Logowear for Spring

Nothing like a great lightweight jacket featuring the logo of your favorite sports team to bridge the gap between winter and spring, and the NCAA is still going strong.  Last weekend, UNC beat Duke and made a lot of Tarheels fans proud to be wearing their NCAA logo-wear for that winning team, donning the Carolina blue with a little white ram on it.  People all over the Carolinas love to root for this favorite team that represents the nation’s first university, and people from other states flock to the Carolinas to pull for the Tarheels too.  It’s just one of those schools...

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Blazers from Business to Bling

I have a few blazers in my closet that are great pieces for important business meetings or interviews because they add a professional feel to the day and can be paired with the perfect fitting trousers to make an unbeatable power outfit.  But I like to get the most out of every article of clothing tucked away in my closet so I can create as many diverse ensembles as possible.  The blazer can be transformed to accommodate all your wardrobe needs, you just need to know the proper way to accessorize it! If you’re going to lunch with some friends or meeting your boyfriends’ parents for...

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How to Wear Leather Jackets for Women

When women wear leather, something magical happens.  They don’t look tough like men (and hopefully, they don’t want to!) but instead, the leather can seem to bring out both their natural strength and grace while also enhancing their vulnerability.  There is a special nack for women when it comes to wearing a leather jacket, and the video below offers some tips on how to wear leather well, if you’re a woman.  Now, this applies to that standard sort of leather jacket, not the truly high fashion ones.  This advice is for women who want to still preserve their femininity...

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Best Colors for Outerwear 2011

Before you go snatching up the first cute jacket you see on the retail rack at the mall, you need to check out this fall’s color palettes to see what colors are going to make you look fresh and flirty, rather than dated and cold.  We don’t wear jackets, darlings, simply because we feel a draft!  Nay, but we wear them in the name of High Fashion!  We wear them because they sparkle, they dazzle, they shine! We wear them because they are soft or hard, or because they remind us of some romantic notion of an age gone by, or because someone else doesn’t like them!  Whatever...

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