Spring Cleaning Tips: #4 (sweaters & bottoms)
Men & sweaters: these should be a staple in your wardrobe and, like crayola, come in many colors and styles. Focus on 1 or 2 cardigans, 1 zip-front sweater that can double as a jacket but not as stiff, and 3-5 pullovers (crewneck or v-neck….v-neck being optimal especially if you’re more solid). There are others […]
Spring Cleaning Tips: #3 (pants & shoes)
Men & pants: just like the ladies, if you’re having trouble fastening the last button, (take a silent moment) and agree to let them go! If you’re under 45 and your pants have darts/inverted pleats, please discard them. and for the professional man, if you own more than three pairs of sweats, please explain….because all […]
Spring Cleaning Tips: #2 (shirts & sweaters)
Men & shirts: a few have little itsy bitsy teeny holes in them…likely from keeping the plastic on them so, let them go. Any shirt that has a frayed or slightly discolored collar, just say ‘goodbye’; and consider any shirt where you can no longer button the top button as too small!! Women & sweaters: […]
Spring Cleaning Tips: #1 (shoes & tees)
Men & shoes: remove empty shoe boxes, discard any casual shoes older than four years and with more than a 1-inch sole, and throw away any shoe you’ve been ‘planning’ to get re-soled across the last year and haven’t…you haven’t worn it and obviously didn’t miss it! Women & tees: ‘search and destroy’ any tees […]
Spring has Sprung!
Look what’s coming to Blueprint for Style in APRIL: Sequins during the day …. unheard of! Too Many Mags to Mention – In Style, Vogue, Details, Vanity Fair, Elle, More, Lucky, GQ … which ones do we read for what?! Spring Cleaning – when, what to get rid of, what to keep & what to add […]
Trash Your Closet for Spring!
You heard right – the best way to welcome spring is by ‘trashing your closet‘. You’ve got tons of stuff in there that doesn’t work, is too big, a little too tight, represents the glory days (never to be regained)…and, frankly, no room to stash your new purchases. So, today Blueprint for Style is bringing out […]