How much is having great style worth to you? Is it worth having more time to devote your mental bandwidth to the things that matter instead of using it to figure out what to wear? Is it worth being able to open your closet door and having the right things waiting for...
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BLACK FRIDAY SHOPPING: PICKS FROM OUR FAVORITE BRANDS AND RETAILERS
When discussing what our Black Friday post would be about, Rachel, my assistant, and I talked about how Black Friday has become less about shopping for gifs and more about finding great deals for ourselves. It's a shopping day that many people set aside to invest in...
MY RETURN TO BOSTON: WHY IT’S ONE OF MY FAVORITE AMERICAN CITIES
A few weeks ago, my sister, Beth, texted me and asked if I’d like to join her on a road trip with her youngest daughter, Avery, to visit her oldest daughter, Morgan, a third-year college student at Emerson in Boston. It took me less than a second to reply with an...
RIDING THE WAVES: HOW I MASTERED MY SUDDENLY WAVY HAIR
In January, I wrote a post about my menopausal hair. I had lived through a heck of a time when it seemed like overnight my hair went from smooth, sleek, and straight to frizzy, dry, and breakable. At the time of my post, I felt like I had finally started to figure...
DOUBLE-FACE WOOL COATS: LIGHTWEIGHT LUXURY FOR TRANSITIONAL MONTHS
My first experience with double-face wool was in the late 90s when I was still a fashion designer. For most of my design career, I worked in what was known as the bridge market of the industry. Starting in the early 80's, bridge fashion was a price point that was...
FAUX LEATHER PANTS: PROFESSIONAL LOOKS FOR WORK
This season, I have selected faux or real leather pants for nearly all my clients. In some cases, these pants have been pulled for weekend wear but in many cases, my selections have been for work looks. Faux leather, also often referred to as vegan leather, has come a...
NOVELTY SWEATERS: ADDING EASY INTEREST TO YOUR COLD WEATHER LOOKS
As they say, it's sweater weather, or, if we're quoting Saturday Night Live, "sweatah weathah." After a long, hot summer, the crisp, cool sweater-requiring climate is a welcome change. I love breaking out my drawer of cashmere. The colder it gets, the heavier in...
AUTUMN COLORS FOR EVERY SEASON: HOW ALL COLORINGS CAN WEAR THE SHADES OF FALL
Unlike other seasons, autumn is the one where we truly remark on the colors. The shades are rich, vibrant, colorful, and brilliant. They're hard to resist. It's a visually stunning season. In terms of personal coloring, the traditional rule of thought is that people...
STYLING CORDUROY FOR WORK: HOW TO MAKE THIS CASUAL FABRIC WORK IN-OFFICE
I have always said that in order to be a good stylist, a person who does this job needs to blank out their personal style preferences. I constantly put clients in things that I would never wear but know is perfect for them. Objectively, I can appreciate the beauty or...
STYLING UNIQUE COLOR COMBINATIONS TO CREATE CLASSIC WORK LOOKS THAT ARE MORE INTERESTING.
Last week I was making shopping selections for a client for work who has a preference for color. During my pulls, I kept asking myself if I was selecting enough color for her. Color for the workplace can be tricky when you work in a professional or corporate...