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Men Need To Wear More Clothes!

A recent study of British adults revealed that men only wear about 13% of their clothes. Whoa! FYI – the number for woman is roughly 40%!! And if that wasn’t bad enough, men spend more money on the clothes they don’t wear than women. The study which was sponsored by Thread.com found that men spend $1,020 (vs. $945 for women). Why? The [unsubstantiated] theory is that their lady counterparts push men to buy stuff they don’t want. Say what?! One additional

2015/09/14

WHAT To Wear To Work This Week

One camel blouse = a full week’s worth of work outfits. Add that to your style agenda! Worthington tribal dress, $40 Vince Camuto blouse, $99 T by Alexander Wang knee length pencil skirt, $79 Missoni tailored pants, 285 Leather flat shoes, $175 Christian Louboutin leather heels, 495 ASOS leopard print platform heels, $53 Biba flap handbag, 148 Fiona Paxton cuff bangle, $213 Buckle belt, $62 Slimmer belt, 20 Buckle belt, $28 Vero Moda STAR – Chino – saucy red –

2011/09/06

J Crew Fall 2011 Lookbook

We got hold of J Crew’s Fall 2011 Lookbook and while it’s a complete downer to think about fall, this is the world we live in! Designers and retailers are always at least 3 months ahead of where we are…. Style notes: J Crew keep the embellishments to a minimum ♦ the lines are clean and long ♦ the shoes have almond-shaped toe caps ♦ neutrals are still in effect but colors are vibrant and rich ♦ the styling is all

2011/06/24

Kmart – Keep it Comin’

I don’t think I’ll ever fully subscribe to Kmart as my ‘go to’ place to shop, but my recent purchases (as part of the Lucky Magazine Alpha Shopper program), but they have earned the right to get a little more attention. I have now road tested all of my items and, unequivocally, they all held up and I got compliments. The key to these pieces will be mixing high-end with these bargain items, and knowing which items to scoop. Steer clear

2011/03/31

A Diane von Furstenberg Shopping/Photo Opp

These are some terrific photos….great pictures “essays” of the brilliance of Diane von Furstenberg and it provides some outfit options as well!

2010/09/30

We See Things in Black & White

Black, by itself, is not the most springy color, agreed? And white, by itself, is really pushing the envelope on the Memorial Day rule, ya know? But black & white together is quite a different story — together they easily welcome spring to our doorstep, make mince-meat of any fashion faux pas, and handily do double-duty for work and weekends! We wanted to share a few of our favorite combinations as inspiration for the pairing…and to get your creative juices

2010/04/07

It’s Men’s Week!

This week Blueprint for Style will have several posts and topics about what’s important to the guys including key style tips, how to properly ‘grease’ someone’s palm, how to master the white shirt, and the latest fall fashions (September is just 4 weeks away)! Men we want to hear from you….

2009/08/03

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