It took me 11 years to realize that the dress restrictions I had placed on myself were much more strict than any limitations from the Fairfax County dress code. As the temperature climbs and the end of the year nears, I want to...

“You are so skinny.” The tone with which people say this completely changes the meaning of the phrase. At one point it was said with praise, even envy-- but now, without question, “you are so skinny” is said to us and...