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Style Tip of the Day: How to Make a Basic Outfit Special

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Anine Bing Belle Silk Camisole with black jeans and a blazer

Do you sometimes wonder what to add to a basic outfit to take it from plain and boring to something more?  This style tip of the day is one idea for how to make a basic outfit into something special.  This is an installment in my Style Tips series that you can find HERE…because age doesn’t matter when you’ve got style!

Style Tip of the Day:

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How to Layer a Slip Dress Like a Pro

A slip dress is not only a sexy little slip of a thing.  It can be worn solo in the summer, of course, or when you’re feeling sexy….  But you can do so many other things with it:  layer under and/or over during the rest of the year, adding as many layers as you want.  It makes the slip dress wearable for all.  Age doesn’t matter.  To warm up during the cooler months, the style components and outfit combinations below show you how to layer a slip dress like a pro.

This is an update on how to layer a slip dress during cool or cold weather.  My last post was an update on how to layer a slip dress for warm weather.  For lighter and less layers, you see my article on “Does A Slip Dress Really Have to Be Sexy?”  For warmer and heavier layers, continue reading below.

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How to Make Basic Tees & Dresses Look Remarkable

On the weekends, our family often goes boating to the beach to have a barbecue.  Other times, we might meet at a restaurant in town (outdoors during COVID19.)  I imagine many of you, like my family and friends, socialize at outdoor barbecues on summer weekends.  During the year of 2020, there were many casual days at  home.  And the comfortable mode of dressing that went with it was such a pleasure that it persisted. Some of the easiest pieces to wear are basic tees and dresses.  So I have a style tip to show you how to make them look remarkable.

Age doesn’t matter. And what’s even better is that this style tip is useful throughout the year any time you want to dress up your basic outfit!

Here’s My Style Tip of the Day:

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Make the Most of Your Last Chance to Wear Summer Dresses!

The stores are luring you to buy fall clothes while we still have warm summer days to enjoy.  Meanwhile, summer clothes are on deep discount.  Do you have summer dresses you would still like to wear?  Or maybe you want to snap one up on sale right now!  And maybe you still want to wear your sandals for as long as possible before switching to boots.  Now is the time to make the most of your last chance to wear summer dresses!

My Style Tip of the day is not about just any summer dress. How about something a little more special that you might not have worn yet this season?  Age doesn’t matter.  Just give yourself permission to wear what you love.  The tip below shows one way to stretch your wardrobe boundaries.

At the end of this post, I’m including ways to transition your dresses to Fall. And there are links to my posts on layering and making all of your outfits work for colder weather.

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How to Make Your Pencil Skirt Useful During the Warm Seasons

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Azure Pencil Skirt from Anthropologie with a lace-up top, flat sandals and straw bag

Do you tend to reach for your pencil skirt often in the Spring and Summer?  Or does it just sit in your closet getting overlooked while you wear shorts and sundresses?  Mine has been sitting there waiting, so I decided I may as well start using it.  It doesn’t matter if you are going to work, doing errands, going out for the evening, or just lounging on the weekend.  Age doesn’t matter.  I have come up with about 50 ways to make your pencil skirt useful during the warm seasons!

There are so many ways to wear a pencil skirt that I am writing about it in two parts.  This is Part One:  For the Warm Weather Seasons, Spring and Summer.  In the fall, I will write Part Two:  For the Cool Weather Seasons, Fall and Winter.

I share my outfit ideas and list them for you so that you can use them to put your clothes together every day without having to think about it.  I encourage you to save the ideas you like out of my posts and put them in a place to easily refer to as needed.  I hope that it is helpful to you.  Let me know by leaving a reply below this post! Continue Reading