It's about 9°F (and dropping) outside on this side of the world and I'm miserable. I love Valentine's Day and all, but it kills me that it's in February, a.k.a. the dead of winter. All I want is to look cute for my girlfriends and I (or man-friend, if I'm in the mood for a relationship), but this ... Read More
New York: The Snow Edition
Do I look like a proper New Yorker yet? Albeit a little ragamuffin-like from the incessant snowing? I'll take whatever I can get. The outfit's pretty basic—I have yet to find a statement coat that (a) is actually warm and (b) not Burberry Prorsum or Preen, i.e., in my budget—but incredibly ... Read More
On Simplicity
If you asked me choose between the artistic and brilliantly embellished (Lacroix, Schiaparelli) and the simple reworking of classic silhouettes (McCartney, Celine)—not even at gunpoint—I'd pick the designer over the artist any day. Does this make me simple-minded? Perhaps. Boring? I say practical. ... Read More