Wardrobe

My long-time friend and colleague Ann Gosch — she headed the education department at Bernina back when I had the same role at Baby Lock — shared a couple of her print-mix projets that I think you’ll enjoy seeing …

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Starting the new year, we’ve focused in the LOOKING GOOD online community on organizing the contents of our closets.  Here are a few of the tips we’ve been discussing.

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Mixed prints – within an outfit or within a single garment – are showing up a lot a we start to thing about Spring wardrobes.  But how can you adopt the trend without looking like a clown?  Here are some tips …

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Wow – holiday parties and events – IN PERSON – many for the first time in ages!  Whether it’s the office party, a neighborhood open house, family gathering or church events, won’t it feel good to get dolled up?  What fun!!  And what to wear?? Here are some quick tips for adding festive touches to…

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I’ve always dreaded jean shopping wth clients because getting a good fit is so incredibly tough.  But now I have an  answer.  Measure&Made jeans (and traditional pants too) are sold in sizes 0-28 and in THREE BODY TYPES to address 97% of women’s fit issues. They even offer length options!  Use these tips for shopping…

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“Everybody” knows that a classic navy blazer is a wardrobe must-have, right?  So I got one, then realized that the standard coordinates aren’t my style.  Khaki pants, camel trousers and the like are great with the jacket … but not on me.  My current navy bottoms aren’t a color match for the jacket – no…

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Tired of jeans and pants that don’t really fit?  Gap at the waist?  Too full thru the hips?  Never long enough? THERE IS AN ANSWER!

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I talk all the time about how a pale blush color — somewhere between peach and pink – is a deliciously flattering alternative for the bright white T-shirts that are being heavily promoted as layering pieces this Fall.  And you tell me “Great idea Nance, but where am I supposed to find one?”

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I introduced an August Challenge in our subscription online community:  Beat late-summer boredom by creating a new outfit each day, combining pieces you already own.  In the process I discovered a way to make many of the tops in my current closet a lot more flattering regardkess if the season …

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Septermber is a tricky month for wardrobe choices.  The calendar says it’s Fall but – in many parts of the country – the thermometer says maybe it’s still Summer.  And the balance shifts back and forth daily.  What to wear is an ongoing challenge.  Here are tips to recombine your pieces to suit this shifting…

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