The Empress of Fashion

Anita Sinclair

"ABOUT STYLE" You can't buy it. (OBVIOUSLY) You can develop it, but there must be a predisposition. Either you've got it or you don't. Style looks effortless, whether it's a street kid in rolled jeans and a razor cut or David Bowie, real style is natural as breathing. That doesn't mean no artificial means are utilized, but that end justifies the means (Think Gwen Stefani). To have style is to have a personal way of revealing one's authentic self to the world at large. ALAS, SO many people, so little personal style -

in women it's the short, practical pageboy haircut, (think Dorothy Hamill in the 70's) Liz Claiborne shorts/pants with elastic in the back, scoop neck, cap sleeved T, or short sleeved button up blouse; a cardigan with big pockets or a "car" coat, all in NUETRAL colors - navy. beige. khaki. olive. they all BLEND. It's so practical! And the WORK CLOTHES! Cobbies! Jumpers! Pants Suits NOT designed by ARMANI! Nude hose! Slouchy boots in winter. Oooh - A-line skirts with a little vest over a 'nice blouse'; PLEATED SLACKS with a narrow belt; tops ALWAYS tucked in. ouch, ouch ouch. And when being outdoorsey, those hideous matching 'jog suits' in a nice royal blue or mint with a patterned panel on the front of the jacket.

What I really HATE is when a style-free individual wears RUNNING or AEROBIC shoes with street clothes Please kill me now. (Rappers & Musicians excepted cuz they be cool enough to pull-it).

in men it's like this: go anywhere public and look down from an overpass or a 3rd floor window.. There will be a SEA of light blue shirts, khaki pants and loafers OR if its summer; khaki shorts and either a baggy short sleeved shirt or polo, Teva's, loafers without socks, or, the dreaded running shoe effect. Hair not too short & not too long, neat, but not too neat. If balding, they think no one notices the little round patch of skin at the back of their head if they CAREFULLY arrange hair around it like garnish. (Pete Sampras) But it glares like a big, shiny apple and causes innocent people to go blind. , OR...AND THIS IS THE WORST Vomit 2

a scraggly, dirty brown, tangled Pony Tail and the butt ugly half bald head with a wispy combover. ATTENTION BALDING GENTLEMEN! Cut your damn hair short or shave your fucking head! don't pretend. everyone knows you are lying.

then there is the awe-inspiring style I call 'Vacation in Vegas'. Take big fat people...and I've got NOTHING against big fat people BUT in my opinion it is every responsible person's DUTY, whether one weighs 300 lbs or is carved like an Adonis, to make oneself as pleasant to look at as possible - but that's just me, oh well--so you take your big fat people, or what the hell, modestly over weight or out of shape people and stuff them, like so many kielbasa sausages Hot Dog 2

, into stretchy material 2 sizes too small so that things that should not see the light of day Fat Woman 3

, BULGE and SPILL out over the too small clothing like so much Whale

blubber. And the blubber is ALWAYS white-as-a- Dolphin 2

-belly . The total look is completed by an extra fatty food item Donut

clutched Neanderthal style in a hairy, puffy hand. I go to Vegas to visit my first Sponsor once a year and this breed is in no danger of becoming extinct, I'm tellin' ya.

My Personal Style, Then and Now: has been honed and simplified over the years. I was the first girl in Junior High to wear a Rudi Gernreich style tent dress, yellow Italian leather shoes from Frank More in Berkeley, to tie a paper flower to the button of a lime green crepe blouse paired with a navy wrap skirt and pointed, cutout navy flats. I was 14 and ain't nobody was dressin' me. I made a lot of my clothes in high school. Remember that odd style of mid-thigh shorts worn with a matching short dress? I made an outfit in my favorite color at the time, purple, with orange stripes and orange daisies and wore it with hot orange tights and cream colored round-toed flats.

At 15 I made a chocolate brown 3 piece suit, a square necked tent jumper, A-line Skirt. classic single breasted jacket - wore the jumper with a bright yellow puff-sleeved blouse, the skirt with a fisherman knit sweater, both with dark brown loafers with snakeskin insets (from Frank More again) and cream colored or chocolate patterned tights. I had a Sassoon haircut and wore my skirts up to my heinie. Mind you, my family was strictly middle-class, I parlayed what clothes money I got into hip accents and shoes and made most everything else.

