By Ann of Holier than Now In my thrifting and flea market hunts, I so often come upon vintage lace pieces that are beautiful but for a couple of stains. Don’t remind of how many eBay purchases-gone-bad have involved a “pristine” number that in fact had some coffee spillage in its history. But this DIY inspiration [...]
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Amongst all the color offerings in the world of denim that we’ve seen this season, peach and mint green have to be my favorites. The softness of the pastel hues and how well they pair with other colors makes each of them totally accessible to even the most timid of colored denim wearers. I have [...]
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I posted recently about my desire to pair my boy jeans with bossy heels. Often times I wax philosophic on all these denim dreams I have – how I’ll wear them, all these amazing shoes I’ll buy, and all the cool combinations I’m going to try. More often than not, I just revert to the [...]
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By Ann of Holier than Now Fact: I sort of hate a dressy jacket. I could live in my cargo jacket and/or my jean jacket, and I basically do. Throwing on these casual basics over an evening outfit always makes me feel that much more comfortable and down-to-earth. But at the same time, it’s fun to get creative and [...]
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If you ask me, mid or medium washes is like the spring of denim. As in, it’s transitional. When we’re between the dark denim of winter and the light and destroyed washes of the summer months, enter a classic compromise: not-too-light and not-too-dark denim. On this sunny, bordering-on-summer-y April day, Crissie has stuck just the [...]
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On Friday I posted about returning to a more classic, simple denim look (jeans and a white shirt). A little bit of that paired-down mood has carried over into this week too. Maybe I’m a little exhausted from all the prints and colors. Who am I kidding? I’ll probably never tire of those completely, but [...]
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Do you feel that? The warm breeze, tickling your ankles? It’s telling you that summer’s coming – slowly, surely, and with all kinds of glorious, breezy, leg-baring weather. While at the moment, the days for shorts may be scant, I find it’s always best to be prepared. On that note, lets talk about shorts. Glorious, [...]
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Call it sort of a Minnie Mouse moment, call it a hiatus from this season’s color crush, call it whatever you like – I am into this little micro-trend I spotted on a few of my favorite bloggers. Pairing denim with a black-and-white top (especially distressed denim) feels so right. I love how Alicia from [...]
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I just love a good contrast, don’t you? I think my very favorite thing about styling my denim (that comes especially easily in the spring months) is dressing up casual, washed-out, distressed denim, and dressing down slick, fitted, dark denim. Same goes for mixing up masculine and feminine pieces. If you know me personally, you [...]
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One thing I used to really struggle with as a denimphile in New York City – is that I live in an apartment without a washer and dryer. Back in Seattle I would regularly toss my jeans through the wash whenever they started to bag, or just swirl them through the hot dryer to shrink [...]
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I don’t want to jinx it, but it really does seem like spring is here for real in New York City. From block to block, the East Village to the Upper West Side, there are flowers blooming on trees, sun-drenched afternoon strolls and dare I say it – short sleeves. Bare legs even! I’m holding [...]
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I don’t know about you, but every now-and-then, I get in a creative, crafty mood that I just can’t shake. It usually happens on particularly dreary days, or when I feel utterly and totally broke. I know we can’t all afford to bolster our denim wardrobes with premium denim that also happens to be super [...]
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