Stella McCartney – S10 – Style – Marcio Madeira
Tory Burch – S10 – Style – Marcio Madeira
Stella McCartney – S10 – Style – Marcio Madeira
Rachel Comey – S10 – