shops + obsessions

Going Commando

I have never felt normal. Normal things make me feel abnormal, which makes me uneasy. This is not normal. But it is my normal. Therefore,...

17 Dec 2014

Commando shape wear, Commando slips, Commando undergarments, Kerry O'Brien, Slip as tennis dress

Paula

shops + obsessions

Is Your Closet Full Of Stolen Goods?

Fast, fake and practically free is how the current retail monsters spit out fashion. They barely wipe their mouths before gobbling up and knocking off...

05 Dec 2014

Faking It exhibit, faking it originals copies and counterfeits, fashion counterfeit, Fashion intellectual property, Museum at the fashion institute of technology

Paula

shops + obsessions

Cyber Monday’s Silver Lining

By now your inbox is stuffed with all manner of “Cyber Monday” markdowns. Black Friday crowds may be a nightmare, but computer crowds are almost...

01 Dec 2014

Acne silver boots, Asos metal belt, Atto Sequin blouse, Cyber Monday, Cyber Monday tips, Friends "The Taylor" silver headphones, Gareth Pugh fur bag, MSGM silver skirt, Polyvore tips, Solow Cyber Monday sale, Solow Leggings

Paula

shops + obsessions

Andy Cohen Marries Buster Posey

How’s that for click-bait? Actually, it’s true. Sort of. Last night I attended a book signing for Bravo’s Andy Cohen, and then moved on to...

20 Nov 2014

Andy Cohen, Bravo Andy Cohen, Buster Posey, FMK, Madison Bumgarner, San Francisco Giants, Tim Lincecum

Paula

shops + obsessions

Can We Boast About My Tennis Attire?

While Jslow goes back to school, I’m going back to camp. What are we, twelve? But yes, in early December, I’m going to Tennis Camp...

14 Nov 2014

Boast tennis apparel, Boast USA, Cool tennis apparel, Cool tennis clothes, Fashion over 40, Retro tennis apparel, Style over 40, Tennis backpack

Paula

Crap, I'm Old, shops + obsessions

The Skinny On Big Jeans

Fashion is an endless cycle that moves so fast it makes me dizzy. Hems go up up up, then back down, then slightly up, then...

07 Nov 2014

faded levi's, how to wear vintage levis, Mom jeans, old-school Levi's, Skinny jeans are dead, slouchy jeans, The General Store San Francisco, Where to buy vintage levi's

Paula

Mom Style, shops + obsessions

My Uncommon Love of Socks

Good-bye Summer! Take your fog and smog and humidity and don’t let the door hit you in the ass on your way out. Hello Fall....

29 Sep 2014

fun socks, gift socks, K-Bell shoe socks, men's socks, Shark socks, solmates socks, UncommonGoods, Women's socks

Paula

Mom Style, shops + obsessions

Warby Parker’s Beacon Until Dawn

Young, blithe and budgeted marked our time spent in our teens and twenties. We bargain hunted seaside boardwalks, thrift stores and the mall for treasured...

24 Jul 2014

Beacon Collection, Consignment, eyeglasses, sunglasses, sunnies, Vivienne Westwood, Warby Parker, Warby Parker Beacon Collection, warbyparker.com

Jennifer

shops + obsessions

A Short Story About Shorts

While Jslow went to Bermuda(s) to tackle the summer heat, I went the opposite route during last weekend’s mini heat-wave: I stayed home and played...

11 Jun 2014

Cool shorts, Milly stretch shorts, Ostwald Helgason, P.A.R.O.S.H. shorts, R-13 slouch shorts, Shorts after 40, Shorts after 50

Paula

Crap, I'm Old, shops + obsessions

Bermuda(s), Here I Come!

It all starts with the email in my inbox declaring 3rd Grade BEACH PARTY! I know it’s coming — warm weather, exposed body and years...

09 Jun 2014

Bermuda Shorts, Kai Aackermann, Marc Jacobs, Opening Ceremoney, vince, White House Black Market

Jennifer

Mom Style, shops + obsessions

I am A T-Shirt and Nothing More

I’ve got nothing. From weekend guests just leaving, to little league baseball playoffs and end of the school year celebrations, graduations, dance recitals and musical...