In the Wardrobe Oxygen Community on Facebook, a member asked about zip-front robes. She preferred that to a tie front, and I get it. Especially in the winter, I want full coverage and ultimate coziness that often is lacking in a robe that falls open when you sit and leaves your collarbone cold. These are… Continue Reading The Coziest Zip-Front Robes
A Twitter friend mentioned me in a tweet; she bought a robe from Soma last winter and loved it as much as I did. She was recommending it as a great gift, especially because at the time of her tweet and the time I am writing this, it was on sale. And now I can’t… Continue Reading I Can’t Stop Thinking About this Robe
Weekend Reads ‘Alexa, thank my driver’: Here’s the simple way Amazon customers can show delivery drivers appreciation this holiday season. (Amazon) The White Lotus’s Portia is TV’s best-dressed character. (Harper’s Bazaar) The murky path to becoming a New York Times best seller. (Esquire) We all use phones on the toilet. Just don’t sit more than 10 minutes. (Washington… Continue Reading Weekend Reads #226
Valentino started it this past spring with an electrifying hot pink that verged on neon. Worn from head to toe, it was seen on all the hottest celebs all summer long. At the same time photos from the set of the upcoming Barbie live-action movie were leaked showing Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling rocking that… Continue Reading How to Rock the New Pop of Color: Fuchsia, Magenta, and Berry Tones
This post was originally published in 2021, but updated considering how many more articles about this topic have come out during this shopping season. Apparel Bracketing and the Blame Game of Apparel Retailers and Consumers I am going to continue a little rant I had in the Wardrobe Oxygen community. There are a lot of… Continue Reading Apparel Bracketing and the Blame Game of Retailers and Consumers
Where I live in the U.S. it can be 60 degrees and rainy one day in December, the next day it can be below freezing with snow, and the day after it can be sunny and in the mid-50s. I’ve learned that winter layering is a must. It not only means you can shed layers… Continue Reading Winter Layering with Talbots
Weekend Reads Say hello to Viva Magenta, the color no one asked for, coming to a world where no one lives. (New York Times – gift article) Do you really need a new kitchen counter? (The Atlantic) Why America’s railroads refuse to give their workers paid leave. (The Intelligencer) Half of all Americans now die… Continue Reading Weekend Reads #224
My mom makes my 13-year-old a stocking every year, and she also receives one from us. Relatives often ask what to get my daughter for Christmas that is under $50, under $25, a small gift they can get her. I have just sent out multiple emails and Google Docs to loved ones about what to… Continue Reading Gifts for Teens Under $50 and Stocking Stuffers
I know I said in the Wardrobe Oxygen Community on Facebook that I wouldn’t do a Weekend Reads this Saturday but I changed my mind. This has been an intense week thus far just with the news let alone any intensity you have felt with the holidays. I know I could use a quiet moment… Continue Reading Weekend Reads #225