Grechen’s Closet love...

Grechen (Grechen's Closet)

I just checked in with a blog I used to read religiously and was reminded why I like it so much (and why I’ll be getting myself in the habit of checking it first thing every morning, just like I do Huffington Post and WhatIWore). The first thing about this blog, Grechens Closet, is that (more…)

Accessories that make the difference...

Jericho tote (J. Crew): A great bag upgrades your style

It’s a big night out. You’ve got your new little black dress all ready to go. You reach for it in your closet … and realize you don’t have any jewelry to go with it.

You’re going to have to fake an evening bag, too, apparently — because the only one you own is for summer, and it’s now well into Fall. And, darn it, you just realized the shoes you wore with your old LBD are looking a little, (more…)

What I read this week...

I am always curious what other people are reading online, and in that spirit I am going to try to provide a round-up of great stuff I found online over the past week. I got this idea mid week, so (more…)

Moms in skinny jeans...

Skinny jeans (Calvin Klein)

Recently I took a client shopping, a smart, pretty, and nice woman. A savvy and accomplished businesswoman, she also identifies strongly as a suburban mom in her early 50s.

And she was wearing “mom jeans” as her regular work-from-home uniform, the clothes she threw on to shlep her kids to school on days when she didn’t have a client meeting.

She wanted to update her look but wasn’t quite sure how. (more…)

Shopping online: One dress, many ways...

For holdouts who don’t like shopping online: It’s time to get over your hesitation.

I get why you’re nervous, I really do. Some websites are truly awful. Every ask someone where she got a great new piece of clothing and then sit there, astounded, because the website she refers to is just a little … well … cheesy-looking? So cheesy, that without this vote of confidence (and your own eyes), you’d never buy something from said website?

Cosmic dress (igigi.com)

That’s how I felt about this site, for plus-size clothes. The clothes and styling are just eh. So I have passed until now, despite seeing the always-fabulous image consultant Catherine Schuller wearing a dress I liked from the site back in the spring.

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