Posts in Winter
The Holiday Outfit Method: Create The Perfect Holiday Look In Three Steps

It happens every year. The holidays come at us fast and before we know it, we have a holiday event and “nothing to wear.” Before you start scrolling for a new holiday dress or Christmas sweater, let me present to you the Holiday Outfit Method. You might actually have the perfect holiday outfit in your closet just waiting to be styled!

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If Fashion Doesn’t Exist In Vermont Then Why Is Everyone Starting To Dress Like Us?

Hippies and “crunchy” style are nothing new in Vermont. But, in my lifetime,  it has never really been considered high fashion. Birkenstocks were saved for English teachers and workwear was worn by adults who worked with their hands. Flannel had a resurgence in the 90s due to grunge, which was fun for all of us kids in Vermont who already had them and probably confusing for older Vermonters who had been wearing them all along. And Carhartt had a rise in the 80s in Hip Hop. But, never have I witnessed the space we are now. 

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Hiking Boots: The More Retro the Better.

Back in the late 90’s my boyfriend (now hubby) wanted to climb Camel’s Hump with me. He used to work on the mountain and was an avid hiker. I had hiked, you know, a few times and mostly in sneakers. So, before the big day, I headed to an outdoor gear store and bought some hiking boots. They looked very much like the ones that Reese Witherspoon wore in Wild. You know, the brown leather ones with the red laces. I took them out of the box and slapped them on my hopeful feet on the day of our climb.

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