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Packing a Carry-On: The Importance of a Travel Wardrobe
Living overseas meant I got really good at packing a carry-on. There are fantastic tricks you can use to pack your dream travel clothes while indulging in adventure.
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Jaws: What a 70s Sumer Monster Movie Can Teach Us About Style
There is a lot to be said about a simple look that works as an introduction. That’s why I love the 70s summer style of Jaws.
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The Heightened Reality of Bridgerton Outfits
Get ready for Season 2 by embracing your own “heightened reality” and learning how to dress like they do in Bridgerton.
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Maximalist Fashion with Gankutsuou
Hi, yes, hello, do you like maximalist fashion? And you haven’t seen Gankutsuou? Cool, we need to change that. The 2004 anime Gankutsuou is a retelling of The Count of Monte Cristo. The moral of the novel is “the best revenge is a life well-lived.” The moral of the anime is the same, but with…
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How to Dress Like Sailor Moon
They say if you live long enough, you’ll see your heroes fall. I say you’ll also see them rise, like with the cultural return to Sailor Moon and the Sailor Moon aesthetic. There are so many reasons we’ve decided to become obsessed with Sailor Moon again. Some of it is good ole nostalgia. But I’d…
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Why I Love and Hate the Capsule Wardrobe
The first time I heard about the capsule wardrobe, I was living overseas. I worked 40 hours a week, had a four-hour commute, and was being paid in Turkish lira (at the time, a 2:1 conversion rate). I had access to bohemian boutiques and European fast fashion stores that I’d never seen in the Midwest.…
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Hero Looks: Finding Your Personal Fashion
Most people define personal fashion as something you, an individual, can define for yourself. It’s how you choose to dress, and it’s based on your whims and desires. But is it? Or do you just pick out what is available to you instead of what you want? And how much do ads and online influencers…
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Cut and Comfort: Wear Clothes That Fit
The number one rule of fashion should be “Wear Clothes That Fit.” In fact, if there was one item I could hand deliver to everyone on earth, it would be a cloth measuring tape. Why? So you can know your measurements and GET. STUFF. THAT. FITS. “But doesn’t wearing bigger clothes make me look smaller?”…
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How to Dress Like The Mummy (1999)
When the movie The Mummy was released in 1999, it received less than stellar reviews. One Vogue article said, “as soon as Star Wars [The Phantom Menace] arrives, it’ll be back to the sarcophagus for this one.” Their complaints were with the CGI, which has indeed aged like milk. While the CGI hasn’t help up,…
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How to Dress Your Strengths, Not Your Body Type
There are so many guides about how to dress for your body type, and most of them are fine. There’s value in knowing what makes you taller or shorter, bigger or smaller. But in my experience, these rigid “one-size-fits-all” ways of dressing don’t work. That’s why my favorite way of finding clothes for my body…
