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Month: January 2013

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it’s vintage?

On Friday, I came to the sad realization that the sweater I wore was older than all but one of my students. In December of 1994, I was a first year teacher trying to build a working wardrobe. I asked for several items of clothing for Christmas. Among my gifts were three sweaters from J Crew, two of them from the men’s section of the catalog. When I put on the green and beige patterned wool sweater, I remembered exactly…

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virtual fashion show or fashion statement…

For the past few days, I have been posting photos of my day’s wardrobe choices. For me, the photo are multipurpose. The photos allow me to see what the pieces will look like together and serve and as an archive of sorts. I often hear that teachers and educators, as a profession, tend to be fashion challenged. I do not consider myself to be fashion challenged, in the least. In fact, I think I am very capable in the fashion…

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cold weather casual…

Off work in observance of the MLK holiday, I made a to-do list and headed out. Wanting to be warm and casual, I put on a taupe sweater and my favorite scarf. I am almost finished with my to-do list, crossing off the last few items.

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back to blogging…

The new year snuck up on me and before I knew it, it was mid-January. I am not the sort of person who makes New Year’s resolutions, but I decided to add a new spin to my blog. I love fashion. I love watching it, reading about it, wearing it and talking about it. So why have I not included it on my blog? Today’s outfit. I just wanted to put something together I hadn’t worn as an outfit before….

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