Tag Archives: Fall fashion
How to Know if Your Necklace is Right
Does this Necklace Look “Off” to You? My once-client and now dear friend, Diane, reached out to me recently with a style question. “Does this look okay?” She was getting ready for an evening out with her husband and some … Continue reading
What to Wear to Work in Fall 2021
Re-mixes for Your Unworn Work Wardrobe Don’t toss those sleepy suit pieces just yet! There’s no debating it’s a more casual world when it comes to work style since March of 2020. Even in more-traditional organizations, “business formal” style parameters … Continue reading
Can I Wear White After Labor Day?
The Rule: Stow Your Whites Until Next Summer Does it still stand? Some rules make very good sense; at least at the time they’re created. And then… well, things change. Remember the rule of courtesy that said not to phone … Continue reading
Tights with open toe shoes?
Open-Toe Shoes & Hosiery: Yes You Can White sandals with suntan-color-reinforced-toe-pantyhose. Can you see it? If the image makes you cringe, you may be old enough to have a residual memory or two from the 1980’s fashion police (it wasn’t … Continue reading
Fall Transitional Dressing
How to Transition to Fall Gracefully A little over a week ago, I took an early-September dip in the pool on a near 90°F day. Later that week, my husband fired up the furnace for a different kind of dip … Continue reading
What to Wear in Early Fall
5 Tips to Dress Rationally on 3-Season Days September: the month with a personality crisis. One day it feels like picnic & swimming pool season, the next, you want to bundle up in flannel and ear muffs. Even more, it’s … Continue reading
Personal Color: Making the Best Choices
What Makes a Color “Yours”? Personal color, when chosen wisely, has the potential to make your face appear brighter, healthier, and more vibrant.At the same time, unflattering hues hold equal power to drain the “life” right out of you! Short … Continue reading
Pencil Sharp – 5 Ways to Wear a Pencil Skirt This Season
A pencil skirt hasn’t been this hot since the “Mad Men” era was present tense. Joan Harris makes a strong, provocative case for its classic interpretation, but your options this season are far from basic. Re-mix, recreate, and reinvent — … Continue reading
Back to School!
That first day back to school,… the anticipation, excitement, trepidation, all mixed together. Today, my Facebook news feed is graced with countless first-day photos posted by proud (and relieved) parents. The day creates memories and photo opportunities to be recounted … Continue reading
Can you,… really? (Edition IV)
This blog entry’s look at Glamour.com’s list of Fall 2011 Most Wearable Trends brings us to another of the season’s spotlights on color. This one, less about a specific hue, and more about a color characteristic. When was the last … Continue reading