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Today, the Westerfield mall opened downtown San Francisco with much fanfare.  It’s apparently the biggest mall west of the Mississippi and it seems like everyone took off work to check it out.  Bloomindales is one of the corner tenants along wtih Nordstroms and I got to check out Bloomies yesterday for an “exclusive preview.” (Apparently [...]

It’s probably the last thing we think about when we go out shopping:  amassing a cute tee collection.  But when you really think about it, whether you work in an office or from home, what do you wear almost every day?  Tees are a great staple to the modern woman’s wardrobe and there are lots [...]

Tired of having your button-front shirts gape open?  Although some fashion tape can cure it, I’ve discovered a lovely little secret that I hope begins catching on:  women’s shirts based on bra size. New York based designers, Rebecca Matchett and Drew Paluba at Rebecca & Drew have won the hearts of many of gals searching [...]

It’s becoming a movement… …FINALLY!  The recent slew of spring 06 shows found skinny models being banned from the top shows and designers struggling to rework their catwalk shows.  Madrid’s Fashion week started the ban causing countries such as Israel and Australia to jump on the ban-wagon.  Both Britain’s cultural minister and Milan’s mayor have [...]

How can I tell if cashmere is good or not? Contrary to what you may think, it’s not how soft it is. I hear more gasps.  If it’s super fluffy fuzzy, then that’s probably a bad sign. Who makes good cashmere?? I’m so glad you asked!  I speak from experience with various different brands (but [...]

After seeing the market inundated with cashmere both ridiculously expensive and ridiculously cheap, I thought it might be appropriate to shed some light on this often misunderstood luxury item.  As a former fashion buyer and current image consultant, I care about quality, price, maintenance…and to a certain extent, brand.  And I research everything I can [...]

If you are over 35, you probably are wondering whether you can wear the skinny jean or not.  And if so, how do you wear it so that you look hip but not like you’re trying too hard? I just recently picked up the new magazine MORE and was pleasantly surprised at their tasteful advice. [...]