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An Ode To Colorful Slips

By KIM CALDWELL

blue-short-slip-bumbrella-hurray-kimmayaRoses are red,

Violets are blue.

Flowers are pretty,

And slips are, too.

When it comes to lingerie like bras, underwear, nighties and such, I’ve always owned my arsenal of basics and a hefty collection of colorful options. But when it came to slips, I stayed pretty neutral. I own an ivory slip, a seamless beige, a mid length black, and an animal print from D&G. And … Read More


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They say that “what goes around comes around” and although it may sound a bit cliché, I happen to agree.  When I started this blog in 2009, one of my very first articles focused on the way Betsey Johnson had reincarnated tricot knit fabric from the traditional generic mainstay of my mother’s generation into flirty silhouettes that definitely appeal to my daughter’s sense of style. Reinvention has always informed fashion … Read More


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Flashback ~ Flashforward

By Layla L’Obatti

Lingerie Flashback/Flashforward – Cat on a Hot Tin Roof Slips

Flashback: Elizabeth Taylor, no stranger to making a fashion moment on-screen, steals the scene in a white hot satin and lace slip in A Cat on a Hot Tin Roof.

Flashforward: An iconic moment and style worth repeating here’s the modern day version of this slinky number from Julianna Rae

 

Sleepwear Flashback/Flashforward – The Pajama Game Read More


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Go For The Gold

a0ed86174b2010-vancouver-olympics-medals_1_4QEH5_69-500x370I have been watching the Olympics for the past two weeks, mesmerized by the audacious athleticism that seems to be part of the Winter Games.  Although this event is, without a doubt, the premiere international gathering of the world’s sporting elite, Canada’s declaration that they will “own the podium”, has enabled the friendly rivalry between the USA and Canada.  The United States leads the medal count in a sport’s … Read More


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