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Man Repeller: Let’s Give a Little Love to J.Crew

“Had J.Crew never made a pair of high waist, cropped and flared white jeans, I never would have bought them, loved them and declared them a fixture of my summer wardrobe. They cost me $150, so were they cheap? No. But they also weren’t made cheaply — which is important. And in comparison to the designer iterations that […]

Online Shopping: When No Doesn’t Mean No

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Say Hello to Satterday!

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I’m so excited to announce that I will soon be working with Sarah of the vintage fashion website Satterday–writing product copy and blog content, and managing e-commerce and social media for the online store. Great things are in store for Satterday, so be sure to check back soon!

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Why Wrist Watches Are Still Relevant

As a kid, I never had any interest in owning a watch, and as the years went by and technology made them more and more superfluous–who needs a watch when you have a cell phone/tablet/laptop on you at all times?–I felt even less inclined to invest in one. Then I grew up and kind of […]

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Narcissism (Selfies) as a Marketing Tool

I used to find the whole selfie trend (or, what I originally thought was only a trend) to be incredibly embarrassing–that is, I was embarrassed by the complete narcissism of my social media friends.  It seemed to me (and still does, in some cases) that some people spent ridiculous amounts of time in the mirror […]