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How to dress French when you are not. Wear a classic jacket or coat

One of the more popular reader questions around here is how to dress French. For this week's FocusOnStyle 15th anniversay online post, let's revisit these very chic & classic jacket and coat tips from 2010 which remain very relevant & stylish today and onwards. That's what timeless French chic is all about... the right pieces in your wardrobe that both endure and look modern.  Would you like a boost to help you get the look? Please add yourself to the C'est Chic Crash Course announcement list. I'll let you know when the program opens! --S.H. French Chic Style Tips: Outerwear Rules 3 Women | 3 Looks | All Classic | How they did it Do you want to know how to

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This is how you Belt your coat à la Paris Fashion Week Street Style Trend

I'll Have What She's Having:  A fresh, late season update by way of you belt your coat, just so Let's face it, we are all getting a bit sick of winter. We probably already bought what we could from the sales yet still may be craving a late season picker-upper. Rethink! Yup, rethink what we wear a different way. Get creative and get more style fast. >>MORE:  Fashion Week Street Style Take a look at our lovely lady above snapped at Paris Fashion Week and notice how she added a simple ruff hewn luggage tan color belt to cinch in the waist of her otherwise unbuttoned coat. It looks fantastic and changed the line, in a great way, to her straight, slim coat.  >>

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Coat Alert: Military Chic

Is it getting chilly where you are? It is here and that's time to think about some stylish layers. Here's the best part of the military chic coat trend, it's not really a trend but a twist on classic styling that comes in and out of fashion every few seasons. Regardless of making the top trend list for any particular season, military chic always looks right because it's a trend based on a classic. >> RELATED: Shopping Guides of Fos editor picksHey, you might even be able to pull a military-esque coat out of your closet. What you don't want to do is invest in a coat with too much hardware or trendy details. Keep it clean and simple and

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Michelle Obama wears the matching coat & dress trend- hers is by Moschino

First Lady looks rather Camelot-ish in Moschino coat & matching dress Michelle Obama is very smart indeed when it comes to her fashion choices. On the anniversary of the Obama's first year in the White House and the day after the Republican gain for Teddy Kennedy's Senate seat, Mrs. Obama chose exactly the outfit to make the right statement: A matching coat and sheath dress. If I were the First Lady's fashion advisor, I couldn't come up with a better ensemble for today's photo op. If it was Mrs. Obama's choice, she continues to have marvelous fashion instincts. We most associate the First Lady wearing a dress with matching coat on Inauguration Day—that one was the yellow brocade by Isabel

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Non-Wool Winter Coat Alternatives

How to avoid the itchy winter coat when you are allergicI am extremely allergic to wool. However, I love the look of wool winter dress coats, particularly pea coats.I have been trying for years to find a coat that is fashionable and professional as well as warm enough for winter. As if that is not enough, I need an alternative to wool, because as I stated before wool makes me break out in hives. Please help me to be both fashionable and warm this winter. (via email)Coming from someone who spent a chunk of her childhood being pricked and prodded at the allergist's office, I can commiserate. BB Dakota Sprouse non-wool peacoatThere certainly are plenty of alternatives to a wool

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Shearling Coats stylish enough to wear in the city

Keira Knightley rocks a Burberry shearling coat It's time to rethink shearling as a fashion choice. There's nothing like a frigid day to ruin your coat style. All the clever layering, chic scarves, and general sense of looking great in the cold is gone once the winter chill starts to really kick in. Shearling coats are a fantastic option but for the last few years it is all too common for them to get a bad design rap. WGACA Vintage - Vintage Shearling Coat at ShopBop They are the typically stylishly forgotten items left to “sheepskin and leather” emporiums in affluent ski towns. The coats with the shawl collars, narrow shoulders, and oddly oversized armholes, usually in a shade of

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Faux Fur Chubbies are oh so chic

The Fuzzy-Wuzzy Party Must-Have Jacket is even better in a shot of color What happens when you marry two hot trends? You get instant party glamour! The fierce trend in fake fur is riding high. Add a fantastic jewel color in a retro modern shape, and you've got one amazing new look to take you into the party season and then some! TOPSHOP BOXY FAUX FUR CHUBBY COAT While furry vests are all the rage stateside, Paris is a bit more excited about brilliant faux fur jackets. Particularly, a take on the fluffy 1940's / late 1970's chubby jacket that has all the disco glamour that looks so right again. >> Shopping Hint: TopShop has some fantastic fake fur chubbies

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Top 3 Outerwear Essentials to Transition into Spring…

Timeless Chic Outerwear Picks The Top 3 Wardrobe Essentials to Transition to Spring with looks from Burberry, worn by Liv Taylor Timeless Chic Outerwear Picks with looks from Burberry, worn by Liv Taylor, Misha Barton, Gwyneth Paltrow Dear Sharon:It's that time of year again when my winter coat is too warm and I still need to wear something to cover up to transition into spring and bring back for fall. My problem is that I really need to buy a new spring coat or jacket but I'm hesitant to spend a lot of money right now on a style that I may be tired of come fall. Since spring is such a short season I usually buy a trendy, throwaway

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Michelle Obama: First dress, First Lady

She’s gearing up to First Lady…   The Obamas made their first appearance for Inauguration Day with Michelle Obama looking rather regal in a golden yellow brocade coat and dress ensemble.   Yes the color is stunning on her. However, isn’t she looking a bit too First Ladyish? Read: Dowdy?! Not since Jackie Kennedy has anyone been excited about the style of the First Lady.   Perhaps, because not since Jackie Kennedy has a First Lady had much notable style! Let’s hope that this outfit is a respectful nod to the the day and not a representation of the Mrs’s Obama’s otherwise modern and clean chic appearance.   –January 20, 2008   >> READ: Michelle Obama Style: Today's power dressing

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Michelle Obama gets it right with a Narciso Rodriguez encore

Narciso Rodriguez to the front again… Hope in modern elegance continues with Michelle Obama’s selection of a gorgeous, simple chic and timeless beige coat and slender skirt ensemble by Narciso Rodriguez for yesterday’s star-studded We Are One: The Obama Inaugural Celebration At The Lincoln Memorial. Repeating her unerring good taste with a modern flair from the fabulous Narissco Rodriquesz red dress and black cardie which Mrs. Obama chose for the election eve acceptance speech, her clean chic look continues. According to morning news reports, Mrs. Obama has not selected her wardrobe for tomorrow’s inauguration as of yet. The First Lady is said to have been busy with the family move and has much on her plate to be be fretting

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