8 Ways to Pack for the Perfect Summer Weekend Looking forward to a late summer getaway but don’t know what to pack? Take heart. You’re not alone. Most of us take far too many clothes with us on vacation, whether it’s for a short three-day visit or a long leisurely trip. That’s because we haven’t […]

Culottes were cool in the ’60s and ’70s. Then they dropped off the fashion fave list. But not for long. They have just made a comeback on today’s red carpets and runways. But are culottes cool or not? Are they considered cool or uncouth? Men would vote for “uncouth.” They feel culottes are masculine and […]

Learn to Love Your Body Just the Way You Are   In a perfect world, we would embrace our perfection. We would cherish both our humanity and our innate divinity. We would feel good about who we are and what we do. We would celebrate our uniqueness. In a perfect world, we would love how […]

That is the Question Spring fashion dictates that there are several new wardrobe trends afoot. Some have been around for a bit, others are just peeking over the horizon. Here are just a few of today’s fashion trends: There is the ’70s Boho Babe look that includes flared pants, fringe, crocheted anything, woven purses, tribal-inspired jewelry and […]

Three Tips on How to Cull your Closet Before the Big Move After 25 years away from the city that gave me both roots and wings, I recently used those “wings” to return to my roots. I moved back to my childhood home of Des Moines.                       Upon making the decision to move, […]