Month: February 2012

  • Outfit: Stripes vs Plaid

    Outfit: Stripes vs Plaid

    The only downside I can think of to changing my hair so often is that it dates photos. This outfit took place just a few days before I changed my hair. In the salon I happily darkened my hair, turning it a nice shade of reddish brown, but looking at the photos I kind of…

  • FIDM Panel Recap: 3 Basics of Blogging

    FIDM Panel Recap: 3 Basics of Blogging

    Left to right: Erin Hagstrom, me, Lorraine Sanders, Sinead Norenius, Ashley Gustafson.  Last Thursday I was invited to speak on a FIDM panel about blogging. The students asked some excellent questions, and I realized the blogosphere has changed a lot since when I started! Among all the questions, a few themes stood out: How do…

  • Fresh Print(s)

    Fresh Print(s)

    photo via  It’s not often that you see a graphic print on a pair of shoes. Florals, stripes, plaid, even animal print, sure, but fresh creative prints are so hard to find. On this particular shoe I love that the print is all-over, not just isolated to either the heel or the upper. Bravo, Loeffler…

  • “Why Blog?” FIDM Panel and Refinery 29 Top Beauty Buys

    “Why Blog?” FIDM Panel and Refinery 29 Top Beauty Buys

    Oh hello. If you live in San Francisco and happen to not have plans tonight, come on over to FIDM (Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising). I’ll be on a panel titled “Why Blog? Ask Experts How to Amplify Your Online Presence. The panel will also include Erin of Calivintage, Ashley of Fashionably Ashley, Lorraine…