Valentino started it this past spring with an electrifying hot pink that verged on neon. Worn from head to toe, it was seen on all the hottest celebs all summer long. At the same time photos from the set of the upcoming Barbie live-action movie were leaked showing Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling rocking that…
This post was originally published in 2021, but updated considering how many more articles about this topic have come out during this shopping season. Apparel Bracketing and the Blame Game of Apparel Retailers and Consumers I am going to continue a little rant I had in the Wardrobe Oxygen community. There are a lot of…
Where I live in the U.S. it can be 60 degrees and rainy one day in December, the next day it can be below freezing with snow, and the day after it can be sunny and in the mid-50s. I’ve learned that winter layering is a must. It not only means you can shed layers…
Weekend Reads Say hello to Viva Magenta, the color no one asked for, coming to a world where no one lives. (New York Times – gift article) Do you really need a new kitchen counter? (The Atlantic) Why America’s railroads refuse to give their workers paid leave. (The Intelligencer) Half of all Americans now die…
My mom makes my 13-year-old a stocking every year, and she also receives one from us. Relatives often ask what to get my daughter for Christmas that is under $50, under $25, a small gift they can get her. I have just sent out multiple emails and Google Docs to loved ones about what to…
I know I said in the Wardrobe Oxygen Community on Facebook that I wouldn’t do a Weekend Reads this Saturday but I changed my mind. This has been an intense week thus far just with the news let alone any intensity you have felt with the holidays. I know I could use a quiet moment…
While in college, I got a job as a salesperson at a store that carried fraternity and sorority merchandise. I worked my way up to management and had discussed with the owner possibly buying him out after college. He passed, the store got new management and I was not too fond of their management style…
Need a gift for a hard-to-shop-for person? Need to find a present for the person that seems to have everything? Shopping last minute? Don’t want to pay to ship a gift across the country (or go to the post office)? Sounds like a subscription box is the perfect gift! While there are many different subscription…
Weekend Reads Young women broke hard for Democrats in the midterms. (The Hill) You might go through hell for your post-Ozempic body. (The Cut) Steve Comes Home: How the ‘Blue’s Clues’ host overcame death rumors and depression to return to his beloved TV pup. (Variety) Thousands were released from prison during covid. The results are…