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Starting Over With Style- Discover your fashion potential

Make The Most Of What You've Got-- even when you don't know where to begin Make The Most Of What You've Got-- even when you don't know where to begin Dear Sharon: I am starting my life over. No need to get into what I've been up to, but suddenly I took a once-over in the mirror and decided I'm in serious need of an image makeover. The problem is that I've spent so much time as a fashion and beauty outsider that I don't even have a clue as to where to begin. Help me find my way to looking polished. -- Striving For Style Dear Striving For Style: Applause, applause, applause... take a very fashionable bow! I wish

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FASHION’S PRIME TIME…

FASHION'S PRIME TIME... Does today's "grown-up" style put ten years on you? Does today's "grown-up" style put ten years on you? In a time of anti-aging this and skincare that, it's kinda kooky to think that fashion has become the anecdote to Dorian Gray, but this ladylike trend is just fashion's way to evolve into a more conservative, refined state of tailoring. Yes, the tie-front blouse has returned with a vengeance. Well-cut, polished ensembles-now that's a word that's skipped our lips for quite a while-with blouson blouses, batwing sleeves, big houndstooth checks, high ascot necks, gold chain purses, pearls, and "done" hair are baaaaaack! Before you have a go at this staid drag, heed just one disclaimer: Though shall not

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FASHION VICTIM’S LAMENT: Why Not On Me?

EXTRA: Latin Pop Star George Lamond Tells What Makes A Woman Mucho Caliente and it's not being a fashion victim Avoid looking like fashion victim: what to do when your clothes wear you downDear Sharon: I wear the latest trends every time I go out, but I feel tacky. I'm not sure why this is. I have nice clothes and accessories but I just feel tacky in them, and they're not tacky clothes. How can I overcome this? -- (Un)Becoming Chic (Sydney, Australia)   Dear (Un)Becoming Chic: Rriiinnnnggg, attention all dedicated followers of fashion, I am holding an absolutely adorable snippet of a white mini-mini-miniest sliver of a skirt just like a similar one that walked down the Oscar de la Renta spring runway with

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Get a Gym Bunny Body with At-Home Workouts…

Top fitness trends to try at home from Pilates to belly dancing Dear Sharon: I just don’t have enough hours in a day! In a perpetual time crunch, rather than a stomach crunch, I find myself ditching exercise classes because I can’t spare the half hour that it takes to get to the gym and back. I hate the way that I look and feel these days, but still can’t get motivated to squeeze in a trip to the gym. Is there anything new and interesting in the way of at-home exercise? If I felt that I would actually use something on a regular basis, I would even consider buying equipment to keep in my basement. Please fill me in before I turn to complete flab! --Workout Withdrawal

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Mad Hattery…

The Chapeau Strikes Back for Fall Fall 2001 fashion is head first into a major hat attack. The fashion must-have look is menswear inspired. If the hat doesn't recall Rex Harrison puffing a pipe, elbow resting on a mantle piece, it's not it. Grab a tweed or private school plaid slouchy crusher or a newsboy cap. We warned you that it was coming and now it's here-- fashion is head first into a major hat attack. The fashion must-have[/link] look is menswear inspired. If the hat doesn't recall Rex Harrison puffing a pipe, elbow resting on a mantle piece, it's not it. Grab atweed or private school plaid slouchy crusher or a newsboy cap … jeez with our every breath

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Underneath Chic…

The Black Pantyliner We know the color black rocks. So, why is it when it comes to feminine hygiene thingies, they do the job but usually come up flat on aesthetics? No more! Now, there's CAREFREE® Black Pantiliner Guys, go away. This Style Thing! is strictly for the girls. With that said, we know the color black rocks. Sixty-six percent of women* say it's a favorite to wear. Black is also the most popular panty color* and we know how you love those sexy undies. So, why is it when it comes to feminine hygiene thingies, they do the job but usually come up flat on aesthetics? No more! Now, there's CAREFREE® Black Pantiliner -the first black pantyliner available in

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Pin-Up…

Instantly Glamorize With Glitzy Multiples Accessory designers- like Nicole Miller and Amy Chan-- are gearing up for the next big handbag trend-- retro-inspired purses encrusted with a large jeweled brooch.But why wait?Tiffany Dubin, author of Vintage Style, and Swarovski Crystal teamed up to "crystalize". Accessory designers- like Nicole Miller and Amy Chan-- are gearing up for the next big handbagtrend-- retro-inspired purses encrusted with a large jeweled brooch. But why wait? Tiffany Dubin, author of Vintage Style, and Swarovski Crystal teamed up to "crystalize" Tiffany's apartment and a cast of goodies. The best seen: a little black dress and vintage handbags covered with Swarovski pins. The more, the better. "It's all about multiples," says Tiffany. Dig into grandma's closet, shop

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