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A Sleeve is Not the Only Place to Wear Your Heart

Wednesday, February 20th, 2013
by Alix Cohen on Shopping Around

Nor is Valentine’s Day the only occasion on which to wear it Hearts are ubiquitous, as patterns, graphics and statement. These days one can find

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Clean Up, Paint Up, Fix Up With Books

Tuesday, February 12th, 2013
by Michall Jeffers on Reading Around

One great thing about foul weather is that it gives us a perfect opportunity to assess what we can do to improve our wardrobe and

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“Sex and the City” Fashion Influence: Samantha Jones

Wednesday, January 16th, 2013
by Alix Cohen on Shopping Around

Remember Sex and The City? Really, how can you not- whether as Candace Bushnell’s groundbreaking columns or the book that followed (1997), first-run television series

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A Vested Interest in Fall

Friday, August 31st, 2012
by Alix Cohen on Shopping Around

Vests can hide the midriff, elongate a body, add a layer of warmth or contribute interest to an ensemble. Classic vests (there’s one included here)

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Celebrate Bastille Day (July 14) in Style

Thursday, July 12th, 2012
by Alix Cohen on Shopping Around

July 14, Bastille Day/La Fête Nationale (The National Celebration,) commemorates the French Revolution’s storming of the Bastille July 1789, and the rising of a modern

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SPECIAL Occasion Dresses

Friday, April 6th, 2012
by Alix Cohen on Shopping Around

Get out your wallets, ladies, these are special event dresses: weddings, anniversaries, benefits, I-really-want-to-make-a-splash apparel. None, I repeat, none are minis. Most are at the

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