Between moving house plants inside and turning on the gas logs is the time-worn rite of autumn: the closet switcheroo. Saturday’s rain gave me the perfect excuse to swap my summer things for cold-weather gear. Rifling through sweaters and boots, it seemed a lot longer than seven months ago that I wore this stuff. That’s how it is in this …
Blue shoes, trim suits and a nod to old-fashioned fashion
Part of the fun of traveling is seeing how other people live and if what we saw in the United Kingdom last month is any indication, the Brits have us beat when it comes to clothing. Like most world capitals, London should have its share of well-dressed businessmen, but the suit thing followed us to Wales, Dublin and Belfast and …
Mom was right. Skip white.
Labor Day is this Monday, and my friends have already seen my alert. No white shoes after Sept. 7. My tongue-in-cheek Facebook post underscores a rule learned back when women wore hats and gloves to church. Clothes have seasons and you should know what time it is. My mother taught me this Old School rule. White footwear should be worn …