How to Shop in Your Own Closet

Let’s say that you see an outfit in a magazine or store window that instantly calls to you, “Buy me, buy me!”
What do you do? Do you:

1. Go online or into the store and buy it right then and there?
2. Give yourself a few days to think it over?
3. Look at the price tag, curse [...]

Fashion Advice from Yesterday and Today

I saw a story on Style.com yesterday that made me laugh out loud.  It compares fashion advice from two new books coming out (by “Spice Girl” Victoria Beckham and celebrity stylist Rachel Zoe) to fashion advice given in a 1959 book about the art of being a well-dressed wife (by 1950’s fashion designer Anne Fogarty). [...]

What to Consider When Buying a Coat

When was the last time you took a good, long look at your everyday coat?
Does it fit your properly? Does it fit over bulky clothing? Does it fit your lifestyle?
For many women, the answer is “no.” I know that because I see them on the street every day in outerwear that’s too big, too small, [...]

How to be Unforgettable

Want people to think about you when you’re not around? Want to slip into their thoughts when they least expect it? Want to haunt them even if you haven’t seen them in years? Then develop a signature style. It makes you unforgettable.
Signatures are those beauty, fashion, and style elements that are uniquely YOU. That people [...]

Dressing Lessons from the Rich and Famous

Last week, fashion designer Giorgio Armani announced that he would be underwriting the annual Costume Institute Ball next May at the Metropolitan Museum in New York. George Clooney and Julia Roberts will be co-Chairing.

When a Clooney-mad friend of mine heard the news, she called me right away and asked me how to score some tickets [...]