I kind of hate Vogue, it’s so pretentious and so fixated on perfection and all the botox it takes to achieve it. But I still end up buying a few issues because the photos are so good. (For example, this series and especially #7). The cover of this month’s Vogue completely hooked me. Look at…

JD wrote in with a fun request for an academic dinner party: Here is my dilemma: I am a full-time mother of four young children and have very little time to worry about fashion. I am lucky if I get a haircut once in a while! My husband is in a Ph. D program in…

Living in San Francisco, Rob and I try to be good little environmentalists. We recycle, we buy organic food, we walk to work and take public transportation. Don’t be too impressed, it comes really easily in this green city! There’s one environmental thing we do that I’m really proud of: Rob and I don’t use…

Diane Keaton is just one the best things ever. Innovative dresser, very genuine, turtleneck-lover, firmly anti-plastic surgery and hilarious. I watched Something’s Got to Give in HD over the weekend and fell in love with her all over again. It seems that I can’t watch any of her movies without promising myself that I’ll rent…

Jane is finishing up dental school and looking to reward herself with a new handbag: I have a small challenge, I’m looking for an essential piece, not necessarily an entire outfit- although one could always be displayed alongside it for kicks. 🙂 I’m in dental school, but am beyond most of the coursework and am…

Sara is visiting California this week and we’re meeting today for lunch. For special lunches, it doesn’t get much better than table at the Palace Hotel’s Garden Court restaurant. The setting is incredible; very old San Francisco glamor. I plan on getting the signature dungeness crab salad with green goddess dressing and a glass of…

Today’s challenge is a tough one for me. Our Anonymous requester has a completely opposite figure than mine, short and curvy to my tall and angular. And she is pregnant, something that I really know nothing about: I have a fashion problem that I’m having trouble solving. I’m about 3 months pregnant, and none of…

Our local 800 square foot hardware store never ceases to amaze me. They have everything there! Tourists accustomed to Home Depot should make a mandatory stop at a city hardware store to marvel at the incredible density. It will blow your mind! The Castro Ace Hardware is run by Transylvanians and is full of hidden…

Chrissy wrote in recently with a very complicated request. I reads almost like one of those word problems where Ben can’t sit next to Mary and a train leaves Denver at 3:00: Both of my sisters are getting married this summer. One is going to have a fairly informal affair followed by a lunch with…

I love weekends that are full of very little! Rob and I had a quiet movie night at home on Friday night. We ate leftover enchiladas and made a dent in the leftover dishes from the party. Major sleep in on Saturday morning followed by even more reading in bed. When I finally did roll…