By Sarabeth Lacy  “Why, oh why, does H&M refuse to exist in the Texas market?!” I dolefully lamented after flipping through last December’s Vogue and spotting a voluminous tulle dress created by none other than Lanvin for the Swedish based store. Memories of my first encounter with my would-be staple retailer flooded my mind, and [...]

By Sarabeth Lacy Those who relocate to Bryan/College station for either school or work often meet with surprise and relief upon the realization that numerous nightlife destinations exist despite big city rumors. One can enjoy the conflicting vision of cowboy boots stomping to pop rock and techno at one of many Northgate clubs, peruse the [...]

By Sarabeth Lacy As the glass door rattles to a close behind me, my eyes take a moment adjusting to a harsh, neon light while my nose registers a feint scent of a cleaning agent mixed with the stale musk of old perfume. Rows and rows of clothes stretch out before me accompanied by various [...]

By Sarabeth Lacy Various regions of the U.S. enjoy designated seasons and lucid transitions from summer to fall while we here in Texas vacillate between wearing tank tops and shorts one day and sweaters paired with rain boots the next. Few of us rotate our wardrobe from summer/spring selections to those appropriate exclusively for fall [...]

By Sarabeth Lacy I know very little about Feng Shui, which explains why one would find similarities in my description of the ancient Chinese practice with those found on Wikipedia.org or Fengshuicrazy.com. I understand it has to do with balancing the elements and orientating a particular room’s atmosphere in order to allow proper Qi (ch’i), [...]

By Sarabeth Lacy I have a guilty fashion pleasure to confess: I love legwarmers. I fancy them distinctly awesome and am working tirelessly to invent a way to chicly pair them with pumps while not encouraging laughter accompanied by pointing. In fact, I would concur that my main reason for studying ballet as a teenager [...]

By Sarabeth Lacy Christmas may herald the most wonderful time of the year, but few individuals encounter a greater thrill than the anticipation of Halloween. Though we’ve resolved ourselves to the sobering truth that mom and dad were the culprits eating Santa’s cookies, nothing can steal our childish joy in donning fantastical disguises, fearing an [...]

By Sarabeth Lacy Fashion Week BCS recently offered up undeniable proof that excellent fashion designers do, indeed, hail from “the country”. We can grow crops, raise horses, do whatever it is we do with all those longhorns, and design clothes worthy of a runway. Every now and then, though, we are graced with the presence [...]

By Sarabeth Lacy Fashion statements extend far beyond the clothes we choose to wear. Daily we make stylistic decisions from the jewelry we don to the hair accessories we clip in. What about skin, though; is it excluded from fashion’s influence? Such hardly appears to be the case considering the abundance of product placement for [...]