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Pippa Middleton’s Fashion Mistake- Color Blocks Her Legs To Look Shorter

I (Don’t) Want What She’s Having: Legs that look stumpy from poor fashion choices

Pippa Middleton, the every-girl style icon is looking decidedly edgy for herself. While the particular wash of her fuchsia jeans is not our favorite with its strange dye markings down the side, we appreciate her effort to spunk up a classic dark blazer with a burst of color paired with her

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How To (Not) Wear a Faux Fur Vest- the trend is trickier than it seems

Faux fur vests are probably one of the hottest fashion trends of the moment. The thing is that they are also rather tricky to wear. If you are not careful, you could look like a wild hairy beast that took over the mall.

Not to mention that fur vests are not the most practical way to stay warm on anything other than a mild day.

Let’s get

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Mastering Winter Dressing- Take the Bulk Out of Layering

Just as the season’s cold wintery weather is just starting to take hold we’ve compiled a shortlist of slimming layering tricks and smart finds that should keep you warm without changing your proportions or adding unwanted bulk.

After all, who wants to go about their everyday while concealing themselves in pieces that add unnecessary weight to one’s look?

Even though it’s cold out, there’s no need to swath yourself in

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It’s Black and White- Fashion for your size that’s age-appropriate too!

Whether you’re a size 2, 12, or 22 there is no excuse not to look fabulous at any age!

Knowing your body and what works isn’t always easy, however.

Then, when the latest trends are thrown into the mix, the result can be confusing.  High fashion magazines aren’t always entirely helpful. They don’t translate into the battlefield of life. So many of my design clients often

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Ring It In! Stylist Advice on what to wear to celebrate New Year’s Eve at home

  Dear Sharon: I am not planning a big night out but still want something special to wear on New Year’s Eve. As a mater of fact, I’m never one to really go all out on New Year’s Eve but that doesn’t mean that I don’t like to celebrate in some small way.

At best, we are going next door for a champagne toast with a

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Printed Matter- Mastering Printed Pants

Printed trousers have been making their way onto runways the world over for quite a few season’s and judging by the Pre-Fall collections we’ve seen so far for 2012, there’s more to come.

So how does one don prints on a part of the body most people try to distract the eye from?

Here’s a look at how to make them work for you while instantly

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Stylist Advice- Beat Party Outfit Fatigue and Rework a Few Good Pieces

 Dear Sharon: I’m getting exhausted from trying to figure out what to wear to holiday parties as this season progresses. I still have a few more fetes left- some are casual, some are kind of dressy. What in tarnation can I wear without having to buy something new each and every time I have to show my face at a party?

I’ve been working a

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How to Look Sexy and Modern? Try some well-placed slits like Eva Green in Alexander McQueen

I’ll Have What She’s Having: Streamlined and bold slits in just the right places

There’s something about actress Eva Green‘s smart sexiness that reminds us of  the raw style of Italian actresses back in the 1950′s via Veneto days. It’s a control over non-fussiness and an emphasis on dynamic sex appeal and sultriness, best mastered in sleek, non revealing lines.

Case in point: Eva’s on trend,

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Celebrity Style Bust- Rihanna, the girl of too many things but one good Givenchy Antigona bag

I’ll Have What She’s Having (from the waist up): Rihanna manages to ruin a few very good pieces with some dang tacky tights and a girdle for a dress. There, I said it!

Rihanna was sporting some super chic fashion elements on her 3AM return to her hotel after her concert in Paris.

There’s the well-proportioned floppy fedora (unlike that over-sized Kim Kardashian monstrosity), the

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Celebrity Style- Katie Holmes Knows What Color Hose to Wear with a Navy Dress

I’ll Have What She’s Having: A Carven indigo ruched stretch-wool dress played down to look perfect for day.

A navy dress– particularly in the fall or winter– can get a bit tricky when it comes to deciding what color hose to wear with it.

Summer months are a no-brainer with bare tan legs and tobacco, nude, or bold colored shoes.

But, what to

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