The pandemic has given us a lot to deal with. Loss of life, economic upheaval, rising rates of addiction and suicide, cities, both small and large, with boarded up stores and metaphorical tumble weed instead of cars rolling down Main Street. Indeed, an overwhelming list of seriously scary shit. This article isn’t about any of […]
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Cooling with Karl.
This article was originally published in October of 2010 and is being re-posted today as my paltry way to pay homage to a giant, whose passing will certainly affect the axis of the fashion world forevermore. As this article illustrates, Mr. Lagerfeld influenced me in many ways, both small and large, and for that I will […]
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The Ridiculously Rakish Side of Reuse Reduce Recycle
For Christmas this year, my lovely husband gifted me with one of those Apple Watches. It goes without saying that I am very lucky to receive such a generous present but, honestly, I have mixed feelings. I hate being “available” all the time and I am never going to use 99% of the crap on that […]
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Come Fly With Me: Birdie’s Monumental Murmuration
Let’s start by picturing a young (you’re right, a younger) Jolene. I was somewhere in my mid-20’s and over the moon to be working in New York City as a Kool-Aid-pounding-peon at one of my favorite Fashion Magazines – to this day perhaps my all time favorite job. One particular night, crosseyed with fatigue from a […]
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Living La Vida Label-less: Is Frank Clegg The Sartorial Sun Tzu?
If you don’t know me personally, here’s a snapshot of the pertinent bits. For the purposes of this article, I might describe myself as an endearingly mischievous – yet committed – contrarian. A passionate, lifelong loather of doing anything just because an “authority figure” tells me to. The relevant takeaway here is, if someone tells […]
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