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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Back-In-Black (Tie): Saint Laurent’s Le Smoking
The Holiday Season means two things to me. Ok, three things. The first thing, obviously, is eating and drinking a crap-ton of food not mentioned (in a positive way) in any diet book I have been able to find (the first thing, therefore, actually makes the third thing more of a sick joke than it […]
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