Well Dressed, Well Read: Virgina Woolf’s “Orlando”
“Clothes are but a symbol of something hid deep beneath.” -from Orlando by Virginia Woolf (1928)
View ArticleFantasy Vacation Get-up: Camazotz
Zadig & Voltaire short sleeve shirt, 185 CAD / Mango jacket, 50 CAD / Current/Elliott , 370 CAD / Ballet sneaker, 30 CAD / Quilted bag, 57 CAD / Rolex jewelry / Vivienne Westwood colorful scarve,...
View ArticleWell Dressed, Well Read: The Diary of Lady Murasaki
Ben no Naishi carried the Imperial Jewel in a casket. over a crimson gown she wore a mantle of light purple, and a train and jacket similar to Saemon no Naishi’s. She was a petite, attractive woman...
View ArticleA Walk with Anne Shirley
Rebecca Taylor lace shirt, 320 CAD / Roseanna brocade jacket, 605 CAD / Ruched skirt, 23 CAD / Topshop genuine leather boots, 82 CAD / Tom Binns clear earrings, 370 CAD / Natural Decorations, Inc....
View ArticleWell Dressed, Well Read: The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath
Doreen looked terrific. She was wearing a strapless white lace dress zipped up over a snug corset affair that curved her in at the middle and bulged her out again spectacularly above and below, and her...
View ArticleParty at Jay Gatsby’s House
BCBG Max Azria , 130 CAD / White gold earrings, 2,455 CAD / Pearl hair accessory, 12 CAD So you’re living in West Egg and you notice your neighbour is throwing these extravagant parties at their...
View ArticleWell Dressed, Well Read: Jerry Spinelli’s Stargirl (again)
The driver Dori Dilson wears a tailed white tuxedo and tall silk hat, but it is her passenger who rivets the crowd. Her gown is a bright, rich yellow, as if pressed from buttercups. There must be one...
View ArticleWell Dressed, Well Read: Alice Hoffman’s “The Dovekeepers”
It was a skirt and a cloak made of silk that your father had given to her, a treasure from india, spun by butterflies. I dressed, slipping on the unfamiliar garments, along with a pair of fine leather...
View ArticleWell Dressed, Well Read: Anne of Green Gables
“Well, how do you like them?” said Marilla. Anne was standing in the gable room, looking solemnly at three new dresses spread out on the bed. One was of snuffy coloured gingham which Marilla had been...
View ArticleActually Easy Last Minute Halloween Costumes
By: Emily Yakashiro As I said a little while ago, I have a recent history of throwing together costumes last minute as a result of being a broke student with no time to go shopping for a costume. Below...
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