For years, brooches and pins were dismissed as old-fashioned accessories that functioned as a highway to either Dowdy Town or, alternatively, to Tasteless City, the latter thanks to a plethora of tacky Christmas-themed fare (think of sparkly wreath- and bell-shaped numbers).
When we first heard the term “athleisure,” it seemed like yet another example of a forced portmanteau (that’s the official linguistic term for the practice of combining two words to create a new one, as with now ubiquitous words like “frenemy,” “bromance,” “McMansion,” and “gaydar”), a mash-up of two nouns (“athleticism” and “leisure”) concocted as a marketing tactic for Internet-age consumers.
It’s almost cliché to say that brunch is my favorite meal, but it’s the truth.
Don’t feel like dressing up this Halloween?
Though there’s an entire category for light-hearted, feel-good, fun-loving books that capture the carefree vibe of the summer season — otherwise known as “beach reads” — autumn is actually my favorite time of year for curling up on the couch or sipping a cup of tea while reading a gripping and engrossing book.
Vivienne Westwood, Karl Lagerfeld, Jason Wu, and Alexandre Herchcovitch are among the designers who, over the years, have teamed up with Brazilian footwear brand Melissa, which specializes in fun-loving, irreverent, cheeky, adventurous shoes crafted out of plastic.
With the live action Jem and the Holograms film opening on October 23rd, fans of the ’80s cartoon are breaking out their star-shaped earrings and pastel pink hair dye.
Despite its cringe-worthy name, the “pussy-bow blouse” — the proper name for a shirt with a big and floppy bow at the neckline — has long been affiliated with female power-dressing.
Forget mood rings — this fall, let your footwear communicate your every emotion.
Jon Hamm finally got his trophy (sure, Don Draper had to get sucked into a hippie cult in the process, but hey!) and Viola Davis made history as the first black woman to win the Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series award, but save for those two moments, the 2015 Emmys were about as titillating as a trip to the DMV.
