Window shopping is one of my favorite past times. Sometimes I just want to get out and be inspired, so I take a stroll through the local mall and gaze at the window displays. The spring trends for 2013 seemed boring when I saw them in the fashion shows and magazines, but I’m enamored of the new looks now that I see in store windows. The minimalism that walked down the runway has been transformed into something fun with bright colors. Meanwhile, classic navy stripes bring some seriousness to all the joyful prints and hot colors. Continue Reading →
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The New JCPenney Store is Pretty Fab!
A few weeks ago I got a really cool new catalog in the mail. I was surprised that the clean grid layout, chic clothes and bright colors belonged to JCPenney.
I made a commitment to visit the JCPenny store. According to my mother-in-law there was one at the Glendale Galleria, but she didn’t seem very interested in shopping at Pennies. Still, she agreed to go with me and a few weeks later my mother-in-law and sister-in-law headed out on a shopping expedition. Continue Reading →
Reconsidering Southwestern Style
Is fringe coming back in fashion? The iconic southwestern style of fringed jackets, moccasins, jeans and turquoise jewelry come in and out of fashion fairly regularly, and I feel like we’re in for another reinvention of this classic American look. Maybe I’ve been looking at too many Free People catalogs but I’m starting to warm up to fringe. Recently I’ve noticed some cute southwestern inspired looks on the street and I flirted with a suede fringe jacket at at a local thrift store too. Fringed boots and sandals aren’t usually my thing, but when Minnetonka Moccasins contacted me to write a post for them I went over to their site to look around and rather liked what I saw. Continue Reading →
THIS is JC Penney?
In 1902 JC Penney started in Wyoming as a dry goods store selling blue jeans, shoes fabric and sewing supplies to frontier miners, farmers and their families (source). That was a long time ago. “Pennies” has since grown into a large chain of department stores. Like Sears, another American icon, it’s had it’s ups and downs. The last time I wandered into a JCP I was greeted by a sad, dingy environment and frumpy clothes. That was several years ago and the store has long since closed it’s doors for good. Continue Reading →
Frangi Pangi Pantyhose
Peggy Olsen wears them under her prim little suits on Mad Men. The Duchess of Cambridge doesn’t wear a skirt or dress without them. What are they? Pantyhose of course! And although I don’t wear them very often I love how they make my legs look. So when Frangi Pangi contacted me and asked if I would like to review their pantyhose I thought, why not? Continue Reading →
