Tag: Polyvore

  • The Final Unfashionable Frontier

    Gym clothes. (Photo via Clutch Magazine) Remember when people wore oversize T-shirts and -GASP- tapered sweat pants to work out? And before yoga was popular and it got its own category of clothing? There used to be a time when nobody cared about looking good while working out. I used to revel in the fact…

  • In the Clouds (scenes of summer)

    It started with a t-shirt. Then I saw the bag, the dress. And the shoes – oh the shoes! I’m crazy for prints and this one is whimsical yet cool all at once. I would wear the t-shirt with black leggings and black open-toe booties; the espadrilles with a collared shirt tucked into cropped jeans;…

  • Have a ball

    A friend recently told me story about a standardized test she took in kindergarten. The question: “what is a ball?” Acceptable answers included: round, bouncy, play with it, etc. My friend answered: “a big party where you wear a fancy dress!” My recent post on maxi-dresses inspired me to think about what gown I would…

  • Maximum Beauty

    Maxi-dresses provide maximum beauty. You get the dramatic beauty of a gown, but in a far more wearable way. And what’s easier than wearing a dress? Plus, in San Francisco they’re quite practical for balmy spring/summer/fall/winter days (and the nights that inevitably turn chilly). I currently own one maxi-dress and love it. This A.L.C. dress…