As much as I love the time period of Mad Men only a few outfits have stood out to me. Overall, the costuming is impressive, and I love the accuracy. Previously, I loved both of Betty’s white dresses from season 3, and most of Joan’s wardrobe is still wearable today. Once I finally got to [...]

Between the topics I write about and the artwork on this blog, it should come as no surprise that Mad Men is one of my favorite shows. While the show is based on extreme stereotypes, especially Betty Draper’s character, I love the styling, costumes, and of course, Jon Hamm. Imagine my glee when AMC released [...]

Michelle Obama has terrible taste. I’ve never attempted to hide my critiques of her fashion choices. On the rare occasion that she pulls it together, she looks amazing. While she’s an attractive woman, she makes bad choices, such as full skirts that draw attention to her hips. Mrs. O seems convinced that cinching her outfit [...]

For hundreds of years, women have literally suffered for fashion. Some form of corsets, hoops or stays have existed for around 1,000 years now. Catherine d’Medici first invented high heels in the 16th century. Fabled beauty Diane de Poitiers (rival to d’Medici) died from ingesting gold, a popular beauty treatment at the time.  We may [...]

Just when you think everything that could be said about Elena Kagan has been said, the Washington Post goes for the fashion card. I’m not surprised. I anticipated an article coming out like this. I was just waiting to see if it would be the WaPo or Politico. The point of the article is to [...]

When is the fashion industry going to tire of Michelle Obama? I’m sick, sick, sick of seeing articles about her amazing sense of style. When I read the fashion piece in the New York Times by Cathy Horyn comparing Sarah Palin and Michelle Obama, I was happy to see someone try to print something questioning [...]

Imagine that it’s Friday morning, and you’ve just clicked on Politico. You read this story. Joe Biden was standing in a brilliant black suit with an aqua tie inside a packed Gotham Hall in Manhattan one evening last week, waiting to address hundreds of people at an awards ceremony for a leading gay and lesbian [...]