‘Tis the season for great summer sales, and you know what that means – temptation to buy for fall.  After many a bargain-hunt-turned-serious-splurge, I’ve learned to thwart my spendthrift habits with a classic example of psychological deterrence: I distract myself with season-neutral accessories.
Cheaper than shoes or a dress, accessories are the most cost-effective way to spice up your closet without shelling out serious cash. With countless ways to wear and pair, they offer the quickest route to a fresh new wardrobe where you’d otherwise end up with just one new …

As a young shopper, my mother was constantly dragging me from the front of the store to the sale section in the back.  When her thrifty spending habits didn’t seem to stick, she encouraged me to buy only the pieces I couldn’t live without.  I’ve whittled my own version of her rule over the years, and it comes down to this: do I absolutely love it? And, will I wear it until it’s ripped and worn beyond wearability? (Oh — and can it be washed or does it need to …

As a guest, dressing for a wedding can be more daunting for you than the actual wedding party.  Sure, bridesmaid dresses can be bad, but at least they’re spared the dreaded question: what do I wear?
Wedding-appropriate styles may seem the paradox of your usual taste, but you don’t have to check your personal style at the ceremony door.  In fact, the best-dressed are never those in looks you’ve seen before.  Pittsburgh’s elegant boutiques offer unique looks in wedding wear for nuptials of all varieties, so don’t end up in the …

I left for work the other morning, lost in some all-consuming daydream, and I didn’t get five steps before noticing that something was wrong. Very wrong.  I felt completely naked – and eerily light.  And then I knew what I was missing. That essential extension of every woman’s arm, the extremity we can go nowhere without – my handbag.
While I walked back inside to grab my bag, I had to marvel at the extraordinary lightness that came with going purse-free. I got to thinking – is this how men feel …

Back in the day, jeans used to come in one color: blue.
Of course, that was when they also came in just one style (trousers), were worn by one demographic (miners), and cost one measly dollar per pair.
But just as the garment has infiltrated the globe in the intervening century to fit any style and budget, so too have the colors expanded to span the entire spectrum.
In addition to every imaginable shade of blue, jeans now come in red, magenta, canary yellow, white, lime green, violet, and — well, you get …