A friend is committed to laughing at me whenever I do, since she insists they are ridiculous, but like a forbidden boyfriend, her scorn has only deepened our love. It’s true that Oxford flats can be tricky and can look a bit orthopedic if you don’t pair them with the right clothes, but I don’t […]
Jenny Coon Peterson
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You’re getting colder
And how should we reward ourselves? Clothes. Lovely clothes that can still stand up to warm weather, but that will help us transition into autumn. I’m so happy, I could weep with joy, but instead, I’ll settle with pulling out my collection of tights and snuggling with them. Retropolitan (1489 E. 15th; 359- 8808) seems […]
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Tea school
“It’s a size and quality (difference),” Jennings (pictured) said about loose-leaf versus bag tea. “Loose-leaf is whole leaf … it means it’s the closest to the plant, as far as its size and the process to make that particular tea. In a tea bag — and we’re talking about the older, traditional tea bag — […]
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Under there
After my recent trip to the East Coast, however, I think I’m finally fully on board with spending a bit of dough on underthings. In this case, it was a bathing suit top (by Seafolly from LA Sun & Sport) with a price tag that made my husband choke. But, you guys, the price was […]
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Around the world
Were you stuck stateside all summer? Who cares! Grab your passport, pretend you’ve just spent nine hours in coach, and head out to these fabulous import stores. I love Sabi (3703 N. Western; 525-1717), a fantastic little shop full of unique finds, many that got their start across an ocean or two. That begins with […]
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The oldies
I’ve been all about vintage lately (I’m on the lookout for a cool reading chair for my bedroom), so I struck out to find the not-new: vintage, antiques, slightly used — all those things you couldn’t find in, oh, say, an outlet mall that backs up highways for miles. I’ve been driving by French Quarter […]
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Tube food
“Where there’s color and sound and movement, your eye fixates on it; not intentionally, it just does that,” said Jonathon Stranger, who, along with business partner Russ Johnson, made a deliberate decision to not include televisions inside Ludivine, 805 N. Hudson. But he’s one of the only metro restaurateurs committed to being TV-free. From the […]
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Best in class
How did that happen? Next thing we know, it’ll be September and the temperature will have dropped to, like, 97. We’ll all be pulling on sweaters because we’ll be so excited it’s not 117. I popped into Learning Tree (7648 N. Western; 848-1415) recently to look for something for my niece (because I feel it […]
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Be-jeweled
The prices in the shops along the Ponte Vecchio made my head hurt, so I struck out to the smaller alleys and discovered a jewel of an antique shop, where I became the proud new owner of a vintage, hammered, rose gold bracelet. I love jewelry like this: not necessarily expensive or “fine,” but fun […]
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Bedroom oasis
I decided a few weeks ago (on a whim, as is standard) to repaint my bedroom. So what to put on the walls? Would it be Cathedral Stone? Or maybe Drizzling Mist? Turbid Amethyst (I’m so not joking with that name) was an option, until it was quickly struck down by my husband. Turbid Effing […]