Flight of Fancy — These Mad Libs-Inspired Travel Accessories Will Make Any Traveler Smile
I’ve always been a sucker for Mad Libs — mainly because it’s designed to promote tomfoolery and get people laughing.
I’ve always been a sucker for Mad Libs — mainly because it’s designed to promote tomfoolery and get people laughing.
I’ve been basically bedridden with the flu for most of the week but, yesterday, I finally felt like venturing outside and putting on something other than my coziest tank top and silky boxer shorts.
After several dreary and rainy days, the sun finally emerged from its hiding place last Saturday in New York City and, even more remarkable, the temperatures rose to the mid-’70s, causing tropical types like myself to rummage through their closets for coquettish dresses and shorts.
No one loves a great sale quite like yours truly — and, every year, I anticipate the Rebecca Minkoff spring sample sale like a 6-year-old waiting for Santa and his bulging sack of toys.
Travel season is around the corner, ladies!
Yesterday, I spent the entire day at The Lexington Hotel on 48th Street in New York City with a number of other fashion influencers who, along me, were cherry-picked to serve on the preliminary judging panel for the 2014 Handbag Designer Awards.
Two years ago, I wrote about a then little-known socially responsible fashion brand named Della launched by Los Angeles native Tina Tangalakis in September 2009, after a serendipitous trip to do volunteer work in the Hohoe village in Ghana.
There’s no rule that you need to limit your handbag picks to leather hobo bags, crocodile envelope clutches, beaded minaudieres, and drawstring shoulder bags with tons of fringe or, for that matter, that your bags always need to be sensible and grown-up. If you want to add a touch of eccentricity to your ensemble, a cute yet cheeky clutch is an easy way to do so.
For the first time in months, we had a gorgeous, sunny, warm weekend in New York City — and I was ready to hit the park, stroll leisurely through the streets, visit local farmer’s markets and basically do absolutely anything that involved being outside and having the sun shine down on me.
Typically, if your shoes have holes in them, it’s time to take them to your favorite repair expert and, if the prognosis is negative, toss them in the garbage and mourn their loss.