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Pearls Are Back Baby…

While those of us in The Dale continue to sit upon the sun's surface, the fashion world turns to Fall and all its heavenly offerings. Never one to tell others what to wear, except in the case of you sloppy ones--don't do that. Just don't. It seeps into every aspect of your image. One imagines… Continue reading Pearls Are Back Baby…

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Everything Old Is New…And Cute

A delicious white fur stole with rhinestone brooch will grace my shoulders next month at the wedding of Oldest Chicken. No, it's not real fur; I'm not a barbarian. Pfft. It's a throwback to the glamour days when ladies made an entrance, sipped champagne from coupes and added stems to their cigarettes. Aside from the… Continue reading Everything Old Is New…And Cute

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Coaching? You’re On Your Own…

Something about my face must say, "Give me advice. Whenever you feel like it. About any subject." I don't generally think I give off a helpless vibe but I get everything from how to change a tire (like I would ever) to setting a table (girl, please). Giving advice? Can you say superpower? Generally about… Continue reading Coaching? You’re On Your Own…

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Losing Your Dignity In Heels…

Generally, anything done wearing a good dress, heels and pearls will be forgiven. Mature girls with pearls dancing on the bar look more fun than chicks with no bra, drawn on eyebrows and biker boyfriends. The ones with pearls look like they never left their sororities while the ones sans hair eyebrows are just a… Continue reading Losing Your Dignity In Heels…

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Holiday Happy…The LBD

Christmas calls for a little black dress and multiple strands of our beloved pearls. Really? For what occasion is the LBD not on call? That's neither here nor there. We're talking Christmas. There's church, parties, dinners, cocktails, office gatherings and more people than we can remember for one season, non? The LBD can be dressed… Continue reading Holiday Happy…The LBD

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Wardrobe, Wardrobe, Wardrobe…

Obsession over Ryan Murphy's latest offering, Feud, continues. Bette Davis and Joan Crawford's Hollywood crafted back biting is delicious dish to be sure. But can we talk hats? And dresses and cigarette holders and gloves and box purses and perfectly powdered faces? The series is set in early sixties L.A. Nobody wore it better than… Continue reading Wardrobe, Wardrobe, Wardrobe…