Even the Fonz couldn’t be cool in this weather. The Midwest heatwave is relentless so I’ve been looking for all things related to keeping cool this month. August means back to school preparations are well under way. Three growing piles of supplies at our house sit waiting for that first school bell as three growing…
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Write it…for real
I read something this week about surrounding yourself with people who will nourish you and your business and I thought that would be a good way to look at regarding everyone you hang out with. Getting rid of the non-nourishers seemed like a pretty swell idea to me, especially with all the new projects I’ve…
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Spring 2011 Fashion Week – Nicholas K
Backstage, front row and on the runway at the Nicholas K Spring 2011 fashion show. Who let the dogs out? Or “in” actually. Just when you think you’ve seen it all, the pooches reign backstage:
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Chic for less
Target is really trying to step it up a notch. They have popular designers creating clothing lines for them, handbags, and now shoes too. A bit of comparison shopping for you and your budget conscious wallet.You can have these beautiful nappa leather ankle boots by Islo Isabella Lorusso at Yoox.com for $288. or… these lesser…
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A Beautiful Thing
A baby’s first smile, a warm cloudless day….a great shoe?My babies are fighting, not smiling.The sky is actually cloudless, for the moment.It’s the shoe that got me today.DSW sent yet another fabulous deal to my inbox. 25% off online clearance shoes! ACK. Grab a credit card and get online!I spied this fab shoe that comes…
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Heart Throb
My trusty UPS guy dropped off another box. Honestly, I had no idea what it was.The Haute Market event had just passed and that usually means the constant door bell ringing would too cease.At further inspection it was revealed that the box was yet another from Avelle – the new Bag Borrow or Steal. That’s…
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It’s Fashion Week
L.A. Fashion Week is wrapping up, Project Runway has had it’s finale and soon celebrities will be jet-setting to the next affair. Mercedes Benz Fashion Week at Smashbox Studios in L.A. is a fabulous spring affair giving us great glimpses of the upcoming fashions. The Ed Hardy collection was especially colorful and busy with models…
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Save the Shoes!
One secret to keeping my very small closet well organized so that I can buy even more shoes and boots is the ShoeStor storage boxes.These clear plastic boxes are genius! You can store shoes, boots…even handbags! The clear view sides make it so much easier to find just the right accessory. I used to keep…
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Pedi’s and Printz
There are some editors and photographers who choose to endure fashion week the easy way. .. with sneakers and otherwise comfortable, but not fashionable, shoes.I chose the blistering, painful route of stilettos and platform sandals. Yet this fashion season I was spared the pain because of my new found love….Printz. Of course I also indulged…