Later, in the hippie years, well, I developed a fancy for long clingy jersey slip dresses, jean skirts, ripped jeans, old cashmere men's sweaters from Value Village in Richmond, peasant dresses, hip-slung bell bottoms and Granny shoes.

NOW: Channeling Andy Warhol: Off Fifth, the SAKS outlet is my favorite store. The only other commercial stores I shop in are The Gap, Banana Republic, Bloomies and Macy's in San Francisco. Everything else is online: Neiman Marcus sales; the Anthropologie catalogue, E-Bay (bitchin' vintage!), J. Crew. Here comes the standard outfit:

BRACELeT (Vintage, unique or I made it); earrings - drop or post, unusual, usually sparkly but never showy; the Eterna watch my husband gave me for Christmas 3 years ago; my wedding ring, never a necklace UNLESS it's pearls (Husband gift on 4th wedding anniversary.

WRAPS: cashmere or silk/cotton cardigan OR black leather 3/4 length coat from North Beach Leather (another husband gift) OR a black, brown or tan leather jacket or -- my current favorite, a pale pink/dark pink, linen/wool Anne Klein knee length coat with a pale pink pashmina shawl.

Bags: Dooney & Bourke Orange Logo Shopper, Isabella Fiore flower appliqué leather frame bag, dusty pink Longchamp frame baguette; Saddle Tan J. Crew "Daschund" multi-cargo, vintage handtooled clutch, Target Blond straw basket-bag with blue satin ribbons, Stuart Weitzman rectangular "Zebra Hair" shoulder bag, Red Kenneth Cole shoulder bag that's been sitting in my closet for 3 years and never been used.

Make-up - Kiss My Face Tinted moisturizer in Beach, lorac concealer in GREEN, Armani Sheer Foundation, Chanel and Lorac eye shadow, cheapo deep brown or hotpink eyeliner, 3 coats of BLACK mascara - (2 Lancôme, 1 Maybelline Great Lash), Benefit"daffodil' blush; lipliner/lipstick - either PINK or RED = Chanel, Clinique or Sephora, orange lip gloss,

