I promise I go places other than restaurants, but when dining out, it’s a chance to dress up and have someone take my photo! So when my husband and I had a date night at the recently reopened L’Avant-Garde DC restaurant in Georgetown, I used the opportunity to wear one of the pieces I ordered… Continue Reading What I Wore to L’Avant-Garde DC
This is a review by Grace Mitchell, who is a member of the Wardrobe Oxygen Community. In the Facebook group, Grace asked for advice on finding the best travel pants for women and received many recommendations. She figured that many others may be looking for a similar item for their wardrobe and asked if she… Continue Reading What Are the Best Travel Pants for Women: 9 Extended Size Options Reviewed
Weekend Reads How tattoos helped me love my body. (Jennifer Magazine) The consequences of (not so) casual sexual assault. (The Audacity) My mother got on a bike. It changed her life. (New York Times – gift article) How wearable should clothes in a fashion show be? (The Back Row) All pets go to heaven. She… Continue Reading Weekend Reads #278
Weekend Reads The loneliness of Jodie Foster. (The Atlantic – gift article) How foraging taught me middle-aged self-acceptance. (Outside) Return fraud is a rampant problem for both shoppers and retailers — and the mishaps often make for viral videos on TikTok. (New York Times – gift article) Maker of Tinder, Hinge sued over ‘addictive’ dating… Continue Reading Weekend Reads #277
Keep your feedback about the update of this site coming! This week, I have been playing with the font. Many of you found the font too light, and I changed the color to black, but the thin style was still hard to read, especially on mobile. While the current font isn’t, as my daughter says,… Continue Reading Weekend Reads #276
Back in 2012, I wrote this article as a Valentine to my favorite fashion bloggers. Someone recently emailed me to ask which style bloggers I recommend and read myself, and I returned to this post. And I found that 99% of the fashion blogs I recommended in 2012 were now shuttered. I felt it appropriate… Continue Reading A Valentine to My Favorite Fashion Bloggers
Weekend Reads Prisoners in the US are part of a hidden workforce linked to hundreds of popular food brands. (AP) Victoria Monét’s Grammy moment: The singer on nearly quitting music, working while giving birth and finally seizing the spotlight. (Variety) Culture can too often drive us apart. At the Grammys on Sunday, two artists delivered… Continue Reading Weekend Reads #275
Every aspect of my life seems to have some aspect of cleaning in it. My mom passed at the end of September, and my sister and I are working on cleaning out her home. Last week, I cleaned out her car to sell it. I am cleaning out my home to make space for that… Continue Reading January in Review
I first heard about Big Fig Mattresses in 2017, they had a booth at The Curvy Fashionista’s Style Expo, where Alison was speaking (and I as her sister tagged along). The name Big Fig stands for big figure. The idea of a supportive mattress designed for bigger figures was appealing, but at the time I… Continue Reading Big Fig Mattress Review