Sharon Haver

The First Lady of Style: Michelle Obama WOWS in (Jason) Wu Again for Inaugural Gown, and then some

Truth be told, red is my favorite color for everything except party affiliation. The First Lady broke tide in a STUNNING Jason Wu red halter gown for the Inaugural gown first dance, and maybe, just maybe, that can be a sign of getting us all together.

Far from the more girly white Jason Wu frock from 2009, this red draped chiffon and velvet number was sexy in the most powerful and …

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Michelle Obama’s Bangs, Oh Yes! The First Lady Keeps To Ageless Chic With A New Hairstyle

A quick little reminder about staying youthful and keeping your personal brand both modern and vital.

Case in point: Michelle Obama turned 49 today with a few new things: @FLOTUS  (First Lady Of The United States), her Twitter handle where we got a first look at the First Lady’s new hairstyle, BANGS!

Yup, there is nothing like a new hairstyle to refresh your style, like Michelle Obama’s bangs and layered do. …

Tags: age-appropriate , ageless , bangs , beauty , first lady , hair , hairstyles , Michelle Obama , Michelle Obama Bangs , Michelle Obama's Bangs

What to wear when you work from home AND a peek at my office. Here’s some stylist advice

What to wear when you work from home can become tricky, especially if you are (thankfully) not the freebie T-shirt and PJ bottoms type. Let’s help this reader come up with some more than presentable outfits to wear when she works from home and no one really sees her.

Dear Sharon: I work from home and never know what to wear. I’m not of the work from my PJ’s school …

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Golden Globes Fashion- Red Carpet Best, Worst and why you should make sense of this

Monday morning quarterback time.  It’s time to reflect what really stood out– in both a good and eeech way– from last night’s Golden Globes fashion from the red carpet.

If you followed my gut reaction Golden Globes Live Tweets, you have a pretty keen idea of my take on this.  I have a hard time ohhing and ahhing when a trussed up actor is schilling for a big designer and caught …

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I hope you didn’t, but if you did: 5 ways to not fall off the New Year’s style resolutions wagon

Liar, liar… my big, empty promise to myself and why New Year’s style resolutions hardly ever work…

It’s a week into the new year, and where are you?

In my over 20 years in the style business, I have never once thought that truly being stylish came from a check list at the start of the year. I don’t bother with resolutions of any kind anymore. If I was really going to commit to a …

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Abundant Style Mantras- 10 Ways to Make the MOST of What You’ve Got

Abundant style is having a wardrobe that WORKS for you; not the fantasy you get lost in.  

Case in point: Pretty fabulous outfit here. It got your attention. But it is NOT what abundant style is all about. Not in my book at least.

The party outfit pictured is gorgeous – and flashy- no doubt. But, really, how often do you need to wear something like this?

Not much, …

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Help, I’m short and busty and need some clothing stylist advice

How to make this reader embrace her curvy petite figure with grace and style. Now doesn’t that sound better than short and busty?

Dear Sharon:  I am 20 years old and 5’1″ with slim legs, hips, and stomach. However, I  have an inverted triangle body type with strong shoulders and a 34DD bust!  My boyfriend recently told me I have a beautiful body and I shouldn’t use my clothes to hide it.

The …

Tags: busty , evergreen , how to wear , petite , Petite Fashion Tips , short and busty , starlet figure! , STYLIST ADVICE , what to wear

5 Trends to Trash or Switch to Update Your Look for 2013

Lose This, Redo That in 2013…

Truth be told, I HATE telling anyone to ditch something trendy. Something that is such a quick fad should not be in a chic wardrobe to begin with. There IS a sophisticated difference from looking on trend and  being trendy… particularly, after 25ish.

Trendy is a blip on the style meter that spoils faster than a gallon of milk and dates itself in one of …

Tags: 2013 trends , coral , crop top , fashion trends , glitter , lace , low rise , midriff , Peplum , shopping , shorts , spring trends , tangerine , trend report , trends , trends to trash , trendy , what to wear

Wear It Now: 7 Ways to Step Up to Pre-Fall 2013 by way of the Sonia Rykiel Lookbook

To most of us it seems that fashion has more seasons than a calendar can hold. The prelude to the next big runway fashion week season is Pre-Fall 2013.

But you don’t have to wait.

I’ve pulled key looks from the Sonia Rykiel Pre-Fall 2013 Look Book with styling tips to wear their nuances now. The Sonia Rykiel collection is inspired by Andy Warhol’s Factory “where the anonymous came back out as icons.”  Spark your style …

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Stylist Advice- Help, my heel is too small and I trip out of my shoes!

Dear Sharon:  For the past three years, I trip out of my shoes. It started when I was on the my way to job interview when, all of a sudden, both my feet slipped out of my pumps! I had been wearing these pumps all year and now they didn’t fit. It was a nightmare just to make it to the door of the interview as I couldn’t take a “normal” step without losing …

Tags: evergreen , feet , how to wear , shoe tips , STYLIST ADVICE