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Sarah Casselman
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December 2006 Archive
New year, new you
Posted on December 25, 2006 by scasselman
Fashion felines everywhere know that change is inevitable, be it their address or their dress. But come New Year’s Eve, when the holiday revelry mixes with a little regret (beaucoup de chocolat et champers), some things do remain the same. After the clock strikes midnight—the kisses have come and gone, and the Veuve has vanished—we heave a sigh of relief that the holidays are over, crawl under the duvet and pen a list of our shiny new annual aspirations. For most lovely creatures, this means transforming into a modern minimalist gal. A time to partake in the “less is more” school of thought.
It is at this time of year that I always delight in rereading Diana Vreeland: Bazaar Years, a collection of the former Harper’s Bazaar fashion editor’s “Why Don’t You?” columns, which she later called “absurdities.” Au contraire, her witty and whimsical ideas are the perfect catalyst to start thinking out of the closet. For example: Why not “wear loose velvet gloves in wonderful colors—the right hand in violet velvet, the left in burgundy? These gloves at the theatre emerging from a beautiful fur cape would be very effective.”
Continue...Haute for the holidays
Posted on December 19, 2006 by scasselman
When it comes to making an entrance (or an exit) at any posh holiday party, chicettes everywhere turn to the Fab Five:
- The LBD (little black dress)
- The bold cocktail ring
- The hot shoe
- The statement bag
- The mini “glam” slam (polish, primp, perfume)
Don’t be the strife of the party–plan your outfit in advance to avoid becoming a part of this fashionista folk tale…
Continue...Bringing sexy back, Italian-style
Posted on December 7, 2006 by scasselman
When Charles Dickens wrote, “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times,” he must have been referring to the weeks leading up to the holiday season. A frazzled yet fabulous time filled with eggnog, Amex bills and excess.
So naturally, what happened while riding the subway last week (while visions of Holt Renfrew danced in my head) came as a great surprise—a divine intervention. Pasted above an ad for a shopping mall, I noticed a sticker that read, “Consumption does not fill the void.” And suddenly, standing there with my parcels (a haute hostess prezzie and a fab new pair of bejewelled strappies to deck the halls in), I wondered: When did consumption begin to consume us?
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