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Real-Life Style Challenge: The Uniform Project

This week’s Real-Life Style Challenge came together from a multitude of sources. First, a reader wrote in asking to see how a simple change of accessories could change an outfit’s entire mood. I was ready to take up the task, but I wondered how could I represent all these different possibilities clearly if I was just wearing [...]

Would You Wear… a Drop-Waist Dress?

Drop Waist Dresses: 1. Marc Jacobs, 2. On Clemence Poesy via ELLE, 3. DVF I have an innate fear of fashion styles associated with the term “low”: Low-rise jeans, drop-crotch harem pants, and mullet hemlines, to name a few, all make me a little nervous. Which is precisely why the sudden popularity of drop-waist dresses [...]

Class to Night Out: Shirt Dress

Photo Credit Do you struggle with transforming your outfits from day to night? Don’t worry, CF is here to help turn that daily annoyance into a fun challenge. This column will focus on one piece per week, and teach you how to take your look from study sessions in the library to dancing the night away. Nothing is as effortlessly sophisticated [...]

Why Choose a Vintage Wedding Dress?

Photo by Concetta’s Closet
Lauren Naimola is the owner of Dear Golden, a vintage shop on Etsy with a brick & mortar location in Michigan. She has collected, worn and studied vintage since the age of 15.
A bride wants to feel beautiful, unique and…

Outfits Under $100: 1 Spring Dress, 4 Ways to Style It

Photo Credit The 80-20 rule may not have been conceived by fashion’s elite, but it does seem to dictate how my own wardrobe operates. I have about ten pairs of jeans, but I always reach for my two trustworthy favorites. When it comes to dresses, too, the rule holds true – I always reach for [...]

Fabulous Find of the Week: Walmart Royal Blue Dress

I’ve been really obsessed with royal blue lately. It’s a vibrant color that’s universally flattering – what more can you really ask for? That’s why, when I saw this royal blue dress from Walmart for only $12, I was in HEAVEN. The ribbon belt is a little plain, but that’s an easy fix – swap [...]

Class to Night Out: Floral Dress

Photo Credit Do you struggle with transforming your outfits from day to night? Don’t worry, CF is here to help turn that daily annoyance into a fun challenge. This column will focus on one piece per week, and teach you how to take your look from study sessions in the library to dancing the night away. Whenever spring rolls around, I [...]

Fashion Inspiration: Blair Waldorf’s Spring/Summer Looks

Photo Credit No one does spring and summer fashion better than Manhattan’s elite, AKA the ladies of Gossip Girl. Everyone’s favorite headband-adorned fashion queen Blair Waldorf looks exceptionally put-together at all times, even while relaxing on her chaise by the pool. With the spring and summer seasons soon approaching, Queen B’s summer wardrobe is perfect to use for [...]

Fashion Inspiration: Lilly Pulitzer Spring 2012

{Photo Credit} Lilly Pulitzer is known for her poppy prints and vibrant shift dresses, and her Spring 2012 collection does not disappoint. Slowly but surely, I have become more and more addicted to Lilly’s captivating printed dresses, and the preppy spring vibe they give off. I know that her style isn’t for everyone, but if you’re [...]

What to Wear on Your 21st Birthday

Photo Credits: 1, 2 Most college girls will celebrate their 21st birthday at some point during their four years. And as everyone knows, 21 is a big deal – it’s a milestone birthday, and a time to turn the page to new possibilities and experiences. It’s also one night where you want to look your [...]

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