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  Style Song: 8.25.2010

  08.25.10 | Permalink | Comment?

  [ALDO Mondier - Women Ankle Boots, photo from Amazon] My suede ankle booties are old; Unable to be re-soled I need a new pair So I’ve got them to wear As soon as the weather gets cold.

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  Style Song: 8.4.2010

  08.04.10 | Permalink | 2 Comments

  Flexing some writing muscles while ogling some style goodies.

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  Avoiding Fashion Impulse Buys

  08.02.10 | Permalink | 13 Comments

  [source] Impulse buying: we’ve all done it. Maybe you can’t resist a deal, and there happened to be a sale rack chock-full of awesome tops, so you grabbed eighteen. Maybe you didn’t realize you already had a navy sheath dress, ’cause it was buried behind a winter coat. Maybe you wanted to wear your favorite [...]

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  What I Wore: 7.25.2010

  07.29.10 | Permalink | 1 Comment

  Were you all stoked for the Mad Men premiere Sunday night? I definitely was.

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  OMG Shoes: DV by Dolce Vita

  07.27.10 | Permalink | 3 Comments

  Last week, I found myself without lunch plans. So I walked over to grab some new mascara at the Nordstrom in the shopping center across the street. And then I found these.

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  How to Do More With the Clothes You Have [Instead of Buying More]

  07.26.10 | Permalink | 10 Comments

  Know what you have. This sounds like an utterly idiotic suggestion, but here’s a tip: if I’d gone on a thrifting expedition before last summer, I might have come away with eleven different dresses that I wanted. Now, though, I might grab two, because even though I’ve pared down my wardrobe a lot since then, [...]

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  Clothing I Remember Owning

  07.20.10 | Permalink | Comment?

  [source. I've used this photo tons of times, and it never gets old.] It’s only recently that I’ve been a huge adherent to daily outfit photos. I wish I had more photos of me as a kid, because fashion was just as important to me then as it is now. Here’s some of the clothing [...]

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  Apartment Inspiration

  07.13.10 | Permalink | 2 Comments

  Pretty soon I’ll have some pictures of my own space to show you. And snacks! There will be snacks! Until then . . . decor inspiration.

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  Things That Contribute to a Wardrobe That’s Overgrown, Excessive . . . and Totally Useful.

  07.07.10 | Permalink | 3 Comments

  [source] So, I’m getting ready to move. Again. And I’m getting ready to clean out my closet. Again. I spent some quality time with my Mint.com account today and realized that in the past year, I’ve spent more on both food and craft supplies than I have on clothing. Score for minimalism and fiscal responsibility! [...]

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  Why Fashion Matters

  04.24.10 | Permalink | 1 Comment

  A version of this post originally appeared on my site in August 2008, but it bears repeating. So read it again, kids. I’ve touched on this before in some of my Inspiration posts, but it’s something we can’t afford to forget. So let’s go over it again, shall we? How you look matters, people. And [...]