Wardrobe
Warm Colors in Hot Weather?
How can I wear my deep warm colors in hot weather? I get that question a lot this time of year, and the answer is simple. It’s the fabrication, not the color, that determines the seasonality of a garment.
Read MoreBride-zilla? Mom-zilla?
With a 2-year backlog of weddings plus the newly-engaged crop, my inbox has been flooded with requests for help choosing M-O-B and M-O-G dresses. This mom was considering royal blue, but wanted some input on color choices.
Read MoreMake Your Color Fan Even Better
In the virtual class on how to optimize the use of your Color Fan, we stumbled on a little modification you can do yourself to make that wonderful tool even easer to use. Here’s how:
Read MoreStyling Your Seasonal Sale Finds
Thanks to all of you who reached out asking for ideas on how to style the bargains you found in the seasonal clearance events. I’ve created some collaged examples, using my own bargain buys to illustrate tried and true outfit formulas to make sure those new additions are getting a chance to shine.
Read MoreSmart Sale-Shopping Strategies
Can you hear it? The siren song of major season-end markdowns is blaring full force. And the continued disruption of supply chains has caused many cold-weather item to hit the stores late in the season – just in time for price reductions. That can be a great way to update your closet. Or a temptation to…
Read MoreRetail Recon: Brown Bonanza
If you are one of the many women who looks your best in Espresso Brown and struggles to find coordinates in that key neutral – Chico’s is your new best friend! Not just one item — but a full set of coordinates you can use to create Color Columns that are the basis for tons…
Read MoreRetail Recon: Better than Basic White
I often talk about how harsh and draining a bright white shirt or tee looks on almost everybody. A subtle blush-pink is so much more flattering. But I hear back from all of you that it is nearly impossible to find. Good News: I just found a terrific option!
Read MoreI Forgot How to Accessorize …
A lot of my basic life skills got rusty during months and months of staying home every day. I forgot how to walk in my tall shoes and looked like a prom girl in her first pair of heels until I practiced for a while. I forgot how to drive confidently in traffic. And –…
Read MoreReconfiguring Edna’s Closet
With a fantastic body to showcase clothes and a genuine love of dressing beautifully, Edna has been a fun client for many years and we’ve built an extensive wardrobe over time. Recently she decided to consolidate from multiple closets upstairs to a single walk-in on the main level of her lovely home. That meant some…
Read MoreAnother Sneaky Reader Tip for Your Closet
LOVED all the feedback and comments on last week’s closet tip about facing your garments let or right. Here’s another new take on organizing from an anonymous reader…
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