I AM DRESSA

~ Promise to hold myself accountable and remain focused ~
Yesterday I officially opened a Business checking and savings account for Dressa's Haberdashery. As I sat waiting for everything to be finalized I thought about all that brought me to this point. A small thing to some but for me it was "kinda like a big deal!"  You see, this My DREAM!Brief moment of honesty: Over the last year I have done more Talking than Doing! I always wanted to own my own store I just didn't know what kind. When I was young it was a music store because I loved going to Turtles Records on Memorial Dr. in Decatur and listening to new music. I would listen for hours and the sale

How to Clean Your Clothes Correctly
Caring for that wool suit or cashmere V-neck can be maddeningly confusing—and expensive. Learn the right way1. Dry-clean sparingly. Not only is it pricey ($15 to $40 per suit), but the chemicals required for the process can also break down the fibers in your clothes, leaving that $800 suit looking, well, saggy. Try to have your suits dry-cleaned no more than once a year; wool sweaters, twice a year. 2. To revive a wrinkled suit, get it steam-pressed instead of dry-cleaned.3. One item of clothing that definitely needs to be dry-cleaned is a

The Littlest Dandy
America's most stylish 8-and-a-half-year-old, Arlo Weiner. The kid isn't afraid to mix and match—or mix and not match.

T-shirts on grown men?
Q: I’ve noticed that Hugh Laurie on House is always wearing cool T-shirts under his jacket. They look great, but I thought you were supposed to stop wearing graphic tees after your twenties. What’s your rule of thumb?A: Well, if you have the good looks and youthful verve of Mr. Laurie, you can pretty much wear what you want. House, my favorite television misanthrope, is a biker, a gimp, a wise guy, and a functional drug addict. A suit, conventionally styled, doesn’t suit him. I myself only occasionally wear a T-shirt under a jacket. I generally avoid those with writing or graven images,

I Am Dressa
Dressa is the nameTattooed in pinstripe cashmere and ink stained skinMy style is muted Difficult to comprehend, distinguish or classify Ambiguous An elementary school playersuspended by my father's paisley braces and silk knit tiesI'm an addict Never scared to rock loafers no sockspink pants and Polo topsFrom Gumby fades to corn braids