Hosiery

Red Valentino, Falke, and Missoni Socks: Hot Socks

Fun things about fall, no matter what age you are: Rolling around in crisp, crunchy leaves. Apple cider (and depending how old you are, spiked apple cider!). And cozy new socks! Mid-September means it’s time to layer, and that especially includes your legs. Gone are the days of breezy sundresses. Happily, there’s no cooler way [...]

Commando Matte Opaque Tights

It was SO cold in New York City this week that I wore tights all day and night (yes, I wore them to sleep!). Tights are a wonderful invention (don’t confuse them with its cousin, the pantyhose)– they flatten the belly, perk the bum and slim the legs.  My favorite of late are Commando Matte [...]

ShāToBu: Workout You Wear

I recently met ShāToBu creator Dr. Denise Perron and what struck me about her is that like the folks behind the Bootcamp kits, which I wrote about over on Beauty Snob, she stresses the importance of balancing diet, exercise, and products and insists that there are no quick-fix solutions. She was very straightforward and I [...]

Les Queues de Sardines

I’m not a big fan of stockings. In fact I’m not even a big fan of socks (hence my loving Uggs no matter how un-cool they are!). I do however find Les Queues de Sardines‘ offerings divinely eye-catching. I first came across them at Colette in Paris and while I would never wear any of [...]

Frugal Snob: Color me bright tights

I’m going through a thirty-something crisis and am coveting all things I had when I was 5 years old. I was quite the miniature style maven back then and always had a pair of cheeky opaque white, red, pink, or purple tights with my dresses. I got a pair of Merona purple tights at Target [...]

Goodbye Elephant Ankles! Falke Cotton Tights

As I told you the other day, I am obsessed with tights.  As a little girl, I had them in multi-hues and wore them daily with my little dresses and patent leather Mary Janes.  Nowadays, I throw them on with my platform Loubies or YSL booties and tiny skirts (pairing opaque tights with a micro [...]