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• Notes of a Fashionista

  5/13/22: Volume 1 Issue 4 Five on Friday May 13, 2022 “People waste their time pondering whether a glass is half empty or half full. Me, I just drink whatever’s in the glass.” — Sophia from The Golden Girls One: Fancy Grandmother and Coastal Chic Fancy Grandmother: The coastal grandmother trend is primarily about wearing…

  Susan Marchese

  May 13, 2022

  lifestyle, mens fashion, Newsletter, shopping, styles, travel, trends, womens fashion

  Fashion, Shopping, summer, trends, what to watch

• Coastal Chic a.k.a Resort Wear

  

  5/13/22 After writing about the coastal grandmother, I’m ready to write about upgrading the neutral looks to a look I call coastal chic (or resort wear). There are things I like about the coastal grandmother look, but I prefer jazzing up my coastal styles with bright colors, big hats, and flowing garments. Coastal Chic, a.k.a,…

  Susan Marchese

  May 13, 2022

  lifestyle, mens fashion, shopping, styles, travel, womens fashion

  resort wear, Shopping, summer trends, trends, vacation, women’s fashion

• Notes of a Fashionista

  5/6/22: Volume 1 Issue 3 Five on Friday May 6, 2022 “Iris, in the movies, we have leading ladies and we have the best friend. You, I can tell, are a leading lady, but for some reason, you’re behaving like the best friend.” The Holiday (2006)  Nancy Meyers One: Coastal Grandmother The coastal grandmother trend has…

  Susan Marchese

  May 6, 2022

  lifestyle, Newsletter, shopping, trends

  coastal grandmother, dining, Fashion, lifestyle, Shopping, streaming, trends

• The Nancy Meyers Obsession

  

  5/6/22 Who is Nancy Meyers, and why is everyone talking about her movies? Nancy Meyers is a writer, director, and producer whose woman-centered movies are in the spotlight right now. Especially those movies where the women live their best lives in their “coastal grandmother” look. From IMDb, here is a list of films written by…

  Susan Marchese

  May 6, 2022

  movies, shopping, trends, womens fashion

  coastal grandmother, Fashion, trends

• Notes of a Fashionista

  4/29/22: Volume 1 Issue 2 Five on Friday April 29, 2022 “Everything about her shimmered and glimmered softly, as if her dress had been woven out of candle-beams, and she carried her head high, like a pretty woman challenging a roomful of rivals.” The Age of Innocence (1920) by Edith Wharton  One: The Met Gala One of…

  Susan Marchese

  April 29, 2022

  lifestyle, Newsletter, shopping