MISS CAVENDISH

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Saturday, October 29, 2011

White Shoes; Red Flags

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What do Stella McCartney and Chanel Resort have in common? They have both been conjuring a similar, curiously retro-ortho shoe shape. ...
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Thursday, October 20, 2011

Vakko Memories

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The lovely WendyB's recent post on peplums reminded me of my first leather jacket, made by Vakko.  It had a dropped waist with a pe...
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Sunday, October 16, 2011

"Giant" Style

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For the last three nights I've watched the film Giant , which enthralled me. My extended viewing was prompted by a James Dean exhibi...
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Thursday, October 13, 2011

Royal Cushions at GOOP

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Why do I like this photo that was featured in GOOP's "See" newsletter? The Union Jack chair is a plus, but it's the tw...
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Monday, October 10, 2011

The Beautiful and the Damned: Sartorial Musings

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Listening to the car radio this afternoon, I heard an interview with Siddhartha Deb, author of The Beautiful and the Damned: Life in the...
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Thursday, October 6, 2011

Swayed by Helen Bateman Suede Shoes

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Does this look like a "sensible shoe"?  To me it is: one could probably walk comfortably in it and wear it as a go-to shoe wit...
Monday, October 3, 2011

A More Finnished Line, Yet Again from Marimekko

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To prove to myself that Marimekko can also make a flattering fit, here is a detail from the Uuli dress , with an equally pretty print, all...
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I'm a native of Prince Edward Island, Canada, currently a literature professor and freelance journalist in the United States. I once interviewed with Vogue, where I was told that I was "too intellectual" to work on the magazine. I've run with that.
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