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  • Addressing the Shirtdress

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    Addressing the Shirtdress

    This, ladies, is a what a SHIRTDRESS looks like.  It is an actual real dress that is the stylistic extension of the traditional oxford shirt.  Uh huh.  Yup.  I’m sure. Recently, I’ve been visually assaulted by certain strains of the menswear trend attempting to convince females everywhere that belting a dude’s shirt magically transforms said shirt into a “dress” – hence the rampant misuse of the term shirtdress of late.   Regardless of whether you’re a proponent of this trend on the weekends when you can go all WILD AND CRAZY AND PUT A DUDE’S SHIRT ON AND BELT IT AND CALL IT…

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  • Monday Muse Episode Deux

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    Monday Muse Episode Deux

    Albert Bartholomé’s 1881 “In the Conservatory (Mme. Bartholomé),” the only painting to be shown with the actual garment is portrays. Credit: Suzanne DeChillo/The New York Times Given the March Madness upsets that destroyed our brackets over the weekend (especially the unspeakable loss of our beloved Hoyas) we are in desperate need of a real pick-me-up this Monday morning.  So, the muse that’s chasing our Monday morning blues away today is the special exhibit at the Met entitled Impressionism, Fashion and Modernity.  I fell in love with the collection last fall at the Musee D’Orsay in Paris and just had to go back for…

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  • Keeping it Real

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    Keeping it Real

    It’s Friday, everybody, and you know what that means.  Yup, just one more day of dressing like a normal person.  But, with a look like this little grayscale colorblock number that we’ve put together below, keeping it real Donna Karan-style isn’t so painful.  It’s actually kind of awesome. P.S.  I’m aware that there are about 18 different Fifty Shades of Grey jokes you can make about this outfit.  Keep it CLASSY, people. Dress: Ava and Aiden (similar look here); Jacket: Theory; Belt: Kate Spade; Shoes: Ann Taylor; Nylons: Wolford; Onyx Necklace: Jeweler in Prague; Earrings: Ralph Lauren

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