Fashion Advice

October is Fair Trade Month. So what the heck is Fair Trade anyway? It is far more than a few words on a bag of coffee beans from Starbucks. From Wikipedia: Fair trade[also known as Community Trade] is an organized social movement which promotes standards for international labor, environmentalism, and social policy in areas related… Continue Reading Put Your Money Where Your Heart Is

I have one item I think every woman needs to have great style. This one item is cheaper than a basic white shirt, a VPL-free Hanky Panky thongs, or even a tube of DiorShow mascara. It fits all shapes, no matter your height, your dress or shoe size. It is guaranteed to pull every single… Continue Reading The Must-Have Style Item for Every Woman

My sister just sent me this link and I am wondering if this was approved by Tim Gunn or part of the very fine and very vague print in his contract? Ladies, you better all run out and purchase this $355 charm necklace by Ficalora or else you’ll never be well-dressed. And yes, this tank… Continue Reading Thanks Sis… The Tim Gunn Essentials Store

So I forgot to write about this but the other week I checked out the new Alice Temperly for Target collection. After the previous guest collections (Libertine, Patrick Robinson) I wasn’t expecting anything fantastic. yes I have found a few cute items from the Proenza Schouler and Paul and Joe lines, but in general I… Continue Reading Surprised and Almost Pleased – Alice Temperly for Target

Maybe it’s the time of year or my recent new product reviews, but I am getting a ton of emails about my personal makeup and skincare routine and my makeup collection. So here you go, a peek into my makeup box (if you click on the image you get a big honking picture showing all… Continue Reading The Backstory…

This weekend while flipping the channels I happened upon the second half of a documentary on the Sundance Channel entitled Signe Chanel. A description from the Sundance Channel website: Filmmaker Loïc Prigent’s fascinating, witty and infectiously joyous look within a leading fashion house focuses on the evolution of Chanel’s Fall/Winter 2004-2005 collection. From Karl Lagerfeld’s… Continue Reading For the DVR: Signe Chanel

Walking around Washington DC this weekend I saw this truck. It was at a red light and I was only one of over two dozen women who had stopped dead in her tracks to gawk/drool over the display. Click on the photo for a larger version. This truck was an entire ad for Marshall’s –… Continue Reading I Know it Made ME Want to Go Shoe Shopping!

I love me some Tim Gunn. He’s handsome, suave, intelligent and a man in the industry who still believes that style is more important than current trends. I have been a Project Runway fanatic for every season, but after reading several reviews wasn’t too eager to see his new show – Tim Gunn’s Guide to… Continue Reading We’ll Have to Agree to Disagree