Because I never claimed that all of my interests were practical. Here is an illustrated history of women’s fashion (for wealthy Western women). It’s a neat collection of fashion plates and sewing patterns from 1784 to 1970, and tells you a lot about… Continue Reading
This one’s a reader request, and one I’ve felt a little impostor-syndrome about! Everyone wants to find comfortable heels, and I hate heels. However, I am a good researcher, I appreciate how heels look on other people, and I am… Continue Reading
L’Amour Des Pieds is a fairly new comfort brand created by Wayne Finkelstein, who is also the dude who started Gentle Souls before Kenneth Cole took over. That meant I was willing to give their shoes a try even though… Continue Reading
It’s been a while since I’ve written about footwear (mostly because the posts I want to write are either historical research projects or would involve me going to the store to try on shoes I don’t usually wear). So here’s a popular… Continue Reading
Last month, I bought the MM. LaFleur Didion in Cornflower Blue in size L. It looks beautiful in all of the pictures online of people wearing it, but unfortunately, it does not look beautiful on me. Busty women: do not buy… Continue Reading
I used to own one or two pairs of shoes at a time. Big, clunky, super-comfy shoes, sandals when I could get away with it. I wore them until they gave out entirely. Then a previous job made me hyper-self-conscious… Continue Reading