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It seems most women I know are perpetually in search of the perfect, most flattering pants to be the staples in their wardrobe for a season or two. After several seasons of skinny pants and leggings dominating the runways, spring brings a fresh and welcomed silhouette of the relaxed and loose, cropped trouser. [...]

Women have come a long way since the 1970’s in dressing for success.  Gone are the outfits that hide our femininity (bow tie tops underneath polyester suits).   Today, we can show cleavage and wear minis without getting harassed or losing out on a promotion.
We were pleasantly surprised to see Nordstroms.com also agrees — they even [...]

They just won’t go away. And it’s extremely frustrating to see these pants coming around for another season.  Didn’t the designers learn from last seasons RTV’s (Return to Vendor requests)?  Didn’t women learn that this is not a flattering look on any body type?  I mean,  they don’t even look good on the models!
Instead of [...]

Over the weekend I had an interesting conversation with my husband as we were walking down the street in our neighborhood.  We had passed several women who were wearing skinny jeans and he turned to me and said, “You know, I can’t wait until the skinny jean trend is over.  I don’t think they’re very [...]

Reader Question
I am 47 and started dating again and I am really at loss as what to wear to my dates. I found your suggestions about what to wear on the first, second and third date. I love them. Dresses for date #2 and #3 are perfect for a really nice restaurant, however, I would [...]

“Carefree Casual”  is one of the most popular Wardrobe 911 style personalities and it is actually one of my favorite styles.  Most woman who wear this style like to portray an easy-going and comfortable look.  This may be your core-style if you don’t work in a  corporate environment. Or it could be your sub-style if  [...]

For your everyday business wardrobe, you want to make sure you have some basics in your closet and then add some color and style with your accessories to keep it current.  Here’s an outfit for wearing to work as the weather gets cooler:
Cashmere funnel neck sweater.  JCrew uses the best cashmere out there so this [...]