There are two big shopping events coming up here in Aiken. First, Aiken’s Makin (warning: site makes noise), a big annual craft festival, is happening downtown Friday and Saturday this weekend. Then on September 19 and 20 the semi-annual Pass it On Kidsignment Sale is taking place at First Baptist. Aiken’s Makin is a good …
Fall 2008 Color Predictions
The fall clothes are already in the stores, but it’s not yet Labor Day so I’m going to say that I’m not yet late with my fall 2008 color predictions. These are not necessarily the colors the fashion industry is trying to foist upon us. Rather, these are the colors that I think people will …
Skin Deep
The first time I met Robin, I immediately disliked her. When I walked into our young singles Sunday school class for the first time, I thought she was one of the most beautiful women I’d ever met. She was well-dressed and seemed to really have it all together. I assumed we had nothing in common …
The Fall of the Empire
Laura over at Flypaper points out that the empire waist trend seems to be ending, and that many designers are introducing drop-waist styles for fall. For me personally, the timing couldn’t be better. Yes, I will be wearing some empire waist styles by necessity between now and January, but after that, I look forward to …
The Touch, the Feel…
Thanks to a tip from the Shop Tart, I went to check out the big sale at Van Jean this week. I found two tunic sweaters on their clearance rack that I really liked. (Yes, I was shopping for winter sweaters on the hottest day of the year so far. They were 90% off!) The …