Fête Fabulous Accessories to Ignite Your Holiday Party Look

Let’s face it, holiday parties for most of us are not a red carpet event. But we do want to get our glam on with more festive, fancy, and fabulous accessories.

Maybe not as fabulous the model pictured left, but most definitely glam in a realistic, wearable way.

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How do I translate wearable? Something that has more than wear once shelf life.

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Stylist Advice- Is there a rule about mixing metallics?

Can this reader pull off mixing metallics all in one outfit?

Dear Sharon: O.K, I have a question about metallics. There is this fairly new gold/silver color I love. I have purses, I have sweaters, I have shoes, I have tops with it stitched in etc.

I know there is a “double denim” rule but I am not sure about metallics. For example, one day I wore metallic shoes an embellished

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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)

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

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PERFECT Party Shoes- May the dancing begin!

Party shoe vibes. That's it. I said it. Fantasmatic, Systematic. Par-tay shoes. 'Cause you've got a whole lot dancing to do this holiday season. I pulled a plethora of party shoes to get your engine going. CLICK to fall in

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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

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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

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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

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How to Glam Up Everyday Clothes? Look at Kate Hudson Wearing Ann Taylor

Just out: Ann Taylor’s Holiday 2012 ad campaign starring actress Kate Hudson

What makes my morning soar is to see everyday, real world clothes look glam and gorgeous.

Not the red carpet fabulouso outfits that are totally aspirational and inaccessible to our real lives- but real clothes designed for regular women, and that they happen to be worn by a gorgeous actress. Marketing genius, yes.  Style strategy

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Perfect Party Hair for a Big Night Out (or in)

New Year’s Eve is just around the corner making it a smart time to get a handle on great ways to dress up your hair. Try some easy-to-follow hairstyle ideas from fab editorial and celebrity hairstylist Gad Cohen to get that special occasion hairstyle that’s right for you. –S.H

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‘Tis the season to look your best! From holiday office parties to your New

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Party Face- Instant Holiday Party Make-Up Survival Tips

Take a chance and ring in the new year with bolder makeup than usual, but remember to avoid overdoing it by playing up BOTH the eyes and the mouth… it’s one or the other for a more than festive look!

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Bold Lips-

I love the look of a bold, pronounced lip for holiday party festivities and with the season upon us, I’m going

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