In the opening scene of The Dressmaker, Kate Winslet rolls into town like an outlaw or sheriff of old—in the best westerns such distinctions aren’t immediately clear. The modern-day stagecoach deposits her in the middle of the night in the middle of a dusty street, where her belongings and weaponry . . .
Coat Love: On the Benefits of Winter When the Weather Turns Warm
I love spring—it’s then my favorite flowers bloom, the ones my grandmother knew how to grow into wild abandon, the shameless grand dames of any garden, the exploding irises and peonies that render other spring flowers wallflowers by comparison. But it still hits a bittersweet note for me, because I . . .
Three Simple Rules, Full Fashion Freedom
This blog started because I was writing about hockey. I went to the Erma Bombeck Writers' Workshop in 2016 at my alma mater, excited to talk to anyone who would listen about the best game in the world. Instead, women kept asking me what I was wearing. I was wandering around in my normal attire, and . . .