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When the effect you want to achieve is a "modest" feeling of being naked under a flowing garment, you have to deal with the question of "what's underneath?" You can't attain that feeling if you have to deal with underwires and other materials designed to...

Somehow, maybe because of vacation, my body and mind have finally caught up to the fact that  it is summer. Though still busy, I am uncharacteristically relaxed and easy. I am eating organic whole foods and getting just the right amount of exercise. Quite...

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Photo @paigecambelllinden Until I started to participate in fashion and beauty shoots I had no idea what happens behind the scenes. I have to confess I had the belief that it was all glamor and fun, which it can be, but it is also very hard work on the part of many...

Photo By @paigecambelllnden For various reasons we had to make some changes in our vacation itinerary and did not get back until very late Sunday night instead of Saturday. I had a shoot for Oribe early Monday morning and no longer had a day to transition back into...

Calvin and I are on vacation this week and so I be off-line until July 25th. Will return with tales of adventures and new inspirations!

It is always tricky in the heat when you are a "layerer" like me, to construct your look in a way that allows you to remain cool and not be overdressed. So for me this summer that has meant really embracing sheers and sometimes wearing lighter pastels. I confess I...

Today I woke to the news that one of my favorite inspirational fashion icons, Alexa Chung, is starting her own fashion label. Long an admirer of her unique and understated sense of style, I find she is also witty, charming and refreshingly down to earth. I discovered...

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Today in the city it is very hot and I am feeling lazy and uninspired. I have a full schedule this week and next and then we are off on vacation. So for the week of July 18-24, Accidental Icon will be on break. If I know me, a change of scene will do the world of good...

When I was in high school I had to wear uniforms. We had two versions: the winter and summer uniform. Although we did not go to school in the summer, for some reason that is what it was called, although it would be more accurate to say it was a spring uniform. Usually...

So many people have asked where I got the "summer floral" shirt I wore on the post earlier this week. So remember when I did my post on sample sales? Well look what I found at the bottom of the box at a BLK Denim sample sale. Next step was trying it for size and to...

Summer is here and everywhere you look there are roses and florals. Given that I am someone who rarely, if ever, wears florals or prints for that matter, the question becomes how can I participate in this summer ritual and stay true to me?  So I gave myself that...

I have been spending much of the last couple of days doing research in the morning and going out wandering in the afternoon. I gave myself the pleasure of only focusing on Accidental Icon this week. There are some things I need to learn and do to make the evolution...