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That Corselette Is Ruining Your Figure
I wrote earlier that I'd prefer an old-fashioned undergarment to the ace-bandage shorts that are Spanx. But what I find charming, some deem detrimental. The garment Lilyan refers to below must be a corselette, still terribly popular well into the...
"Personal Style Advances With Age"
Important new blog alert! Advanced Style does what the Sartorialist does, but does it with older subjects. More about charm than chicness. The adorable lady at left wears a hat from Tiffany's. More importantly she wears it utterly without iro...
The Secrets of Dressing for $1 a Day
"...We are far more homogenous in our distinctively-printed designer knockoffs than we would be in simpler basics." That's from a very nice piece by Sadie Stein on the true cost of the spangled crap we occasionally indulge in at stores like the one a...
Now You Can Wake Up Prettier
I'm exhausted, craving a nap and considering canceling my plans for this evening. Before I curl up, I should do a bit of prep work to ensure I wake not merely rested, but prettier: "Heavy cream applied at night with a light, brisk, tapping of the f...
Zero Days Since
I've been re-reading the entire works of Helen Gurley Brown. God, I love this woman and her kooky brilliance. Last night's selection was 1964's Sex and the Office, in which she implies that you can get away with lots at work if you just try to b...
