A Few Things I've Been Thinking About 

If shopping doesn't make you happy, then you're in the wrong shop.

~Mimosa Rose

I don’t like shopping. I like buying.

It’s not about the hunting it’s about the gathering. In my many years in the fashion industry I was both a professional buyer and a professional shopper. I got paid to shop.

As a...

It’s not about seducing men, it’s about embracing womanhood.

~Dita Von Teese

My granddaughter Zoë, just two and recently potty trained, started to hop around at the mall as if she was dancing on a bed of hot coals. I took this as a sign that she had to go so I whisked her into the nearest public w...

There's nothing about the Spring 2020 fashion scene that's typical. Come to think of it (sigh) so far there's been nothing typical about 2020 at all.

Some clothing stores and malls are slated to reopen their doors tomorrow. Understand that *recreational retail* isn't the goal right now. If you go, ...

To me beauty is about being comfortable in your own skin. It’s about knowing and accepting who you are.

~Ellen DeGeneres

Eventually the day comes when we no longer recognize that girl in the mirror and we would be happy to get back the figure we complained about for years.

Living a good life may ...

I think beauty comes from actually knowing who you are. That's real beauty to me.

~Ellen DeGeneres

I'm going to ask you one simple question.

Do you think you are beautiful?

Before you answer take a deep breath and give yourself a *permission slip* to be okay with being the real deal. 

You...

What do you want from your clothes?

I've been thinking about what my 8-year-old grandson Coen said when he gave me his back to school clothes wish list.

He said "Grandma, I just want to look cool and I want them to fit and be comfortable."

That was easy.

It doesn't take the skills of a personal ...