General Fashion
Can I wear gold accessories with a print dress?
Gold accessories can add some POP to any outfit. There are no hard and fast fashion rules today. Fashionista’s love to wear whatever they want and break all of the fashion rules. Gold accessories and print dresses can both make statements. If you are a more mainstream fashion lover use them sparingly together, one or…
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Is it chic to wear black tights with white clothes?
White clothes and pastel color clothing can be worn with black tights. Designers have been showing black legwear with their light color fashions on the runways for several seasons, condoning the look. That being said whether it is chic depends on how the outfit looks with the black tights. It’s not the easiest look to…
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What is the proper skirt length in relation to your knees?
There is no one skirt length that is proper for everyone. Everyone has to experiment and check their mirror to see what length(s) is most flattering on them. Height, weight, age and skirt style have to be taken into consideration when choosing a proper skirt length. In general tall women can wear longer-length skirts (mid-calf)…
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What color of shoes should I wear with a red dress?
A red dress can be worn with a lot of different colors and styles of shoes. Neutral colors such as black patent leather, nude/cream color or metallic ( gold, silver, pewter) will work with a red dress. Other options are print shoes (animal print or floral print) would rock a red dress. If the dress…
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What is a Sabrina neckline?
A Sabrina neckline is also known as a boat neck or a bateau neckline. The Sabrina neckline was named for the neckline made famous in the 1954 movie, “Sabrina”, starring Audrey Hepburn. It is a wide neckline that goes horizontally across the collarbone. Sabrina, bateau (from the French word boat) or boat necklines on t-shirts…
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Was black clothing always a must in women’s wardrobes?
Believe it or not black clothing was extremely expensive and unaffordable for most women. The reason being was that it was very costly and labor intensive to dye fabric black. There were rules for dyeing black fabrics and laws that specified who could wear black. Only the wealthy could to wear black clothing and black…
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What type of top should I wear with denim wide-legged jeans?
Wide-legged jeans would look very chic with a fitted style top. For evening pair your denim jeans with a simple style top and statement jewelry or a dressy style top, such as an off the shoulder blouse. Something with sequins or a dressy fabric like silk or satin would be awesome in the evening with…
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What should I wear bike riding?
What should I wear bike riding? Since Covid-19 I have been doing more bike riding for fun, exercise and to get around. If you are not into bike racing, functional and chic are what’s important. Pants/jeans that are cropped or narrow legged are great. Any length shorts or your favorite denim cut-offs are favorites with…
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What are capri pants?
Capri pants are calf length, tapered/slim pants, fitted at the calf. They can hit mid-calf or the lower calf area, the most flattering length is the thinnest part of the calf. They are very popular in the spring and summer. The name of the pants is derived from the Italian isle of Capri, where they…
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What goes well with multi striped shorts?
Multi striped shorts are awesome and perfect in the summer. Multi colors (on clothing) allow you to choose accessories and/or a top in any color that is in your shorts. A yellow, black, light blue or white top would all work with the multi stripped shorts pictured. Florals and polka dots will work with stripes.…
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