Save The Date: January 25

Has the weather dampened your spirits? Poor Little Rich Girl in College Park offers a stylish solution: a midweek dress-up soirée that's bound to please you and your beau. Check out their expanded collection of menswear from Poor Little Rich Guy, then pop next door to Pure Studios. It's enough to make you forget about the rain.

On A Rainy Sunday

Way to wear it.

A Rainy Saturday: Part II

What becomes of your outworn clothing? There was a time I would cut swatches from old favorites before tossing them away. The spirit of our time, reduce, reuse and recycle, offers a charming alternative to the landfill. Thanks to designers like Lionel Lymon and boutiques like Green Pomegranate, a recently retired dress shirt was reborn as a small boy's trousers. That its blue and yellow plaid continues to please someone should be a joy for all of us.

A Rainy Saturday, Part I

Her signature pieces shine through the morning thunderstorms.
broach: Macy's
jacket: GAP
dress: Calvin Klein
boots: Target
bag: H&M

Rocking It Her Way In Virginia-Highland

If a look can exceed the sum of its parts, that synergy results from how someone chooses to wear them. Her jacket is an original from Rollick in Virginia-Highland and made from the sort of stretchy denim often seen as jeggings. Thus it was an easy job to fold the cuffs and push the sleeves back to elbow length. She swapped a tank top (!) for a friend's floral print dress. Today its hem is tucked under the belt for a tunic profile. That buckle came from another pair of boots and adds an asymetrical flourish to this one. Her mother tie-dyed the scarf.

Some of my street fashion photos on flickr have been darkened for today and I would have done the same for this blog were it a simple matter to do so. Instead, I am encouraging readers to become informed about the SOPA and PIPA bills. If what you learn alarms you, please share those concerns with our congressional representatives. Everything we enjoy here is the result of information freely shared. Let's not take that liberty for granted.

Paris On Ponce: Part III

A vintage shrug from Portland, Oregon shimmers above her sailor button pencil skirt. For a personal touch, she replaced the original fasteners with the lovely, floral ones shown here. Indulge your bohemian whimsies at Paris On Ponce.