Quote of the Week - Albert Camus

Nobody realizes that some people expend tremendous amounts of energy to be normal.

Tip of the Week - Sticky Zippers

Vintage piece with a sticky zipper? Rub a candle over it.

Vintage Oscar de la Renta 1980

1980

The Well Dressed Wife

image via The Tailor's Art

and the patient husband who pays the bills.
Anne Fogarty's 1959 'How To' has been reissued - and just in time for New Year's Resolutions.

Get it here:
Wife Dressing: The Fine Art of Being a Well-Dressed Wife

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Functional Warm and Classic

Wigwam Worsted Wool Watch Cap $8.99 here

The watch cap - so named for sailors standing watch.

Quote of the Week - Marcel Proust

Let us be grateful to people who make us happy; they are the charming gardeners who make our souls blossom.

The Driving Shoe

With their soft leather uppers and studded soles dare I say driving shoes are both, fashionable and functionable. Why the the studded leather soles? They allow you to catch the edges of the pedals easily without slippage.

Shown:
Ralph Lauren/Tod's
Prada/Cole Haan
Gucci/Salvatore Ferragamo

Pretend you're not on transit

A rare late Autumn night of no rain and little traffic on the Lions Gate Bridge. Bad first 30 seconds of music courtesy of Sirius satellite radio.

Happy Birthday

Boris Karloff

One on, One off - My Dress of Choice

I'm addicted to these 'one ons' as of late.
Why?

1. There's no messing around with zips, buttons or other fasteners
   
2. they're great all season
3. I can dress them up or down
   
4. they're easy to accessorize
   
5. they're easy to care for - cold wash, hang to dry
   
6. they don't wrinkle ridiculously when I'm sitting in meetings all day
   
7. they layer easily
8. and I don't need to wear Spanx
   

Isabel Marant, The Row, Acne and Filippa K do some great ones.

Dress shown is James Perse

Men's Fashion Inspiration

Hong Kong '62 vs Filippa K '10

Mantis religiosa Runway Collection SS 2011

via

Quote of the Week - Madeleine Vionnet

When a woman smiles, her dress should also smile.

Google Ventures into Fashion and Boutiques.com

As you know November 17th was the launch of Google's venture into the world of fashion. A very smart venture - think it'll turn over more revenue than Ad Sense ;-)

I've set up my page so let's 'follow' each other.

My feedback so far:

1. I don't like the terms 'Love' and 'Hate' to choose my preferences, or the word 'Silhouette' to describe style/design.
2. I'd like to be able to rearrange the 'cover' photos on my home page by dragging and dropping.
3. I don't like that I can't control comments.
4. I don't like being slotted into a defined 'style'. Users should be able to create their own - that's why mine is empty.
5. Why no menswear?
6. Jewelry please
7. I can only email or share on Twitter. Does this forecast the same thing to you as it does to me?

If you're a merchant - Google wants you, and so do I so I can have more variety on my page!
Merchant Help Center - List Your Products on Boutiques.com

Vintage Emanuel Ungaro

1980