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What’s a stay-at-home mom to wear & not look dumpy?

I totally get where this reader is coming from as I remember this dressing predicament from when my son was little. What’s a stay-at-home mom to wear can be frustrating, if not a bit sticky. Let’s help her out with some stylist tips…. they work to for a solo-entrepreneur who works from home with a virtual staff.

Dear Sharon:  I am a stay-at-home mom and I

Tags: Business Chic , evergreen , how to wear , mommy , Mommy Chic , Nagore Aramburu , stay at home , stay at home mom , STYLIST ADVICE , what to wear , work from home

Add some ZING! What color shoes to wear with dressy neutrals for holiday chic

Stylist Advice-  How can this reader add pizzazz to a neutral holiday dress…

 I am wearing a mocha dress with sequins at Christmas and wondering what color of shoes I should get? Please help!!! (A.W. via Fashion Advice)

 >> READ: Perfect Party Shoes

     Standout sequins in muted shades of nude are very of the moment this holiday season. They are a sultry take on subtle and can

Tags: dressy neutrals , evergreen , holiday , holiday dress , holiday style , how to wear , neutrals , sequins , STYLIST ADVICE , stylist tips , What color shoes to wear , what to wear

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

Tags: evergreen , how to wear , layers , plus size , Plus Size Layers , STYLIST ADVICE , what to wear

Shape your style with ICONIC MOMENTS. Play with me. On Pinterest.

… you’re kinda doing it already and not knowing.

A funny thing happened to me when I was building a Pinterest Board of Iconic Moments. Even after being in the fashion business for a couple of decades, my favorite images for everyday style that come to mind right off the bat, ironically, best represent how I like to dress and what inspires my style.

Insert big drumroll

Tags: evergreen , iconic moments , iconic style moments , personal style , pinterest , Pinterest Secret Boards , style , style motivation , STYLIST ADVICE , stylist advice most popular

La Bella Figura and The Genius

A funny thing happened to me at the Genius Bar- it was more chic than geek.

I’m the poster child for excessive Mac consumption (and, not of the cosmetics variety) so I’ve spent plenty of time perched at a Genius Bar. This weekend was no exception.

While we were waiting for a diagnostic to run its course on my ailing iMac the Genius and I started

Tags: evergreen , style motivation

Stylist Advice: Your Classic Uniform, My Way!

No-brainer fall into winter dressing starts with a great coat…

Dear Sharon: I get confused at what to wear when I have appointments all over town and getting ready for work gets complicated. I wish for the days of a classic uniform, like school but a stylish one of course!

Do you have any ideas on how streamline my wardrobe to a few good, solid pieces to

Tags: basic wardrobe , Best coats , black , black pants , boots , Business Chic , classic , classic uniform , coats , evergreen , fashion uniform , lbd , STYLIST ADVICE , stylist advice most popular , stylist tips , turtleneck , uniform , Uniform Dressing , what to wear , white shirt

Stylist Advice- How To Look Hot On A First Date but not too hot that you come off the wrong way

Dear Sharon: I’m in my early forties and still find dressing to look hot for a first date to be mind-boggling. I never thought that I would actually be one for Internet dating, but here I am meeting a guy for coffee or a drink for the first time and don’t want to give off the wrong impression or come off as stuffy.

What can

Tags: blind date , date , dating , evergreen , How To Look Hot On A First Date , how to wear , internet dating , STYLIST ADVICE , what to wear , what to wear on a date

Cheap Chic Stylist Advice: Is fast fashion the end of good taste?

Sometimes less is not more when it comes to a price tag.

As I’m sitting outside on what is a very warm day, all I can see is a sea of fashionista fiascos: Ill-fitting maxi dresses that can passoff as nightgowns, garish prints, short shorts and rompers on girls both too old and too out of shape to publicly prance around with their rears hanging

Tags: cheap chic , evergreen , fashion sheep , fast fashion , Is fast fashion the end of good taste , STYLIST ADVICE , trendy fashion

Stylist Advice: When Can I Wear Nude Stockings?

Can I wear stockings in beginning of September or is there a time of year when I can wear nude stockings? My legs are horrific… I am 58 and have a lot of marks and spider veins. I had a housecleaning business for 18 years, so my knees are discolored.

What is the best shade of hosiery to wear? Is it nude or  should the hose color

Tags: bare legs , Business Chic , evergreen , hosiery , nude pantyhose , pantyhose , stockings , STYLIST ADVICE , what to wear , When Can I Wear Nude Stockings , when I can wear stockings

FRENCH CHIC SHIRT LESSON 101: A classic white shirt balances a vivid print a la Leïla Bekhti

I’ll Have What She’s Having:  What to wear with a bold print skirt? A white shirt, of course, is oh soooo French Chic!

Leïla Bekhti, the French actress, knows that the best compliment to something bold and bright is palette cleansing clean, classic, and crisp starkness by way of a perfect shirt.

>> MORE from the French Riviera: Cannes Do Chic

Let’s review the styling finesse of the bold “Renaissance painting” print

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