No need to pack up your bags and head to Napa or Tuscany to get your fill of wine country. Yes, you can pick up a favorite bottle from the neighborhood liquor store. But we were thinking of a slightly more offbeat way to bring a little vino style into your home. How about a wine-bottle centerpiece, some art made of corks, or adorable grape coasters for your next party? Or maybe you’d like to dangle a bunch of white grapes from your ears the next time you host a cocktail bash? Both fashion and home-goods designers have tapped the vineyards for their newest collections. And since it appears to be a very good year, you better get them while they’re in season.

For more wine-country-inspired home decor, visit Red Typewriter’s Pinterest Page.

‘Tis the busiest time of year, but how do you get through all this month’s social activity with style and ease? Red Typewriter has got you covered. To inspire your December wardrobe selections, we’ve assembled a few fun and fashionable ensembles for seven different occasions. All of them are guaranteed to increase your holiday spirit and turn heads in your direction. … //READ MORE

Little Red Riding Hood didn’t know how good she had it. Sure, the Big Bad Wolf was a pain, and those bugs were probably a major turn-off. But all those grandma-bound excursions weren’t entirely lacking in charm. First, the red cape was a huge fashion statement. But more important, the forest itself was a lush and mysterious source of inspiration—one that designers are eagerly embracing this autumn.

The Brothers Grimm and other fairy tale spinners were onto something, setting their stories in the Enchanted Forest. They understood the irresistible call of Mother Nature and the lure of the wild woods. This fall, Dolce & Gabbana is leading a brigade of designers into the depths of the wilderness, making the forest their fashion landscape. Both flowers and fauna dominated the runways, with images of tree branches, leaves and blossoms competing with a precious array of wildlife including owls, squirrels, butterflies and foxes. Dresses, coats and separates are appearing in warm, earthy colors, enlivened with lacy textures, fur accents and charming prints that evoke the spirit of the forest.

Keep in mind that the women who wear this season’s enchanted looks are no damsels in distress. Instead, they are true earth mamas, saucy seductresses, fashion goddesses in the purest sense. The Big Bad Wolf wouldn’t stand a chance.

For more Enchanted Forest-inspired fashions, visit Red Typewriter’s Pinterest Page.

Enchanted Forest looks from (left to right) Alberta Ferretti, Valentino, Asos, Etro, Alberta Ferretti and Dolce & Gabbana

Recently, I needed to say goodbye to someone special and it was one of the hardest things I’ve ever had to do. This person wasn’t making me as much of a priority as I was making them. Their actions were not as loving as the words coming from their mouth. I gave this person several chances to treat me better, but they didn’t. So it was becoming more painful to have them in my life than to release them.

So I let go. … //READ MORE

The first time my daughter, Eva, terrified me with her illness, she was only a few months old. She was a little stuffed up. It seemed like a mild cold. Then she spit up, just a little. Then she aspirated her vomit. Then she turned blue, her eyes bulged. Mute panic filled her small face. My husband was downstairs. I screamed for him, even as I turned her upside down and smacked her back as hard as I dared. Vomit flew from her mouth and she cried. I fell back on the pillows with Eva on my chest as my husband came in. For me, this moment marks the beginning. It was the first of many times that one, or, more often, both of my twin daughters would get seemingly every single illness out there and then take it to a frightening extreme. … //READ MORE

Some of us have had a romance we’ll remember until the day we die. Most of us have had a life-changing family or career moment, or a poignant life experience we’ll never forget. Ask a guy what he was wearing when that moment transpired, he’ll likely come up short. Ask a woman, well, that’s often a different story.

Writer Ilene Beckerman was onto something when she wrote her now-classic book Love, Loss & What I Wore. She understood that many females are detail oriented when it comes to remembering important events, especially those concerning matters of the heart. The fashion obsessed among us can even recall, down to the last button or bit of lace trim, what we were wearing when these moments transpired. Combining whimsical illustrations with a lifetime of memories both good and bad, Beckerman recalled the outfits she was wearing when these pivotal events took place. Of course, the clothes do not make the woman—or the moment. However, the image of outfit we wore during a particularly emotional time may very well be etched on our brain forever. … //READ MORE