Brighten up your winter

Avoid being sucked into the muted colors of cool weather. Christmas brings red and green, but don’t forget about violet, blue, and combinations thereof. Go to the growing international clothing directory. I’ve bought a few things online in the last few weeks. Christmas sales are off the chain. What I bought: men’s underwear (I do wear them from time to time as shorts, but this time it was a gift), sparkly salsa shoes, stretch silk items, and a rock-n-roll mini-dress. Guess what. I bought a few in multiple sizes, which means I had to return some. No problem. In fact, I had to return all three stretch silk items (two dresses and one top) because they all fit very oddly. I returned one of the pair of shoes (ordered in two sizes so inevitable but a good idea), and a few of the undies for store credit.