Second-hand STORIES

No preaching here - about saving the environment (although a side benefit, we should all be proud of) or all the money you save (a nice bonus, really).

STORIES

How to turn your fast fashion purchases in to a luxury wardrobe?

Most women don't have a plan for their wardrobe, style, or clothes purchases.

The 5 “must-have” pieces this season.

Here are the “must-have” pieces to put some spark in your wardrobe and scratch the inevitable itch of something new and fresh for spring.

The Cleanse

Can we start to course correct our closets like we're doing with our pantries?

The Lie

I started buying second-hand. It’s my way of being part of the sustainability movement – a big fat lie.

The Secrets We Keep

In those days, you didn’t brag about the designer bag or blazer you scored at places called Martha’s Repeats or New 2 You Consignment Barn.

Paris Fashion Week

After the shows, I reflected on hundreds of pictures I snapped of the women showing up in their best ensembles.

Dressing French

French, especially Parisians, have made an art form at marketing themselves as mysterious and unique. This, my dear reader, is the secret.

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