Turning Fashion Inside Out

Halloween is the best for kids: first, as a kid yourself, and later, when you are a parent with kids of your own. This picture was taken when my boys were much younger. I think it was the only year that they dressed in the same outfits. In this week's podcast, I reminisce about Halloween fashion and days gone by ...

Earlier this week, I was witness to a beautiful transformation of my mother, Claire, from simply adding a few key makeup essentials. In this week's podcast, I talk about that magical moment with the gorgeous Claire, and my go-to makeup of choice, Bobbi Brown!

My podcast returns this week, and I am thrilled. I have been wary to produce my own podcasts, since my engineer and my podcast-parter-in-crime, my son Eric, left for college. But I am a big girl, and I know that I can do it. Here are this week's fashion stories that are on my mind. So glad to be back!

Hair colorist, Isak, opened my eyes earlier this week, when he talked about society's should messages connecting hair and age. I realize that slowly and surely, for the last 20 years, I have been cutting my hair shorter and shorter, as I reached a certain age and stage in my life.

Join my sister, Cheryl, and me, in today's podcast as we talk about how to stay feminine in the midst of boys and motherhood ...

In the past few days, my mailbox has been filling up with messages from Loehmann's. You heard me: Loehmann's. At first, I was thrilled. Could it be that it had all been a bad dream, and Loehmann's never really went out of business? Was it all in my head? The thrill quickly turned to extreme disappointment, when I reviewed the advertisements more closely and saw that they read: The New Loehmann's. Hear my Loehmann's woes in today's podcast ...

Today is my birthday; I find it hard to believe that I am 54, but life has had a way of sneaking up on me! One thing is true about being this age; I try to be grateful every day, and more mindful about experiencing each joyful moment. Join me in today's podcast and hear more of my musings about what it means to age well (hint: a good fitting bra helps!).

In today's podcast, hear what happens when BFFs talk completely off-the-cuff about the connection between fashion and self-esteem.

So, it's Prom Week. My high school senior, Eric, is going to his prom in two days; we just picked up his classic black tuxedo. And I, inspired by Man Repeller, as I often am, ask this question for Throwback Thursday: say I was going to the Prom now - what would I wear? The answer is that I do not regret anything about my Senior Prom dress, and I would do most everything the same as I did in 1978. Everything, but one thing ...

I am joining others by wearing my shirt #insideout. It's time for us to ask, "who made your clothes?" and challenge the apparel industry to follow fair trade agreements to protect workers and their work environments.

I hope you will join me tomorrow for my first filmed interview: a conversation with costume designer, Alexandra Regazzoni. Alexandra has been featured on the blog before, when we meet a year ago, but this is the first, of what I hope will be many, filmed discussions. Because when it comes to fashion, seeing is believing ...

Phoebe is seventeen and a junior at Fiorello LaGuardia High School in New York City. She and I talked about some of the things on my mind recently: teenage girls and body image. It was refreshing to speak to Phoebe, a well-spoken and articulate young woman. I am reassured to know that our future is in such good hands.

My friend, Sarah, age 20, and a sophomore in college, knows one of the contestants on this season of the reality show, "The Face." Sarah's friend's name is Felisa Wiley. As The Face kicks off its second season, Sarah and I are watching tonight's episode together.

Ana and Dora are two women living between two worlds. How they embrace the American culture while staying mindful of their Latin roots is inspiring. And a reminder that when we open the conversation, our own collective world gets bigger.

This week Lisa Daftari, Fox News contributor, shed light on a growing fashion movement in her feature: Women of Iran defy mullahs by embracing western fashions. Showing political dissent by violating the dress code, people who now have access to social media, are defying the powers that be. According to journalist and political activist Mansoureh Nasserchian, "Social media gave the courage to the new generation to break taboos and be open about political and social issues."

February is one of my favorite months: Valentine's Day, illuminates the soul; Fashion Week kicks off, The Winter Olympics arrives, and my blog, Turning Fashion Inside Out, turns two years old. In this podcast, I feel nothing but gratitude for the beauty that is February.

From New Jersey to Hong Kong to Colombia, this week podcast explores fashion inspiration from around the world ...

Fashion stylist, Kim Naci, shares her thoughts on how to ring in The New Year, fashionably. She begins by reading the words of Eleanor Roosevelt for inspiration: "Do one thing every day that scares you."

At the heart of Dress for Success is the notion of transformation and empowerment. Women seeing themselves in a new light, often for the first time, standing taller, feeling better as they move forward in their professional lives. This is the connection between fashion and wellness. In this week's podcast, I speak with Stefanie Conley, Executive Director of Dress for Success Morris County about being a witness to this process

In this week's podcast I am easing in to the New Year and celebrating you. Next month is the second anniversary of Turning Fashion Inside Out and being able to talk to you feels like a blessing. I have loved our conversations, and learning about what fashion means to you and its effect on your self image and self esteem.