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Cross the aisle for a better deal
Two gray flowy cardigans. The one on the left was still expensive even on sale. The one on the right was very inexpensive. In the August Tips & Teasers newsletter, “Brenda & Erin’s Insider...
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Anatomy of Style
When designer events happen in San Francisco, pictures of the socialites who were in attendance show up in the SF Chronicle, C magazine, or Town and Country magazine. If it’s a Chanel event,...
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End-of-Summer Purge
There’s nothing more refreshing than a closet purge. All you need is some time and a willingness to tell the truth, right here and right now. The result of my end-of-the-summer closet purge is in that...
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Finding fashion inspiration
A collage I made from images in Paris Street Style, A Guide to Effortless Chic by Isabelle Thomas and Frederique Veysset The other day I posted this quote from Brenda’s Wardrobe Companion on the Tips...
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The Anatomy of an Outfit: Working the pleats
The pleats challenge Sunday morning I woke up to a fashion challenge: wear something I haven’t worn. Here’s the background. I have a soft pleated Carlisle skirt that I haven’t worn yet this year and...
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Cowboys, Brenda and Beauty Bundle
Travis, Wade Earp, and Brenda above; my beauty bundle below. One of my favorite weekends in Sonoma is when the Sonoma International Film Festival takes over the town for four days and nights in April....
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New and Improved Closet Organization
Making my closet divider labels A good weekend for me is one that allows for some putzing time in my closet. I’m forever thinking up ways to make getting dressed easy and effortless and to be wisely...
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Getting Rid of Low Rise Jeans
Jeans are a staple in my wardrobe. I love dressing them up more than anything. What’s sexier than a great fitting pair of jeans and a pretty top and dressy shoes? Or following in the footsteps of...
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What I Wear When I’m Feeling Blue
When I feel blue, I wear light colors Sometimes it’s hard to face the world, isn’t it? It doesn’t have to be gigantic tragedies that pull you under. It can be little things, or lots of little...
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Two shopping trips I’ll never forget
Mom was anxious about a surgical procedure her dermatologist wanted her to take care of in Fargo. The timing of her appointment was all wrong. It was scheduled for the second day of our family...
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Mid-summer closet checkup
We’re at about mid-summer and I’m getting nervous about what’s in your closet. Specifically, I’m nervous about what’s in your closet that you haven’t worn yet for summer! Is it a pair of white jeans?...
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What you wore and when-captured!
Is it important for you to remember what you wore to what and when? Certainly for high profile women there would be a need to know what group has already seen you in that chartreuse cocktail dress. We...
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