Pantone Color of 2013: Emerald

If you’ve been reading for several years, you know that each spring bloggers highlight the Color of the Year. After a couple of years of pink and coral tones (honeysuckle and tangerine) we have gone to something completely different: Emerald Green!  Check out...

Announcing… Tangerine Tango

It’s official. In December Pantone announced the color of the year as Tangerine Tango. You may recall last year was Honeysuckle. When you click on the Pantone site you’ll be able to read a little more about this choice. “Sophisticated but at the same time...

Things I Love: The Color Orange

Congrats to Dominique, Comment #8 chosen by Random.org as the winner of the Free consultation. She is a faithful reader and comments often, yet this is her first time to win. If you haven’t been a winner yet, keep trying. Your day is coming. Who would have ever...

It’s Black, It’s White…getting it right

Every week I have women come in to the boutique where I’m employed and say that their closets are full of black clothes. They would like more variety. I am generalizing a bit here, but it seems that as women age the less they like black. Typically they have worn...

Add Color, Pattern, Texture and Shine

There are many ways to add variety to your outfits. I find that some women are partial to neutral colors and monochromatic dressing. I actually like both approaches a great deal. However, as you have seen in my earlier posts on the color gray, I believe a pop of color...

Do You Prefer Patterns or Solids?

Our winners for the Silpada Giveaway are: Comment #2: Cynthia D. Comment #3: Kristi G. Winners were chosen by random.org. Congratulations to you both. Kristi Thomas will be contacting you soon. Thanks for reading. Does your closet favor solids or patterns? If you...