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Why not try a white jacket?

I'll Have What She's Having: A proper white jacket that's seasonless + chic ala Sharon Stone in Roberto Cavalli & J.Crew Spring 15 It's been a crazy month or so with filming over 35ish videos for my C'est Chic program (outfit changes for each), traveling, spending casual time at my place out West, and back to the NYC grind just in time for school to start for my son and Fashion Week. I feel like I've been in a closet wonderland whirl and, honestly, could use a day in yoga pants (thank you flu for making that day today). Here's the thing, with almost every reach into my closet, I keep thinking that I need a proper white jacket. A

Joan Rivers has made me laugh since I was old enough to turn on a TV. A true original who told it like it was. This week's 15th Anniversary of FocusOnStyle post look back honors the late, great icon who was still in her prime at 81. --S.H. Seeing is believing when it comes to glammed up prescription sunnies... Things happen when you are old enough to have grown up laughing along with comedic genius Joan Rivers on TV. One day, you start to need glasses, if only to read Heidi Abromowitz's little black book (purportedly the size of an encyclopedia). Secret: These are actually prescription sunglasses! LensCrafters had a sunnies soiree last month-- with special guest Joan Rivers,

Jeans spotlight week continues with a new entry for a flattering fit, introducing Spanx jeans! That's right, the sucking in power of Spanx built into a very stylish air of jeans. Can you believe that we just passed the last "official" weekend of summer? I can't believe that I'm writing this from one of my last days of a mountain view :( I've been spending the month on a workation at my vacation place in Jackson Hole, WY. If you've been following me on Facebook, you'll see some of my cool outdoorsy snaps. The work part of my vacation comes from spending time with FocusOnStyle Team Jackson Hole and my developer editing videos, creating tons of content assets, and building

As the season on the calendar changes, the iffy weather may to exactly be a seasonal match. This installment of What Jeans To Wear Spotlight Week reviews a fantastic transitional wardrobe staple- the jeans skirt! Add a pair of tights + some ankle boots and you'll be good to go to transition to a nippy day in no time. - S.H. If you're not a shorts person or looking for something that's perfectly styled for casual kickback style or city chic, look no further than a classic denim pencil skirt. In distressed denim, white or a dark wash, the denim pencil skirt that once was a wardrobe staple is looking all so right again. There are designer versions like the Victoria Beckham

What jeans to wear Spotlight Week! As we start to think about fall, let's re-look at this very classic, yet chic way to update your everyday jeans look. As a matter of fact, the ability to find YOUR chic in any style is what I teach in the C'est Chic Crash Course. I'll Have What She's Having: Irresistible casual denim with uptown styling (on a budget!) It's pretty easy to look chic in everyday, runaround jeans when your outfit tally is in the stratosphere. But how do YOU update everyday jeans without breaking the bank? I'll show you... Of course, there's a certain sense of eliteness to be able to afford a TOTAL design jeans look like this: Saint Laurent midrise

Dearest readers: As we wrap up our week of Style Motivation to help you look your best at ALL times and look through our archives to bring you smart ideas as we continue to celebrate our 15th anniversary comes a timeless lesson on what to keep, store and let go of. The end of the season is near, get ready to clear out your closet! With a new season ahead comes the perfect time to reorganize, reconsider and purge your wardrobe to avoid the pitfalls of inappropriate age dressing and all that can go wrong when one tends to hold on to too much from the past. That's not to say one must start fresh each season as its near

This week’s Summer Spotlight theme pulls from some of my favorite style motivation posts. I don't want you ever to take style or fashion too seriously because you lose the spontaneity that makes it all so interesting. And unique to you. Lighten and move forward... it's only fashion. - S.H. Ok, I was (sort of) eavesdropping. Here I was, out and about, having an espresso and couldn't help but listen the one-sided conversation of the girl across the coffee bar. You know the type. Clutching her cellphone and talking at a decibel level as if she were orating into a can with a string rather than the gold earbuds that she had plugged in. REALLY, we can ALL hear you. Clearly. Even above the

Are we looking at fashion Week through rose colored glasses?

