Antonina Jedrzejczak

2 weeks ago | wsj.com | Antonina Jedrzejczak

If fabrics were dog breeds, denim would be a golden retriever. All-American. Everyone’s best friend. Linen? I’m going with a Shar-Pei. Distinctive, yes. Cool? Indeed. But man, look at those wrinkles. Despite the cursed creases, every summer, many women I know, myself included, pull out our linen pieces with visions of finally mastering the finicky flax. We’re in fine company. The ladies of ancient Cairo preferred to lounge in linen.

1 month ago | wsj.com | Antonina Jedrzejczak

Forget the wild snakeskin looks of the 1970s. Today the pattern is all about strategic accessories. 2025 is the year of the snake. For me it was 2021. After moving back East, I spent a few months living in a friend’s country home in rural Connecticut. Just me, my husband and the six rat snakes denning in the living room radiator. Everyone happily napped through the winter. When spring came, our reptile roommates got restless.

2 months ago | wsj.com | Antonina Jedrzejczak

Too busy to fuss with a bag full of makeup? Today’s products are promising multiuse benefits to streamline your morning. We put two to the test. The novelist Isabel Allende once said: “You spend the first part of your life collecting things…and the second half getting rid of them.” Replace “things” with “mascara” and you’ve got me there, Isabel. My makeup collection has been expanding like a grizzly heading into hibernation.

Feb 28, 2025 | wsj.com | Antonina Jedrzejczak

To stay organized, I keep three bins on the floor in my bedroom closet. Donate. Dry cleaning. Destroyed. That last one, you ask? It’s filled with clothes that I’ve cut up, partially unraveled, stretched out or otherwise messed with in my crusade against irritating seams, itchy fabrics and scratchy tags. Every few months when I visit my sister in London, I smuggle some of the fancier victims across the ocean and drop them at her sewing machine, hoping for absolution. Or at least mending.

Jul 11, 2024 | bloomberg.com | Antonina Jedrzejczak

The hat is back. Globally, sales are up 6% from last year, and women’s hats—from wide-brimmed sun blockers to chic berets—are leading the way with a 20% year-over-year increase, according to Brian Ehrig, a partner in the consumer practice of Kearney, a global strategy and management consulting firm.