Tag: shopping

  • Prints Charming

    Thanks to the book I’m currently reading (The House Dress: A Story of Eroticsm and Fashion) I’ve learned that using printed fabric used to be regarded as a lesser alternative to traditional clothing.  It’s much harder to notice seams and stitches beneath a print, so it could be used to disguise shoddy craftsmanship or an…

  • Searching for… A Weekend Bag

    Last week a co-worker mentioned that she would be traveling soon, and asked me if I had any recommendations for a good weekend bag. I like the idea of a weekend bag because it’s much easier to carry them in crowded areas (rather than have a rolling suitcase and inevitably roll it over someone’s feet),…

  • Jewels and Jeans

    This past Saturday a couple of friends and I had an 8-hour shopping marathon in Union Square. We shopped ’til we dropped, literally: I passed out on the couch shortly after we got home, and missed a night of dancing. This chronicles my experience at the following stores: Tiffany Guess Anthropologie Edition H&M Being in…