Category: shopping

• Tuesday Trend Day: Polka Dots

  You might associate polka dots with little kids for a good reason, children look adorable in polka dots but adults can also pull off this timeless trend. Polka dots always put me in a good mood. According to Merriam Webster the polka dot pattern was first introduced in 1857. Definition: a dot in a pattern of…

  Susan Marchese

  October 23, 2013

  mens fashion, shopping, trends, womens fashion

  Gap, Pinterest, Polka dot

• Saturday Street Style: PaintNite

  Last November my friends and I tried an offer by Gilt City, a PaintNite event, and we are now hooked! This past Saturday we participated in our third PaintNite event. PaintNite is offered in several cities in this country. The cost is $45 but there are usually promotions through Gilt City or Groupon. Gilt City…

  Susan Marchese

  October 22, 2013

  dining, lifestyle, shopping, social, street style

  Gilt City, Groupon, Pinot Noir

• Tuesday Trend Day: Cut Out Booties

  Booties are very popular this fall, especially cut out booties. I like this trend but I’m not sure that I want to purchase a pair. Celebrities have been wearing bulky versions of these booties. Check out this blog post covering celebrities wearing bulky cutouts: (and finding cheaper versions) http://intheircloset.com/balenciaga-cutout-buckled-booties An older post: http://www.chaos-mag.com/cutout-boots-make-the-cut/ Tips on how…

  Susan Marchese

  October 16, 2013

  shopping, styles, trends, womens fashion

• Saturday Street Style: Photographer Bill Cunningham

  In lieu of my regular Saturday street style post this week I am going to write about the iconic street style photographer: Bill Cunningham. Bill Cunningham provides pictures for two sections of the New York Times Sunday Styles section, On the Street and Evening Hours. The On the street piece is my favorite part of…

  Susan Marchese

  October 15, 2013

  fashion week, shopping, street style

  Anna Wintour, Bill Cunningham, Carnegie Hall, Fashion, Harpers Bazaar, Iris Apfel, photography

• Tuesday Trend Day: Burgundy

  One of the fall trends I observed at the Nordstrom fashion show on Saturday was burgundy pieces. I thought I covered this color in a previous post but maybe I just did the research and never wrote the post! So I’m covering this color trend now. Ron Burgundy will be back in the theaters in…

  Susan Marchese

  October 10, 2013

  shopping, trends, womens fashion

  Fashion, Kendra Scott, Nordstrom, Tory Burch