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We’ll Always Have Paris

Ever since your year abroad in France — Bordeaux with lunch, guilt-free puffs of Gauloises — you solemnly swore to become an expat in the City of Lights.

But with your savings account looking pretty anemic these days (not to ...

The Weekend Guide

Summer loving. Have you a blast.

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Alvin Valley Trunk Show
What
: Super-cute, wearable slacks, dresses, and coats from the upcoming fall line.
Why: Be a new kind of Valley girl.
When: Thurs., 4-8 p.m.
Where: ...

Dressed for Success

There are all sorts of dresses. The take-me-now-or-lose-me-forever slip. The I’m-a-very-serious-grown-up-who-deserves-to-work-here interview shift.

But the most important? The I-just-throw-this-old-thing-on-and-look-effortlessly-chic gown.

Not surprisingly, it’s that last sucker that’s hardest to find. Unless you’ve already discovered Rodarte, whose fall 2005 line features fancy dresses ...

Sister Act

When you were a kid, your view on siblings was simple.

Thumbs down. 

Of course, your hair-pulling big brother and eye shadow-stealing little sister didn’t give you much choice.

The newly opened Pizzeria Delfina may give you a new perspective. Located ...

Golden Chance

Some opportunities come around only once in a lifetime. The trick is knowing the difference between the duds (Cousin Wayne’s latest pyramid scheme) and the scores (unexpected ticket to the Oscars, anyone?).

Thankfully, jewelry designer Robindira Unsworth knows how to ...

Cake Walk

Some say you can’t have your cake and eat it, too. This makes sense if you’re either: A) a floozy or a monogamist, B) a saver or a spender, or C) a liberal or a conservative.

But in a literal sense, anyone ...

Hemmed In


You may totally wear the pants in the family, but that doesn’t mean you don’t occasionally want to put on a skirt.

In which case, head to Boutiqueoohlala.com, a new online store that sells nothing but skirts. The name may be ...

My Own Private San Francisco

You’d never want to be part of a club that would have you as a member.

But then again, you wouldn’t want to not be invited, either.

Such is the conundrum of the private club — a dilemma that has recently ...