Monday, May 31, 2021

Of Mare and Mères: Notes on Mothers in Mare of Easttown

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SPOILERS THROUGHOUT  For a lover of puns, Mare of Easttown provides: say the title out loud and the title character becomes the "mayor...
Sunday, May 23, 2021

Valentino (Rosso) Red Story for Selvedge

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In October a story of mine on Valentino's use of red (with an injection of Schiaparelli's Shocking Pink) was published in Selvedge ...

Inside/Out: A Beautiful Susannah Hunter Bag in Reverse

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  Sometimes my favorite discoveries are the opposite of what's put forth: the B side of a 45" record; an orange chiffon scarf with ...
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Thursday, May 20, 2021

Christopher John Rogers' Oscar-Winning Dress

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  Well, maybe the dress itself didn't win the Oscar, but the woman wearing it did, and since this dress has sent me back to the blogosph...
Tuesday, November 24, 2020

Miss Cavendish's Hats for Thanksgiving (Annual?) Post

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American Thanksgiving is a time for thanks and hats. In pre-pandemic times, local elementary schoolchildren would deck themselves out in bes...
Saturday, October 31, 2020

Wishful Slinking: Sleeper Feather Pink Pyjamas

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I've been up until 2 a.m. many a night (morning?) over the past couple of weeks, working away on all things literary--reading, grading, ...
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Friday, October 30, 2020

Oh, Henry: An Anniversary Gift Exchange

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  Mr. C and I celebrated twenty-nine years of marriage earlier this month. We don't usually give each other gifts, but, curiously, both ...