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3 Ways to Wear This Spring’s Wardrobe Staple: White Tee
It would seem that you ladies are so NOT feeling the sporty trend. I can dig it. It is good to know your audience and I am happy to find that most of you are vintage souls. This will make it that much easier for me to create looks and posts for you.
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Retro Chic with Sandra D
The popularity of retro TV shows like Mad Men, Boardwalk Empire, Vegas, and the buzz surrounding the summer release of the much anticipated The Great Gatsby, the retro look continues to increase in popularity as more women are sporting the hot fashions and hairstyles from a bygone era.
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Fashion Trending: Sporty Chic
Yes. I know. I am always writing blog posts on how to dress classically chic and I seem to, without meaning, to neglect the sporty ladies on this blog. So guess what? This post is for you.
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Five Fashionable Things We Can Learn From Mad Men
As we all know, Scandal is one of my many addictions as far as TV is concerned, but what you may not know is that Mad Men is my other obsession. The style, the artistic filming, that sexy beautiful asshole Mr. Draper… need I say more?
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SS2013 Trend; Boyfriend Jeans How To Wear Them
Boyfriend jeans has been an ongoing trend for about two years now. They are a throwback to fabulous 50s and they are just as great now as there were then. They are very slouchy, but versatile. Women of all ages can wear them. So, I have put together three ways that you can wear them. Dress them up or down. However you choose to wear them, you won’t go wrong.
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Showing Too Much Cleavage
I went on a great first date last week. It was great except that I wore an outfit that showed too much cleavage. It didn’t seem like too much when I left the house, but by the time I got to our meeting place, my top had migrated downwards and my bosom was bulging to the delight of my date.
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How to Wear White Denim Pants: 3 Ways
White denim you say? Are you insane? No I am not. This ‘new’ staple for every girl’s closet, big or small is a must have this season. This isn’t your high-water white denim from the 80s, this is that fresh denim of 2013.
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A Preppy Chic Farewell to Lilly Pulitzer
Lilly Pulitzer, wife of Peter Pulitzer grandson of the famous publisher Joseph Pulitzer of the Pulitzer Prize fame, was the fashion designer best known for Hobo Prep Chic style. I could give you the Cliff’s Notes of her life but I feel that it is unimportant. What is more important is her impact on the fashion world and on women during that time.
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To Whom It May Concern: Black Skin Is “International”.
Ms. Abdullah is a single mother from the Bronx who prior to her shot at modeling stardom was working three jobs to care for her family. She is a very lovely young African American woman.
However, her comment was simply unacceptable and if she has a brain in her head, she will apologize for it. And I don’t mean because a cellphone might go flying at her head from some random direction at any minute.
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What To Wear on a Weekend Getaway
Spring is here and it is the perfect time for those lovely weekend getaways before it gets too balmy out. Maybe you will take a drive down the coast if you live near one. Or a weekend in the country. Whatever your idea of a getaway is, here are a few pieces I “threw” together to inspire your daydreams.
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How to Wear Colored Denim: Spring 2013 Trends
Colored denim is a fun and easy way to be fashion forward and slowly adding color to your wardrobe, leading up to the summer. Here are a few celebrity style and fashion bloggers take on the trend.
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DIY and Inexpensive Ways to Feminize Your Wardrobe
We all have unique fashion styles, preferences, and shopping habits. This post is for women who want easy and inexpensive ways to makeover their clothing items or outfits so that they are more feminine or interesting. Some will buy a plain t-shirt and wear it as is. Others won’t even buy that t-shirt or they [...]
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Ladylike Trend- SS 2013
The ladylike girlie, feminine trend continues this year. I don’t know about you, but I am sucker for 20′s, 40′s, 50′s and 60′s inspired fashion. Those women knew how to dress and kick ass while doing. I would watch Mad Men and Pan Am just for the fashion alone.
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White Model in Black Face (or Black Body), a New Fashion Statement?
In the March edition of Numéro, a prominent international fashion magazine, white 16-year-old model, Ondria Hardin, poses in full-on, full-bodied bronzed hue. The editorial spread was called, of all things, “African Queen.” Now, I have heard of fashion icons and imagery being a bit “avant-garde” but my goodness this is some mess.
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Spring Staple: Three Ways to Wear an H & M Blazer
Every season there is always a staple piece to have in your closet to wear with just about any and everything. This SS2013 is no different. The biggest color trend is white hot and this white blazer is perfect for 2013. You can buy it at H&M for $49.95. This is an inexpensive way to stay on trend.
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It’s Winter, So What — Brighten Up
This just in: Winter is here for another 5 weeks but that’s ok. Even though we find ourselves in the grips of one of the coldest winters on record doesn’t mean our wardrobe has to be, ermmm, frozen stiff…
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#Trending Going Baroque
Clement Ribeiro S/S 2013 London Fashion Week Winter still has us in her grip in the Northern Hemisphere and it would seems that tempest will not pass soon. However, she will in about six weeks. But until then we can celebrate the ‘barren’ season with the customary warm clothing of knitted sweaters, long skirts, and [...]
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