What I read: wintertime books
For the past couple months, I’ve been on a reading frenzy! This cold weather makes me want to read since it’s too cold to do anything outside. And a beach vacation with 5 hours of flying each way provided me with some good reading time too. Have you been reading? Anything you recommend? Here’s what [...]
Read more →Help me out! What do you want to see on this blog?
A couple months ago I restarted this blog with a goal to put more of my personality into it and get to know you more! Since then this blog’s posts have been a little different from in the past, but I want to know what you like and want to see more of. It would [...]
Read more →Totally unique jewelry made from vintage car clock parts
As you’ve probably seen, the 70′s are coming back this spring with wide-leg pants, blousy shirts, and platform shoes. The jewelry from independent company, LYKY Design, is the perfect complement to the 70′s fall trends. And they are completely unique; the earrings and necklaces are made out of American car clock parts and other found objects from the [...]
Read more →My Favorite Things: Winter 2010/2011 Edition
If Oprah can do it, why can’t I! I’ve decided to share with you this year some of my favorite things from my closet, starting with what I’ve been wearing this fall/winter. It was actually an interesting exercise pulling out what my favorite clothes are. I’ve never really taken a step back to look at [...]
Read more →Edelweiss by Sarah 1940′s inspired spring collection
As a fan of anything vintage and Great Gatsby and Mad Men, I love this spring collection from Edelweiss by Sarah inspired by 1940′s summer camp. The clothes elegantly balance nostalgia and modernness. To get to the summer camp look, some of the pieces have strip detailing to resemble wearing a backpack and the clothes [...]
Read more →New York Fashion Week and social media: is it good for fashion?
This week is all about New York Fashion Week and social media. Have you wanted to go to a runway show, but can’t get out of work or school? Do you want to know now what will be the latest styles for the fall? Well thanks to social media we are all invited to NYFW [...]
Read more →In the sunshine of Puerto Rico
Last week I was in beautiful Puerto Rico for 7 days with my boyfriend. I saw this morning that Boston has had 71 inches of snow this winter, so it was amazing to be away from it and feel the sunshine of 80 degree weather. We stayed in a hotel in a beach resort area, [...]
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Unique gift idea: Shake it like a polaroid picture
Last week I received an email from a photographer I love from She Hit Pause Studios. The photos are polaroids of everything from surfers to a bubble gum machine. The polaroids have a vintage, muted color palette and remind me of something you would see in a Free People or Anthropologie catalog. I’ve been looking [...]
Read more →Small business tip #1: What is Internet anyway?
Small business tip #1: Don’t be afraid of new technology. Have you seen this clip from The Today Show? It’s Katie Couric and Bryant Gumbel trying to figure out what the Internet is all about in 1994. Isn’t it crazy to think that there was a time when we were all confused about what the [...]
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