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| Tokyo Fashion Sketch | 04.03.06
These days, without a shop in titanic Tokyo, you are not a major player. Simple as that. Beyond hobby territory, shopping qualifies as a national obsession. Even if most people prefer a sort of chic uniform to individual style, one has to give Tokyo inhabitants their due. | | Read more... |
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| | Fashion's Alpha Wardrobe | 03.20.06
I am proposing very specific, international classics that will keep women current and chic for a lifetime and at any age. There is sometimes a fuzzy line between looking fresh and looking foolish. I have no doubt that we both prefer freshness.
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| | The Gotcha! Wedding | 02.20.06
The latest member of the surprise club is the Gotcha! Wedding. In this case, the bride and groom fool their friends and family into thinking they're invited to some other type of party. Then, surprise! We are also getting married! Today!
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| | Bumper Sticker Chic | 02.13.06
As you know, this country life is new for me. So when I see bumper stickers, I still read them. I am not yet accustomed to ranting, raving, smiling, or joking by proxy—your car, your self, apparently. For a while now, I've noticed that there are a lot of bumper stickers around these parts. There are a lot of people with a lot to say. Or so they think. Are you one of them?
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| | Closet Clothing Lovers | 01.23.06
Have you ever met a closet clothing lover? A closet clothing lover is a person who has the appearance and attitude of someone who seems to care nothing about clothes, but suddenly comes alive when the subject of fashion arises.
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| | Disposable Clothes | 01.15.06
Although we still pay in dollars, clothes can be made for pennies nowadays, thanks to a seemingly endless supply of cheap labor in fast-emerging economies like Turkey, India, and China. Did I say emerging? They are already eating our lunches in the apparel sector (How do you translate "There is no free lunch"?).
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| | One Girl's Country Life | Written 01.09.06
One dear reader asked me to discuss my adjustment to life in the country. This question alone could merit a weekly column. I will, nonetheless, offer a sample response here.
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| | Shoe Love | Written 12.31.05
Shoes are a lot like cars. The moment you exit a shop in those leather lovelies, their value plummets faster than the wind can whisper, "Sucker!" And worse than cars, the better the brand, the more complete your loss. Still, we cannot stop buying shoes.
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| | Red or Dead | Written 12.18.06
Picasso had a blue period. City folks tend towards black. Midwestern suburbanites have a penchant for pastels. Redheads gravitate towards emerald green. As for me, like a Chinese woman on her wedding day, I am enjoying the merits of red.
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| | A Fur Real Quandary | Written 12.10.05
Am I the only person who remembers that artful 1990s PETA ad in which Cindy Crawford, Naomi Campbell, and a lot of other supers famously vowed that they would rather go naked than wear fur? As I recall, Cindy recently modeled for Blackgama in black, white, beauty mark, and big fur. And Naomi doesn't seem to leave home without a piece of fur in tow.
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