Not many people know this, but I used to be British. Well, a British citizen anyway. I was born in Hong Kong, which was, until 1997, a British colony. When I became an American citizen, I had to give up my British citizenship, which was kind of sad becaus ...
Topman Sweater and Hat Hacks
I ordered this black and white sweater online from Topman, but when I got it in the mail, I did not like the length of it. It was too long, going down past my hips. I kept asking everybody who could sew, or who knew something about fashion, if it was poss ...
Uniqlo Short Suit: Tailor Made for this Heat Wave
Long before Pharrell Williams was wearing shorts with his tuxedo jacket, I was wearing shorts with my suit jacket because, well, I did win "best legs" in the 8th grade yearbook poll. A couple of years ago, I bought this short suit at Uniqlo in New York. J ...
Smarty Pants: Not Falling for the Waiting List Ploy
What do you think of these pants? I found them online at forever21.com. They supposedly were a part of a suit, but the jacket was sold out. Now, I find it hard to believe that they even had a matching jacket, let alone one that would sell out. Really, who ...
Topman Plaid Suit – Better Overdressed than Underdressed
It seems like here in L.A., where people where shorts and flip flops to theater and fine dining, I'm overdressed for everything. But is it me who's overdressed, or other people who are underdressed? I'm all for comfort, but I don't define comfort as weari ...
Fashion Mashup: Mixing Bold Patterns with Confidence
One of the generally accepted rules of fashion is to not mix patterns. But is this really true? Is it the fashion equivalent to not ending your sentences in a preposition? Because now you're totally allowed to. (See how I did that?) I actually love to ...
Purple Reign: My First Fashion Blog Post
I have more clothes than I do craft and decorating supplies, so I thought, "Hey, why not start a fashion component to my website." So in the spirit of Zoolander, I will be modeling some of my favorite outfits for the fashionistas out there. There aren't a ...