June 22, 2017
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Picture a classic 50’s or early 60’s dress in a rich tone-on-tone brocade. The lines of the dress are on par with fashionable evening wear of the era, but the garment is done up in fabric that’s got an Asian … Continue reading
January 22, 2017
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Is there any decade easier to mock, sartorially speaking, than the eighties? It’s legacy is a sort of fashion punch line. I get it. MC Hammer pants, Lycra unitards, acid wash denim, pretty much anything worn by Joan Collins can come as … Continue reading
December 9, 2016
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Do you remember when Sharon Stone wore a white men’s button down Gap shirt with a long evening skirt to the Oscars? If this doesn’t ring a bell, go ahead and Google it. OK, didn’t that look fresh and new? The … Continue reading
August 31, 2016
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The mid sixties into the seventies was a spectacular period for fabric design. There were innovations in cloth that gave us silky polyesters. When they were printed with the new synthetic dyes, a whole world of exciting possibilities opened up. … Continue reading
July 28, 2015
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Old Florida: live oak trees draped with moss, front porches, old churches, a fishing dock, a few shops. That’s McIntosh, population 450, a pretty little town that brings to mind any number of fine Southern novels. Visit, explore, and bring your … Continue reading