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About fashionistainaspen

Hi! I've been the fashion writer for the Aspen Daily News for five years. I'm probably the only one in the Rocky Mountains since no other ski area in the region can boast our brand of style, events, and now, even our own Fashion Week. Please contact me with any ideas, events or links that you think my readers need to know! My motto: Do it with style!

Michael lives in Aspen…for Just One Night

Yours truly made an appearance on Saturday night at the sold out Who’s Bad show at the Belly Up club in Aspen, Colorado…dressed as her favorite pop icon….the late, great Michael Jackson.  Having adapted many of his iconic dance moves throughout the years, … Continue reading

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J.C.Penney Surprise Find

Last week, I did something I’ve never done before.  After watching a holiday fashion segment on Good Morning America, I ordered a little black sequin dress from the GMA website, which directed me to the J.C. Penney website. The surprise?  I … Continue reading

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Time Out article – 12/17/10- Fashionable Gifts for the Holidays

 With the final week of Christmas shopping in front of us, I wrote a gift guide for our small, but very prolific town’s possibilties.  Read my article

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This weekend is the Olympics of fashion…

the semi-annual Fashion Week in New York…which now precedes even Milan and Paris, dictating the trends for next Spring.  As we are beginning to page through the September issues of Vogue, Bazaar, W, Elle and Marie Claire for ideas for … Continue reading

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Great Gatsby Party Images

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Great Gatsby Party in Aspen’s Historical Society’s Wheeler-Stallard House

On Sunday, all the swells showed up for their annual Great Gatsby party on the grounds of the Wheeler-Stallard House, home of Aspen’s Historical Society. It was a most appropriate setting since it was built around the same time that … Continue reading

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Check out my article in the AspenDailyNews Time Out section, July 30-Aug.5, “Even the Fashionable Can Use a Little Help.”

“You know, sometimes, even a fashion consultant/columnist needs a little consultation for herself. I may preach about how purging one’s closets is next to Godliness, but even still, it may be a little difficult to follow your own advice when it comes to letting go of that designer hot pink silk/wool quilted kimono coat and matching skirt that you’ve been hanging on to for way longer than you would care to admit…” Continue reading

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Hi to my lovely readers….went to the Aspen Magazine Summer Party at the posh new Viceroy Hotel in Snowmass…

Hi to my lovely readers….went to the Aspen Magazine Summer Party last night at the posh new Viceroy Hotel in Snowmass…400 RSVP’d and all showed up and then some! Beautiful Aspen people in beautiful fashion, drinking the yummiest of cocktails, … Continue reading

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Check out my article on summer fashion in Friday’s Aspen Daily News – Time Out Section

Go to http://www.aspendailynews.com/section/entertainment to view my article in this week’s Time Out section, Friday, June 11, 2010.  I talk about summer fashion…or the lack of it this season.  It seems to be all about the shoes….and they are gorgeous!

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Aspen Fashion Week 2010

Check out my photo credit on The Daily Truffle – what an amazing week. http://thedailytruffle.com/2010/04/grace-kelly-ski-wear-vs-snowboarder-80s-dualing-trends-at-aspen-fashion-week/

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