Always on the lookout for ways to transform my space and mood, I recently stumbled on a bargain of heady transformation: a $20 way to subtly evoke Nature indoors.
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Crazy Beautiful Joy Dance via Issey Miyake PFW20
We’ve watched this little video on instagram many times now, vicariously soaking up its unexpectedly BIG expression of joy AND its insight into the most common of personal catalysts…
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Our Patented DIY Shoe and Boot Refurb, Better Than Your Shoemaker
Years ago we figured out a technique that no shoemaker seems to know: how to remove the rough blims and tears that stick up on the scraped toes prevents a truly satisfying, long-lasting shine.
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White Sneakers are Your Blank Canvas for Graffiti and Dalmation Spots (DIY)
Like many white things, plain white sneakers are a blank canvas just waiting to be embellished with permanent fabric markers or paint. Here are two favorite iterations for summer.
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Give it up. Go bare. Go free. Accept Your Shelf Life As Given (Guest Post)
Nobel Prize winner Dr. Jim Allison’s headshot filling the back cover of a recent New Yorker got me thinking. Would that photo fly as a full-page ad if Dr. Jim were a woman?
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Shoelaces with Messages (Not Logos) and Where to Get ‘Em
The messages on the shoelaces of the guy sitting across from me ready “Do I love you?
Do I lust you?” Yeah! Where could I find shoelaces that really said something?
How Wigs Changed My Life (Fran Black)
Fran Black resorted to wearing a wig while she was growing her dyed hair out gray. Then she realized how fun and transformative wearing a wig can be, and bought more.
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The ‘Delicate Cages’ of A Stranger’s Hands (Robert Bly)
More astonishing than the 40+ rings on a stranger’s hands, where the hands themselves. Together they taught me an unexpected lesson, the big gift of my day (along with a poem by Robert Bly).
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Taking ‘Keep Warm with Layers’ to a Chic Extreme
“LAYERS” is the essential strategy for achieving the right level of warmth in a dicey climate. At Balenciaga, Demna Gvasalia took the idea a leap farther…
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Your Clothes Embellished with Simple Stitching
Over at Kleidersachen, we occasionally spot boldly stitched clothing that makes us wonder why we don’t take a need and thread to our clothes more often to jazz them up.
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How to Stretch Those Too-Tight Shoes You Love (Really Works)
I got so many raves about my tried-and-true method of stretching too-tight shoes, that I’m publishing it again, five years later.
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Halloween: Inspiration, Scary Stuff, Song
Suddenly, it is Halloween, one of the strangest and most magic days of the year. If it snuck up on you, here is just the thing:
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Metallic Makeup Becomes Ephemeral Jewelry
What a curious pleasure it would be to spot a slick of gold on someone’s ear…or face or…
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Apparel for Living: Roz Chast’s Survivalist Cargo Pajamas
We totally relate to this perfect Roz Chast cartoon in this week’s New Yorker.
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Live Rose Jackets and Other Lovely Flower Apparal
This wonderful live rose jacket got us thinking about ways to use fresh flowers to sparkle up our summer wardrobe…
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A Cheap Chic Black Bag to Rival Ikea’s and Balenciaga’s Tote
After the designers at fashion house Balanciaga knocked off Ikea’s iconic big blue 99-cent tote (in leather for $2,145), frequent contributor Susan Dworski jumped into the fray with a chic, cheap black bag that we hacked to perfection.
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‘Crisis is a Hair’ (Hair Poetry, Visual and Otherwise)
Images and poems of and about hair remind us of the meaning and possibilities, both creative and metaphysical, of the mysterious fiber.
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Trompe l’Oeil and Conceptual Art Necklaces DIY
This trompe l’oeil, conceptual art necklace takes the classic, waspy pearl necklace to a whole new level. It inspired us to search out doable, actually wearable trompe l’oeil jewelry.
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Size Matters: Jumbo Paperclip as Liberating, Minimalist “Purse”
My collection of under- and over-sized things often yields surprising improvisations and pleasures.
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Overpainted Nails (Why Stay Within the Lines?)
Recently, we came across two rather astonishing plays on “nail polish”. We think they are both rather liberating. The bottom is particularly smashing.
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