Top 5 Things That Prove “Millennial Pink” Isn’t “Millennial” Pink

I love the color Millennial Pink. Just look around this blog. What irks me is the the labeling. This pink — whose exact shade, it seems, no one can agree on — has been linked to Millennials because of its non-threatening quality, suggesting this is a population that needs soothing, coddling and safe spaces. Oh,...

Top 5 Former “It Bags” You Wouldn’t Be Caught Dead With Right Now

So last week was NY Fashion Week. I missed it. I was busy. I'd already seen Chanel's Spring 2014 Paris runway show, and that was all I needed. Divine, as always, Lagerfeld and Chanel offered up tons of freshness in this supermarket-themed extravaganza. And then I saw how Lagerfeld weaved together a grocery basket and...

Top 5 Ways To Class Up The Place You Live

1) Bring Home Fresh-Cut Flowers Bursting with beauty, peonies, roses, irises and the like are always an elegant touch, especially showcased in a square vase. I always prefer a square vase, tall or short. 2) Hang Original Art Or at least a signed and numbered lithograph. And I'm not talking about something that looks like...

Top 5 Fresh Fashions For This Spring

1) Kate Spade's 21 Days in Monaco Are you bold enough to make red your new neutral? No worry, there are pink and blues for your wearing pleasure, as well, in Kate Spade's 21 Days of Monaco collection. I love that every year, Kate Spade pulls together something fun and whimsical for Spring and Summer...

Top 5 Reasons DailyCandy’s Jordan Blumberg Won The Fashion Internet Yesterday

When DailyCandy's fashion writer Jordan Blumberg wrote "Why Pants Under Dresses Is a Good Thing: How Hermione Granger reminded me that fashion is magic," she was wasn't just bloggin'. She was preachin'. 1) On why there was snowballing appreciation for young Emma's fashion risk, Jordan wrote:  "I wondered to what degree the acceptance of her...

Top 5 Fabrics You Know You Know, But Can’t ID.

What an odd topic this is, right? But I suspect you've been taking the fabric of our lives for granted. No offense to the 1990s, but unlike Kente cloth, these 5 are always-stylish textiles that will continue to hang around for a while, whether it's from a curtain rod or your shoulders. (No offense to...