Do We Really Need Tabloids?

Sep 3 6 Comments
People Magazine

My three month subscription to People Magazine started off promising. In the past, I bought it as a splurge at the airport or when there was a special collector’s edition. However once I started subscribing my opinion of the magazine only went downhill. Between three sentence book reviews and fluff pieces about presidential candidates, I [...]

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Returning to Our Regularly Scheduled Program

Sep 2 8 Comments
St. John Dress

I’m back from a weeklong unplanned break! As an avid blog reader, I always felt like bloggers shouldn’t have to explain their absence. My wasn’t planned or even wanted, which is why I feel the need to say I’m back! I always struggle with how much to share on my blog because, even though it [...]

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The High Heel Challenge

Aug 23 14 Comments
High Heel Collection

You know that old adage, “You wear 20% of your clothing 80% of the time”? That’s definitely me when it comes to my shoes. Every day I pass over my beautiful heels and wedges and choose the same old flats. That ends now with The High Heel Challenge. For the next 30 days, I’ll be [...]

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Where Magazines Go to Die

Aug 20 10 Comments
Magazine Addiction

I have a pile of magazines. And by a pile, I mean a stack two and a half feet tall. I didn’t count how many issues there were exactly, but between Good and W Magazine, there were a lot magazines. Some I keep because I want to cut them up for my lookbook, and others [...]

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Boston’s Got Style: Beyond Boston Chic at Madewell

Aug 18 6 Comments
thosegracesheadernew

I have a confession: Up until this week, I had only a small clue how to use my DSLR in any other mode than Automatic. My co-worker, who also happens to be a talented photographer, taught me what all the different modes on my camera and drew out graphs of how aperture works. Knowing how [...]

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Race, Body Image and the Conversation Bloggers Should Be Having

Aug 14 49 Comments
thosegracesheadernew

If you read IFB’s (Independent Fashion Bloggers) article “Bloggers & Body Image: Are We Helping Or Hurting Ourselves?” by Taylor Davies last week, you may have come away feeling hurt and confused. That’s how I felt. Davies writes: The majority of very visible, successful style bloggers are thin and beautiful – which isn’t their fault [...]

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