Have you ever walked into a dressing room that had clothes strewn about and then have a frazzled sales clerk rush up behind you (or sometimes not) to grab the items, throw them over her arm and run out the door so you could change in peace? How many times did you think that the [...]
Monday, January 11, 2010
On occasion I will find something fabulous at a consignment shop – something I could not possibly afford even when marked down. My last purchase was at the swanky Turnaboutshoppe in Wellesley, Massachusetts, where I scored an amazing black Chanel jacket for a mere $400. I will wear that baby for the next 10 years, [...]
Wednesday, January 6, 2010
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Have you taken a long, hard look at your closet lately? What shape is it in? Do you have clothes hanging on the wire hangers from the dry cleaners? Has your wardrobe overgrown it’s space with clothes strewn about or doubled up on existing hangers?
If so, it’s time for some new hangers and maybe even [...]
Tuesday, December 1, 2009
Are you familiar with the ‘Lexie’, ‘Dita’ or ‘Provocateur’?
If you are 5′4″ and under, you will love these denim lines designed just for petites!
It’s the classic jeans we love but with shorter inseams and higher knee breaks to elongate petite figures. Inseams ranging from 30-32″, fall about 2-4″ shorter than regular length jeans.
At 5′2″, I [...]
Wednesday, November 25, 2009
Many of you have probably heard about the four seasons for determining what colors look good on you. Simply by the basic color of your hair, skin and eyes you are put into one of four boxes — or twelve (as some systems are now.) I have always had a problem with this because many [...]
Friday, October 30, 2009
It’s simple really and you’ve all heard me say it before but it’s worth repeating: wearing eye or hair related colors make you look approachable.
And this picture of Elka Eastly Vera — one of the many wonderful individuals I met this week at a color seminar — speaks volumes.
Her dress is hair-related and her cardigan [...]
Wednesday, October 14, 2009
I am frustrated with my closet!
I hate all my clothes. Nothing works anymore. I’ve fallen into an abyss!
I used to be so stylish in my 20’s.
Have you uttered those words or felt that way at one time or another? We’ve all been there. The dreaded style rut. Our own sense of style has been replaced [...]
Tuesday, March 2, 2010
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