After learning the news of her passing, I found a large number of Iris Apfel’s famous quotes. She left her personality permanently stamped upon our society loud and clear with design, fashion and words of wisdom. In her memory, I’ve decided to share her thoughts. Hear how she explained that showing your true self is the key to the best personal style.
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Age Doesn't Matter, Style Inspiration
Fashion, Iris Apfel, Personal Style, Quotes, Style
Do you just want to wear comfortable clothes every day? Do you wish they looked as good as they felt? I know of something that might help! It’s part of my Style Tips Series (HERE.) Today’s style tip is about how to look better in your comfy clothes.
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Accessories, Style Tips
Athleisure, Cargo Pants, Casual Style, Leggings, Style, T-Shirts, Weekends
Welcome to this deep dive into how to style velvet tops of all sorts. This is an update to number four out of Your True Self Blog’s top ten most-viewed style posts of 2023. In this post, I’ve added lots more outfit combinations for this lush and classy basic wardrobe item. Don’t miss taking advantage of all this inspiration to come up with new ways to add a velvet top to your daily looks!
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Holiday, Outfit Combinations, Style Tips, Velvet Series, Ways to Wear It
Style, Velvet, Velvet Tops
If you want to look great in the cold, the trick is to layer up! It keeps you warm, it can adjust to temperatures that go up and down, it turns something plain into an interesting creation…and age doesn’t matter. So here are some layering tips, outfit formulas, a style recipe and over 50 outfit combinations that I hope will be helpful to you.
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Outfit Combinations, Style Inspiration
Autumn/Winter Style, Fall/Winter, Layering, Outfit Ideas, Style, Tips and Advice, Transitional Weather
It’s 2024 and time to say goodbye to Barbie pink and hello to peach fuzz! This color has more warmth than pink, so it is more inviting. It’s also easier to style in monochromatic looks. The Pantone Institute of Color marks their 25th anniversary of this annual program with their announcement of the 2024 Color of the Year.
This post describes:
- Peach Fuzz and its alternatives,
- the reasons behind choosing this particular color at this time,
- its meaning globally and personally,
- the warm qualities of this color choice and
- how to use it in apparel and accessories through textures and color combinations.
So let’s take a closer look at Peach Fuzz: its depth of meaning, feelings it evokes and ways to wear it!
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Color Combos, Color Series, Ways to Wear It
Color, Color Combinations, Color of the Year, pantone, Style