Fashionista Reading (Mirror Image)

Fashionista Reading

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So I'm back from five days of sunnin', tannin' and Margerita-drinking in Cancun, Mexico. And while there, I enjoyed two great reads by Philadelphia-bred authors. One, a total action -packed warewolf saga, Bad Blood by West Philly's own, L.A. Banks and an amusing tome, by a just-dead fashionista, The Ten Best Days of My Life, by Adena Halpern. Let's be clear, these books aren't eye-opening change your life sagas, like the chart-topping Eat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth Gilbert, but one couldn't ask for better beach reading.

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In her second supernatural series, Crimson Moon, romance novelist, L.A. Banks introduces readers to Sasha Trudeau, a butt-kicking Shadow Wolf who tracks demon-infected warewolves. Along the way the leather pant-wearing- shapeshifter falls for hunky wolf entity, Max Hunter. Halpern's Ten Best Days of My Life is a sometimes funny, but actually serious look at a fabulous version of heaven - an endless wardrobe of Juicy Couture sweats and designer clothing. But unless the heroine, Alexis, can prove to God why she deserves the sweet amenities of the after life - that also include eating whatever and never gaining weight, being forever-young and a super fine next door neighbor - she may find herself knocking on heaven's door for all eternity. Both books show the authors' familiarity with our city and are fashionable as well as action packed.

FYI, Halpern will be at the Rittenhouse Square Barnes & Nobles at 18th and Walnut Street on June 3, at 7:30 p.m.

Posted by Elizabeth Wellington on May 27, 2008 5:24 PM | Permalink

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The Mirror Image team consists of Inquirer and philly.com writers with a passion for fashion and an eye for the trends. We live to shop and shop to live, but always appreciate a good sale. We know that “What I am going to wear?” is a serious question, possibly requiring consultation and multiple outfit changes. We believe beauty treatments can be a necessity instead of a luxury, and consider awards shows required viewing. Above all, we strive to bring style into our daily lives – and have fun telling others about it.

Contributor Elizabeth Wellington has been the Inquirer's Fashion Reporter since 2003 and writes the Mirror, Mirror column for the Sunday Image section. She is a bargain shopper who hates buying pants and rarely meets a dress she doesn’t like.

Contributor Chris Gray is the editor of the Image section, and has been a reporter and editor at the Inquirer since 2001. She believes you are never too tall for heels and considers text messaging a vital form of communication.

Contributor Karen Heller covered fashion for several years, nationally and regionally, and has an enduring interest in style and fashion. A finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in commentary, she reports on popular culture. Her column appears in the Wednesday Daily Magazine.

Contributor Kristen Graham is a Philly.com producer and columnist. She is still recovering from her mother dressing her in homemade cotton plaid bell-bottoms as a toddler, and regards religious Project Runway and What Not To Wear watching as the only way to make amends.

Contributor Jodie Chester Lowe is a Philly.com Entertainment producer and a member of the Great Expectations project team. By college, she knew she needed to expand her wardrobe beyond casual shirts and jeans. She’s branched out with the tops, but denim still gets its own drawer (or two) in her dresser.

Contributor Ellen Dunkel is the Philly.com Entertainment channel manager. She was almost literally born to shop, having grown up in Paramus, N.J., the No. 2 ZIP code in the United States for retail sales. She often serves as a personal shopper for family members who are missing the fashion gene.

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