Puffy jackets and lace-up boots one day, shirtdresses and sandals the next. The whiplash-worthy paradox of Indiana weather negates any need for a strict seasonal wardrobe, and although online memes that prey upon our pride to be unique may suggest otherwise, it’s not just a … Read moreWINTER GAMES
What were you doing over the winter holidays when you were in high school? I don’t remember exactly what I was doing 15 years ago — probably wasting time on AOL Instant Messenger — but I can definitely tell you it wasn’t dedicating myself to … Read moreYOUNG HOOSIERS: ZAIRION & ELLA
And just like that, it’s 2020. (Seriously, how? Sometimes it feels like it wasn’t that long ago that we were getting ready to celebrate a new millennium. That was when I was 11, and New Year’s Eve meant hugging my parents at midnight and toasting … Read more2019: YEAR IN REVIEW
Next week, 2020 begins. The prelude to a modern Roaring Twenties, perhaps — hopefully without the predecessor’s reality-check chapter in economics. Indianapolis alone is host to several 1920s-themed New Year’s Eve galas and house parties this year, and as I’m searching through racks of fluttering, … Read moreWORD OF 2020
In the height of a season known for fantasy and visual deception, I’m going against the typical and focusing on identity. (For at least this blog post, anyway.) But I’ll first ask you: Have you ever had a passion for something unpopular? My father-in-law tells … Read moreLOVE FOR THE (SOMETIMES) UNPOPULAR
I’ve never considered myself an “influencer.” (Mostly because level of influence is something that can only be determined by those around you, not yourself. Then again, I’m a linguistics nerd who reads a lot into nuances, so that might just be me.) Fashion blogger. Writer. … Read moreTHE STORYTELLER’S LIFE
You know the old adage, “No white after Labor Day?” Yeah, we’re just gonna throw that rule out, because chic is chic regardless of time of year. Need proof? Well, you’ve come to the right place. This past weekend was Indianapolis’ second annual Diner en … Read moreAN EVENING IN WHITE: DINER EN BLANC 2019
This is the second part of a 4-part series on adding Victorian flair to everyday fashion. Read the first part. And so with the sunshine and the great bursts of leaves growing on the trees, just as things grow in fast movies, I had that … Read moreAFTERNOON IN THE SUN
I’d like to call it the Downton Abbey effect: It seems like in every high-end boutique and fast-fashion mecca alike, there’s a ruffled silk blouse or flowy Gunne Sax copycat maxi dress in the window. Like when I stopped by Zimmerman’s new brick-and-mortar in Las … Read moreMODERN VICTORIAN
Another summer, another Passion4Fashion Week — but this time with an even more robust schedule of events. Last month, P4FW kicked off with its inaugural awards show at 416 Wabash where organizer and celebrity stylist Nicole Rene announced the winners of a round of fan … Read morePassion4Fashion Week 2019