The Fabulous! Festival for March ‘08

Monday, March 3rd, 2008

Welcome to the March edition of The Fabulous! Festival, a blog carnival dedicated to looking and feeling fa-bu-lous. This month’s submissions were particularly fabulous, with posts on topics from how much should one really spend on a wardrobe to sexy sundresses and burlesque tease. Here are my top ten picks.
Beauty
To maintain […]

What I was wearing and my (non)acceptance speech

Friday, February 1st, 2008

Last night I posted a photo of me waiting anxiously for news about The Fabbies. Unfortunately, news has been almost nonexistent and it appears that the awards ceremony has been postponed, that last night there was a nomination party instead, and that the video of the party won’t be available till next week. […]

The comfort of being underdressed

Friday, January 25th, 2008

Whether you’re going to a concert or a job interview, I usually recommend dressing up a bit nicer than everyone else. I’m a firm believer that it’s better to be overdressed than underdressed.
Looking around, though, I seem to be in the minority. A very small minority.
You see, I live […]

Re: Signalling wealth

Tuesday, January 22nd, 2008

Recently, I read Signalling wealth at My Wealth Builder.
Here’s an excerpt:
Because it’s impolite to broadly share what one earns, people find other ways to signal wealth and elevate status within their community. Nicer cars, nicer houses, nicer clothing etc. are just some of the ways one can signal wealth to one’s peers. […]

Fashion and climate preferences

Tuesday, December 18th, 2007

My husband and I both took the quiz at Find Your Spot to see where in the U.S. it thinks we should live. One issue we’ve had is that he likes the heat and I like the cold. In fact, the city we live in came up as a choice for him! […]

Thankful for the stuff

Friday, November 23rd, 2007

Happy Thanksgiving everyone and thanks for reading! I’m also very thankful for my friends and family, and especially for my wonderful husband. However, I hope they all already know that I appreciate them (and not just today), so I’d like to take a moment and say that I am thankful for all the […]