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The Vine: June 1, 2006
June 1, 2006 – 12:01 PM | No Comment

Hey Sars,
This is mostly an academic question about etiquette. My boyfriend and I have talked about marriage, but it's still quite a ways off in the future (and yes, as such, I shouldn’t be worrying …

The Vine: September 23, 2005
September 23, 2005 – 11:03 AM | No Comment

Sars,
You might direct Cute towards Torrid.com or Hot Topic — or other stores that cater to the "freaky" teen demographic. They quite often carry adult sizes of kiddie-type clothes/shoes. Also, Payless has some cute pink …

Dear Retail Fashion Industry
June 6, 2005 – 10:09 AM | 4 Comments

Dear Retail Fashion Industry,
I want to stay together. I do. I want this relationship to work. It's because I want it to work — and not merely out of laziness, as you may reasonably have …

A Few Things I've Learned About Shoes
May 20, 2001 – 12:27 PM | One Comment

"Man-made leather" is not leather. It has very little to do with man, or any real "making" as we understand the word. It is not pleather; it is not vinyl; it is not plastic, or …

What's In A Name?
June 19, 2000 – 1:14 PM | No Comment

I am cheap. I am also an inveterate impulse buyer with a hillock of credit-card debt, and I will probably wind up with "the Will Rogers of shoes" carved on my tombstone, given that I …

I Know Victoria's Secret
April 16, 1998 – 12:40 PM | 6 Comments

Victoria’s Secret sucks. All the men who lovingly tote the catalog into the bathroom with them for a little light reading might disagree, but I don’t care. Vicky can bite me, and furthermore, I won’t …

Truth In Advertising
March 11, 1996 – 9:03 PM | No Comment

The other day, I strolled over to Blockbuster to return a video.On the way there, I wondered to myself how I should address The "Hi" Problem.The "Hi" Problem arises whenever I enter Blockbuster.Apparently, one of …