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Category Archives: Fashion
The Problem with Mannequins Circa 2014: A Rare Note on Body Image and Weight in Middle Age (300th Victorian Chick Blog!)
Ed. Note: Yesterday I wrote the better part of a blog about Robin Williams, genius and mental illness, but because it’s a more academic (that is, allusive and exegetical) blog than usual and my printer is disconnected from my MacBook, … Continue reading
Posted in Family, Fashion, Food & Wine, Health & Beauty, Relationships, Uncategorized, Yale
Tagged bicoastal brunette, body image, depression, eating disorders, feminism, feminists, fitness, health, kathleen rooney, live nude girl, Naomi Wolf, psych meds, psychoanalysis, psychology, Robin Williams, therapy, toni bentley, weight, yale
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Thoughts on Victorian Chick’s 3rd Anniversary: Writing for Love and Identity, Dealing with Haters, and Getting a Real Estate License to Work as Relocation Consultant
Last week marked three years of Victorian Chick. I’ve been too busy to think of an anniversary blog which does justice to the role it plays not just in my everyday or social life, but the way in which it … Continue reading
Posted in Family, Fashion, Film, Food & Wine, Health & Beauty, Lifestyle, Politics, Relationships, St. Augustine, Theater, Travel, UCSB, Uncategorized, Yale
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“Victorian Chick’s Meditations on Jewelry as an Element of Style and ‘Appurtenance’ of Self” (Second Guest Blog on Bicoastal Brunette) with Note on Why New Yorkers Feel Superior
The security breach with SSL on IOS 6 delayed posting of the guest blog I finished two weeks ago. My email was down both on the phone and computer as a result, and I didn’t realize that Samara Lipsky had … Continue reading
Posted in Family, Fashion, Film, Food & Wine, Lifestyle, St. Augustine, Uncategorized
Tagged bicoastal, bicoastal brunette, Caffe Primo, Coogie's of Malibu, diamond nexus, jewelry, Le Petit Four, Lisa Duncan Carrillo, Lori Shinder Pearl, new york city, new yorkers, Pandora, Sam's by the Beach, traffic in LA, wilshire, Winter Pearls, Yelp reviews
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Happy Non-St Patrick’s Day St. Patrick’s Day Blog: Happy Hour at Wine Bistro, Notes on New York vs SB Dry Cleaning and Nails (Redux), and the Joys of Complaining
I thought I’d just check in since I never wrote a Friday or weekend blog. I’ve been rereading parts of Sigrid Fry-Revere’s Kidney Sellers: A Journey of Discovery in Iran and writing pitch letters. Saturday I had a glorious, long … Continue reading
Posted in Fashion, Food & Wine, Lifestyle, Travel, UCSB, Uncategorized
Tagged dry cleaning, graduate school, J Brand, jeans trauma, Jeeves, Jeffrey's, lola, Madame Paulette, old New York, Piatti, sigrid fry-revere, The Kidney Sellers: A Journey of Discovery in Iran, upper east side
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Merry Christmas to Victorian Chick Readers! Quick Check-In from Santa Barbara after Perhaps Best Trip of my Life to New York
I’m just listening to Sierra Boggess with Ollie purring on the arm of “our” chair (just whose chair it is an open question of late) and Emma lying peacefully by the Christmas tree we decorated on Saturday when I returned … Continue reading
Posted in Family, Fashion, Uncategorized
Tagged cabaret, Christine Quinn, Christmas, e-cig ban, Huffington Post, Mayor Bloomberg, Nutcracker, nyc
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Why I Only Shop Consignment/Designer Resale: Black Friday Scores from My Sister’s Closet in Scottsdale and the Miracle of Diamond Nexus Jewelry
I hope everyone had a great weekend with family and friends. The weather in Scottsdale is cooler this Thanksgiving week than last year, but equally beautiful. I never shop on Black Friday except when here in Scottsdale, minutes from My … Continue reading
Posted in Fashion, Lifestyle, Travel, Uncategorized
Tagged consignment clothing, diamond nexus, lab created stones, my sister's closet, scottsdale, used fur
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Part I of NYC/Cape Cod Trip Blog and Week in LA (Dance, Blue Jasmine, Flat Tires, Bank Incompetence, PMS Lethargy and Reconnect with Childhood Classmate)
My ambitious writing hopes for the past few days were foiled by a tire blowout on the 101 freeway in Westlake Village, midway between LA and SB. I was lucky to get over to the outside shoulder from the left … Continue reading
Posted in Family, Fashion, Film, Lifestyle, Literature, Philosophy, Relationships, School, St. Augustine, Travel, Uncategorized, Westlake School For Girls
Tagged Barrington, Blue Jasmine, Cate Blanchett, country clubs, James Bond, Landmark Cinema, luigi jazz dance centre, nyc, RI, Sammy Davis Jr, Something's Gotta Give, upper east side, Wianno Club, woody allen
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New York City, Part II: Corner Bookstore, Laura Benanti at 54 Below, Waverly Inn, Cafe Wha!, Don’t Tell Mama, and Joe Allen [Posted from SB]
Ed. Note: I’ve been back in CA since Tuesday night but spending time with J and resting after a great but physically rough trip (ankle, short cold, abdominal pain). I will blog tomorrow on the wonderful art opening at Lola, … Continue reading
Posted in Celebrities (Classy Ones), Family, Fashion, Health & Beauty, Lifestyle, Music, Theater, Travel, Uncategorized
Tagged 54 Below, cabaret, cafe nights, Cafe Ronda, christina stankard, Don't Tell Mama, jack phillips, Joe Allen, Laura Benanti, Le Pain Quotidien, McKeown's Pub, new york city, Waverly Inn
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Happy Saturday from Plane to LGA: Lovely Travel Day and Gratitude for My Life and Freedom
[Ed. note: I’m posting this from the apartment where the rain is pelting the lush, green leaves which have popped up in the last two months. It was simply breathtaking when I arrived but now pretty wet out there so … Continue reading
Posted in Family, Fashion, Food & Wine, Travel, Uncategorized
Tagged Ann Taylor, chicago, christina noel, consignment, elizabeth wurtzel, family, Fig and Olive, happiness, Ice, kids, marriage, money, new york city, new york magazine, O'Hare, ORD, purses, SB Handbag and Luggage, upper east side
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Back from NYC and Back to Blogging: Highlights from Trip with Pictures en Route to LA for Parent Visit and Jay Mohr at Hollywood Improv
Ed. note: I wrote this a week ago but just posted the pictures. Jay Mohr was tremendous and Jerry Seinfeld made a surprise drop-in appearance. Going to comedy, like going to baseball games, is better during the week. I don’t … Continue reading
Posted in Fashion, Film, Food & Wine, Lifestyle, Literature, Theater, Travel, Uncategorized
Tagged al di la vino, alvin ailey dance, birthday celebrations, brophy brother's, cabaret music, camille paglia, Carly Ozard, cold pool, Crawford Doyle, dance, David Shields, Equinox UES, Fishtail by David Burke, fred's at barneys, genius on hold, george eliot dissertation, glittering images, grand havana room, Italian food, Laurie Beechman Theater, Lower East Side, luigi dance centre, montecito, new york city, pets, Pulino's, sarabeth's, SBAC, sharon zaslaw, Sharqui bellydance jazz, Sunshine cinema, upper east side, walter shaw, West Bank Cafe, winter, wolfgang's, writer's block
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