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What My Mama Gave Me

My mom looking fierce in her late twenties. Happy Mother’s Day everyone! People are always telling me that I look like my mom. You have your mother’s nose, they tell me. Your mother’s smile, your...

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Delicate Notions

Lately I’ve been into delicate jewelry, color combinations, and styles. A kind of contemporary ladylike look. I found that perfect balance with this cream blazer, paired with a mint button down and...

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Monochrome Monday

As it gets colder in Boston I’ve been looking for interesting ways to spice up my outerwear. When I spotted this hat on a sale rack I jumped at the chance for a monochrome look. Let’s be real, I never...

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Mature Matching

When I was little I had a whole wardrobe of matching short and t-shirt sets and now, fifteen years later, the look is back. Monochromatic outfit pairings are one of my favorite trends (see my pink...

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Style Smarts

My love of school-inspired style is well documented, so this two piece tweed set was a shoo-in for my collection. I paired it with a burgundy sleeveless turtleneck, picking up on the colors in the...

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Мать Россия

The Russian heroines of my favorite novels are elegant, seductive, and intelligent. And a little insane. I designed this look around the idea of a femme fatale with a penchant for fur and mysticism....

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Career Commitment

I love my day job as an art reporter. So much that sometimes I even dress to match my art. If you’re gonna twin with something, it might as well be a Van Gogh, right? On our trip to Montreal I wore...

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Sunday Snapshots

             From left to right: 1) Getting into the holiday spirit with some holiday outfits. 2) Breakfast with my elderly ladies at the nursing home. 3) We do Thanksgiving real fancy. 4) Gearing up...

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Pandemic Fashion

The world may have been thrown into chaos by COVID-19, but some things never change. Like my interest in matching my accessories to my outfit. Now that accessory is a face mask that we in Massachusetts...

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Lilac Looker

I made this dress for my trip to the Finger Lakes in July but I didn’t get around to photographing it until much later! These retro cotton dresses and matching masks have been mainstays for me during...

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