Recent content by Clara Rose

I do believe they dress a little nicer for class, but certainly not in suits (although that would be wonderful). I actually found an interesting website on men's dressing: http://www.jderickson.com/clothing/index.html

Those Oxxford suits are gorgeous!! I think they may be a bit pricy for these guys though... They're all finishing law school and about to head of to major firms, so while they will have a decent budget, I think they'll already be in sticker shock over the cost of good clothes in general...

What would you consider a good source for suit-purchasing advice? I have a few friends that are about to head out into the business world, and although I can advise them on what looks good, I am not as aware of how to judge suit construction and tailoring. Alternatively, if anyone knows of a...

The way things sound in a deep fog: muted and dislocated. At a dance performance, the sound of feet softly hitting the wooden floor when there is no music. At the orchestra, the collective breath the musicians take as the conductor's baton rises just before the first note. The sound of the...

My parents' house (an old Victorian in Virginia) has a swinging kitchen door. In fact, that whole portion of the house is completely separate from the rest of it. In the kitchen there is a back staircase to head down into the cellar and one to lead upstairs to a small room and then the attic...

Another stocking shop Here is where I buy almost all my stockings: http://www.stockingshq.com/sheertemptation/index.htm They have great products, with and without seams. Also, there is a discussion board for people that are interested in stockings, either vintage or modern.

Detroit http://www.forgottendetroit.com At one point I had been invited to go explore some of the old buildings in Detroit. However, the group was going informally and without permission and I decided getting arrested my first semester of graduate school was probably not wise. ;) If you...