• Sibling Style: The Kristin and Sean Edit

    Sibling Style: The Kristin and Sean Edit

    Ever since I can remember, my brother, Sean Vartan and I have been best friends. Granted we’ve butted heads throughout the years due to the nature of our six-year age gap and the fact that I am a girl and he is a boy. Fellow brother-sister duos will understand this! But Sean and I also Read more

  • What I Wore to the 92nd Oscars Red Carpet

    What I Wore to the 92nd Oscars Red Carpet

    Is it to presumptuous to say these pre-Oscar snaps deserve to win “Best Picture?” Or for this dress to win “Best Costume Design?” You be the judge of Acada-me. I’d apologize for the triple pun I just served you, but I think you know me well enough to realize it’d be unauthentic to do so! Read more

  • British Things to Do in (And Around) LA

    British Things to Do in (And Around) LA

    This guide was a long time coming, and I’m sorry I drew it out longer than the War of the Roses!  Dedicated readers know all too well that I’m an anglophile, something I haven’t been able to shake since living in London for an entire year (granted I had an obsession with all things British Read more

  • Start 2020 With Your Strongest Suit

    Start 2020 With Your Strongest Suit

    My mind sometimes flickers to childhood memories of my father picking out his workwear in the mornings. It’s funny: I frequently talk about how my mother’s style affected my relationship with fashion, but in a way so did my father’s. As a chief executive officer, he has always had a closet chalk-full of tailored suits Read more

  • Four 2019 Trends Here to Stay: Shirley Holmes is on the Clothing Case

    Four 2019 Trends Here to Stay: Shirley Holmes is on the Clothing Case

    They call me Shirley Holmes, fashion detective (actually they don’t, but I’m manifesting it). I’m always sleuthing to find what’s the latest in fashion so that it’s no mystery to my followers. In this installment of the Shirley Holmes: The Clothing Chronicles, my best friend, Mari Makatsaria joins the case, like a wardrobe-conscious Watson. We Read more

  • That was So Last Decade: My Style Evolution

    That was So Last Decade: My Style Evolution

    It was a wintry afternoon in 2010 during cheer practice. I was bundled in a hot pink Victoria Secret Pink crew neck, black velour track pants and knitted black Uggs when my fellow cheerleader and friend turned to me and said: “Kristin, I love your outfit. You have the BEST style.” The last five words Read more

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