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Has there ever been a city more contradictory than New York? It’s exciting and grinding. It’s beautiful and dirty. Its’ sights are world famous, but there is always something to surprise you. It’s an amalgamation made up of fiercely unfettered parts. One can live in Manhattan for an entire lifetime and not ever pierce her […]

The teen and I have been watching the original Gossip Girl as preparation for our upcoming trip to NYC for her 16th birthday. It is a massive mind scramble to watch this show now as a mother, hearing my daughter react to the scandalous world of the Upper East Side. For instance, when I said […]

There was a moment this week in which I was violently thrust back into the chaotic uncertainty of the teenage years, as my daughter and I sat surrounded by piles of information and two laptops intent on picking her junior year classes for high school. In theory, my daughter has the privilege of two experts […]

American audiences might be more familiar with the wardrobes of Kate Middleton and Meghan Markle, but, for me, the sartorial selections of Queen Letizia of Spain always reign supreme. Letizia has a vivid beauty that has only deepened as she’s gotten older, making her the perfect style muse for mature women.   Letizia was a […]

It’s hard not to get caught up in the consumerism of the holidays. Every commercial, advertisement, For You page, and catalog is full of wonderous items that promise to make our lives infinitely better. Part of the wisdom of middle age is recognizing that buying something just to have masses of presents under the tree […]

When you’re a kid, Halloween is a time for fantasy and fun. For a night you are encouraged to transform into another person or creature and roam the darkness with a pack of your friends. For the young ones, it’s exciting to consider the spectral realm: ghosts rising out of their graves, floating over the […]

If you’ve ever been to the Huntington Library, Art Museum and Botanical Gardens in San Marino, CA you know how extraordinary they are. The Huntington is set on 207 acres of spectacular land in the foothills outside Pasadena, with 16 themed gardens and 45,000 pieces of art.  It houses the collection and final resting place […]

Saturday, September 23, 2023, marks the Autumnal Equinox, one of two times during the year when the hours of day and night are balanced. Traditionally it marks the final harvest of the summer, when farmers knew how successful they’d been with their crops, and households began preserving the bounty for the lean times of winter. […]

Hair is a funny thing. All humans have it, so it’s in no way unique. For the most part, it’s a renewable resource as it continues to grow until we die. With extensions, you can even buy someone else’s hair and pretend like it’s yours. It shouldn’t carry the importance it does. But from time […]

There is a big difference between someone who dresses well and someone with style. Anyone can put on a beautiful dress and look good. It is the rare few who can use clothes to project personality, emotion and creativity. Actress/signer/business woman Tracee Ellis Ross is one of the rare ones. The daughter of singing legend […]