While we may not be “dressing up” a great deal these days, we all need a couple of flattering dresses in our wardrobe. A ruched dress is super flattering on any shape and is also chic and stylish. What exactly is ruching? According to the Beauty of Fashion website, it is: Ruching is a gathered…
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Style Steal: Leopard and Faux Leather Outfit
In a recent post, How to Mix Textures and Patterns, I shared some ideas for putting these pieces together to make a great outfit. Today I’m sharing a leopard and faux leather outfit as another way to combine those elements. Pieces in this outfit all come from my closet and you’ve seen them before. The…
Style a Puff Sleeve Sweater Dress
We all love the simplicity and ease of styling a dress. Just add accessories and you’re ready to go! This puff sleeve sweater dress is a perfect example. It has the added benefit of providing enough warmth, so you don’t have to wear a coat in the early fall. Speaking of early fall, this is…
Style a Flounce Skirt for Now and Later
A floral flounce skirt is a piece that you can style for any season. For summer, add a tee and sandals. Fall? Add a chunky cardigan and booties. For winter, knee-high boots and a moto jacket will do the trick. Today I’m sharing how to style a flounce skirt for fall–both warm and cooler days–and…
Bold Floral Print Dress for a Dreary Winter Day
Who says we have to wear dark colors in the winter? Admittedly, there are days when a basic black outfit just feels right, but on those long gray days, we need to perk things up. How about a bold floral print dress for a dreary winter day? And I do mean bold. Orange is one…
Look Beautiful in Basic Brown Fashion
Welcome to another edition of Match Made in Seven! We are an international group of fashion bloggers who meet once a month. One of us chooses a theme in turn, and that can be anything. A book, music, a color, a movie. Then we each style an outfit based on that theme. The theme for…
A Red Sweater Dress for the Holidays and Beyond
You know that sweater dresses are popular every winter and red ones are big this holiday season. Two of my favorite bloggers are also styling a red sweater dress and it’s fun to see their versions. Check out Shelbee of Shelbee on the Edge, and Jess of Elegantly Dressed and Stylish to see how they…
Multicolor Striped Sweater Outfit: Fall Ready!
After a warm, Santa Ana winds week, we are once again having fall weather. {Thank goodness, as the many fires have calmed down, at least or now.) With that, of course, comes the return of sweaters–the mainstay of any fall wardrobe. One of the best things about sweaters is their versatility, and this multicolor striped…
Easy-to-Style Sweater Dress with Sneakers and Boots
The Sweater Dress is one of those essentials for fall and winter. Like any dress, the ability to slip it on, add shoes, bag, and go make it such an easy choice on a busy morning. Not only is it an easy choice, but it’s also super easy to style. You can style for a…
Affordable Plaid Pants and Bow-Tie Blouse Outfit
While plaid is a big trend almost every fall, this pattern showed up in all the fashion shows and is trending once again this year. The top designers have been showing beautiful tweed and plaid outfits, paired with rich colors in blouses and boots. Today, I’m sharing my version of a plaid pants and bow-tie…