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Variations on a dress: black, with sleeves

June 26, 2012        

Black dress – Bruuns Bazaar, earrings – Katie Diamond , bracelet – Aspinal of London, cognac bag – Balenciaga, cap-toe flats – Elizabeth & James, scarf – Aspinal of London, nude bag – JosephM, two-toned cuff – Etro, nude flats – Christian Louboutin  

Black dress – Bruuns Bazaar, blue jade bracelet – Tess van Ghert, patchwork bag – 3.1 Phillip Lim, blue ballet flats – Giuseppe Zanotti, striped earrings – Dorothy Perkins, dotted clutch – Sergio Rossi, striped slingbacks – Manolo Blahnik  

Black dress – Bruuns Bazaar, knot earrings – Anna Beck, woven bag – Kate Spade, gold woven ballet flats – Dorothy Perkins, pearl & black crystal earrings – Azaara, clutch bag ... View the Post

Building a Capsule Wardrobe by Starting with a bracelet: Stripes, from Mexx

Tee – Toast, Skirt – Fair+True, sandals – Office, Denim dress – Komodo, white jacket – Topshop, Slingbacks – Bella-Vita  

Camp shirt – Old Navy, Denim skirt – Closed, sneakers - Superga, bracelet – Mexx, orange jeans – AG Jeans, jeans – Paige, tee – Reiss, sandals – John Lewis  

Dress – Yigal Azrouel, cardigan – J. Crew, sandals – Seychelles, embroidered tunic – Calypso St. Barth, white capris – Mango, green flats – Corso Como  

Bracelet – Mexx, dress – Balenciaga, green flats – Debenhams, green sweater – Chloe, blue skirt – Diane von Furstenberg, patent flats – Madewell   ... View the Post

Variations on a dress: Brown, sleeveless

Dress – Ralph Lauren, hat – Linea, bag – Yves Saint Laurent, ballet flats - Burberry, earrings – Kenneth Jay Lane, belt – Maxmara, red sandal – Stuart Weitzman    

Dress – Ralph Lauren, hoop earrings – YooLa, pashmina – Alexon, gold sandals – Steve Madden, necklace – Fornash, cardigan – Burberry Brit, orange sandals – Collection WEEKEND    

   

Dress – Ralph Lauren, necklace – Dorothy Perkins, sunglasses – Ray-Ban, brown sandals – Asos, earrings – Mixit, tote – Lauren by Ralph Lauren, turquoise sandals – Carvela    

Dress – Ralph Lauren, necklace – Econe, shoulder bag – Anya Hindmarch, ballet flats – Repetto, bracelet – JCPenney, handbag – Michael Kors, gold sandals ... View the Post

Variations on a dress: Grey, sleeveless

Dress – Debenhams,  hat – Borsalino, bag – Topshop, espadrilles – KG by Kurt Geiger, earrings – Kenneth Jay Lane, belt – Maxmara, red sandal – Stuart Weitzman    

Dress – Debenhams, hoop earrings – T Tahari, pashmina – Forzieri, silver sandals – Joie, cardigan – Bottega Veneta, bracelet – Fossil, orange sandals – Opening Ceremony    

Dress – Debenhams, necklace – Dorothy Perkins, sunglasses – Ray-Ban, brown sandals – Asos, earrings – Mixit, tote – Lauren by Ralph Lauren, turquoise sandals – Carvela,     

Dress – Debenhams, Necklace – Econe, shoulder bag – Anya Hindmarch, ballet flats – Repetto, bracelet – Lido Pearl, handbag – Eickhoff, grey pearl sandals – Madden ... View the Post

Variations on a dress: Navy, sleeveless

Dress – Dorothy Perkins, hat – Topshop, bag – bcbg, espadrilles - Fitzwell, earrings – Kenneth Jay Lane, belt – Maxmara, red sandal – Stuart Weitzman  

Dress – Dorothy Perkins, hoop earrings – YooLa, pashmina – Forzieri, gold sandals – Steve Madden, cardigan – Pringle of Scotland, orange sandals – Collection WEEKEND  

