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The Luxe Look of Lurex
Tis the season for sparkle, and Lurex is our new favorite way to work it. Let us turn you on to the textile terminology; Lurex is the metallic thread responsible for making stretchy sweaters shimmer and nubby tweeds subtly shine. Sometimes the luminous ... -
The Peter Pan Collar
The funny thing about Peter Pan collars – those adorable, rounded necklines that make any outfit extra-sweet – is that Peter Pan didn’t actually wear one. Rather, the boy who refused to grow up is often depicted in a green, v-neck tunic, or ... -
The Clash
One of the oldest “rules” of style is that you should never mix-and-match your prints – stripes and polka dots should stay separate, according to this outdated mode. Luckily for us, we’re living in the twenty first century, in a fashionable world ... -
The Oversized Sweater
Bigger is better for certain things – jumbo shrimp, Venti lattes, and this season’s too-big-for-you knits come to mind. Oversized shapes have been working their way back into fashion from the depths of our 1980s nightmares in a fresh and sophisticated ... -
The Coat Post
With the holidays rapidly approaching, we figure that a lot of you are currently in the throes of planning some cross-continental travels to visit friends in far away places. You’ve picked the dates, booked your flight, and have possibly even mentioned it ... -
Black-Tie Affair
It may only be the beginning of the “season” here in Miami, but we’re already thinking about the shows, galas, banquets, benefits, and parties to come, and more importantly, what we’ll be wearing to these swank events. Whether it’s for a museum ... -
Well-Vested
On a cool(ish) fall night in Miami, you can do without the wool jackets and heavy overcoats the rest of the nation dutifully dons, but you may still want a little something to keep the chill off those suntanned shoulders, so used to the warm weather that ... -
Put Some Skin in It
Though leather is always in style for fall and winter, it can be an intimidating trend to try. Body-hugging and sexy, the leather skirt is the original va-va-va-voom piece, but few Miamians actually work them into wardrobe rotation, for obvious ... -
A Bootie for All Seasons
The seasons may not change too drastically here in Miami, but the reprieve from the sweltering summer heat does lend itself to a myriad of new wardrobe choices. As the weather slowly cools, we can experiment more with layers and knits, with tights and ... -
The Knitty-Gritty
Fall is in the air, sure, but it’s that wishy-washy, unpredictable Miami sort of Fall that’s constantly got us in a pickle about what to wear. We can wear jeans without melting, and even a light jacket over our dresses after the sun goes down, but the ... -
Nu Preppy
Think you know collegiate cool? It used to be that traditional Ivy League garb set the standard – crewneck cashmere, crested blazers, preppy plaid, and the ubiquitous pearls and penny loafers were the must-haves of the school set. These days, this posh, ... -
Go Retro
In the seventies, newly “liberated” women ushered in a new style of dressing, fabulous and eclectic. Gone were the tightly whittled waists of fifties frocks, or the uniform mod-squad shifts of the sixties. Diane von Furstenberg “invented” the wrap ... -
Pretty in Pencil
Straight and narrow – that’s how we like our skirts to fit. A perfectly fitted pencil skirt is a bit of a paradox, somehow managing to be both incredibly sophisticated and suggestively sexy at the same time. The body-hugging curve is va-va-voom, but at ... -
Go Long
Long skirts can be a hard sell – too often they conjure frighteningly matronly images of grannies in shapeless, lumpy things devoid of all feminine sexuality. Maybe that’s why they’ve been AWOL from the runways since that awkward trend toward austere ... -
Brightly Go
The fashion rules of yore state that bold hues should be worn up top, in blouses and tanks that illuminate and draw attention to the face, and that they should be paired with a neutral, slimming color on the bottom. But the looks we’re seeing on the ... -
Trends to Fall For
Ready or not, Fall is nearly here, and you know what that means – change! A new season brings a whole new style, with new shapes to size up, new colors to wear, and of course - new trends to watch. Here are a few of our favorites from the Fall 2011 ... -
Colorblocking 2.0
Looking for a cool way to infuse your end-of-summer look with some fresh style? You could run out and drop some serious cash on a brand new wardrobe or a few to-die-for designer dresses, but that’s just unnecessary, not to mention uncreative. Rework, ... -
Put a Hood On It
Picture it: you’re out on a glorious Miami afternoon, maybe you’re window shopping, running out to grab a coffee, or simply walking the dog. Then, it happens. Suddenly, the bold, blazing sun disappears and the skies open up, and before you know it rain ... -
Ikat, Ikat Everywhere
Ikat is one of the world’s oldest textile traditions, with a history that spans several centuries and continents. All over the world, from Indonesia (where the name originated) and all over Asia, to Central and South America, people have been weaving and ... -
Sexy, Sexy Slits
Snip, snip – it seems that designers have gotten a little scissor happy, judging by the amount of slit-up-to-there skirts we’ve been seeing lately. Once considered appropriate only for glamorous evening affairs, the thigh-high slit has infiltrated the ...
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