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Your Everyday Outerwear

What does your everyday outerwear look like? Is it cozy, long, short, colorful, worn out, “ordinary”, statement, or elegant? Think about the words you’d use to describe the outerwear you rock most days because outerwear is one of the first elements people see when they create a ‘first impression’ of you. So, what are you wearing? If we move from the premise that you don’t need a lot to look great then as an executive or entrepreneur, you really need

2024/12/06

Outerwear

top must-have outerwear guide

My clients send emails every now and again asking about jackets or “dressy coats” or “everyday coats for work” and then wonder when I send a list of must-have outerwear items. The bottom line is there is no one coat that can do it all ~ and a well-stocked outerwear closet is the way to ensure you are warm, dressed appropriately, and ready for anything Mother Nature throws your way! Your top must-have outerwear for your cold-weather closet includes…. Everyday commuter

2019/12/01

Outerwear

To Be A True Fashion Icon, You Need….

A peacoat! She is a queen of cool…. Emmanuelle Alt – the editor-in-chief of Vogue Paris since February 2011, succeeding Carine Roitfeld. She’s one of my style icons and she does denim and anything casual with such upscale, effortless sophistication that it makes me cry sometimes. She is also well-known for rocking a peacoat – it’s one of the four standard coats that every woman should own. If you’re looking for your own version of reasonably-priced, laidback cool check out

2015/12/09

Fall Trends

A/W 2012 Trend: Precious Coats

We all need a coat for winter (unless you reside in Florida or Arizona). Technically your coat from last year should work just fine but if you want to be on-trend, then go for outerwear that offers a bit of embellishment that may be slightly more than you want for a daytime look, or an asymmetrical hemline. What I love and hate about this trend: (+) The coat would work for your evening affairs as well given it’s slightly dressier

2012/07/30

Frugal Fashionista

Question: I’ve paid out the nose for college and am still paying, so I have no real money to buy ‘real world’ clothes. What’s your recommendation on what I really need to buy….right now? Answer: Great question and, frankly, it’s not just applicable to recent college graduates. Have you gotten a whiff of our current economic state? Everyone wants to know the wardrobe basics to build on. We’ve got four great styling do’s: A fabulous, structured handbag ~ J

2011/11/02

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A/W 2012 Trend: Precious Coats

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