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Fashion Essentials

Recycling the Basics – 1 Dress 4 Ways

September 23, 2009

I read recently, that a stylish gal opted to wear the same dress for ONE full year but switched things up a bit by layering jackets, sweaters, turtlenecks, belts, and other accessories to change the look up COMPLETELY!  I must say, after viewing her “diary” of looks it was hard to recognize her LBD as [...]

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Whatcha Gonna Wear This Weekend?

September 3, 2009

Going on a date?  Chillin’ with some friends and hitting up a movie and a cup of joe, or maybe heading to an end of the season summer picnic?  Perhaps this weekend is a good time to don the white pants for the last go ’round or maybe you want to pull out a brand new [...]

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Geeky Granny Glasses?

May 22, 2009

In an age when folks will risk their dearly beloved eyesite and undergo Lasik eye procedures and spend oodles of moolah on hard or soft contact lenses I am befuddled by the latest trend in eye wear… The clear over-sized non-prescription granny-style glasses.  After surfing various trendy websites where trendoids photograph themselves donning these geeky [...]

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Style To The Max

March 11, 2009

One of my favorite looks for the summer months is the maxi dress, and I am proud to proclaim that this comfortable and stylish MUST-have is back on the style radar for Spring 2009.  So how do you wear this day or evening dresses just right?  First, focus on length.  If your long and flowy [...]

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Blue and Dolce – Highlights of Milan Fashion Week

March 3, 2009

It sure was sweet to take a look at some of the collections featured at Milan Fashion Week.  There was lots of dazzling bling and pretty fabrics and colors.  Out of the long list of designers who presented in Milan I was particularly taken by both the Blumarine and Dolce Gabbana collections that were ultra [...]

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These Are a Few of My Favorite Things

February 27, 2009

Friday always gets me in the mood to shop (not that, that is hard to do) but I thought why not share some of the current items that I am lusting over with you TGIF’ers this very day that definitely won’t break the bank, but are highon the style meter.   Terrific threads sure are important, but [...]

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Brace Yourself!

February 3, 2009

Those regular readers of my post may notice that I like to accessorize a lot.  Funky stand-out necklaces are always an added bonus as are drapey earrings.  Today, I would like to focus on bracelets since as of late I have been finding many to my liking.  Charge up your regular repertoire with a wrist-full [...]

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Wardrobe ESSENTIALS

November 12, 2008

This past weekend I had the esteemed pleasure of more, or less personal shopping with a dear friend of mine. We were looking for fall trendy must-haves, wardrobe essentials, and of course killer shoes! Throughout our fun-filled afternoon of flinging clothing in and out of the fitting rooms I started to think about the absolute [...]

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Rachel Zoe Project

October 21, 2008

You might like Rachel Zoe, or you might hate her personally but you can’t deny that this chick has great style and an eye for what “WORKS”. For those of you who aren’t fans of the show “The Rachel Zoe Project” or aren’t familiar with it, the series follows this famed fashion stylist to the [...]

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Store of the season: H & M

October 20, 2008

As much of a shock as it will be for all of you out there – YES, I did go shopping this past weekend (I still have the distinct feeling that I haven’t accrued all the necessary fall essentials… shoes being my biggest problem at the moment). But I digress… As a recessionista I have [...]

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