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What French Women Know
“One is not born a woman; one becomes one.” ~ Simone de Beauvoir Pixivor Allen’s work is imbued with a sort of French female sensibility. It’s hard to explain but her fashions are feminine, easy,...
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Couture as Art
“Fashion is only the attempt to realize art in living forms and social intercourse.” ~ Francis Bacon, Sr. I saw an amazing fashion show a few afternoons ago done by Avenue on behalf of monica Outlander...
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The New Yorker
I have never been to New York City. I have been many places—London, Paris, Berlin, San Francisco, Chicago—but not New York City. It’s amazing. I have several friends who are from there, many more who...
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Awareness
There are a lot of functions centered around “awareness” of this or that thing in SL lately. Personally, I’ve attended a number of these “awareness” events and am shocked at how little they do to...
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Rara Avis
Rara avis in terris nigroque simillima cycno. ~ Juvenal The rare bird shows her face more often in SL. It’s a place that attracts interesting and amazing women—women who are not afraid of technology,...
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Power Point
Shenlei Winkler of the Fashion Research Institute has asked me to speak for a series they are doing in SL. I will be presenting at 3 pm slt today at their location to speak about “’Fashion’ Marketing...
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Moonlight Serenade
Glenn Miller’s band was playing “Moonlight Serenade” on the bandstand when Veronica Lake walked into the room. She stood at the top of the stairs, surveying the room. Her signature blond hair was...
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Holiday Office Party
Lots of women’s and business magazines are full of sage advice about what to wear to the holiday office party. An article in Forbes tells us, “The wrong outfit… will quickly make you the subject of...
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Queen of Pastry
I am watching the movie, “Kings of Pastry,” while I write this blog. Following chef Jacquy Pfeiffer (and others), it documents what these pastry chefs have to do to earn the Meilleurs Ouvriers de...
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Seeing Stars
Sexy club wear is just not my thing in SL but for many folks in SL, it is the only way to dress—short skirts, thigh highs, teeny tiny tops. Mascha Boa has recently returned to SL and she has brought...
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Sleek
I was bumbling around the grid shopping (as I am wont to do), looking for new things, checking out my list of places to check out, when I stumbled across a shop that was chock full of goodies at a...
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Black Orchid
I read a lot about the day to night look but don’t see a lot of it in SL. Come on. We don’t have to leave our offices to go to an evening party. And how hard is it to just sift through folders to find...
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Transatlanticism
the rhythm of my footsteps crossing flood lands to your door have been silenced forever more. the distance is quite simply much too far for me to row it seems farther than ever before ~ from Death Cab...
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My Secret Star Trek Fantasy…
OK, let me state right here, I am not a Trekkie (yeah, right). No really. I don’t watch it religiously, I can’t speak in Klingon, I can’t give you a riff on the differences between Capt. Kirk and the...
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Life In the Age of Gaga
If Lady Gaga ever enters Second Life (which is highly improbable), she would find herself at home. Her psychics-defying outfits, her outre and untouchable sexuality, her “alienness,” as James Parker...
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Lover, You Should’ve Come Over
So I’ll wait for you… And I’ll burn Will I ever see your sweet return? Oh, will I ever learn? ~ Jeff Buckley’s gorgeous “Lover, You Should’ve Come Over.” (Think a 21st century Robert Plant, here.)...
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Transatlanticism
the rhythm of my footsteps crossing flood lands to your door have been silenced forever more. the distance is quite … Continue reading →
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My Secret Star Trek Fantasy…
OK, let me state right here, I am not a Trekkie (yeah, right). No really. I don’t watch it religiously, … Continue reading →
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Life In the Age of Gaga
If Lady Gaga ever enters Second Life (which is highly improbable), she would find herself at home. Her psychics-defying outfits, … Continue reading →
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Lover, You Should’ve Come Over
So I’ll wait for you… And I’ll burn Will I ever see your sweet return? Oh, will I ever learn? … Continue reading →
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