Thrift Treasures: The Coat
I found a great winter coat! And I mean great! First of all, it is looong! All the way to my ankles, which is the length I have been dreaming of for a while, because the Olsen twins make it…
Category Style (Thrifted & Handmade)
Wardrobe planning: What I’ll wear
Looks like everyone (Grechen of Greche’s Closet, Talia of Ethel Grace, and M of Work From Home Wardrobe) is thinking about planning their future purchases and style tweaks for the year, and I am, as always, feeling the inspiration. Something…
10×10 closet challenge
Ten items of clothing for ten days. It’s one of those challenges that flourish over on Instagram, although the credit for initiating it goes to two style blogs, Style Bee and Unfancy. Since I had been following some of the…
My luck with eyeglasses (and how I’ll maybe change it)
The worst luck with glasses. I’ve been having it. At least lately. Since I’ve caved and started buying plastic frames. That is only in the past year, when I’ve had two frames break on me already. Ugh! I used to…
Cognitive closure
I have recently read an article that was trying to explain the terrifying results of our election with the need, which becomes acute in times of crisis, for cognitive closure: people simply felt they couldn’t process too many details, too…
Sewing: the summer boxy top
It started last summer. Actually, I have been saving this post from last summer too, I know, much of a blogger I am not. But the madness continues: I keep making and wearing these easy boxy tops that have become almost a…
Wearing black, a feminist interpretation (maybe)
This post has been prompted by an article I recently read on nymag.com, Why New Yorkers Have Always Worn Black. I don’t always find it easy to explain and defend my predilection to wearing black, which is often a very unpopular…
Thrifting magic: the weekend of jeans
This past weekend I bought four pairs of jeans from the thrift shop! Excessive, I know, but when you hear this story you’ll see it was unavoidable. I would have never thought such a feat to be possible if it…
Thrifting magic: 2015 in review
Last year I kept track of all my thrifting on small post-its in my planner. I tried to see what are my patterns—how much I'm spending and what type of things I buy. I didn't look much at what I bought for the kids, husband or home, but only the pretty little things I bought exclusively for my own enjoyment. > > >
Enclothed cognition
We don't just think with our minds, we think with our bodies. So research says, not I. The study, led by Adam D. Galinsky in 2012, demonstrated that people wearing a white doctor's coat experienced improved attention capabilities. This did not happen when they were told the white coat they were wearing was a painter's coat, . . . > > >