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Trend "Watch"

I love watches, they are my most favorite accessory. Besides serving the inherent purpose of telling us the time of day, watches add life to an outfit. And oh, what life these watches will bring us this spring. There are so many fun offerings this season, from neons to neutrals to leather wrap bands to tortoise (real and faux) to big face watches to fabulously sophisticated pendant watches to so much more... Here are some fun ways to dress this season's watch trends.

 

Brights and neon colors are a consistant theme throughout spring, so it's no shock that you'll also find them in watches. Brights can be seen as accent colors in watches or all over. Throw caution to the wind and pair your bright neon watch with a bright outfit. Or contrast the bright watch with cool pastels or neutral colors.

 

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Black and white is another fabulous trend this spring. In clothing there is a lot of contrasting of the colors with block prints or stripes. Pair a black watch with a white dress for the true contrast affect. Or mix and match black and white throughout your outfit.

 

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Tortoise watches bring a sense of sophistication so pair your watch with a classic navy blazer and a white button down. Or a kelly green blouse and white pants.

Tortoise Watch Look

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Posted on February 5, 2013 and filed under Uncategorized.

Yup, it's still cold...

I, like many others have complained, tweeted, facebooked and screamed about how cold it's been. Yes, I know it's winter and yes, I know I grew up in NYC so I should be used to it, but I'm not. I'll blame it on the fact that I've been living on the west coast for the past 3 1/2 years... Yeah, that's it, that made me soft.... I guess now that I'm back on the East Coast, I'll just have to deal with it... Kicking and screaming mind you, but I'll deal with it.

Afterall, it's not easy facing those dark, dreary, cold days and having to walk through "black" snow and slush. But, even in the height of winter, you can still stay on trend. So toss those polar fleece pants and sweatshirt aside, or actually, reserve them for when you're cuddled on the couch watching a movie, and face the day with your head up high wearing a fabulous winter coat and snow boots!!

Some of my favorite trends for this winter are fair isle sweaters, fur snow boots, riding boots, combat boots, corduroy pants, long belted sweaters, puffer coats, infinity scarves, color mixing and layering everything!

Here's an example of an outfit that'll keep you toasty warm and looking good. A fun fair isle sweater paired with cobalt blue corduroys a puffer coat and warm furry winter boots. Stay Warm, spring is only 48 days away!

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Elie Tahari puffy coat

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Corduroy pants

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Sorel waterproof boots

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Old Navy crew sweater

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Posted on January 30, 2013 and filed under Uncategorized.

Asleep on the Couch

Helllooo!!! I know, it's been way too long. Something called "life" came in the way, and unfortunately, as a result, "Retail Therapy" slept and watched TV on the couch, for a very long time... What happened? A lot happened!! I'll just stick with the overall picture- First, my family and I re-located cross-country, A-Gain... Then, there was school-hunting because... my little stinker started Kindergarten- yippee!!! And of course, house hunting, we've lived in 3 places so far... At the same time all of this was going on, I lost someone dear to me, my Grandmother, and that, well, knocked the wind out of me. She's so much to me, including, my style icon. She always looked impeccable and made sure everyone around her looked impeccable :) I finally just got around to reading some of my fashion magazines that had piled up, and the ideas came flooding. It was time to wake up, get off the couch, and start doling out some retail advice.

This post is dedicated to my Grandmother, not only did she love fashion and jewellry, but nothing gave her more pleasure than spending time with her Great-Grandchildren. So, here are the top Fall / Winter 2012 fashion trends for the kiddos.

Color me Silly- It's hard for color to escape a childs' wardrobe... This fall, crayon brights and neon colors, as accents, dominate. Take a bright red or yellow top and match it up with grey pants or a dress for a balanced look.

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Brights-

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Follow the Pattern- Patterns are everywhere in kids clothing. From plaids to stripes to color blocking to mixing up differnt patterns in an outfit. Pair a plaid shirt with a striped sweater, not only will it make your little one giggle, but he'll be looking right on trend!

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Pattern Mixing- Plaid shirt with Fair Isle Sweater-

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Stripes-

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Fabrics that are smooth as a baby's....- Warm cuddly fabrics like corduroy, flannel and brushed twill are, thankfully, strong this season. Pair cordury pants with a flannel jacket for a great school look on a snowy day.

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Corduroys and a flannel shirt-

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Color Cords for kids

Color Cords for kids

Color Cords give a fun look to a classic pant-

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Rock and Roll- Rock and Roll is definitely here to stay. Music graphics and rocker type looks were big during Back to School and still contiue all the way into the holiday season. Pair a guitar graphic tee with a black cordoroy blazer and pants for an edgy holiday look.

Rock and Roll looks for kids

Rock and Roll looks for kids

Drum Set tee, flannel and dark denim-

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The "Rocker" look-                 

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Fair Isle / Folkloric Patterns- Fair Isles have a tendendcy to come in and out every fall season. But this season is the most dominat I've seen it in children's wear.

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Folkloric and fairisle patterns-

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Caped Crusader- I love ponchos and capes because they do double duty. Not only do they keep the little ones warm, but they keep them looking stylish too!

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I hope this post was helpful. There is a lot more to come, but it'll still be slow moving while we settle into the Empire State. Please let me know if you have any comments, questions, suggestions for blog posts, etc. I'm more than happy to answer them all!! As my favorite therapist, Dr Frasier Crane says, "I'm listening".

Posted on October 25, 2012 and filed under Uncategorized.

Do you Cobalt Blue?

I'll admit, I did not go near the color cobalt blue for a while. Yes, it's the trendiest color this spring, however, store displays of cobalt blue pants, chartreuse sweaters and pink earrings conjured up (bad) 80's memories. But, I looked beyond the intense colors and have come to embrace the cobalt blue color trend.

a) Pair a cobalt blue tee with black denim for an evening out.

Cobalt blue and black denim

b) Cobalt blue khakis and a white tee offer a fun relaxed look.

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c) Looking for a great wear to work look? Pair a crisp khaki suit with cobalt blue handbag for a splash of fashionable color.

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Posted on February 18, 2012 and filed under Uncategorized.

Texting, now accessible in the winter

This post isn't a typical fashion post. I came across something so genius that I had to share!! Who has been in this situation- it's freezing cold and your cell phone rings, what do you do? a) ignore it because it's too cold to take your gloves off to answer it. b) take time to get your gloves off, hunt for your phone and then miss the call because it took too long to answer. c) keep your gloves on, hunt for your phone, answer the phone and send a text a to your friend. If you answered c, then you must have come across one of the fabulous touch friendly gloves that are out on the market now.

Agloves Sport

Agloves Sport

Agloves Sport

You may be asking- how does it work? Well, the long and short of it is that a conductive thread is used to sew the gloves or fingertips. Here's a link to Agloves "Science Behind the Gloves" for more information.

There are many companies out there that offer "touch screen friendly" gloves. Inc. magazine did a comparative of three popular gloves, giving Agloves 3 out of 3 stars. In addition to the 3 mentioned in the article, there are Burton (the ski gear company), offers glove liners, and Isotoner, to name a couple more.

Stay warm and text away!!

But, PLEASE for your safety and the safety of others, text responsibly, do not text and drive.

Posted on February 15, 2012 and filed under Uncategorized.