Dress – Dorothy Perkins, necklace – Dorothy Perkins, sunglasses – Ray-Ban, brown sandals – Asos, earrings – Mixit, tote – Lauren by Ralph Lauren, turquoise sandals – Carvela  

Dress – Dorothy Perkins, necklace – Econe, shoulder bag – Anya Hindmarch, ballet flats – Repetto, bracelet – JCPenney, handbag – Michael Kors, gold sandals – Yves Saint Laurent  

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Variations on a dress: Beige, sleeveless

Dress – Michael Kors, hat – Topshop, bag – Marc by Marc Jacobs, sandals – Loeffler Randall, earrings – Kenneth Jay Lane, belt – Maxmara, red sandal – Stuart Weitzman    

Dress – Michael Kors, hoop earrings – YooLa, pashmina – Forzieri, gold sandals – Steve Madden, cardigan – Blumarine, orange sandals – Collection WEEKEND    

Dress – Michael Kors, necklace – Dorothy Perkins, sunglasses – Ray-Ban, brown sandals – Asos, earrings – Mixit, tote – Lauren by Ralph lauren, turquoise sandals – Carvela    

Dress – Michael Kors, necklace – Econe, shoulder bag – Anya Hindmarch, ballet flats – Repetto, bracelet – JCPenney, handbag – Michael Kors, gold sandals – Yves Saint ... View the Post

Variations on a dress: Black, sleeveless

This started out as a "chic sighting", since I was seeing a lot of women in simple dresses, with great accessory choices.  But I grew to see that there was a bigger lesson here; all this week, you're going to see variations on five different neutral summer dresses.  Enjoy!  

Dress – Mango, hat – Topshop, bag – Marc by Marc Jacobs, sandals – Ralph Lauren, 

earrings – Kenneth Jay Lane, belt – Maxmara, red sandal – Stuart Weitzman    

Dress – Mango, hoop earrings – YooLa, pashmina – Forzieri, gold sandals – Steve Madden, cardigan – See by Chloe, orange sandals – Collection WEEKEND    

Dress – Mango, necklace – Dorothy Perkins, sunglasses – Ray-Ban, brown sandals – ... View the Post

Scarf tying: the square knot, two ways

I don't wear this knot terribly often, but it's very handy to know, as there are two variations using a square knot, and once you know how to tie this one, you can do it without a mirror...

Start with a bias folded scarf, or a rectangular scarf, and center it behind your neck like so:

 

  Bring the left part over the right part:  

    and loop it over and through - standard knot-tying procedure:  

Now here's where many people go awry.  Your normal instinct is to take the "new" left end and take it back over the "new" right end.  Resist such instinct, and instead, bring the RIGHT SIDE OVER THE LEFT SIDE.  (I could get into a technical explanation of how changing direction ... View the Post

Maximize your ROI: A scarf

Crewneck – Dries van Noten , Turtleneck– Diane von Furstenberg, Cardigan – Miss Selfridge,   

Jeans – Miss Selfridge, Corduroy pants – Masscob, Trousers - Carven  

Cardigan – 3.1 Phillip Lim, Shirtdress – Dorothy Perkins, Silk blouse – See by Chloe, Silk skirt – Bruce II  

Jersey skirt – Pringle of Scotland  

Sweater dress – Crumpet, Cardigan – Max Mara, Twinset – Iris von Arnim, Jeans – J. Brand, Leather skirt - Kookai  

Motorcycle jacket – 3.1 Phillip Lim, Trench - Episode, Wool coat – Dorothy Perkins   ... View the Post

Sumptuous scarves – Kathy Murphy Childs

I spent last weekend in Florida, but I was thinking of you all while I was walking through a street market in the beautiful town of Celebration.  The scarves above are just a very few of the BEAUTIFUL assortment of hand-painted scarves made by the very talented Kathy.  She encompasses every color in the rainbow, and I'm sure would be willing to put together specific color combinations if you asked her nicely!  And these scarves are VERY reasonably priced - I don't remember seeing any that were more than $50 (US dollars), and many are under $30.

She can be reached at [email protected].  She's lovely, pleasant, and tremendously gifted;   if you don't feel comfortable with traditional square Hermes-style ... View the Post