Godiva, Lindt, Cadbury,
Hershey's, Nestle -- all
those politically correct,
organic brands that pledge
to save endangered species.
Since Valentine's Day (which
for me could be called Chocolate
Appreciation Day) was just
yesterday, I've run down to CVS
and stocked up
on my now halfpriced
favorite:
dark, bitter
chocolate -- the
kind that
you bite
into and
exclaim,
"Why, this
is an embarrassment
to
candy, it
has so little
sugar!" I
m u s t
admit,
a little
p i e c e
of chocolate
every day
maintains sanity.
you)?
it (while avoiding
the mud,
of course... although
now that
I think about
indulgence alive
in your fashions.
You won't be disappointed.
sancandy-
crazy dress)!
Dark chocolate
brown projects a
certain mystery; its
warmth draws the eye
close to the body. It has
gravitas when done up
in a rich silk or dreamy
satin like Costello
Tagliapietra and
BCBG Max Azria
(left) showed at
Fall Fashion
Week. But for
c h o c o l a t e
t o p o p ,
combine
it with a
dash of
powder pink, butter
cream yellow or egg shell blue.
Think of whipped cream on top
of a chocolate mousse -- not
entirely necessary, but it does
make that mousse look
even better.
So in preparation,
immerse yourself
in all aspects
of chocolate as we
move into spring.
When you sit studying
for a midterm in
the library, throw on
a pashmina in the color
ity. Could it be those antioxidants
(who knew it could be good for
This fall (yes, fall '08 styles
are already upon us) chocolate
brown will be seen in
stores. I knew they did
those Hershey's outfits
on "Project Runway" for
a reason (loved Kit's
candy-) and bite into a matching
Hershey's Special Dark
Chocolate bar from
the Novack vending
machine. Don a
velvet blazer while
sipping a colorcoordinating
cup of
hot cocoa from Dirt
Cowboy. Find a tailored
skirt in the
color and wear
your pumps with
it, given the right
shade of mud, no
one would notice a
slip here or there).
Especially now that
Valentine's Day is
over, keep the
spirit of chocolate indulgence alive in your fashions. You won't be disappointed.
