After I decided not to be another Emily in Paris, I started to see Paris all over Washington DC.
Category Archives: Fashion
‘Better Than Sex’ and Other Beauty Product Lies
I like to think I am somewhat impervious to the hawking of overpriced beauty products. But every now and then I find myself in a Sephora-type place and within five minutes, a small part of me almost believes that I’d be prettier if I spend $100 on lip gloss made from the stingers of AlabamaContinue reading “‘Better Than Sex’ and Other Beauty Product Lies”
Style in the City
Someone once said “It’s not what you wear; It’s how you wear it.” Well, many people have said that, including me, when I realized soon after arriving in New York City that street style here is 95% how you put an outfit together. (And maybe 5% that you’re wearing somewhat serviceable clothing, and not, say,Continue reading “Style in the City”
The Sounds of the City
I’m officially a New Yorker. At least for the next three months. Yesterday Mr.YemenEm and I picked up our beloved Diplocats, from whom we were parted for the past 14 months, packed a U-Haul van, and drove to a furnished apartment in Manhattan. This will be our base for the next three months. The placeContinue reading “The Sounds of the City”
What to Pack
Packing to live in a country to which you’ve never even traveled is a stressful thing. Especially if you’re a bad packer, like myself. I once packed for a work trip to Vegas in the dead of a DC winter. When I arrived in 90-degree Sin City, I realized I had packed all wool andContinue reading “What to Pack”
So Yemen
When I told people I was moving to Yemen, common first questions were “Will you have to wear a burqa? Will you have to cover your hair? Your face?” No, no, and no. But still, how to dress in my new life in Yemen was a major concern to me. I should preface this byContinue reading “So Yemen”