Category: The Fashionista Laboratory

  • Happy New Year!

    Happy New Year!

    At the top of this year I set a goal to publish 12 blog posts, the idea being that I’d post one every month. Well, you can see how that turned out. To be fair, I had some site issues I needed to sort out, and that took some time. BUT I’m going double-or-nothing for…

  • Lake Desolation Snow Shoot

    Lake Desolation Snow Shoot

    One of my favorite things to do when traveling is to get glam and take photos outdoors. These photos were taken in in 8 degree weather. Enjoy!

  • Is J.Crew Dead? Long Live J.Crew

    Is J.Crew Dead? Long Live J.Crew

    In a recent Critical Shopper column, the New York Times’ fashion journalist Vanessa Friedman claims that “J.Crew didn’t need to live forever” and that the brand “lost its way creatively”. I recognize that one of my favorite brands may not live on forever, but as a die-hard fan of J.Crew I’m not ready to say…

  • {Review} Rent the Runway’s “Closet in the Cloud”

    {Review} Rent the Runway’s “Closet in the Cloud”

    Closet in the Cloud As soon as I saw ads for Rent the Runway‘s “Closet in the Cloud” I loved the idea. So clever, I thought. We all know the trope of the fashionable urban woman who uses her kitchen as a closet. What about the woman who sees the possibilities in her closet and transforms…