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“Dear Blueprint….Need Help”

Mystery: Summer’s over and I have lots of shoes that have the toe out.  When I click on certain sites, these are listed as “sandals”….I’m confused!  Can I wear toe-out shoes into fall and winter, or am I breaking some fashion rule?! Solved: Ask (and answer) these three questions…(1) Do I get cold easily?, (2) What is the occasion, and (3) What is my mode of transportation?  The easy answer is that you are not breaking any fashion rules by

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The Rain Boot or Wellie–To Be or Not To Be?

To be or not to be — that is the question and Blueprint’s answer is “let it be”! Several shoemakers have some version of the wellie and, yeah, they’re kinda cute but in a time when we should be focusing on investment purchases and items that are most versatile in our wardrobe, it’s an item we won’t miss if we don’t have.  If you live on a farm, or do fall/winter gardening, or you’re inner-child says you should run through

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Must-Have Scarf

Men bring in winter with these dull camel or black scarves…why?  I’m not suggesting that they wear pink but, just a little color keeps the winter blues away and the skin tone looking less-than-pale!  This Ted Baker Phipp scarf (approx $65) in brown has the basics (navy, brown, taupe, maroon, black) but then provides a manly pop of color with the red, grey and fuchsia stripes. The added bonus — no matter what overcoat or trench you have, you’re sure

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