Month: June 2011
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Success: You Wear It Well
I frequently speak of Discarded to Divine on my blog, but it’s not the only fashion-minded non-profit I support. Dress for Success is another organization that reuses old clothing to improve the lives of women. In case you’re not familiar with what they do, they provide suits and other business wear for women who are…
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Outfit: The Neon Elephant in the Room
Neon may be a trend for the summer, but I’ve had this highlighter-yellow blazer for years, and now it’s a wardrobe staple. The tank with neon-pink stripes, however, was a recent, on-trend buy. Close-up on my new favorite earrings of all-time: Elephants! Tassels! A tasseled elephant! I usually wear studs, but I feel it’s time…
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Stone Pony Grand Opening
There’s a new shop opening up in the old Bianca Starr space at 20th and Lexington: Stone Pony, a new vintage/resale boutique. Passing by a few days ago the interior was a hodge-podge of two-by-fours, saws, saw horses, and sawdust. But they said they would be ready to party on Monday. I get it: there’s nothing…
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Champagne and Shopping at suiGENERIS
Last Thursday I had great fun attending a night of shopping and champagne at Castro consignment boutique suiGENERIS, where 20% of each purchase went to the Women’s Initiative. I had never been to suiGENERIS before so I wasn’t sure what to expect, but they’re a very upscale consignment boutique carrying brands such as Yves Saint…