May 4th, 2011
Mom's The Word
It takes a full-grown girl to admit that “cool mom” isn't an oxymoron. And if you're not quite there, My Mom, Style Icon will convince you to the max.
When writer Piper Weiss delved into family albums and discovered her mother's secret history of wild style, it changed her life. No exaggeration. She began blogging her favourite found photos, then collecting like submissions from readers. Now Weiss' trove of vintageness is a cutesy new book, available most places books are sold—and beloved by style blogs half the world over.
From Audrey Hepburn stripes to Farrah Fawcett hair, Sunday-best dresses to bathing suits, My Mom, Style Icon is everyone's photo album. Plus, it might just compel your mum to re-open hers, and you, to look again. —SNP
$21.95 at the Drake General Store, 82A Bathurst, drakegeneralstore.myshopify.com and Amazon.ca
