Materfamilias Writes

(Slow?) Fashion Report Card; 2020, My Year of the Dress . . .

(Slow?) Fashion Report Card; 2020, My Year of the Dress . . .

Second half of January, past time to report on my garment purchases for 2020.  My friends Duchesse and  Sue have already posted theirs, each with some musings about slow fashion and fast fashion and the…

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Uniform Dressing. . . Showing Up with Selfies!

Uniform Dressing. . . Showing Up with Selfies!

I’m working on a post that’s getting away from me, time-wise. The primary intention was to show you a newly revamped corner of our bedroom, but somehow I ended up reflecting a bit on the…

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Dresses and Selfies and Masks and Filters at Christmas

Dresses and Selfies and Masks and Filters at Christmas

(Subtitle: Retail Therapy and Dressing for the Online Gatherings. . . . Alternate subtitle: Justifying unnecessary purchases during a Covid December) Whether it’s another effect of the pandemic restrictions or not, I’ve been finding that…

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Gratuitous OOTD: This Skirt Was Made to Spread Happiness!

Gratuitous OOTD: This Skirt Was Made to Spread Happiness!

Thanks so much for your thoughtful responses to my last post. Especially these challenging days, it’s important to acknowledge a range of emotions, and I’m grateful to be able to facilitate a community that allows…

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Reading Elegantly? A Covid-19 Outfit of the Day. . .

Reading Elegantly? A Covid-19 Outfit of the Day. . .

  Outfit of the Day posts:  you know that I struggle with them (so self-conscious-making! so vulnerable-making!), but you also know that I have reasons for persisting to publish occasional photos of What I Wore.…

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