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Trend: Upscale Backpacks

I had no idea what a backpack was until I came to America ten years ago. When my dear friend Laurel mentioned wearing a backpack, I imagined a pack of ice that she wore to soothe back pain. We...

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Five Ways to Wear Beatle Booties

A Beatle bootie is a flat bootie with a pointy toe, and it’s one of five flat footwear trends for Fall. Although Beatle booties don’t resemble what the Beatles wore in the ’60s all that closely, they...

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Must-Haves For Fall & Winter 2013

Autumn has officially begun so it’s time for my top 15 must-haves for Fall and Winter 2013. This year’s list is quite different to last year’s Fall and Winter list. Booties are not the first item on...

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Trend: The Man Coat

The man coat is a wool coat that is shaped like a modern classic menswear coat. Its silhouette is often knee-length, with a narrow revere collar, angular lapels, low stance and horizontal welted...

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Celebrating the Peacoat

The peacoat is a familiar outerwear silhouette. It’s a short, double-breasted wool coat with a revere collar and long sleeves. Lengths vary from just below the waist to hip skimming. There are two rows...

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Fringe Trend: Overalls and Dungarees

Overalls, or dungarees as I am used to calling them, have been a fringe trend for about a year. And I mean super fringe. You might know the bib-front style all too well because you wore dungarees as a...

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Fair Isle Knitwear: Yay or Nay

Fair Isle is a traditional knitting technique from Northern Scotland. The technique creates distinctive geometric patterns across multiple colours, and you’d probably recognize a Fair Isle sweater if...

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Eight Non-Denim Casual Pant Options

My clients like to have a few casual pants alternatives to jeans for Autumn and Winter. Stay-at-home Mums who often wear jeans several times a week are especially interested in a few non-denim...

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The Pros and Cons of Flared Jeans and Trousers

Current fashion, both in stores and on the street, is all about skinnies, jeggings, straight legs and tapered trouser silhouettes. Less popular baggy and slouchy styles, despite their roomier appeal,...

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Wearing Hosiery with Open Shoes

I’m frequently asked whether it’s acceptable to wear hosiery with open shoes. The answer is yes. It’s fashion forward to wear all sorts of hosiery with heeled strappy sandals, T-strap pumps, ankle...

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Boyfriend Jeans: Three Years In

Boyfriend jeans were fringe in 2009, but over the last three years have become completely mainstream in a large assortment of fits. There’s a large variety of washes and levels of distressing, although...

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Sporty Luxe: A Seemingly Unstoppable Trend

Sporty Luxe went mainstream a few years ago, and has grown into one of the biggest trends of our fashion era. Judging by what I saw coming down the catwalks for Fall & Winter 2014 and Resort 2015,...

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Thoughts on Personal Style for Fall 2014

The Spring and Summer 2014 retail season is almost behind us and it’s been brilliant. I bought more than usual for the season and I’m enjoying each new piece even more than I thought I would. But with...

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Three Reasons to Still Wear Skinnies

Skinnies, or slim-fit straight leg jeans and trousers, still have their place. Whether they are body-con, tailored or a little relaxed, the ultra mainstream silhouette, which is going into its tenth...

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Brown Makes a Fashionable Comeback

For a few years now it has been hard to find wardrobe items in dark brown. The neutral fell off the fashion radar and for six years it’s been all about black and shades of grey. Ink blue returned two...

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Culottes: Yay or Nay

Culottes, or “split skirts” were huge in the ‘70s. Since then they have resurfaced from time to time, but never as much more than a fringe trend. They resurfaced as gauchos back in the early ‘00s, and...

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Fringe Trend: Forest Green for Fall

As I was pinning inspirational outfits from the Fall 2014 shows back in February, I noticed that forest green was making a small comeback. The colour is dark, rich and screams Autumn. It’s more yellow...

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Four Trends That Should Go Mainstream

Fringe trends cater to a small audience, and they’re usually fringe for a reason. Fashion buyers believe that consumer traction for the silhouette, combination or colour will be low, or at least low to...

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Wearing Dark Red in Fresh Ways for Fall

Judging by the excitement about my recent post on fab finds in shades of dark red, many YLF readers are glad to see the return of dark red for Fall. Although it’s not my favourite shade of red, I’m...

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Your Relationship With Ruffles

Ruffles have been fashionable for hundreds of years, both for men and women. I remember them being a huge trend back in the ‘70s and ‘80s, but laying low in the ‘90s. They started reappearing in the...

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