Category: The Fashionista Laboratory
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Betting on Fashion
Yesterday I read a piece on Jezebel denouncing the use of the phrase “investment piece” as a marketing ploy to get women to justify buying luxury items in tough economic times. Usually I appreciate Jezebel for calling out ridiculous marketing tactics (such as Cover Lies), but this one was an easy shot that didn’t have…
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A cleanse of a different kind
Call me crazy, but I’m going on a cleanse. Not the lemon juice/maple syrup combo – a cleanse of a different kind. I’m not going to buy any clothes for 3 months. Crazy, right? My mom laughed when I told her. I’m not buying anything for 1 month, and no accessories for 2 months. I…
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How the Bag Was Snagged
Your eyes do not deceive. That is the 3.1 Phillip Lim doctor bag in blue, sitting in my apartment. * After finishing at Anthropologie I sat down in one of their fancy armchairs and called Jeremy’s. I hadn’t come up with a plan for how to acquire the bag. I figured I’d just confirm that…