Where we talk about shopping habits: #VlogMom

April 18, 2013 by 4 Comments
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#VlogMom question of the week comes from Michelle at Honest & Truly: How do you shop for clothes? (Think: how often do you update your wardrobe? Do you try on clothes or take them home to deal with there? Do you marathon shop or go out regularly? Do you return a lot of clothes? Are you trendy or do you buy classic items that live in your closet forever? Do you simply not shop and wear the same clothes until they are beyond hopelessly out of fashion and have fallen apart? Are you a clearance … [Read more...]

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Lilly Pulitzer leaves a legacy

April 12, 2013 by 3 Comments
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Fashion lost a rule-breaking creator this week when Lilly Pulitzer died at 81. If you haven't heard the story, Lilly Pulitzer was living in Palm Beach, working a juice stand (her's was a "grove" family), and, created a brightly colored dress to hide the many juice strains and still look presentable. Of course, everyone loved the dress and her friend from school, Jacqueline Kennedy (the then First Lady) was photographed wearing a Lilly shift on vacation. Lilly Pulitzer's line became an … [Read more...]

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Updating accessories when you don’t love the trendy colors

March 29, 2013 by 5 Comments
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In my ongoing spring transition discussion with Angela England, Founder of Untrained Housewife and author of Backyard Farming on an Acre (More or Less) , Angela, who we know has built her wardrobe around black, white and red, asks: How do you update accessories and what not to keep it fresh with out trying wear colors you look awful in (hello POPPY ORANGE - UGH) ? Angela England The biggest secret in style is to dress so that you feel confident, because confidence is your strongest … [Read more...]

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What to buy at the Shade sale (up to 70% off)

February 1, 2013 by Leave a Comment
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Wednesday night I was perusing the Crazy8 sale for my kids (great deals, by-the-way--clothing starting at $3.99) and noticed a notation at the very top of the page: What's this? I thought. A clothing store I haven't checked out yet? With a big sale? (Notice there's nothing in my Crazy8 cart. I was distracted and journeyed to Shade.) I love this time of year, because it's still super cold (it's snowing right now) but all the stores need to make room for Spring merchandise, so everything I … [Read more...]

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6 High-style Deal of the Day websites you’ll love

January 11, 2013 by 1 Comment
Today's feature on Very Jane is a Striped Maxi for $19.99.

I'm going to take a pretty wild guess that you, like me, get swept into the deals and dreams featured on daily deal sites like Haute Look, Gilt and, of course, Living Social and Groupon. Let's face it. It's hard to pass up a good deal. I'm constantly amazed at how many deal sites there are in the world. Funny little side story for you... about 8 years ago, I approached the idea with my husband. What if we could create a website where we sold things for just one day, at a 50% discount? It'd be … [Read more...]

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All I want for Christmas…

December 14, 2012 by 1 Comment
Mom's wish list

... and for Hanukkah... my birthday... any special day of the week. This week, all the gift guiding and product reviews are over for the season and I'm finally just listing what I want. What I really, really want. And while this will be mostly fashion-based, why not add a few other desirables to my list? Music After listing Straight No Chaser on my Amazon Wish List for two years, I finally bit the bullet and bought it last week. Which allows me to focus on new music wants. As you may … [Read more...]

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