Style Trends I’m Loving RIGHT NOW!

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Style Trends, if you’ve noticed are spanning several decades.  We have Hollywood Glamour of the 40′s, Leave it to Beaver dresses of the 50′s, Beach Blanket Bingo casual of the 60′s and Color Blocking, Hippy, Bohemian Styles of the 60′s and 70′s…..But wait, 80′s Power Dressing style trend is Back! There’s never been a better [...]

February Color of the Month

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February Color…Ah, Love is in the air and the color for the month of February is Sheer Lilac. From  the book: Colorstrology, by Michele Bernhardt, the color Sheer Lilac is Uplifting, Progressive and Detached. “Inspiring and imaginative, this color invokes the qualities of humanity and kindness.  Sheer Lilac helps us comprehend the spirit of humankind [...]

Clothes Make Me Happy

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I love clothes. I love color.  No, I love shoes. No, I love what clothes and color and shoes can DO for me. I love the way that they can make me feel important.  I love the way they can make me feel calm and gentle.  I love the way they can make me feel [...]

Jason Wu Coming to Target

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Jason Wu, born in 1982, began his career as a designer creating doll clothing.  He was educated at Parsons The New School for Design and interned with famous designer Narciso Rodriguez.  Wu’s first full collection was debuted in 2006.  Since then he has been collecting accolades from notable groups such as Fashion Group International and [...]

Color Speaks – How Color Influences Words and What We Wear

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Color speaks in any language.  I cannot imagine a world without color.  Even if you have lost your sight, studies have proven that you can still “see” color.  Color is energy. Color is life. It promotes, it demotes, it moves you to action, it keeps you calm and serene. I want you to ‘see’ color [...]

Color Me BLACK – Look Your Best When Wearing Black

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Color has psychological (impression) and physical (expression) meaning.  When I ask what a “favorite” color is, very often the answer is BLACK. From the “LBD” to black pants and now with Spring Trends using it as a foundation color to ground everything vibrant, black never goes out of style.  Sometimes though, black  is a lazy, [...]

Color – 4 Ways to Add the Color of the Year to Your Wardrobe

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The Color of the Year for 2012 is Tangerine Tango. Adjectives being used to describe this color are: bright, spirited, vivacious, appealing, sophisticated yet dramatic and seductive. How will YOU put this color into your wardrobe in 2012? Knowing how to put this color to use into your wardrobe so that it will reflect your [...]

Tribute to a WWII Veteran

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John R. “Bob” Hughes, (my father-in-law) passed away quietly on Saturday; he was 88. I’ve been thinking about his journey in this life since then, and wanted to share some of who he was with you. One of 4 children, born to Irish parents, he was a feisty man…someone who didn’t know the meaning of “I can’t”. [...]

RaffleCopter Contest

I just wanted to share with you that I am looking into a great program to add to my ‘bag of tricks’.  If you are like me I know you like contests. Rafflecopter is a new program that will help me manage my contests that I run. Can’t wait to check it out! You can [...]

Fashion Trends 2011 to Say Goodbye To

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Fashion Trends come and go and looking back on 2011, I don’t have a lot of complaints about what we’ve been offered up in fashion. We’ve seen the return of the dress trends begin to take up more floorspace and designers are giving us options in clothing for “real women”. Alas, there are some trends [...]