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Blouson Sleeve Midi Dress in Rich Emerald – Boden $225 This dress is truly lovely. The color makes a statement when you enter the room but in a way that does not take over the room. The drape can hide what you want hidden or highlight what you do. The viscose material will swing and sway and breathe just enough during the spring months. A pair of shoes will either dress it up or down. Keep the…

In two weeks we leave for Spring Break. The memory of the touch of Carribean air on my skin when we step off the plane in Grand Cayman has me fantasizing about beach and pool reading. One of the many extraordinary aspects of being the mother of a teenager is that she likes to read which extends the coveted vacation reading time exponentially! I have completed my annual stack of books to read on…

I am not, by definition, a high maintenance woman. I have been known to skip the shower, spray on some dry shampoo, throw on a party frock and hit the scene. I have also developed a seven step, each, morning and evening routine. Perhaps I am a balannce of convenience and self-care. However you define me, this skincare product was bound to catch my eye eventually. The Roc Firming Serum Stick is…

I used to be absolutely obsessed with purses. As much as I love shoes, the amount of purses I owned outnumbered my pairs of shoes – a pretty impressive feat. I had purses for every season, every occasion, size specific, etc. Over the past decade I seem to be experiencing a decrease in interest in bags. I am conflicted over my feelings about that. Is it because everything looks the same? Is it…

Authentic Original Boat Shoe – Sperry $100 I think the boat shoe trend may be a spring flash in the pan but I have been a long term devotee. Can you really call yourself Gen X if you did not wear your jeans pegged with Eastland boat shoes with the laces coiled? But I digress. This spring you can indulge your Gen X years in varying degrees of luxury. I have to chuckle at the $400+ price tag on…

WHAT I AM CRAVING The Reboot in Crave – Frame $268 The perfect cut. The perfect color. Who are we kidding – Forget craving, I am actually buying these. WHAT I AM READING This NY Times article on Gen X women and sex probably did not get the play it deserves. And at risk of my teen daughter’s embarrassment – I raise it to your eye level. (If you cannot access it let me know.) Y’all, Gen X women…

I am truly sorry I was unable to give you some StyledbyKDG last week. I just could not. ental healthMost of the work behind a blog is being everpresent online and on social media, constantly pecking for seeds of what is now and what is next. And for the last 10 days I could not. I could not face reality. That meant no online presence – no NPR, no Instagram, no Facebook, no NY Times, no Wall…

Art work by Beyond Embroidery Art **This was supposed to be published 1/31/25 but due to a technical snafu we are live today!** I am a January Aquarius – IYKYK. Since I was a child, I have greatly disliked my birthday. Not because I am getting older – I have an oddly sanguine obliviousness to the passage of my own time and age, though not that of others. But that is a post for a different…

Some people have a specific physical trait of which they are particularly proud. I have rather good eyelashes, fairly good hair, and a really great neck. I am very proud of my neck. I’d like to thank good Danish genes and an oddly obsessive compulsive neck focused skin care regime. For many years I was a fair weather skin care follower. My night time cleansing track record was, sketchy, to say…

I have been a longtime purveyor of Boden clothes, shoes and accessories. Mind you, it has been a bit of a fickle relationship. On the one hand, my favorite winter, nice, coat and one that I get comments on every single time I wear it; is from Boden. Some of my favorite swimsuits (surprising, I know!) are from Boden. But sometimes, I will log on to the site and find it to be a bit too…chipper. Too…