Thanks to my lifelong aversion to shopping and equally long love of a really good story, I now own a pair of the world's most comfortable shoes. And I owe it all to Humans of New York. One day, while waiting for a slowpoke, I sat in my car and idly scrolled. I nearly skipped [...]
Ten years ago, I purchased a blue bubble coat on a lark to mark the sad end of our local Steve and Barry's store. The coat, which cost me $5, has been a mainstay of my wardrobe ever since. Cost per wear? Well, I think I owe it a small fortune by now. My loyal [...]
Six dresses formed perfect metaphors as we filed past on our way into Casey and Juston Johnson's wedding reception Saturday. Strong thread on delicate fabric, they represented love, perseverance, humor, frugality, faith and respect. The dresses belonged to the mothers and grandmothers of the bride and groom, but their stories touched us all. Written in [...]
I can tell the story of my son Charlie in a single shirt. With its crisscrossed pattern of fat red lines and magical wear resistance, it has become our family's Polish tartan, a symbol of familial love and fashion obstinacy. My Dad first wore it in the 1970s and, even in that crazy mod leisure [...]
My Grandmother, Dorothy Fey, liked nothing better than gathering her girls, dressing up and heading into downtown Cincinnati for an afternoon of shopping. She'd happily roam McAlpins and Pogue's, celebrating the day's haul by taking her companions to the Ice Cream Bridge, which connected the latter store's fourth and fifth floors. A legendary shopper, Grandma [...]