2012
by Alix Cohen on Shopping Around
There’s nothing like it. Clean, fresh, light, neat. ‘Goes with everything, especially in summer. Sometimes any color gilds the lily of an ensemble. Sometimes you
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