A friend of mine recently mentioned that carrying a laptop through an airport is much easier with a laptop backpack, as opposed to a shoulder bag.  I’m headed for Chicago next week for the BlogHer conference and had kind of been dreading hauling my laptop around for four days.
The laptop backpack seemed like the perfect [...]

I hate trends that require a total wardrobe overhaul.
As a rule, I tend to avoid any fashion trend that means throwing out the contents of my closet and starting from scratch.
One of my favorite trends right now is the rush towards “statement necklaces”.
What the hell is a statement necklace?
Simply, and redundantly, put – it’s a [...]

Yesterday I kicked off the Mother’s Day Gift Guide series with a look at top holiday gift ideas for women to eat.
Today we’re going sappy and sentimental.  And what is more sappy and sentimental than a Mother’s Day Gift that you can put your name on?  It’s like homemade but better because the materials won’t [...]

One of my favorite ways to make a fashion statement is with a great cocktail ring.
Nina Garcia lists a cocktail ring as one of the essential elements of style in her book The One Hundred.
And Nina Garcia knows her shit.
A cocktail ring is basically an oversized ring.  It’s perfectly acceptable, and actually prefered, to go [...]

It’s officially spring.
I love when the seasons change and we get to put away the clothing and accessories we’re starting to get tired of and go shopping for new things.
For me, spring and summer fashions are all about light and bright.  I think of sunshine and being outdoors, and my wardrobe and accessories reflect a [...]