Tuesday, February 26, 2019

Toast and older women






I love this brand, and I love this feature on their web site. Older women -- a category to which I belong more and more -- have an opportunity to assume a stylish identity but it is often overlooked because fashion is "jeuniste," as the French say, youth dictated and oriented.

Tuesday, February 19, 2019

clothes addiction

 It's the middle (?) of winter here in Northern New England, and, with no chance of getting out until March, with teaching schedule constraints, what is a person to do? Buy more clothes of course! Another White River Junction VT vacation at Revolution yielded the acquisition of this black cashmere faux cardigan. I am pairing it with a pair of J.Crew wool plaid pants that have been sitting in my closet, waiting for a mate.


I am well aware that my closet is overflowing with clothes. The reason is quite simple: I love clothes. I love taking the self-indulgent time to assemble outfits. Some people go to spas, and indulge in weekend retreats. I retreat to my closet and try out outfits. I try to memorize them so that in the morning, when I'm in a hurry to get out the door, I can quickly get dressed. Memorizing assembled outfits must also be good for the brain. 

Another  mid winter activity: sorting through old photos. A bit like the aforementioned full closet, the computer needs space. I came across this photo I took of one of my daughters while we were waiting for the M train in Brooklyn. What a vintage subway line that is! I highly (ha ha) recommend riding it out to the end of the line, just to look at the neighborhoods from the vantage point of a moving elevated train.