Posts Tagged "Fashion"

• Steal This Look: Striped Evening Gowns

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  What’s old in fashion is always new again — and I would certainly rather steal from the Regency period than from the 1980s. While the west coast hipsters gradually descend into ’80s-ville and drag the rest of us with them, I’m fighting the trend and trying to stay true to my own style. The biggest style issue I’m facing right now is the search for an evening dress for the Romance Writers of America Golden Heart/RITA awards ceremony. It’s a posh, glittery affair, and since I’m a Golden Heart finalist this year, I’d like to look my best.

  But where, in the name of all that’s holy, can I find a dress that is both demure and cutting-edge, classic and modern? And is there any magic potion that can make me look taller than 5’0″? I can’t find anything for my height problem (other than unwearably high heels), but I may be onto something for the dress…

  Pray, tell me more! →

  
  Posted on 12 April 2011 * 10 Comments
  Tags: Clothing * Fashion * J'adore * Spendy * Steal This Look *

• Steal This Look: Stays and Corsets

  For this week’s Regency edition of Steal This Look, I am biased towards considering fashions that can mask the pound (or five) that I may gain from the usual gauntlet of holiday parties, family feasts, and generally slothlike activity. While our Regency heroines were free from the tyranny of the dreaded Christmas sweater, and they would certainly never show up to a house party in a Playboy-style bunny costume a la Bridget Jones, they still had to wear those low-necked, high-waisted clingy white dresses – a silhouette that was extremely unforgiving to all but the willowiest of girls.

  So how did they make their dresses look more svelte and less sacklike? Pray, tell me more! →

  
  Posted on 26 January 2011 * Add a Comment
  Tags: Fashion * Oversharing *