WORKING 9 TO 9: Story Behind the Stories, Chapter 5
THE LESSON: If you're going to do a job, why not do it well? The daughter of a successful retailer, my...
Blog: Off the Cuff
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-- Michele
THE INVISIBLE PEOPLE: Story Behind the Stories, Chapter 4
Housekeeping Confidential THE LESSON: “I’m not really a waitress” is one of OPI’s all-time bestselling nail enamels—and it’s a good...
BOMBS AWAY, BELFAST: Story Behind the Stories, Chapter 3
Sightseeing in Belfast (My photo.) THE LESSON: Never stand next to a man with a gunshot wound in his face. You could...
OF COWS AND MEN: Story Behind the Stories, Chapter 2
You talking about us? THE LESSON: You need to aspire, take action—and ask the right questions—to succeed. When I...
IS THAT A BOMB? Stories Behind The Stories, Chapter 1
THE LESSON: The chisel that cracks a glass ceiling is made of passion, bravery and excelling in your craft....
JOLLY HOLIDAYS: Our Seventh Annual Beauty Gift Guide Lets You Glide Through
We expect the end of this year to wrap up nicely--thanks to the presentable and delectable presents we've discovered. Here...
IT’S A MYSTERY: A Royal Find and My Other Favorite Mysteries of 2022
Reading is the secret to great writing – that’s my belief and my approach as a journalist. So I read...
HAPPY HOLIDAYS: The Grinch Cannot Steal What Matters
By MICHELE MEYER I'm sorry to report that the Grinch--aka supply chain shortages due to the global pandemic--stole most of...
Insta-Truth
As a fearlessly frank fashion writer, I tell it like it is on Instagram at @Michele_Meyer77
HAPPY HOLIDAYS: In the Nick of Time Pampering Treats to Give and Receive
By MICHELE MEYER We all have aromas that evoke joyous holiday memories—for me, cookies cooling on the baking rack,...
GREAT ESCAPE: Advent Calendars Take You to New Places for the Holidays
Molton Brown Advent Calendar By MICHELE MEYER Advent calendars are hard to resist: Who...
A HINT OF THINGS TO COME: Easy Living in Hothouse Hues
Courtesy of designer Adam Lippes By MICHELE MEYER Tired of sweatpants? Get used to them....
MASKNE: A Sign of Troubled Times
The things I miss: smiles, mani-pedis, brunch with besties—and most of all, being blissfully unaware of a terms we’d...
AND THE BRIDE FORGOT THE GROOM: Fashion Crimes
OVERDRESSED The Bride Wore White Again and Again By MICHELE MEYER Instagram has ruined love. In...
THANKSGIVING: THREE IMMENSELY TALENTED DESIGNERS WE LOST THIS YEAR
GIVING THANKS: Two Greats Should've Been on More Fashion Radars I wish you’d known them and their work and understood...
ADVENT CALENDARS: BEST OF BEAUTY
TINY TREASURES By MICHELE MEYER Why should Christmas last a mere 24 hours —or even 12 days? Thanks to beauty-themed...
