Month: October 2011
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Outfit: How to Cheer Up a Grey Day
While I’ve been in sunny and summery NYC over the long weekend, when I left San Francisco the weather was decidedly fall. Grey, chilly, wet. The Indian Summer that we usually get made a quick appearance then faded into the fog. So for dinner with friends I decided to register my protest and bring my…
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Project Runway Prediction: the Final 3
Checking out the results of the Project Runway show during New York Fashion Week, even with 6 decoy presentations (3 of which are already out), it was pretty easy to tell which show was for real and which were the red herrings. Obviously everyone involved with the finale is sworn to secrecy, which makes me…
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Moment of Truth: Fashion vs Function
Several months ago I had an epiphany: it’s possible to have clothing that keeps you warm and dry in the rain. This was latent knowledge, but nothing I thought to apply to myself – until my epiphany. Let’s rewind: friends from the east coast were in town and unfortunately it was raining during a good…
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Outfit: Capsule Design Fest
San Francisco has been having lovely weather lately, and the Sunday of the Capsule Design Festival was no exception. I wore my tasseled elephant earrings in part because I get tons of compliments on them, in part because I wanted them to be a good luck charm. I found them at the Dose Market in…