Tag: fashion
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Best and least-best dressed at the Emmy’s
Who needs another person yammering about who wore what best and faux-wondering real-snidely what was whomever thinking, but here I am.
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St. Louis Fashion Originals wear personality
You can dress well and look exactly like a store mannequin, sometimes that’s great and sometimes that’s too safe to be interesting. This is a group that’s anything but safe.
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5-minute makeup routine
I’m not really a makeup girl, but there’s world of polish and refinement that comes from a few minutes with some powders and creams that every woman should master for a rainy day.
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Comfort is not the enemy: Walk tall, wear flats
When every starlet on the red carpet is perched atop artist sky high footwear torture devices, who wants to be the slob in flats. Besides me.
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Mid-century decor epitomizes ageless style
Occasionally, I shift focus and write a story about home decor and design. It’s an easy transition. The way we dress our homes has a lot to do with the way we dress ourselves.
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23 Ways to Tie a Scarf
This video is from a short story I wrote celebrating the ubiquitous swathes of fabric that have the ability to transform outfits and uplift spirits.
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To splurge or to save, the shopper’s conundrum
This piece was my way of saying, you can buy one great item that you’ll cherish until wear-and-tear do you part and you can surround it with less pedigreed items and no one will be the wiser.
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Swimwear that’s not so itty bitty, still sexy
The shoot was all about the revival of swimwear influenced by the retro trend winking at the 40s and 50s. We also wanted to show that a little more coverage didn’t mean you’d look like a grandma.
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Will sweating with style give you a better workout? Probably
I got the idea for this shot because my sense of humor is a little warped. I wondered why people were walking around in professional cycling gear to cruise the park but it turns out that dressing up to workout can improve your performance. Why? Because if you look more like a professional athlete, you…
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Fall fashion for lovers
Spring was full of girly fashion that year, but fall was about drama and shimmer, sheen and bold fabrics. And unlike this year, it was heavy on accessories. Fun to play with.
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Bridal gone wild: a little absurd but a whole lot of fun
I read that brides should take their hair and makeup out for a test drive before their wedding day to see how it holds up. For the shoot we went to the extreme of adding the dress and found some surreal scenes to drop her into.
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Girl-on-the-run fall fashion
We wanted this to be a bit gritty since the fall clothes were a little serious. So the photographer played around with the concept of her being on the run but confined.
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Stealth fall fashion
A few season ago, it seemed like fashion was being crafted to turn women into secret agents. Maybe it was the military and menswear influences mixed with ruffles, buckles and the red, red lip. We did this shoot two floors underground.
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Untraditional wedding gowns, unconditional style
How to break the bridal fashion rules and still live happily ever after.
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So many parties, only one dress required
A fashion story on how one dress and some clever styling can take you further than most people dare. I stopped at four looks but I could write a book.
