Sometime in the middle of the summer, one of my stylish employees said this to me: “I was thinking about getting you a gift certificate
Month: December 2012
On the hunt for good-looking, warm outwear
My mom once said to me, “Honey, if we have to endure rough Maine winters, then we should be allowed to have the nicest winter
Boots walk line between fashionable, functional
It was a dry, sunny, fall day, and Brianne O’Donnell, who works at One City Center and lives in Portland, was out walking with a
Maine’s a multi-colored socks nation
Let’s face it. If you decide to spend $150 to $400 on your winter boots, you’re hoping to have them for a good, long while.
Style-making women, two centuries ago
New exhibit puts spotlight on intricate, 19th-century needlework and the young artists who created it In December of 1805, Deborah Gordon, Lydia Dutch and Eliza
Jean shopping – like falling in love
If there’s one constant of fashion, it’s jeans. “They’re the easiest thing to throw on without having to think too much,” said Portland’s well-known fashionista
Some new takes on old friends
A new season gives shoppers an excuse to stock up on a new wardrobe and explore the latest fashion trends. Although many staples of cold-weather
Winter beauty, head to toe
Think of winter and visions of rosy cheeks come to mind. Stoke the wood stove and you know all too well that those pink cheeks
As always, the coolest one
I interrupt our nation’s continued obsession with bowels, the Kardashians and the latest incarnation of electronic devices that replace last week’s latest electronic devices, to
The Long View – Keeping the family balance sheet in order
Once again, holiday lines have carried us in to a new and busy season. In our family they started off, as always, with a lineup