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	Anita Sinclair "ABOUT STYLE" You can't buy it. (OBVIOUSLY) You can develop it, but there must be a predisposition. Either you've got it or you don't. Style looks effortless, whether it's a street kid in rolled jeans and a razor cut or David Bowie, real style is natural as breathing. That doesn't mean no artificial means are utilized, but that end justifies the means (Think Gwen Stefani). To have style is to have a personal way of revealing one's authentic self to the world at large. ALAS, SO many people, so little personal style - in women it's the short, practical pageboy haircut, (think Dorothy Hamill in the 70's) Liz Claiborne shorts/pants with elastic in the back, scoop neck, cap sleeved T, or short sleeved button up blouse; a cardigan with big pockets or a "car" coat, all in NUETRAL colors - navy. beige. khaki. olive. they all BLEND. It's so practical! And the WORK CLOTHES! Cobbies! Jumpers! Pants Suits NOT designed by ARMANI! Nude hose! Slouchy boots in winter. Oooh - A-line skirts with a little vest over a 'nice blouse'; PLEATED SLACKS with a narrow belt; tops ALWAYS tucked in. ouch, ouch ouch. And when being outdoorsey, those hideous matching 'jog suits' in a nice royal blue or mint with a patterned panel on the front of the jacket. What I really HATE is when a style-free individual wears RUNNING or AEROBIC shoes with street clothes Please kill me now. (Rappers & Musicians excepted cuz they be cool enough to pull-it). in men it's like this: go anywhere public and look down from an overpass or a 3rd floor window.. There will be a SEA of light blue shirts, khaki pants and loafers OR if its summer; khaki shorts and either a baggy short sleeved shirt or polo, Teva's, loafers without socks, or, the dreaded running shoe effect. Hair not too short & not too long, neat, but not too neat. If balding, they think no one notices the little round patch of skin at the back of their head if they CAREFULLY arrange hair around it like garnish. (Pete Sampras) But it glares like a big, shiny apple and causes innocent people to go blind. , OR...AND THIS IS THE WORST a scraggly, dirty brown, tangled Pony Tail and the butt ugly half bald head with a wispy combover. ATTENTION BALDING GENTLEMEN! Cut your damn hair short or shave your fucking head! don't pretend. everyone knows you are lying. then there is the awe-inspiring style I call 'Vacation in Vegas'. Take big fat people...and I've got NOTHING against big fat people BUT in my opinion it is every responsible person's DUTY, whether one weighs 300 lbs or is carved like an Adonis, to make oneself as pleasant to look at as possible - but that's just me, oh well--so you take your big fat people, or what the hell, modestly over weight or out of shape people and stuff them, like so many kielbasa sausages , into stretchy material 2 sizes too small so that things that should not see the light of day, BULGE and SPILL out over the too small clothing like so much blubber. And the blubber is ALWAYS white-as-a--belly . The total look is completed by an extra fatty food item clutched Neanderthal style in a hairy, puffy hand. I go to Vegas to visit my first Sponsor once a year and this breed is in no danger of becoming extinct, I'm tellin' ya. My Personal Style, Then and Now: has been honed and simplified over the years. I was the first girl in Junior High to wear a Rudi Gernreich style tent dress, yellow Italian leather shoes from Frank More in Berkeley, to tie a paper flower to the button of a lime green crepe blouse paired with a navy wrap skirt and pointed, cutout navy flats. I was 14 and ain't nobody was dressin' me. I made a lot of my clothes in high school. Remember that odd style of mid-thigh shorts worn with a matching short dress? I made an outfit in my favorite color at the time, purple, with orange stripes and orange daisies and wore it with hot orange tights and cream colored round-toed flats. At 15 I made a chocolate brown 3 piece suit, a square necked tent jumper, A-line Skirt. classic single breasted jacket - wore the jumper with a bright yellow puff-sleeved blouse, the skirt with a fisherman knit sweater, both with dark brown loafers with snakeskin insets (from Frank More again) and cream colored or chocolate patterned tights. I had a Sassoon haircut and wore my skirts up to my heinie. Mind you, my family was strictly middle-class, I parlayed what clothes money I got into hip accents and shoes and made most everything else. Later, in the hippie years, well, I developed a fancy for long clingy jersey slip dresses, jean skirts, ripped jeans, old cashmere men's sweaters from Value Village in Richmond, peasant dresses, hip-slung bell bottoms and Granny shoes. NOW: Channeling Andy Warhol: Off Fifth, the SAKS outlet is my favorite store. The only other commercial stores I shop in are The Gap, Banana Republic, Bloomies and Macy's in San Francisco. Everything else is online: Neiman Marcus sales; the Anthropologie catalogue, E-Bay (bitchin' vintage!), J. Crew. Here comes the standard outfit: chic little :or or sweater, (I cashmere!) vintage or DKNY/NM/SAKS/Anthro?etc - something with an unusual cut ; OR, hip hugger, slightly flared 's or capri's (pink, olive, white, khaki or black) with a cool, usually fringed or tooled belt ; TRES CHIC pointy or flats; ankle boots or nifty little sandals/mules or flip flops -- NOTHING ORDINARY for shoes ever! ACCESSORIES: BRACELeT (Vintage, unique or I made it); earrings - drop or post, unusual, usually sparkly but never showy; the Eterna watch my husband gave me for Christmas 3 years ago; my wedding ring, never a necklace UNLESS it's pearls (Husband gift on 4th wedding anniversary. Sunglasses - RayBan's in butterscotch to blend with my hair. WRAPS: cashmere or silk/cotton cardigan OR black leather 3/4 length coat from North Beach Leather (another husband gift) OR a black, brown or tan leather jacket or -- my current favorite, a pale pink/dark pink, linen/wool Anne Klein knee length coat with a pale pink pashmina shawl. SUMMER: loads of little stretchY cotton slip dresses, seersucker skirts/pants, denim skirts, Dr. Shoals in magenta. Bags: Dooney & Bourke Orange Logo Shopper, Isabella Fiore flower appliqué leather frame bag, dusty pink Longchamp frame baguette; Saddle Tan J. Crew "Daschund" multi-cargo, vintage handtooled clutch, Target Blond straw basket-bag with blue satin ribbons, Stuart Weitzman rectangular "Zebra Hair" shoulder bag, Red Kenneth Cole shoulder bag that's been sitting in my closet for 3 years and never been used. Make-up - Kiss My Face Tinted moisturizer in Beach, lorac concealer in GREEN, Armani Sheer Foundation, Chanel and Lorac eye shadow, cheapo deep brown or hotpink eyeliner, 3 coats of BLACK mascara - (2 Lancôme, 1 Maybelline Great Lash), Benefit"daffodil' blush; lipliner/lipstick - either PINK or RED = Chanel, Clinique or Sephora, orange lip gloss, Anita Sinclair ^{return to top}
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