Make the Most of Your Clothes: Expensive Dresses
Don’t wash/dry clean after each wear For small stains, use instant stain remover
It’s Finally Friday’s Fashionable Yet Quirky Q&A
Read about this week’s everyday dapper don who is a Pacific Northwestern to the core. He keeps it simple and to-the-point, no frills and no designer wear. A gent more comfortable in a black suit than a tuxedo, but savvy enough to love stripes and sushi. Read a little more about our ‘Sleepless in Seattle’ compadre! Occupation: […]
It’s Finally Friday’s Fashionable Yet Quirky Q&A
This week’s everyday dapper don is a left-coast Dr. Welby with southern inclinations. He loves seafood, shoes and sports, and can likely keep up with the best them since he boxes! Let’s read a little more about this southern gent with modern proclivities…. Occupation: Physician Age: 42 City/State of Birth: Tacoma WA Current City/State of […]
It’s Finally Friday’s Fashionable Yet Quirky Q&A
This week’s everyday dapper don has a weakness for suits and looks every bit the part of a stylish man about DC. He’s a hometown favorite who prefers custom suits and cashews, so read more about him and judge for yourself: Occupation: Sales Professional/Cash Management Consultant Age: 48 City/State of Birth: The coolest city on […]
It’s Finally Friday’s Fashionable Yet Quirky Q&A
This week’s everyday dapper don is a southern gent with southern fashion sensibilities, but has an entrepreneurial spirit and a flair for color, edge and fashion to match! He has all of the “finishings’ of GQ with some hot suace sprinkled on top. Let’s see what this southern playa’ has to share…. Occupation: Business Owner, […]
It’s Finally Friday’s Fashionable Yet Quirky Q&A
Let’s read about today’s everday dapper don who happens to be a world traveler and personifies laidback, urban styling!! Occupation: DM Retail Sales Age: 35 City/State of Birth: District of Columbia Current City/State of Residence: NY, NY Status: Married Shoes or Sneakers? Soft Bottom Shoes Lace-ups or Slip-ons? Slip-ons Blazer or Sportcoat? Sport Coat Cashmere […]
Monday Morning Power List
A week’s worth of fashion, faux pas, follies, fabulosity, finds, forgettables, regrettables, and the like…… Little is BIG: There’s a saying that goes “…devil is in the details.” We can apply it to tons of situations, but the big takeaway is that it’s the little things that count. Our style application — the nicest accessories and […]
It’s Finally Friday’s Fashionable yet Quirky Q&A
Here’s our look at the next dapper don who hails all the way from Germany….a fairly straight-forward gent with old school swagger! Occupation: Wine Auctioneer/Wine Consultant Age: 43 City/State of Birth: Germany Current City/State of Residence: Chicago Status: Single Shoes or Sneakers? It depends Lace-ups or Slip-ons? Lace-ups “Always” Blazer or Sportcoat? Blazer Cashmere or […]
On My Way to Maui…
On my way to Maui today, I ran into a gentleman that provided great insight into traveling stylishly so, I thought I’d share.
How Do I Pull Off a Romper?
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Style Tip on Tulle
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Style Tip #13: Highlight Your Legs
To highlight your legs: cover your top half to avoid competition, and knee-length pencil skirts with sheer or textured tights. Avoid capris and midcalf skirts that shorten your legs!
Style Tip #12: Highlight Your Arms
To highlight your arms: use decorative necklines, multistrand necklaces, and moisturizing lotion to hightlight sleek biceps and triceps. Avoid tops that cover your assets!
Style Tip #11: Highlight Your Butt
To highlight your butt: use butt ruching, pocket designs, and tops that hit above the waist. Avoid pants/jeans with flap pockets because they increase volume but not shape!
Style Tip #10: Highlight Your Chest
To highlight your chest: use deep v-necks, unbuttoned collared shirts, and a well-fitted, seamless bra. Avoid turtlenecks and shirts that hide your collarbone…
Style Tip #9: To Highlight Your Waist
To highlight your waist: use sharp color contrasts (instead of muted combos), waistline details or a great belt cinched at the midriff! Avoid unstructured dresses, chunky knits and baggy blouses…
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 […]
Winter Style Tip
Forget trying to hold it together in the middle of the winter blues — for instant chicness, simply belt your coat! A few belt options include: J Crew leather equestrian belt, $29.50 (equestrian brown, approx 1-inch, brass metal ware)..,my favorite! ASOS metal keeper skinny belt, $8.62 (tan, approx 3/4-inch, brass metal ware) J Crew oval […]
Let Your Winter Suits Hibernate
Your suits should not make you sweat Your suit should keep you warm Heavier suits should be worn between November and the end of March …..in the meantime, dryclean them, remove the plastic when you get them back, and store with cedar!
White Shirt Style Tip
Tell your dry cleaner you want your white shirts cleaned without starch and pressed by hand. It’s pricier but worth it—they’ll last longer. After all, if you’re investing in the shirt, it’s a good ideal to make sure your cost-per-wear stays low…
Men’s Top 10 Style Tips
Make no mistake about it – men have it easier when it comes to fashion and style than women do! Men can purchase two or three pair of shoes and all is well! Men can travel with one suit and four shirts for a week and no one says anything! Men can wear a navy […]