• 8 Under $20: Purple Perfection

    8 Under $20: Purple Perfection

    I just love purple clothing and accessories for fall. The deeper and jewel-toned shade you see in stores this time of year are flattering on everyone, and you feel instantly more sophisticated when you wear it (it is the color of royalty, after all).

  • The September Issue: The Essentials

    The September Issue: The Essentials

    There are a lot of reasons to look forward to autumn: pumpkin spice lattes, the leaves changing color, good television, and – oh yeah – Fall fashion. September is the January of the fashion world, with designers battling it out to set this year’s trends, and magazines battling it out to report them.

  • Fashion Porn: Purple Orgy

    Fashion Porn: Purple Orgy

    While switching my wardrobe from my summer sundresses to my winter wools, I realized one very depressing thing: my winter wardrobe is more drab and depressing than those dreary January days. If I don’t want to slip into a winter funk (fixed only by large bowls of mac-and-cheese), I need to do something fast.

  • 8 Under $20: JC Penney

    8 Under $20: JC Penney

    The recession is bad news for anyone looking to get a job, save some money or sell a house. But it’s great news for fashionistas! Stores that were once dowdy and just screamed “crazy cat lady” are bringing in new designers to create chic lines at lower prices.

  • Makeup 101: Prepare for the Transition into Fall

    Makeup 101: Prepare for the Transition into Fall

    Usually I hate when things happen ahead of season, like when Halloween stuff starts popping up in August, or when Christmas decorations are everywhere in September. In general it is just plain wrong. I don’t need a blow up outdoor Santa snow globe before Halloween has even passed. Actually, I don’t need one of those at all. Ever.

  • Haute Bag on the Cheap: Jessica McClintock Stone Frame Pleated Clutch

    Haute Bag on the Cheap: Jessica McClintock Stone Frame Pleated Clutch

    Have you ever bought a bag for future use? As in “I have no clue what I’m going to wear this with or where but I have to have it!”?

  • Night Styler: Razzle Dazzle ‘Em!

    Night Styler: Razzle Dazzle ‘Em!

    [In early adulthood there is an activity that plays a large role in most of our lives; nights out o…

  • Bag to the Future: Handbags, Fall 2008

    Bag to the Future: Handbags, Fall 2008

    There is a guilty pleasure many women have that men will NEVER understand: handbags. As my ex onc…

  • These Boots Are Made for Walkin’ (and Dancing, and Partying…)

    These Boots Are Made for Walkin’ (and Dancing, and Partying…)

    Fall and winter fashion is all about boots, and I don’t mean Uggs. Boots can update any out…

  • Free Fallin’: 2008 Fall Fashion Trends

    Free Fallin’: 2008 Fall Fashion Trends

    Fall is just around the corner, and soon we’ll have crisper weather, changing leaves and new fas…