Could it be that we're starting to see a bit more normalcy in our lives again after nearly a year of being shut off from the world? The number of people eligible to receive the COVID vaccine is increasing, restaurants are welcoming people inside their establishments...
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My Top 10 Favorite Professional Pants Styles
Early on in my fashion design career, I worked for a company whose reputation was built on their pants. The company, which no longer exists, was called Barry Bricken which designed cohesive sportswear collections for both men and women but was famous for their pants....
Step Four in Achieving Your Style Goals in 2021: Organizing Your Shopping Plan
A few weeks ago, I got you started with three things you can do to up your style game in 2021. If you missed it, go back to that post and read that first. As I mentioned in that post, when there’s a big gap between where you are and where you want to be, you feel...
Politically Purple: The Symbolic Significance of Purple at the 59th Presidential Inauguration Ceremonies
For so many reasons, I couldn't wait to tune in for the 59th Presidential Inauguration. I wanted to see the transfer of power from a president I didn't agree with to one I voted for. I wanted to see the first woman get sworn in as Vice President of the United States...
Two Products That Have Helped Me Survive the Pandemic
After Frank's cardiac event on my birthday, January 5th, I am happy to say he is home and actually back to working in-office this week. He worked from home last week and while things were going quite smoothly, I found myself horribly distracted. I couldn't focus on...
How to Dress When You’re All Out of #%$!’s to Give
The pandemic has put fashion on the back burner. Well, I don't even know if it's on the stove at the moment. I was walking down normally busy 5th Avenue in the middle of the workday last week and the streets more closely resembled a holiday weekend. It was sad to see...
Three Things to Do to Ensure Your STYLE is Off to a Great Start in 2021
Well, we made it. Unfortunately, the turn of a new year doesn't magically make everything better but it does make us more hopeful, like a fresh start or a new page. 2021 feels especially hopeful after the year we just lived through. I have created my vision board, I...
My Husband Had a “Cardiac Event”: How an Apple Watch Saved His Life
You can usually set your watch to when I post to my blog and if you keep up with my posts noticed I didn’t post on Wednesday last week. On Tuesday, my birthday, my husband, Frank, had what was described as a cardiac event. It started out as a normal...
FAcebook Group Member of the Month: Lisa LaFargue-Eason
When I look over the history of posts by members in my Facebook Group, Lisa LaFargue-Eason has never posted. It may make someone wonder why she would even be on my radar if this is the case. While Lisa has never posted to the group, she's incredibly active with...
MY WORD OF THE YEAR FOR 2021: EASE
Last year, I started the practice of coming up with a word for the year in lieu of making new year resolutions, which we all know have an incredibly high fail-rate. I got the idea to do this from my friend Lindsey Pollak who has been doing it for years. As Lindsey...