In this edition of I Spy: laughing ladies in the 1930s, superb Helsinki street style, more Hamm, and a bar that never changes. See more...

An almost futuristic Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney, a wall of fire depicted in a dreamy photograph, a pink Gothic interior, a stitched-up par...

May is over and seemed to go by really quickly, too.  If this collage were a realistic depiction of my brain in May, it would be 95% Mad Me...

Just a small selection of beautiful images from April.  I don't know anything about the artist Marie Montard, but isn't that book v...

A lovely if haunting winter scene and a spring green interior . . . some inspiration from the last month.  See more by following me on Pint...

An intimidating yet rather glamorous witch, a post-war ball, sparkly Schiaparelli, and a dog with a pipe!  These are just a few of the beau...

I don't post very often about current womenswear collections.  I do like fashion, am often frustrated by it, and by no means do I f...

I haven't done a street style post since January (!), so this one's pretty big.  There are some cute summer looks here, but there w...

Inspiring me now: gals wearing their hearts on their frocks, light interiors and dark exteriors, louche glamour, a great writer trying on w...

Spring is in full swing here, and the flowers are blooming . . . but I prefer my flowers against a dark background.  Just like I love a sma...

What's inspiring me lately?  Springy green fern prints, dreams of luxurious train travel, a Berlin cabaret performer...and dogs. Se...

It's time for another street style post.  And since it's winter in the northern hemisphere, I've seen many fantastic, inspiring...

I prefer cool weather fashion to that of warmer weather, so I guess it's not a huge surprise that the last time I did a street style po...

Andy and I went out on Saturday to see a Japanese film at the UICA and to visit our local favorite, Vertigo Music , for Record Store Day....

Winter seems to be having a hard time loosening its grip on the northern hemisphere.  (We still have a frozen lake and snow on the ground h...

So I guess it was just New York Fashion Week?  I honestly don't follow these things very closely, but I do see bits of the collections ...

I realized yesterday I haven't done a round-up of my favorite street style looks since last July!  So here's a collection of some o...