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Being Fashionable is not just about aesthetics but about health
As everyone know I am the resident fashion and beauty queen here at BB&W and although I love everything beauty and fashion, I want to address another side of the industry, health.
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Micro Trend 2012: The Cat’s Pajamas
Why do you have to change your clothes when you wake up in the morning? Why can’t one double their sleepwear as daywear? Throw on some heels and add a cute hair accessory and walk out of the door. Well, this micro trend, a throw back to the roaring 20s, allows you to do just that. Right off the runway at Stella McCartney’s show and a few other designers, straight to the red carpet and your door, see why sleepwear has become all the rage for daywear.
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Organize that closet! 17 Classic staples every girl should have
It is not necessary to constantly spend money on fashion. The rule of thumb is that your wardrobe should be 90% classic pieces and 10% trendy pieces. The bulk of your money should go towards items that will last you the lifetime of the garment with a few pieces that are one trend.
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Update on My No-Sugar Beach Body Goal; Whole Outfit Designed Around Tanisha’s “Red” Post!
Don’t know if you’ve taken Tanisha, our beauty and fashion editor up on her offer for a free “ask a stylist” consultation, but you dang-well should. Her recent posts about what reds to wear according to your skin tone FINALLY helped me find my personal ‘red,’ Make Up Forever, No. 42.
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Horses and Hats oh My! What to wear at the Kentucky Derby
It is the Wimbledon of America–of course Wimbledon is Tennis but man do they love their hats; a place filled with amazing horses, fashion, and HATS!! Yes, hats! And old school tradition and fun.
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Red Hot for Summer, and Just in Time for a Date Tonight: How To Choose It For Your Skintone
RED, the hottest color of the season and my fave color is all the rage and on at least one page in every fashion and interior design magazine this year. This powerful girl has made amajor comeback and she isn’t letting lose.
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Strike a Pose: How to Look Fantastic and 10 Pounds Lighter in Every Photo You Take
Ever wonder why you FEEL thinner than you look in your photos? Ever scurry away when someone pulls out a camera? Ever wonder if those Victoria’s Secret models have to see chiropractors after their photo shoots?
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Oh so Preppy and Nautical: Your Ticket Into the Yacht Club
Being cute a preppy is the beginning to your ticket into the yacht club. If you look and dress the part than obviously you ARE the part. With shows like Gossip Girl paving the way for us fashion mavens, I have put together a few looks to inspire you on your journey to preppy style, but before that, here are a few dos and don’ts.
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Stila, Vaska, Barleans, SENNA, Anatasia Beverly Hills and More Wanna Make Sure You’re “First Date Ready” at L.A. “Swirling” Book Signing!
After May 15, I’ll be expecting to be on your Christmas, Kwanza and Hannukah cards because the mother of all book signings is happening in Los Angeles, and boy oh boy, we’ve got some goodies for only the first 25 people who arrive at Eso Wan book store–you know that one, where BARACK OBAMA and BILL CLINTON came down from Heaven to sign their books. And because I know people, I’ve got some folks really, REALLY excited about getting all of your First Date Ready (FDR). We want you to be FDR inside AND out, so get a relationships book like “Swirling” to get your mind right, and I’ll take care of the rest.
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Trend Tales: Ballet Flats
While finishing May’s chiczine, conducting interviews and contributing posts as the new fashion and beauty editor over here at BB&W, I have come to the realization that many of you chic women are parents who wish to look chic without the fuss or some fo you aren’t parents and honestly and realistically cannot run around in stilettos all day.
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“Scandal” Style: Steal it from “Olivia Pope!”
In anticipation of tonight’s episode I have put together two looks just for you from the ‘wardrobe’ of Olivia Pope. On a side note, what do you guys think of the show so far and who do you believe is setting the President up for a fall? I for one do not believe Amanda Tanner’s story, in fact I was suspicious of her from the start. What do you guys think? Discuss..
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Candy Color Skirts–Trend Alert 2012
I am back with a trend report for S/S 2012 and everyone is salivating over the return of the feminine style of skirts and kitten heels infused with candy colored pastels. Who wouldn’t feel dainty and pretty is such ethereal feminine colors?
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Tanisha: Fiercely Fabulous Friday-June Ambrose GTL
Happy Friday BB&W crew. To continue on my quest to make you ladies a wee bit more fabulous than you already are, I am bringing you the Trend Alert of the Week.
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Fiercely Stylish: Careerwear to Cocktail Wear in Five Minutes
In honor of the launch of Ask A Stylist on BB&W, Christelyn has asked me to do a blog post on career wear doubling as cocktail wear. I am often approached by businesswomen as well as engineers, lawyers and doctors who ask how to be fashion forward in an environment that is very conservative. In most cases, their closet is filled with dark colored clothes that are not only depressing but that does not portray they personality at all. It is almost as if they are all drones, clones even, of the person in charged creating an environment of Corporate Stepford Wife-ism.
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Fashion: How I’m Gonna Get Through a Month of Buns and Look Fierce Doing It!
Inspired by the hustle-ish-ous-ness of KimmayTube, I am going to wear my boring grandma’s auntie-bun with a new-found flair.
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