Brattleboro!

What a great town for a day trip! Lots of vintage and "antiques" stores, restaurants, and  a good vibe. But also the feeling that someday, all these downtowns will be selling only used stuff, because, the closets are full, and we must make room or just…stop consuming. Downtowns becoming huge museum installations of human consumerism.

This month of May, I also went on a quick trip to New York City where I discovered a new Beacon's Closet almost next door to the Quad Cinema on 13th Street.

Dartmouth also held a sustainability sale where everything was pretty much one dollar…All I bought was a pair of shorts.

Normcore!

I haven't contributed much to this blog lately, and this one is pretty lame since I am simply posting a link to an article in Marie Claire UK which has a video of a Perry Ellis show from 1993. I really loved the length of the skirts, and the styles overall: easy to wear for any occasion. If "norm core" means wearing no fuss, no nonsense clothes that have a nice length, feel comfortable and remain timeless, then I guess sign me up! I also love that these models are wearing comfortable shoes (Birkenstocks?) and boots.

 I enjoyed playing "name that model." Too bad they're not identified: they're anonymous, just surfaces on which the clothes must look good. But these women have made a name for themselves. I think I recognized Kate Moss, Christy Turlington, and definitely Carla Bruni. Who else?