Okay, ladies…I think I’ve finally had the epiphany I’ve been waiting for. I am ready to streamline and downsize my work wardrobe. Who wants to do the same? Those pictures of me above are from three years ago when I attempted this endeavor the first time, but then fell off the wagon. I’m ready to… Read More Creating a Capsule Wardrobe To Simplify and Change Your Life
* What is STYLE? đź‘ How do you define the word? Here’s my take, for what it’s worth. Style isn’t about what you wear, it’s about how you feel about what you wear. Style also isn’t about labels and expensive clothes: you can look good in inexpensive clothes if you learn what cuts work best… Read More Fashion Friday: Summer Maxi Dresses & A Versatile Duster
Let me preface this with this statement: I just like fashion; fashion should be fun. Ever since I was little, I’ve always loved clothes. The semester has begun, and I think I’m going to attempt the challenge of a “no repeat” semester. Now, this doesn’t mean you can’t wear the same thing, it just means… Read More Fashion Friday, Week 1
As FROCKTOBER comes to a close this week, I’m hoping 3 things come from it: 1-That I helped raise some money and awareness for ovarian cancer research; 2-That my Instagram photos–as stressful as they were for me to pick outfits and to take sometimes–didn’t bore you too much, and, 3-That you take away that you… Read More FROCKTOBER – WEEK 4 And Some Words of Wisdom to Be Kind to Yourself
For the better part of this week, I was sick with a bad head cold, and yet, I made it to all of my classes and meetings. I don’t like to disappoint my students and will show up unless I have a fever or have flu-like symptoms. That’s my game plan. It was a busy… Read More FROCKTOBER Fashion- Week 3 Recap
WELCOME TO FROCKTOBER FOR OVARIAN CANCER This month is all about fashion–but it’s also to raise money and heighten awareness of Ovarian Cancer. As my beloved colleague and friend, Chris Noya, fights her battle, I will do my part to make this month meaningful. I’m looking forward to the challenge of posting 31 outfits in… Read More Week One Recap: FROCKTOBER 2018
​​ ​​​ ​ Today is the first day of #FROCKTOBER. FROCKTOBER | Day 1 “The purpose of life is not to be happy. It is to be useful, to be honorable, to be compassionate, to have it make some difference that you have lived and lived well.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson This month is all… Read More Welcome To #FROCKTOBER: What It’s All About
*** Writers wear black. Lots of it. It’s kind of funny, actually, that as a lot, we’ve sort of taken this color and decided to claim it as our own. I’m not sure how this got started, perhaps because as a group we’re sort of identified as a deep-thinking with a dark side. But I… Read More Friday Fashion: The Commitment to Add More Color to My Wardrobe
I open my closet. It’s a sea of black clothing. Black pants. Black tops. Black skirts. Black dresses. Even black jeans. I wonder what in the hell I’m doing wearing black all the time. I know I’m a writer, and writers love to wear black, but this is getting absurd. I have to fight to… Read More Fashion & Fiction: Why I NEED Some Bumble Bee Tights. Now.
I’m getting spring fever, you guys. I want to wear pretty things that feel like summertime. I’m ready to be in flip flops, flouncy dresses, big hats, and sunglasses. So today, I’m featuring a dress from Express that I got at a consignment store–in perfect condition. There’s a lot to be said for quality consignment… Read More Wednesday Wardrobe – The Floral Maxi Dress
I’ve always been a clothes junkie. Junkie. I remember saving my money as a kid for Willowbrook Mall in New Jersey, where there was no sales tax on clothing, and my mother and grandmother would patiently take me shopping—for hours. I’d pile up some things to bring back to Maryland, and it was one of… Read More The Petite Professor: First Installment—The Clothes Junkie + Love Your Body
On Wednesdays, I will host a few feature on the blog…a bit about fashion…at any age. I’ll share outfits, things I purchase, oldies and goodies, and accessories for petite women as well as women of all sizes. As a former fashion consultant, I’ll share what I learned, and it’s meant for us regular folk who… Read More New Wednesday Feature: The Petite Professor
