Sharon Haver

My Super Expensive Gift Guide: If Money Was Not An Option Kinda Luxury Chic

Need not, want more..

Since I hand-picked the Cute, Fun & Cheap Chic Holiday Gifts $50 and Under earlier, I thought it would be fun to SPIN the tables, to create the total #dreamlist in this Super Expensive Gift Guide.

IF, money was not an option and all our bills and charitable endeavors were covered, of course…. whoosh, that make my woo woo woozy at the thought.

Starting from the photo at the …

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I WANT: Cute, Fun & Cheap Chic Holiday Gifts $50 and Under

Stylish Holiday Gift Guide that doesn’t break the bank….

I had so much FUN hand-selecting these cute & cheap chic gifts under $50 for our holiday gift guide.

REALLY, I did. I want them all….

There’s something for everyone in our cheap chic holiday gifts guide… mom, teen, baby, pup, beau, you, and me. A gift should be something special, whimsical, and, perhaps, not something the receiver would ordinarily buy for …

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Holiday Sweater Guide- Not the Fugly Kind, But Gorgeous Ones You Would Really Wear

It just so happens that holiday colors are very in this season. So when it comes to holiday sweaters, it’s very easy to step it up with easy elegance.

Ruby red, emerald green and Chanukah blue (ok, that’s cobalt blue) twist a modern yarn on hideous holiday sweaters reserved for Great Aunt Abigal and that fugly hipster who thinks they’re cool. Just look at the gorgeous jewel tone colors from …

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Scarf This Up: Mommy Chic Wrap & Spiffy Bowler a la Alicia Keys

I’ll Have What She’s Having:  A voluminous scarf  and a menswear hat to effortlessly glam up the most basic outfit.

It REALLY is that easy.

Getting out of the house sometimes, can be an effort in itself. Particularly, on those down low, kick back (ha!), whirlwind of errands and mommydom days. Or maybe, just a work at home, no one sees me until, crap, I have to go out and look good kind …

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Stylist Advice- What to wear to a black tie optional event with the boss? Try an evening wrap!

If a black tie optional event is mostly business men, can this reader dare to bare with a backless dress?

Dear Sharon:  I would sincerely appreciate your input on an issue I am having with a business black tie optional event.  I am attending a “black tie optional” awards ceremony anddinner for a builders’ association in Western NY (near Canada). My completely platonic date is my boss.

The builders’ association is pretty …

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Leather Weather: Black (leather pants) + White = Italian Style

I’ll Have What She’s Having: Black leather pants that look so right

Yesterday, we talked about the ageless chic of a black leather motorcycle jacket, and today it’s time to talk about your lower half.

>>MORE: Leather Style

There’s an off-handedness that Italians have. They could be wearing the most extravagant item — think a healthy dose of gold, a swath of fur, ornate embellishments, or in this case, black leather …

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Leather Weather: A Black Leather Jacket At Any Age To Suit Your Every Mood!

I’ll Have What She’s Having: A modern & global spin on a classic black leather jacket as an age-appropriate celebrity favorite

Baby, it’s leather weather! Not too hot, not too cold (yet) and just right for some hard core downtown motorcycle style done right, may it be city, casual, or dressy.

From London, New York, to Cannes, we’ve got Kate Moss, Sarah Jessica Parker, and Isabelle Huppert sporting a black leather jacket …

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Stylist Advice- Plus Size Layering, Define A Focal Point

Dear Sharon:  I am overweight. Sometimes I wear blouses open with turtlenecks underneath. Can you wear a scarf with the open blouse and turtleneck? (C.M. via Fashion Advice)

  I’m not sure that I love the way you start out your question by announcing that you are overweight. Regardless of your size, we ALL need to make the most of what we’ve got which should come from a place of confidence …

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Vivid Color Trends: If It’s Bright, It’s Right for Resort

Vivid Colors Add Punch & Spunk To An Otherwise Neutral Palette

Ok, here’s some shopping advice, it’s time to brighten up

TV producers are surely rejoicing. The one-two color punch for resort is a bold mash-up of TV-friendly colors, so vivid and brilliant, that you may just want to adjust your settings… on your everyday wardrobe, that is.

These clear and crisp colors are NOT unfriendly on your skin tone as …

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Stylist Advice- How to jazz up a conservative red holiday dress

Dear Sharon: I’m wearing this holiday red shiny Tahari dress with an open portrait neckline to my husband’s company Christmas party.

I am wondering what shoes and jewelry to wear with it. Thanks! (H.E. via Fashion Advice)

 I’ve spent some time pondering  if I should sugarcoat this or not, and I need to be both truthful to you and to my professional style aesthetics.

I have to be honest here, I don’t love the dress.…

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