One reader recently asked, “I’m confused on what casual dressing will look like this fall with this more polished look going on. It’s hard to look polished being casual and not be too 80’s preppy. Can you help?” I understand your plight; the magazines seem to be showing nothing but lady-like pieces with very structured… Continue Reading How to Look Polished AND Casual
So ladies, it’s that time of year. The time where you are expected to stash away those sandals and shorts and suddenly don cable-knit sweaters and cords. Here in the Nation’s Capital it’s around 95 degrees and I have a feeling that come Tuesday the weather wills till be as hot. I can recall Halloweens… Continue Reading No White After Labor Day!
Reader Laurie emailed me recently after reading “Talking Fashion” on Washington Post’s website about fall’s trends. Suzanne D’Amato and Janet Bennett lead this chat and are very intelligent and stylish women, but mentioned in this certain chat that bootcut jeans are “Momtastic” and to be stylish one should choose a skinny leg, high-waisted style, or… Continue Reading Are Bootcut Jeans “Momtastic?”
So my plan was to wear my white short sleeved shirt with black trousers and my leopard heels. I was all dressed and sitting on the front step watching the dog scamper around and do his business before I left for work. I was reading a book, bent over and the dog decided to come… Continue Reading Wednesday
Tuesday I had the day off because I had some family and personal things to attend to. Lots of running around town. Olive linen puff-sleeve shift dress from Old Navy, faux tiger eye necklace and earrings from beach boutique, black Reef “Sandy” flops. Hair was second day, bedhead straightened with round brush and dryer. Makeup… Continue Reading Tuesday
Job interview… those two words can create all sorts of fear and loathing in people. Having to sell yourself, but not too hard. Make a good impression, try not to have sweaty palms, fidgety hands, spinach in your teeth. And then of course, what on earth are you to wear??? Job interview attire used to… Continue Reading Dressing for Your Interview
Just an FYI, the dentist (saw her this AM) is very happy with my “plaque maintenance,” but says I need to wear my NTI night guard on a more regular basis or else I may have no bottom teeth in a couple of years. I am a flossing and brushing diva, but somehow lost my… Continue Reading Monday
Not a very exciting day. After yoga had just a few minutes to throw on “real clothes” and then we ran multiple errands – the grocery, drop off a cooler at a friend’s house, get the dog’s pills, visit the bank, hit up Target and Home Depot… that glamorous suburban life. Since I only had… Continue Reading Saturday
Black tape yarn scoop neck empire-waist sweater tee from Old Navy, black stretch poplin trousers from Caslon, red patent croco peeptoe pumps from Enzo Angiolini, silver bracelet and hoops. Hair is washed and conditioned, but of Jonathan Silky Dirt while damp, dried with a diffuser and then large sections twirled for a short period of… Continue Reading Friday: Aug 24, 2007