fashion funnies: what goes around...comes around...

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anabella maria: (as they look at a portrait on the wall) "only to think, julia dear, that our mothers wore such ridiculous fashions as these!"

both: "ha! ha! ha! ha!"

may your weekend be fabulous!"

be still my heart...

have you heard? instyle magazine...to celebrate the new year & their launch of stylefind.com...is giving away...not one...not two...but 52 pairs of designer shoes from saks fifth avenue...worth over $20,000...les sigh...

i'm thinking i should keep this to myself...but i had to share...maybe if you win...you will let me have a pair? haha...just kidding...well...maybe a little...but go ahead...what have you got to lose? shoes are shoes...and i know that i can always use some new pairs to add to my collection...all you have to do is click on the link above...and sign up...easy...

good luck!

but i got it on sale...

don't get me wrong...there is absolutely nothing wrong with getting something on sale...in fact...if you can get a good price on an item...more power to yah! and...especially this time of year...a great time to be out shopping for those pieces that are missing in your closet...for example...need to stock up on some cashmere sweaters? get thee to the store...soon! prices are being slashed everywhere...

but...

when i've been in the middle of helping a client with their closet...and we pull out that one...sometimes two, three or more pieces...that are hanging in the closet...most times with the big red sales tag hanging off of it...and i hear that lovely phrase come out of my clients mouth..."but i got it on sale"...les sigh...

and??

simple math 101 tells me that...if you bought something at 70 percent off and you never end up wearing it...you're not actually saving money...you're wasting it...so please...don't let the big red sales signs lure you into buying something that you know full well...does not go with anything else in your closet...is not anything close to what you would be able to wear to...____________(fill in the blank with your lifestyle)

because then...when you are out shopping...and you find that piece that is SO you...without hesitation...you will be able to buy it...and know that you saved lots of $$...especially when you take the fashion accounting approach...which works on full retail price or sale...

how many ways can you tie a scarf?

i came across this pic from a blog that was posted on twitter...you can click below the pic to get there...i think what amazed me first was the fact that this was from a 1960's sears roebuck catalog...many of these styles are worn today...don't you think?

i have gotten much better at utilizing my scarf collection...especially when working with an outfit that might lack a certain something something...a scarf is the easiest way to add a little pizazz...if you know what i mean...for my clients that are afraid of color...it is a great way of introducing color into a wardrobe...texture and/or print...and it is done in baby steps...

do you have a creative way that you wear your scarves? please share!

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you had me at hello: purple explosion...

this lovely burst of purple took my breath away...spotted in the january issue of town & country...seriously...can you just imagine how this number would make any bland outfit stand out? the minute i turned the page and feasted my eyes on it...well...it had me at hello...

this 18k gold and lapis necklace by irene neuwirth...which could be found at barneys new york...is only $12,840...a little out of my budget...oh...who am i kidding? it is ALOT out of my budget...but a girl can dream...no? or find something that looks kind of like it...for a lot less...

i am officially on the look out!

scanned by moi

bewitched...

two important elements in dressing...fit & personal style...you really can't do one without the other...you can know your personal style...and buy clothes that don't fit...and the end result is not right...in the same way...you can buy clothes that fit...that have nothing to do with your personal style...and you look...well...you don't look like you...

beware the seduction of new clothes...all clothes are appealing when they do not belong to you...it is the possiblity of something new that could turn you into a new person that is so seductive...not the garment itself...

similarly...being surrounded by brightly colored or a particular style of clothes may make your classic black outfit seem instantly drab...and even unfashionable...rather than immediately buying that pair of hot pink hipsters...walk out onto the street...or into a store with plenty of black in it...and see if you still feel dowdy...

my point is...shop in stores that are your style...i have nothing against hot pink hipsters...but if your personal style is "classic"...shop in a store that carries elegant classic pieces...not in a store that tempts you with the promise of re-inventing yourself...be strong...

and another thing...don't be fooled into buying that piece that everyone is going to be wearing...quoted by some sales girl...just because everyone else is buying that must-have item...you don't have to...sales assistants will tell you it has been flying out the door...that they only have one left in your size...blah blah blah...don't believe them...

that said...if you find a truly superb outfit...that fits you like a glove...is a little expensive but not absurdly so...buy it!

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fashion funnies: what to wear...

happy 1.1.11 fabulous readers! although most of you are most likely already "partied" out...had to share this lovely comic strip by the ever funny life of "cathy"

the holiday party gown: slinky, shimmery, sequined red satin slip dress...

the holiday party shoe: jewel-studded, ankle strapped, open-toed stiletto...

the holiday party wrap: faux fur-trimmed, crushed velvet, beaded shawl...

the holiday party invitation: dress: casual...



this lovely comic strip came from jody over at couture allure vintage fashion...be sure to check out her website...fabulous vintage...always...

happy new year!