Tag: shopping
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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…
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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),…
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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…