Living in NY is so awesome.
I can wear big, gold doorknocker earrings, and feel right at home. They never went out of style here.
I feel nostalgic in New York. Like I wanna put on a pair of old school roller skates (skates - not blades) with the big pom-pom’s on the top… slap a Salt [...] [...more]
Every time I visit my mom she hands me a “I-bought-this-from-QVC-for-you” watch. And every other Christmas she gifts me with a new watch.
Why does she do it, even though I’m not a traditional watch wearer? Well I guess it’s the same reason why I occasionally buy my daughter a pink outfit, even though she has [...] [...more]
Let’s face it, not all recycled fashion items look good. Recycled tote bags made from Capri Sun empty juice containers - not good. Recycled underwear - not good.
But jewelery made from leftover wood - definitely good.
Trevor O’Neil is a Chicago-based artist who has a panache for wooden works. But as he relayed to me, “I [...] [...more]
I am the queen of cuff bracelets. Bakelite, plastic, ceramic, silver, gold, whateva.
I wear cuffs like Karl Lagerfeld wears sunglasses and those ‘Lagerfeld-and-Kanye-West-only’ fingerless gloves.
Cuffs are exceptionally high on my jewelry list because very few Betty’s wear them. I like being the belle of the ball - even when I’m at the flea market haggling [...] [...more]
Do you remember Schoolhouse Rock?
If you do, congratulations. You are officially in the “where’s-my-antiaging-serum” club.
Anyway, one of my favorite songs from Schoolhouse Rock was Electricity. And every time I see Eclectic Eccentricity, I start superimposing Eclectic Eccentricity over the Electricity song. I know some of you Generation X’ers are feeling my Saturday morning cartoon vibe.
I [...] [...more]