This article was written by mother-daughter team, Alaina Roach O’Keefe and Elizabeth Roach

Summer, the time of year when one enjoys long, languid days by the pool or playing volleyball on the beach, relaxing at the cottage in screened in porches, gardening, cycling, or just simply enjoying a weekend retreat with family. Summer is also the [...]

It has recently come to my attention that some women coordinate their bras and panties. And they don’t just match colours: they buy the sets together. One of my friends won’t buy the bra if there is not a matching panty available.
I was shocked. Speechless, even. Don’t get me wrong: I like to get dressed [...]

I stare into the overlit shop mirror, and this other woman, with her formidable shoulder pads and monochrome armour, stares right back at me. I suspect this will take some getting used to.

I am trying on a suit at a ladies shop, and there is a clerk looming behind me, in wait for her final [...]

I am not sure when I decided that I wanted to do something “good” with my life. I do remember watching an Indiana Jones movie with a childhood friend, but I’m sure there must have been another influence besides this movie. My friend and I would often discuss going to a poor country, living in [...]

It feels quite indulgent to write an article for Edwards on whether or not I should change my name upon marriage, but I have to say it is something of a growing obsession for me. On top of the continuous conversations I am having about the colour of the ribbons on the wedding invitations (“But [...]

I don’t leave my house much these days. If I do, it’s quite a production.

I haven’t lost use of my limbs or become an agoraphobe; I’m a new mom. And getting my baby boy and me out of the house to enjoy the gentle breezes takes the tactical skills of a four-star general.

Used to [...]