Wednesday, May 6, 2015

Humboldt Style: Seize the Sparkle

Posted By on Wed, May 6, 2015 at 9:48 AM

click to enlarge Josephine Silva shining at WinCo. - JENNIFER FUMIKO CAHILL
  • Jennifer Fumiko Cahill
  • Josephine Silva shining at WinCo.
Did you just throw on sweats and a ball cap before you hit WinCo this weekend? Then Josephine Silva, who caught our eye by the registers as shiny things do, put you to shame. She was glinting her way past the bulk bins and bread racks in a rhinestone-studded cowgirl shirt, a rhinestone-encrusted belt and enough sparkly bracelets to sink Siegfried and Roy's yacht. You know, just to pop out and pick up some canned goods.

click to enlarge Clutch, ankle boots and cuffed, dark denim. Damn. - JENNIFER FUMIKO CAHILL
  • Jennifer Fumiko Cahill
  • Clutch, ankle boots and cuffed, dark denim. Damn.
Why all the flash? "I'm a cancer survivor," the soon-to-be octogenarian said, explaining her impulse to carpe diamante. In fact, this is nothing. Silva is a volunteer chaplain at St. Joseph Hospital, where you can catch her in homemade costumes for every holiday. 
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Jennifer Fumiko Cahill

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Jennifer Fumiko Cahill is the arts and features editor of the North Coast Journal. She won the Association of Alternative Newsmedia’s 2020 Best Food Writing Award and the 2019 California News Publisher's Association award for Best Writing.

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