Dear Emily
Dear Emily, Aren’t summers great? Monday doesn’t even feel like Monday anymore. I actually like Mondays. Revolutionary Optimists. The Daredevils, a group of kid activists in a…
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Summer Thoughts: Chez Dior
With summer nostalgia growing, we will be doing a two part series reflecting on fashion related exhibits we attended. This summer as Ingrid traipsed about France, she had the…
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NYFW
New York Fashion Week began September 5 and continues to the 12th. While the runway looks showcase Spring 2014 fashions, the styles outside of Lincoln Center were decidedly…
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Dear Readers
Dear Readers, Hello and welcome to Vestimentum’s seventh month! We can’t believe we’ve made it this far already and we’re glad you’re with us. It’s been a lot of fun…
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Dear Ingrid
Dear Ingrid, Welcome home! I can’t wait to hear about all of your adventures abroad! Here are my top 5: Moleskine Notebooks. Moleskine notebooks have been my go-to for…
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Dear Ingrid
Dear Ingrid, Happy August! As the last true month of summer begins, here are my Friday Five: Butter London. Butter London, which makes amazing nailpolish, both in quality and…
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George Alexander Louis
ROYAL BABY. ROYAL BABY. ROYAL BABY. We’re not typically fan girls, but when it comes to British royals… And really, who doesn’t get excited about the birth of the…
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Dear Ingrid
Dear Ingrid, Though I’m getting really tired of time zones differences, I hope you’re having a wonderful time on vacation! Here are my top 5: Eileen’s Special…
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Dear Emily
Dear Emily, Happy (belated) Bastille Day! Vive la France! Top 5: Ghent, Belgium. Belgium is highly underrated. It is the land of fries, beer, chocolate, and mustard. It is the…
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Dear Ingrid
Dear Ingrid, Another crazy summer week has passed! Here are my top 5: The Astronaut Wives Club. I finished this book by Lily Koppel in about 36 hours— it was a great read! It…
Dear Emily
Dear Emily, Hello! I’ll be honest… I’m in a vacation daze…it’s been wonderful! My top 5. Montpellier. Headed to France this summer? Paris, Strasbourg, and Provence…
Name Recognition
Today when shopping, it is virtually impossible to find a piece of clothing that doesn’t bear the logo of the person that created it. Though the…
Dear Ingrid
Dear Ingrid, I hope you’re having a fabulous time on your vacation! Here are my top 5: Country Music. The Fourth of July may have been…
Oh Say Can You See
So what is American fashion, really? In a world of globalization and multiculturalism, it’s hard to pinpoint where one culture ends and the next begins. Oscar…
Dear Emily
Dear Emily, Happy July! Here are today’s top 5: Stealth Clothing. In a world with less and less privacy, designers are creating counter-surveillance clothing. Adam Harvey,…
Dear Ingrid
Dear Ingrid, Happy Friday! Here are my top 5: DOMA and Prop 8. On Wednesday, the Supreme Court ruled the Defense of Marriage Act unconstitutional on…
Wimbledon Whites
Wimbledon, the classiest and most stylish tennis tournament, has started! (and ended for Nadal…and Federer…and Sharapova). Not only has Wimbledon been a home to great athletes,…
Just Say Yes
On many summer afternoons with nothing to do, I find myself sitting and watching Say Yes to the Dress. Or, I Found the Gown. Or, Four…
Dear Emily
Dear Emily, Happy summer! Here are my top 5 today: Brazil protests. As a Brazilian, I’ve been following the protests (and the World Cup/ Olympics hullabaloo)…
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