Spring Trends Should You Rewrite the Rules?

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Spring Trends -What Trend Rules Your Closet? Magic is happening….Trends are visions from yesteryear and “days gone by”. Spring Trends 2012 are flooded with looks from the 50′s and 60′s which we seem to be able to adapt pretty readily to.  There are also trends from the 70′s and 80′s that are emerging.  For some [...]

Spring Trends – Colored Denim

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Spring Trends – Colored Denim is ALL the Rage! Spring trends are popping up and I’m loving the colored denim featured as one of the hottest trends this season! At first, I resisted the trend, but then a friend encouraged me to try a pair. I’m now the proud owner of a pair of cobalt [...]

Spring Trends – Oversized Florals

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Spring Trends Spring Style Trends are coming up roses, and hyacinths, and daisies and tropical!  Flowers are everywhere ranging from botanical and tropical prints to Hawaiian style blooms and Van Gogh inspired sunflowers.  Will you be able to pull them off?  Let’s see: How to Wear Floral Prints Spring Trends in florals have to be [...]

Can You Dress Like a President and Win?

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Can someone’s dress influence whether they become a President? Last week in the Wall Street Journal, Joe Queenan wrote an article:  How to Dress Like You Just Might Win. Normally, I shy away from anything political, but this has so much to do with image and first impressions, I felt compelled to write. First of all, [...]

Try a Personality on For Style

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Style, as we have explored all month long is not as simple as buying what’s on the mannequin.  No, it goes far deeper than that. In the words of Edna WolmanChase:  “Fashion is General. Style is Individual” That’s all fine and good, but as women, don’t we all want to be someone we’re not sometimes? [...]

Color of the Month for March

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Color and March go hand in had here in the south…It’s beginning to look a bit like spring and  March brings several birthdays to family members of mine! The words that describe someone whose birthday in in the month of March is Intuitive, Subtle and Empathetic. From the Book:  Colorstrology, by Michele Bernhardt, the color [...]

Style – Work Your Weekend Style

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Style on the Weekend Style on the weekend can be tough.  How many times have you “just run out” to the store or somewhere and been embarrassed by the way you’ve shown up?  It’s true, I’ve done it myself and even the ball cap and sunglasses can’t hide my tacky style! Sometimes it makes me [...]

Style Expressed-Your Date Night Style

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Getting to your best style is getting easy!  So far we’ve talked all about style personalities, what’s it mean to have an expressive or reserved style.  We’ve talked about defining your personality type and what everyday style is. Now, let’s take a look at what it means to have a date-night or ‘dress-up” style. If [...]

Style Expressed Unleashing Your Everyday Style

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Style, as we are discovering, is not as easy as buying what’s on the mannequin!  Well, I guess it could be if it were your personal style, but for style to resonate and be authentic you must feel it…own it! Everyone has opportunities to show up stylish!  When working a stylish wardrobe 3 lifestyle looks [...]

Style Personality Enhanced

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Did you know that most of the clothes made for women are made for the “Traditional” styled woman?  It’s true.  Now, do you know why? Traditional Clothing Sells! I don’t know any woman that doesn’t want to look and feel “chic” and on trend, but how do you bring out the zing in your style? [...]