From the (Fashion, Not Flying) Runway

Fashion Week has started in New York. Which means Fashion Month has started. Which means that I am stocking my Virtual Boutique (Department Store?) over at If I Were A Buyer.

Shoe Gush

Beware, Shoe Gushing ahead. Meet my new favourite shoes: While I have a far greater number of high heels and mega high heels than I should given my Old Lady Foot, the practicalities do mean that flats are very important to me. I’m always looking for pairs that are dainty rather than clunky, cushioned but [...]

eBay Sale Time

Yes, with all the shopping I’ve been doing in the sales over the last couple of weeks, it s time to clear out a small part of the wardrobe. So I’ve put a batch of new things up on Ebay. Then I’ll be taking a bunch of other things to the Op Shop. There are [...]

Backing Away from the Animal Print

I rather like a good animal print. I actually think leopard print should be a wardrobe staple. Provided it’s not in legging form, of course: There is no excuse, ever, for animal print leggings. None. Too many cases of (leopard print) tights are not pants should not condemn an otherwise versatile family of prints though. [...]

The Maxi Dress Temptation

The older I get, the fewer Fashion Rules I comply with without question. I still abide by the classics like ‘tights are not pants’ and ‘no “flesh” toned stockings with open-toed shoes’ but given in the past I also had a rule about not wearing dresses because they didn’t suit me, these things are made [...]