Friday, June 3, 2011
I’ve resisted getting reading glasses for a couple of years even though it’s getting increasingly difficult to see up close. I can see far away just fine. For a while, my rule was, “As long as I can still read a restaurant menu by holding it at arm’s length, I’m okay.” Then I had to [...]
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Sunday, May 8, 2011
Here I am wearing vintage sunglasses in May 2010. And here’s gorgeous blogger Ann of Annimal House this year. I’ve been enjoying Ann’s photos of her amazing vintage wardrobe for a couple of months now, but I had no idea that my checkered shades had helped inspire her blog! Now Ann and I have to [...]
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Wednesday, November 10, 2010
I rarely suffer from buyer’s remorse. In the past five years, there have been two inexpensive vintage dresses from eBay that even the talented Jean of Ghost Tailor couldn’t get to fit right. Then there was one unflattering dress — Oscar de la Renta, I believe — that a vintage-store owner with whom I’d had [...]
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Sunday, July 25, 2010
I’ve developed a passion for sprucing up the interior of my purses. It started with a purple wallet in 2008.A Since then I’ve added a blue business card case, a red datebook and a yellow iPhone case. My next goal is to find a nice compact with a mirror to replace the Hello Kitty mirror [...]
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Saturday, December 19, 2009
My birthday is on December 23 and I was excited to tell y’all exactly what I wanted: a metal eye patch like the one worn by Alexander Skarsgard in Lady Gaga‘s Paparazzi video. It was listed for only $102 at Not Just a Label. Unfortunately, someone bought the eye patch before I could post about [...]
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Tuesday, August 18, 2009
I would like this Salvador Dali “Bird in Hand” compact. It reminds me of some of my more complicated jewelry pieces. It’s only $3,800, so what are you waiting for? I would also gladly accept this vintage Moschino faucet jacket. The starting bid is $795 on eBay. Don’t forget to snipe!
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Monday, June 15, 2009
Gorgeous blogger Annie Wilson of Poetic & Chic recently launched a business called Sourdough, which sells beautiful accessories handmade from vintage barkcloth through an Etsy shop. Annie sent me a Sleepytime Eye Mask in Scarlet Scroll. The mask is filled with lavender to help banish insomnia. Sleepytime Eye Mask Click photo to buy on Etsy. [...]
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Tuesday, March 31, 2009
I’ve been brightening up the inside of my purse lately. In addition to my purple wallet, I have a red phone, a turquoise business-card holder and a green datebook. I also have a heart-shaped, light-blue keychain by Aspinal, which I got in an issue of Tatler last year. I love that British magazines sometimes include [...]
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Sunday, March 22, 2009
Those of you who like hair doodads and top hats should check out the Victoria & Albert museum shop. The top-hat hair clips are A£8 and the bands are A£12. If only 3D will do, BratBoutique sells mini top hats on Etsy. Separately, I tip my imaginary hat to TokyoBunnie for finding the cuteness that [...]
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