Should I Stay or Should I Go?

Last year around this time, we started up what was supposed to be a Weekly Feature of A-Z advice on dressing well and living elegantly. We quietly sputtered out after only a few installments, not from a lack of good ideas, but because of the lingering guilt and suspicion that, in these trying times, such a feature had little bearing on most people's day-to-day lives.

So, we leave it to you, faithful friends: shall we pick up where we left off? Or is it all just stuff and nonsense? Read the thread here. A slight disclaimer: the final two installments (which appear first, as they're presented in reverse-chronological order) are rather weak, an indication of our hesitancy and uncertainty whether or not we would continue. So please be kind.