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  • Shopping Cleanse Update: Living to tell the tale

    As my three month shopping cleanse winds down I’ve begun to reflect on what, if anything, I’ve learned. There’s one lesson that stands out to me the most: I’m terrible at chronicling my habits, challenges, and desires. I posted about them here and there, but the meat of my cleanse happened offline – and stayed…

  • An experiment with white

    After being out sick from work for a couple of days I wanted to look alive, so I wore all white. I was also inspired by my new espadrilles, the white rooftops of Greece, and white painter clothes. Wearing all white feels dramatic, so I wanted to temper the drama of white by wearing casual…

  • Bourgeois Jetsetting

    Being in phase III of my shopping cleanse, I bought a pair of Bourgeois Chic sandals over the weekend. Now, I love an espadrille – it’s a chic summer classic that never gets old. But something else really drew these sandals to me (aside from the glitter). It was the allure of the lifestyle that…

  • Party On, Shop On

    One of the things I love – and miss – about brick & mortar sample sales (remember those?) is the energy in the room created by tons of women who don’t just appreciate fashion but go crazy over it. There, I am among my people. Sure, I’ve heard horror stories of minor brawls erupting when…