Clothing and Accessory Idioms
August 25, 2011 by Diana · Leave a Comment
Ever wonder how some of the most popular sayings about clothes – like being “well heeled” and “take the gloves off” – came from? Some have been around for centuries, others not so long. If you’re a student of etymology (the study of words), you’ll find this particularly amusing. For the rest of you, store [...]
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10 Great Fashion Websites 2010
Every summer for the last few years, I’ve shared a growing list of fashion websites I like. It’s fun to see what’s out there, and with new sites popping up all the time, it’s fair to say that beautiful clothes (like great wine, fine chocolate, and handsome men) are enjoyed the world over.
If you have [...]
The 10 Most Extreme Fashion Trends EVER
March 31, 2010 by Diana · 2 Comments
What’s the craziest fashion trend you ever saw? The Zoot suit? The leisure suit? Go-go boots? Goth? As wild as those trends were, they still don’t compare to some of the wacky things people have done over the centuries all in the name of fashion.
Torture, greed, vanity, lust – the stories read like the seven [...]
Our Longwood Gardens Outing
April 2, 2009 by Diana · Leave a Comment
Okay, this isn’t exactly fashion-related, although heaven knows PLENTY of designers get inspiration from flowers. This was a fun outing my husband Robert and I had at Longwood Gardens recently that I think you might enjoy.
Background
Longwood Gardens, like Winterthur and Nemours Mansion, are palatial estates that were once owned by members of the Du Pont [...]
