This one picture was taken during a very quick trip to NYC. We went to the Brooklyn Flea Market in Fort Greene and man, was it hot. Cornelius, however was chilling in his gauze t-shirt, one that he made himself. I could have done with some natural ventilation myself that day.
The people I stop on the streets are often surprised that I want to take their picture. Their friends and family on the other hand often are not surprised. Dr. V’s daughter exclaimed that he is always well dressed and dapper. For a Saturday afternoon, this kind gentleman certainly gave most folks walking down the street a run for their money in the style department.
My friend Brooke has a collection of the prettiest blouses ever. (I should mention this is Lauren in the above picture.) Upon seeing Lauren, I thought, oh, that’s a Brooke blouse.
Since I’ve known Brooke, I’ve taken an interest in choosing blouses that are feminine with a bit of whimsy. Brooke and some other friends and I have a standing date for oysters on a regular basis. Hopefully, I’ll be able to take a few pics to share with you. In the meantime, enjoy the lovely Lauren. By the way, Laruen’s blouse is from Ann Taylor.
It’s Leighann again. Some people look good sometime, Leighann’s been well dressed each and every time I’ve seen her, and I’ve been running into her since last year.
As you will remember, she was spotlighted on BBC last Friday. She very kindly answered some questions about her favorite tailors, cobbler and favorite shops in Boston. And she would know where to go, she’s the marketing director at Yelp Boston.
When Savers asked me to style a fashion show for the opening of their Framingham store, I didn’t quite know what to expect. But man, oh, man the store is huuuuuuge! And as I pulled clothes and accessories I was flabbergasted that I could build complete outfits for under $60–including shoes, people! Oh, and jewelry too.
These days I’m only purchasing things that I actually need, and honestly, that isn’t much. So, I could feel my inner shopping-monster coming out as I pulled clothes and accessories that I secretly wanted to put aside for myself…but alas, I had to put my distraction aside and focus on the job. Below is an outfit I created for Emily. The whole outfit (accessories included–though in this case Emily is wearing her own shoes) was under thirty buckaroos. It’s nice to look good and not have to spend a gazillion dollars to do so.
In these tough times I’d love to know what you’re doing to keep your wardrobe fresh and interesting. I’m wearing a lot of my sister’s clothes, but that’s not exactly being creative as shopping in my own closet as most of my friends do.
Can’t Buy Me Love (the 1987 version) was on TV this weekend. It was wonderful to relive that time, the fashion, the lingo. Riding on my 80s high, I was positively delighted to run into Alli in Union Square in NYC the next day.
We immigrated to the US in 1986 so my impressions of the 80s (at least of the 80s here in the US) are full of wonder. My mom would only let us watch TV on the weekends nonetheless, television offered a wonderful window into life here. I’m enjoying the return of wonder; I’m enjoying the return of the 80s.
I spent this weekend in NYC this weekend. On Saturday morning, I stumbled upon these oxfords from Osborn at the Brooklyn Flea Market. Boy was it hot! It was the perfect day to buy a new straw hat and cool icy drinks at the flea market.
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