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The care and grooming of a Euro chic dog…
Euro chicers don’t just seek perfection in their own personal style. They seek perfection in all things, including the appearance of the furry creatures they love and pamper in their lives. Why, what...
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Looking at the world through Euro Chic glasses…
Euro Chic/Day 5 I’ve been treating my Euro Chic clothes very much like a super hero treats their alter ego costume – only to be worn in public and in case of emergencies, like if Mothman takes over the...
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So, it’s official…
Euro Chic/Day 20 I have the stomach flu, and unlike this bedridden woman, it’s so bad I can’t even play the organ. Fortunately, the worst is over, but yesterday I had the most classic of mom sick days...
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I’m Marching in Mod…
Mod/Day1 What exactly is Mod? That’s the question I had when I first read about it as a look. Here’s what “The Lucky Guide to Mastering any Style” says about it – “Designer Mary Quant gave birth to a...
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Just a girl and her cat…
Mod/Day Much like my cape, this dress was an impulse purchase. Before I am convicted in your mind of being completely insane, let me at least describe the circumstances. I was shopping in a 50s/60s...
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Cute, Cuter, Cutest…
Mod/Day 11 Cute… I’m using “cute” generously on this one. The pants are from the Banana Republic Mad Men collection. I like them, but I think they’d be more appropriately named, “Grandma’s curtains.”...
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Neon clothing and every day activities…
Mod/Day 16 Neon clothing is everywhere this spring and its roots are definitely in Mod. The sixties were all about how many bright, day-glo colors one could wear in a single outfit and it seems that...
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How to prepare for colorful clothes for spring…
Mod/Day 19 The other day in my post, A mod-icum of clarity, I talked about the things you gain and the things you lose when you become a mom. Since then I seem to mentally adding to that list every...
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How to feel fashion vindication…
Mod/Day 20 Yesterday, when I was at the gym exercising while reading a magazine — an indicator as to how strenuously I was exercising. I might as well say, while I was at the gym exercising while...
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How to look your best on Easter…
…if you’ve lost your mind. Good-bye, Mod!!!!! The post How to look your best on Easter… appeared first on My Year of Fabulous.
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A maxi dress with an “overall stunning effect”
Day 11 – A Month of Maxi Dresses… I love everything about my blog except for taking pictures of myself and talking about fashion – which is a little bit of a problem for a fashion blog about me. Don’t...
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It’s another shopping post!
This is the third post in a row I’ve written full of suggestions of things I think you must buy, so I’m starting to feel a little like some creepy QVC blog. However, today’s shopping post is for a...
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Bad weather fashion freak out…
It’s been pouring rain here all week, Emerson and August have colds and a storm knocked down one of our huge oak trees and crushed the goat’s fence. It took two days for Bill to chain saw the dead...
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I love your WHOLE outfit…
The other day when I was at Legoland, a woman approached me and said, “Excuse me. I just wanted to say that I love your whole outfit.” She smiled at me and then started asking specific, fun questions...
View ArticleThe sweater knows all
My mom brought a pink sweater back from her trip to Ireland for me. It’s interesting because when I looked at it I realized that it didn’t really resemble anything in my wardrobe these days. For the...
View ArticleWhat does your purse say about you?
Rock and Roll — Day 14 I have never been a purse girl. A purse for me has always been like a toolbox – its job isn’t to look good. Its job is to hold all your crap. In fact, I’ve avoided...
View ArticleSome inspirational quotes to start your day…
Here is a quote from Marianne Anderson I really like… “Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness that...
View ArticleThe History of Rock and Roll Fashion – Part Four
The 80s In the novel, 1984, George Orwell describes the eighties as a dystopian state – “an imagined world far worse than our own”. And when it comes to fashion of that time, he was, of course,...
View ArticleSuddenly, February looks so chic…
EURO CHIC Definition: This look is chic, but eclectic. The Euro Chic woman doesn’t dress flashy in order to get attention, but dresses in such an understated and sophisticated way that everyone...
View ArticleWords a Mom never wants to see…
To me, “dry cleaning” means holding a piece of clothing in the wind and shaking it until the dirt falls off. I certainly don’t do the other kind of dry cleaning, you know, the kind where you take your...
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