How to get great style
Posted by Ketura
When you feel blah, like you have “no style” (the most common refrain I hear from friends and clients), typically it’s because your wardrobe is made up of … basics. They can be bland and (more…)
Category Archives: Shopping
Why you should add velvet to your holiday outfits
Posted by Ketura
Raye Bella Velvet Shoes, $158 at Anthropologie Every year when November rolls around, the clock starts ticking on the preparations for your holiday outfits. Many women I know and have worked with put this off. It’s too overwhelming, and maybe they (more…)
Shopping for fall on Etsy
Posted by Ketura
Ankara Print Skirt, $148, Etsy
Sometimes you just have to follow the links.
Here’s what I mean. Yesterday I saw this fun post and picture on Twitter by the awesome Alison of Wardrobe Oxygen. She was talking about a beautiful, colorful skirt and the process through which she found and bought it. Cool.
I love how she looks in her ...READ MORE »
The new denim
Posted by Ketura
Denim is being celebrated this season as if it’s a whole new invention.
Designers have embraced it for every possible use. Going to a baby shower? There’s a lovely denim dress you could wear. Are you sick of skinny jeans? Denim comes to the rescue in new styles, shades, lengths, and widths. Going to a gala? Denim even found its ...READ MORE »
Crushing on kimonos
Posted by Ketura
When I was in college, I spent a summer in Paris. Still a very awkward student, I was captivated by a woman named Valerie. She was a fortysomething and having a bit of a summer fling away from her (more…)
Trend watch: Wide-leg pants
Posted by Ketura
You love your skinny jeans, right? Don’t we all?!
This is the season to try something new.
Now, you don’t HAVE to try the new wider-leg pants just because they’re a new trend. But then again, why not? The advantagae to trying them now is you may discover they look fantastic on you! And when ...READ MORE »
Jewelry, the instant style update
Posted by Ketura
Today I went shopping with a longtime client for some fresh jewelry to update everything she owns. She bought three pieces and spent well under $1,000. She’s going to wear them again and again, (more…)
Saluting military style this fall
Posted by Ketura
I broke out my military-style jacket today. It’s new, and I love it — and it’s my first wearing of my first new Fall 2015 purchase. Military is big this fall. It’s a fail-proof trend that is totally timeless. You can buy into the trend for almost nothing (I spotted several army-green jackets during my last thrifting outing to Goodwill) ...READ MORE »
Marie Kondo + Anthro in the New Yorker
Posted by Ketura
A recent story in the New Yorker showcases Marie Kondo’s shopping trip at Anthropologie.
In case you’ve never heard of her, Kondo has recently had her book The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up published in this country, and it’s a terrific and indeed potentially life-changing little book.
Kondo’s known for decluttering, so it’s cool that the article is about ...READ MORE »
