Because alliteration is cool, and because my Creative Writing class has been especially inspiring as of late. Needless to say it’s my favorite of the six courses I have this semester. I’ve been writing more: on benches around campus, in cafes, in bakeries—observing, people watching, and simply ... Read More
Defining Style (Part I)
Among Coco Chanel’s numerous quotes, many of which were frivolous comments upon costume jewelry or on the importance of perfume to a woman’s future (for reference, the exact quote would be: “A woman who doesn’t wear perfume has no future”—exaggerated, of course, but surely holds some truth because ... Read More
On the 1950s Redux, Bustiers + Sexuality
Fashion truly does come in full circle. Or in a figure eight of infinity, rather. It’s amazing, isn’t it, how just a few months ago the world of high fashion—and later its commercialized counterpart—was crazed, obsessing (with exaggeration!) over studs, grommets, the torn, the ripped, the ... Read More