This week's FocusOnStyle's 15th anniversary online post tackles a question that we so often ask ourselves. In our busy lives and overstuffed budgets, what the heck does the fashion shown on the runway have to do with our everyday life? Well, read on to see how... I'm working on the production of my C'est Chic Crash Course and have to say that I am very proud and pleased with the way it's shaping up... I know it will impact the way you see style in your life, without spending a fortune on a new wardrobe! Ok, I get it. You're busy. Really busy. Maybe even juggling a family, responsibilities, a wacky work load, and beau coup bills. So why should you

This week's Summer Spotlight are some of my favorite ageless beauty tips. We covered how beauty is how you see yourself, a better than botox drugstore creme, how what you eat affects your skin, and now for those who want to consider an extra boost, some non-surgical Ultherapy to combat turkey neck. Want to find out how to get rid of turkey neck? Let's look into Ultherapy non-surgical skin tightening with New York City dermatologist Dr. Paul Frank who specializes in the Ultherea non invasive skin tightening procedure to tighten and tone skin. I've been getting a lot of questions about non-invasive, non-surgical ways to tighten, lift, and tone skin, as well as an update to my Thermage non-surgical facelift article of several years

This week's Summer Spotlight are some of my favorite ageless beauty tips. Let's look at how what you at affects your skin... Part One- The best-ever foods to prevent aging…. Nobody wants to age. Nobody wants wrinkles or a waddly neck. So, how do we battle the aging process? Well, the quickest answer is---the way your skin and body ages depends on how you treat your body, inside and out! Here’s what most people don’t get: your aesthetic beauty depends more on the strength of your digestion and metabolism, the quality of your sleep, how often you have a bowel movement, the foods you eat and the cleanliness of your liver than on scrubs, cleansers and anti-wrinkle creams that cost you your

Skincare can take a downturn during the lazy days of summer. This week's Summer Spotlight are some of my favorite ageless beauty tips. I've been getting a lot of comments about my skin lately. In a good way... Truth be told, I'm lucky in the genes department, and have been using some kind of anti-aging/moisturizer since about 16, and avoid sun bathing. But the compliments and quizzing have most definitely escalated this fall. Truth be told, I've been working crazy hours developing a new project (you'll find out soon!) and haven't had much time to even think about replenishing my face creams. So, I took to some review products that were sent over & have been using them without much

Dearest Readers: For this week's FocusOnStyle.com's 15 year online anniversary online post, I want to go even further back to when Focus on Style was my weekly newspaper column. This style motivation post from 1996 is still vital today. Either by a reader email or asked in one of my courses or one on one stylist sessions, so many of us question how to be beautiful in hopes of some secret elixir to instantly transform ourselves. But the truth is that beauty is how we see ourselves... that's the self-confidence that honestly makes us shine and what I try to convey with all my style advice. Enjoy this week's throwback post! - S.H Dear Sharon: I feel invisible, yet people tell me I am attractive. I just don't look the

Marc Jacobs Off-The-Shoulder Satin Dress

This week’s summer spotlight is How to Wear It Week. Let's look at a classic way to wear a summer standby.I recently bought a black short, off-the-shoulder dress. It is body-hugging until the hips and then has a balloon skirt until the knees. I later realized on that I am not very comfortable wearing an off-shoulder style. Can you suggest a jacket type or coverup that I can wear with this dress and in what color or pattern? (via Fashion Advice) >> MORE: How to wear a LBD postsHumm, what makes you uncomfortable wearing an off the shoulder dress now that you liked so much when you bought the dress? It's always best to try to fall out of love with something when you still have the

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Why not try a white jacket?

Can We Talk Prescription Designer Sunglasses a la Joan Rivers and LensCrafters

Hold tight! Spanx jeans has you covered

What jeans to wear Spotlight Week! The Denim Pencil Skirt, Something to Reconsider

What jeans to wear Spotlight Week! Try a casual chic update to your everyday jeans with Saint Laurent inspiration

How to Clean Out Your Closet and the Top 20 Clothes to Let Go Of

Style Motivation Week! Lighten up. Have fun. It’s only fashion.

Fashion Week Is Coming (Again), so why should you care about the runway?

Ageless Beauty Week! How to get rid of turkey neck? Update on Ultherapy non-surgical skin tightening with Dr. Paul Frank

Ageless Beauty Week! Beauty in Balance: Enhancing your Beauty Inside and Outside

Ageless Beauty Week! My anti-wrinkle experiment [better than Botox]

When you ask how to be beautiful, it’s more that beauty is how YOU see yourself

How to Wear It Week! What to wear with an off-the-shoulder dress

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