So maybe I’ve spent too much time catching up on the season of Mad Men, but I’m currently obsessed with the sixties. Lucky for me, my fav fashion designers are swinging to the same tune, with lots of sixty-inspired pieces flooding down the runway. Perfect for channeling my inner Peggy Olson.

I’m sure, like me, you have no desire to look like an extra on the set of Mad Men. While Banana Republic has introduced an inspired collection to do just that, the price tags associated with it are not meant for college girls on a budget. While you could wait until there’s a good sale at BR, there are lots of 60s-inspired pieces at more reasonable prices.

The Swinging Sixties are a fun decade to draw fashion inspiration from, partially because there were two distinct styles present during the time. Though the time period marks the birth of the mini-skirt, there was also a large focus on lady-like attire, inspired by Jackie O. Some of my favorite sixty-inspired pieces are peter pan collars, shift dresses and swing coats. Read More »

Who inspires your style? Or better question, WHAT inspires your style? Many of us use movie characters (like Penny Lane) or celebrities (like Leigh Lezark) as style inspiration, even though, most of the time, they are being dressed from head to toe by the best stylists. Which we don’t have. And sometimes it’s damn near impossible to work their Hollywood looks into our not-so-Hollywood lives. I’ve made it my mission to tap into the mind of a fashion stylist and show you how to take your style inspiration – whatever it may be – and make it more you!

Edie Sedgwick, best known for being one of Andy Warhol’s muses, is my muse for this week. In addition to being a quadruple threat (actress, model, heiress and socialite), she was also known to be a major style icon.  Although she is no longer with us today, her style still continues to appear as fashion inspiration from runways to sidewalks.

We are all shaped and fashioned by what we love to do and Edie exhibited that in her style.  Many hours of her day would be spent practicing ballet and other types of dance, which would require tights and a leotard.  Instead of changing after dance into a more typical outfit her time, Edie was known (and infamous) for throwing on a large (most likely fur) coat and going about her business. And thus it became her signature style. Read More »

Oh, menstruation.

Not a lot of people like to talk about it. Girls are pissed off at having to deal with it, and guys are either skeeved out or completely in the dark about it.

A few years (like oh, 40 or so) ago, the cartoonists at Disney realized what a bad rap menstruation was getting. They decided it was their duty to help kids out everywhere. And so they made an animated short. All about periods. Read More »