Recently an old friend came over and relayed to me her tale of getting dressed that evening. Once she had labored over her closet and selected a lovely summer frock, her husband wrinkled his nose and said, “You know, men don’t like maxi dresses.” My friend defiantly and heroically retorted, “Women don’t dress for men; […]
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As I type this, I literally have my mother’s voice in my ear, echoing the sentiment I have heard since childhood: everybody looks good in red. So, admittedly, I’m biased on this topic, as I’ve been practically conditioned to believe this as an axiom. But, here’s the thing about mothers: most of the time, they’re […]
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As you read the title of this post, I hope you did so with a pleading whine, because that’s the tone I’m feeling most days. Dressing up is exhausting. Work is exhausting. Kids are exhausting. Sometimes I just don’t want to do all this adulting. I want to binge-watch Netflix in my underwear and Facebook-stalk people […]
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