One of the hottest accessories trends for spring is stacked bangles. This trend is not about subtlety, but about mixing bracelets together in a fun, unique way. You can try experimenting with different colors, shapes, prints, sizes and textures. Buy a set that’s already together or try and DIY with three or four you already have.

Here are some of my favorite sets. Just click on the picture to get more info (some that are shown together are actually sold individually): Read More »

I usually spend my mornings drowning in the depressing news of the world, reading about conflicts, bombings, murders and global inequality. So I’ve been happy to find a little something popping up amidst the serious news that I can really relate to: the flat iron.

Admit it. You have one. Everyone has one. Some people like to talk about theirs. Others, like me, do not like to reveal that we put any effort whatsoever into our appearance. But this is a new age of honesty.

Every website from slate.com to style.com is questioning and analyzing the device. They are not bemoaning it in a critical way, but reconciling with its wondrous powers. Their articles say, “yes, flat irons are divine inventions, and we will test out several varieties so you don’t blow $200 on a piece of crap that will fry your hair.”

Slate’s intellectual approach to the flat iron has me sold on a new one, since they rated my precious Chi only an 8.4/10. I have been duped! Apparently, the $189 Hai Elite Digistik is the way to go; it will bless you with smooth hair for five days .

Never again will I trust my Tri-Delt friend Becky for hair advice, even though she has a head of flaxen cornsilk (so unfair!) that she attributes to her Chi. From now on, I will only trust the Ivy Leaguers at Slate, who put their degrees to use by testing out hair products for smart women who like to look good. Like you and me.

Slate’s Flat Iron review:

style.com’s essential hair tools for fall.

A few minutes ago, I came across something so baffling, so mind-boggling, that I couldn’t keep my findings to myself.

Over the past few months, a trend unbeknownst to me has been growing involving men and high heels. Or to be more specific, men in high heels. Straight men. Straight men in high heels. Now, I’m all about gender-bending. Take David Bowie for example – now there’s a man who can rock some platforms and a leotard and still be sexy. But stilettos? Are you kidding me?

I found this article on StyleBites and decided to dig deeper into this strange phenomenon myself. There are many websites dedicated to these so-called “meels,” that go nicely with a pair of “meggings.” On a Style.com fashion forum, one man said:

My friends and I have sought to incorporate high heels as an acceptable accessory to different types of men’s styles. It’s not fetish and it’s not high fashion and we are heterosexual. It’s a paradox now, like men wearing earrings and long hair used to be. We know it’s different, but believe that the overall image can be projected with good taste (even if not high fashion).

Woah. Meels? Meggings? The return of the fanny pack? What’s going on in the fashion world? Read More »