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January is a month for restoring, restarting and setting intentions for the coming year. A wardrobe audit is essential this month. Take the time to edit, repair, purge and organize the contents of your closet to set the tone for the year and get the...

It is with great pleasure that I introduce you to DE SMET, a perennial wardrobe crafted & released one piece at a time. Over the years, I have focused on building an edited wardrobe while becoming more conscious of the number of items I buy...

This 10 step skincare routine is more like the Cliff’s notes of a culture of skin pampering than an enumerated routine actually prescribed in Korea. The gentle multi-step process includes cleansing, exfoliating, treating, and intensely moisturizing to pamper and nurture your skin before bed, when...

Getting started with a 5 Piece French Wardrobe, or even if you just want to start fresh for the new year, a complete closet detox is in order. Evaluating the wardrobe pieces you own, love and need to get rid of. It sounds like an...

You heard me go on and on about the 5 Piece French Wardrobe challenge last year. After successfully completing one season, I found the second half of 2014 most challenging. The above photo is evidence of this… I doubled the amount of grey sweaters in...

I have successfully completed my 5 Piece French Wardrobe challenge for the first half of this year. From January until now (actually, until the end of June) I’ve only bought 5 new pieces for my wardrobe. A little refresher: ...

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