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Or, how to be a museum ninja.

NOTE: This article was also picked up by The Mercurial. Thanks Amanda!

1. Plan your visit for a weekday, preferably early in the week.

Weekends are definitely a bad idea – in addition to regular tourists from far-off regions of the US and the world, you will be competing for line space with local and regional visitors who are in town just for the weekend.

2. Buy your ticket online ahead of time.

You’ll still have to wait in line, but you can print it out and take it to any information desk or ticket counter to check in. And it will save you about a minute of cash- or credit card-processing at the counter.

While you’re at it, print out a map, and note the bathrooms, and the location of the exhibit, so you don’t waste time looking for the floorplan and asking where the exhibit is.

Of course, if you are a museum member, you can skip the line entirely.

And if you’d like to contribute 2x the usual suggested admission, you can see the exhibit on a Monday, when the museum is usually closed.

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You thought the hubbub over ballet-fashion-body image-shoes was over, now that Black Swan has been out of theaters for a while.

Well, apparently I'm going to rub your nose in it again…

You may recall the silly looking tippy-toe heels that Beyonce and others were caught in in recent years.

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They say necessity breeds creativity.

I swear, street people in Danbury are better dressed than most people who have a lot more resources. Just look at who is featured in my past street style photos.

Yesterday I met Shannon, a former paralegal, and thanked my lucky stars that I had my camera with me. She was gracious enough to let me take her picture as we crossed paths on Main Street.

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Mega millinery is now up for viewing at the Danbury Museum. Read my preview here, with an interview with the guest curator.

And here's what folks were wearing at the exhibit opening this past Saturday, June 4:

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Local fashion-related events, in no particular order.

19th Century women's shoes from the collection of the Mattatuck Museum

The documentary biography of renowned street-style photographer Bill Cunningham is playing at Bethel Cinema again this week. HIGHLY recommended if you are interested in fashion, photography, NY life, or just stories of interesting people.

The Mattatuck Museum in Waterbury has an exhibit through September illustrating themes in interior decor and objects of daily life, including costumes and textiles.

The Danbury Museum will be opening a major exhibit of women's hats spanning 3 centuries, on Saturday, June 4. Look for my interview with the guest curator, this week at The Mercurial.

By special request…

You may have heard that the world as we know it is going to end this Saturday.

Stylewise, you have 2 main choices:

I. The Saved

I think you can go 2 ways here:

A. Monastic

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Your eyes do not deceive you. Yes, it is Thursday, and this is not a Girl Crush post. No, as far as I know, Mark Zuckerberg is not a girl. I think the Girl Crush series will be a bi-weekly series. It takes a lot of research time, and I am in fact trying to run an actual business (see here and here). I hope you will forgive me. And buy my shit.

I remember when Facebook first came out. I was in my final 2 years of college. At the time, I couldn't really grasp the appeal of sending instant updates about my every thought, plan, move, meal, etc. to my friends and classmates, and I didn't even get an account until a couple of years ago, after it had moved out of its frat-boy-school-spirit phase into the mainstream.

That said, Facebook is a defining artifact of this particular moment in US culture, so its not really surprising that Mark Zuckerberg, the founder and CEO, was Time magazine's Person of 2010. Revenge of the nerds, and all that.

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A recap of my Twitter links and other fashion news this week. You can play along, @AnalogueChic.

Make a cup of tea, and relax…

Fashion news & general living stuff

Manhattan Vintage Clothing Show, Feb. 4-5 

The best of fashion blogs this week

Playing nice with people you can't stand 

Let's reform Immigration laws so people can be with their loved ones 

Plus, 3 of the best fashion articles I have read in a looong time, from the NY Times:

Changes at Lucky Mag, and the fashion publishing biz – Goodby boho, and good riddance!

Black models, and the rise of American fashion 

What is edgy anymore? Fashion photography and new beauty

A recap of my Twitter links this week (plus tweets from the week of Dec. 27). You can play along, @AnalogueChic.

Make a cup of tea, and relax…

Image via National Geographic.

Fashion Industry News

Top Ebay sales in 2010

Style

Style wisdom for New Year’s from NYC’s drag queens

Costume drama up close

Sustainability & Responsibility

Amazing breast cancer survivor photo project

Be a Fashion Locavore

Career

FREE webinar on finances for creative professionals

How-to

Monthly clothing repair & mending circle in Park Slope, Brooklyn

Happy Hour… or less

Worn-Out Fashion Terms

A very light blogging week for me, a little heavier on the tweets– don’t worry, I’m working on some great stuff coming up in the near future, so don’t touch that dial.  ;)

A recap of my tweets and re-tweets this week. You can play along, @AnalogueChic.

Fill up your tea cup, and relax…

Career

If you’ve got mad skillz, don’t just give it away now.

Righteously pissed

I’ve had it up to HERE with people throwing around the word “pimpin’”

Style

Easy, inspiring updates for your winter coat

Stylish tips from yo mama

The go-to couturier of the 19th century reawakens

Health

FYI, your wrinkle-free clothes are embalming you

Happy Hour, or less

Publicly admitting my girl crush on Lt. Uhura