Tweed and Stripes

  The Photographer and I visited Paris a few years ago. We spent most of our time walking, visiting museums, and eating, but I did a little shopping too. The most famous shopping streets are dominated by global brands that you can find in London and New York and even Washington D.C. But if you … Read more

I Can See Clearly Now

  Thanks to sunblock and exercise, our forties are not our grandmothers’ forties. But there is one part of the body that has continued to age as it did, unswayed by lifestyle choices: the eyeballs.   In Q3 2015 I went from being a person who wore reading glasses for ease to being a person … Read more

The Tale of the Smashing Pumpkin Suit

  When I was in law school, I interviewed at a number of firms for work as a summer associate. Like my peers, I bought a suit for this purpose. I found a beautiful wool crepe suit: very classic, with a pencil skirt and a bias-cut, funnel-neck jacket trimmed with elegant, slightly oversized, dark horn … Read more

Working in Pajamas

  This post is for anybody who works at home and finds that the boundary between dressing for work and dressing for bed has become very blurry. You can return to an office. Read on!   Let’s look at the details. Above I am wearing the knits with a red silk blouse, which you may … Read more

Mixed Greens

  Periodically, I take a hard look at my closet to see whether I could make more or better use of the clothes therein. One of my methods is to focus on color. I select a color and pull out everything of that particular color (regardless of shade, style, or fabric) to see what might … Read more

School Picture

  I received a dire email several weeks ago advising me that as part of the re-design of the firm’s website, the firm was bringing in a photographer to take new photos of all of the lawyers. Oh no. If you haven’t visited many law firm websites, the lawyers’ photos are generally one of three … Read more

My Outfit Is Cooler Than I Am

I told the photographer that I had a new idea for a series of posts: My Outfit Is Cooler Than I Am. He said, I don’t get it. What’s that supposed to mean? Isabel Marant is commonly described as the epitome of Parisian chic, Gallic style, and effortless cool. Other adjectives that are frequently attached … Read more

A Micro-PSA

  I don’t normally post on the weekends, but wanted to bring these two dresses to your attention because they are (a) on sale and (b) available in a range of sizes at present but perhaps not for long. From Avenue 32, I give you: You may now resume your weekend.