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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!

THROWBACK FASHION FOR OLYMPIC SNOWBOARDERS

As our Olympic athletes head off to Sochi, Russia, we realize here in Aspen how lucky we are to have seen some of them compete in our world famous X Games last weekend, a proving ground for the events we’ll … Continue reading

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Honor, HOPE, and Nina Mc Lemore

Honor, HOPE, and Nina Mc Lemore The HOPE Center and my friend, Lita Heller, were honored and celebrated over the holidays for their contributions to this non-profit mental health organization designed to help those in need up and down the … Continue reading

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Freestyle, Aspen Style

Freestyle, Aspen Style by Giovanna DiRusso, Time Out Staff Writer I’m happy to report that the Freestyle benefit for the Aspen Art Museum is alive and well.  The year’s ultimate après-ski event was a spectacular tribute to fashion, charity, art, and, finally, … Continue reading

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Trend or Treat – Halloween in Aspen

Another fabulous Halloween in Aspen….unfortunately, I wasn’t there to enjoy it….for the first time in fifteen years.  Though I was having a wonderful time in Australia, a small part of me wondered which costumes were causing fellow revelers to hoot … Continue reading

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Thoroughbred Fashion

While visiting my dashing, charming and handsome fiancé in Australia, I had the distinct pleasure of getting swept up in ‘Cup Fever,” which has nothing to do with bra size, but rather has everything to do with the most famous … Continue reading

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ART CRUSH 2013 – A MOST FASHIONABLE AND ARTISTIC EVENING!

Though this was the penultimate celebration of the Art Crush at the current Art Museum,  it had a kind of farewell feeling, since we are expecting the opening of the new facility next August, quickly on the heels….and I do … Continue reading

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The Art of Fashion & Style

There were three events last week that needed my attention.  Here is a short article on each, some by plan, and others by serendipity, all worth noting.  One is about a fashion show of local designers creating clothes for what … Continue reading

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Black & White and ‘Red’ All Over

Last Friday night, one of the best parties of the year happened for the 14th consecutive year. Usually at Boogie’s Merry Go Round Ranch, now the event takes place at the beautiful St. Regis Resort and Hotel in downtown Aspen. … Continue reading

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SOME THINGS ARE BLACK & WHITE AT FOOD & WINE CLASSIC IN ASPEN

A glorious weekend of  gluttony prevailed in Aspen at the 31st Food & Wine Classic, under the biggest and most elegant white ‘tent city’ in the world.  Read about the fashions we wore as we sipped, dined and spilled our way through three days … Continue reading

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So Burberry….

Another rainy day in May….going to work on a Sunday, perfectly dressed for the weather in my classic Burberry coat and bucket hat.  The surroundings remind me of a traditional street in London, with the brick building and old-fashioned streetlight in … Continue reading

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