• Color

    Summer Color Picks

    2022 Edition Happy day, Dear Reader! What colors say summer to you? Colors with a warm overtone? (The difference between overtone and undertone.) Brights? Pastels? White? Some combination of all of the above? I expect most people would lay claim…

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    Pantone F/W Colors 2021/22

    Happy day, reader dear! Here’s wishing your day is bright and colorful! (In all the good ways…) Why am I writing about the Pantone Fall/Winter 2021/22 colors in August when the news published in February? Well, who needed fall/winter colors…

  • Wardrobe 101

    Style Glossary: B

    Beret, Blouse & Blue Happy day, reader dearest! BIG B, little b, what begins with B? Barber, baby, bubbles and a bumblebee! Thank you, Dr. Seuss for starting me off again this month. I don’t know how Mr. CP and…

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    Style Myth Busted

    I Can’t Wear Red… Happy day, reader dear! And Happy Wear Red Day! February is Heart Health Month here in the US, and the first Friday of February is always National Wear Red Day. I don’t think I’ve met a…

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    Style Myth Busted

    The Little Black Dress (LBD) Happy day, reader dear! I like the idea. An item that every woman should be able to wear and look fabulous. Which might work if there weren’t eight different women’s body shapes and thousands of…

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    Style Myth Busted

    The Perfect White Shirt Ha! Dear reader… HA! This style myth might be one of my biggest gear grinders! Oh, dear. I started this post out without so much as a Hello, lovely to see you! Let me calm down…

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    How to Read a Print

    Understanding Color Happy day, reader dearest! It’s odd to be back to blogging thrice weekly. And funny how quickly we adapt! Thank you for sticking with me during my October hiatus… One of my projects is done and the other…

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    Pantone Colors F/W 2020/21

    And a Surprise… Happy day, reader dear! I hope this finds you safe and sound! And that you are enjoying the tail end of the season. Are you preparing for the next? Heading into the shoulder seasons of fall and…

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    5 Ways Wearing Color Improves YOUR Day!

    Back to School Blitz Happy day, reader dear! I hope this post finds you and yours happy and healthy. 2020 may be the year we learn to appreciate those two gifts. Really appreciate them. I’m fortunate to be healthy, but…

  • Wardrobe 101

    Denim Jacket Style (Part 1)

    Find the Best Shape for YOUR Shape! Happy day, reader dear! In our corner of the world, spring is in full swing. When I was a girl, spring meant windbreakers. Does anyone else remember those flannel lined nylon jackets (usually…