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Golly, is fashion having an Iris Apfel moment, or what? (You can read my tribute to her style verve here. And more background here.)

She launched her jewelry line on the Home Shopping Network last year, and currently has a collaboration with MAC cosmetics.

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*Rest in fashion.

Last month saw the passing of New York fashion institution and Kent, CT resident Lorraine Budny. Mrs. Budny was raised in New England and became involved in the New York fashion industry during the golden age of American sportswear design in the '40s and '50s.

Lorraine Budny modeling her own design in Life Magazine, photo by Nina Leen, May 1, 1949

"A red jersey halter and gold threaded skirt" – you can see the original page layout here.

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I met up with Shannon again last week, and she was rockin' the earthy vibes with this amazing embroidered tunic. I also love how she pinned a Celtic knot brooch to her jeans.

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…even if you are one.

Here is interior decorator and NYC social fixture Iris Apfel, photographed by Roger Davies for the June 2011 issue of Architectural Digest.

“…Someone for whom dress is just one form of creative expression.” Read the rest of this entry »

(Even if you are one.)

I'm not going to take credit for that– that is from a wonderful reader who has left some very helpful comments here. Merci. ;)

Since I have sudden amnesia specific to the concept of "free time", you'll probably be seeing more inspirational posts here for a while, rather than wordy, thoroughly-produced articles. For that, you should read Already Pretty, where Sally writes about  all the topics (literally- it's like she bugged my brain) I would like to discuss with you, and does a much better job at it.

Here we have stylist and fashion editor Carlyne Cerf de Dudzeele, photographed by Steven Meisel.

A woman not to be fuqed with.

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Girl Crush is back! I know I owe you a few grrrlz…

If you were anywhere near a radio during the ‘90s, you were fortunate enough to hear the heyday of the dance group Deee-Lite.

One can’t help but chair-dance when “Groove is in the heart” graces the airwaves even now.

The most memorable aspect of the group was frontwoman Lady Miss Kier: singer, songwriter, go-go dancer, costumer, fashion designer, club kid messiah…

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Hey guys!

Meet my neighbor Gina!

Photo by her equally talented boyfriend, Matt Hunsberger.

She came to my trunk show at Sequel last month, and took home a lovely vintage clutch, navy blue with an Art Deco-y clasp. And she put together this adorable outfit!

She's also an artist and Etsy shop-owner in her own right– check her out!

If you are the proud owner of a piece from Analogue Chic, send me a photo to show your fellow Analoguistas how you styled it– it will go into the Fan Gallery, and you'll get a 15% discount code for your next purchase! Not too shabby.

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Random Review is a monthly article reviewing something– books, blogs, movies, art– who knows, really? But it will be fashion related, some way, somehow.

A couple of weeks ago I treated myself to another dreamboat William Powell movie—I watched him last year in My Man Godfrey with Claudette Colbert (hilarious lady!), in which he was utterly charming.

As the title indicates, The Kennel Murder Case had a very different feel from the light comedy and social commentary of Godfrey. But in true old Hollywood fashion, the—um—fashion did not disappoint.

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My display table

Reporting back from a super-fun Girls' Night Out at Sequel Consignments in Bethel!

Had a great time with some very cool and stylin' women at the Analogue Chic + Piedra Posy Trunk Show. Wine was drunk, Fritos were eaten, necks were adorned with gorgeous stones, and a few lucky peeps went home with Analogue Chic-curated vintage handbags! Lucky us!

Magically, our first customer of the evening was a lovely acquaintance I met a couple of years ago at a pin-up photo shoot – we recognized each other immediately, not having kept in touch since then, and reminisced about the shoot. So nice!

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This is it. The last day of Women's Future Month.

Women, we need a new future. It’s going to take all the resources of Xena, She-Ra, Buffy, Nancy Drew and the Babysitters’ Club to defeat our enemies and make the world a safe, happy, shiny place for female-kind.

Janeane Garofalo as Bowler in Mystery Men

The single most insidious enemy that women* today reckon with is the propaganda of our “problematic" bodies.

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