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No matter if you work in an office or at home, here’s a dress that can work for both lifestyle needs as well as easily transition from summer to fall.  The studded jersey dress (by Donna Ricco) is perfect for the broad-shouldered hourglass with the draped detail at the neck and waist.  The shoulder line [...]

If you have a short waist, you will typically have longer legs and I have found that a good portion of hourglass and rectangle body types have these proportions.  To create the illusion of  a longer waist, wear the same value of color on top and bottom as I show here with the dark green [...]

If you’ve ever been to Hawaii, or any island where they serve drinks in coconuts and lei you on arrival, you’ve probably been a witness to the horrific floral prints and patterns that people only seem to pull out when visiting tropical locales. Going on vacation doesn’t give you a free pass to wear head-to-toe [...]

All summer you looked for pieces that were flattering and kept you cool, transitioning into fall your closet almost looks bare without your summer looks. There’s no reason you should lose half of your closet just because the seasons change, as the weather gets cooler here’s a way to take those favorite pieces you wore [...]

No matter where I find myself, I am always presented with the same concerns by women of all ages: “I want to dress my age but not look”…(choose one: a. matronly; b. too old; c. too young.) Most often, and this is because most of my clients are in their “middle years,” I hear your [...]

As summer starts to wind down the nights get a little cooler, this is the perfect time of year to accessorize your look with a scarf. Normally a scarf is your best friend from November through February, but it can be just as flattering and functional during warmer months. Look for scarves in light and [...]

The other day I went with a friend to check out the latest new items at Banana Republic and I found the perfect all-in-one travel-, work-, and casual-appropriate jacket for you all. They call it the Sabrina jacket ($130) and the fabric is a nice, heavy weight gabardine and the shawl collar is super [...]