Posts by cathie
What color of minaudière should I carry?
What color of minaudière should I carry? I am wearing a dark gray and pewter silk, sequin dress & sparkly pewter heels. A minaudiere is a small clutch style bag. With a pewter sequin dress and pewter sparkly heels a pewter leather clutch or minaudiere would look great or you can introduce a colored evening…
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What is minimal jewelry?
Minimal jewelry is in Vogue right now. It is extra simple, dainty, delicate, small pieces of jewelry. These jewelry pieces are extremely versatile and can be worn alone or paired with other pieces. For example, wear a simple choker necklace with a longer necklace or you can mix and match metal pieces such as several…
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What can I wear to a winter wedding?
What can I wear to a winter wedding? The wedding is in Manhattan at the Mandarin Hotel Winter weddings are sooooo awesome and a wedding at the Mandarin Oriental Hotel in New York will be spectacular. Manhattan is one of the most striking event locations in New York and the Mandarin hotel is a special…
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What are the hot 2022 colors for this Spring & Summer?
The hot 2022 colors for spring and summer run the gamut from cheerful and bright, to yummy, lighter shades in summery pastels to neutrals. There is something for everyone. The bright colors are warm such as cherry red, hot pink, bright yellows, and oranges. They are youthful and energetic and are perfect for warm skin…
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Can I wear a cami with a wrap dress?
Can I wear a cami with a wrap dress? It is a work dinner. I have a lace trimmed cami to wear under a wrap dress to cover cleavage. The dress is a cobalt blue wrap dress and the cami is slightly darker periwinkle blue. I tried black but it looked much more obvious. A…
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What jewelry should I wear with a chocolate brown satin dress?
What sort of jewelry should I wear with a chocolate-brown satin dress? My jacket is bronze with sequins in brown & gold. It’s for my son’s wedding at 11:00 AM. Plan to wear my hair in an updo. Your chocolate-brown satin dress sounds gorgeous. Since your bronze color jacket has brown & gold sequins, gold…
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Should I wear a jade green wedding gown?
Should I wear a jade green wedding gown? I am getting married in August. A jade green wedding gown in August, why not? Every bride has the right to choose a wedding gown in the color she would like. Most brides choose white (the traditional color) wedding gowns. However colorful wedding dresses are becoming more…
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How can I style an azure color dress?
How can I style an azure color dress? The dress is short and I want to wear it for a date this week. An azure color dress for a date night sounds fabulous! Blue is a color that flatters most skin tones and everyone loves the color blue. Whether your dress is casual or more…
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How to Choose Eyewear
Eyewear fashion is important because the first impression you make is critical. The way you look says something about you. When choosing eyewear take into consideration your face size and shape. Ask an optician for help when choosing eyewear fashion. They can guide you in selecting a style that is flattering on you.
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How can you wear eyeglasses & earrings together?
Eyeglasses and earrings can be very stylish when worn together. Statement eyeglasses such as large glasses, unusual shapes, unique lens colors, bold color rims or decorated eyeglass frames can transform your look. If you are wearing statement glasses opt for a single earring (very chic) or simple style earrings. Avoid dangly, shiny/glitzy and bold earrings.…
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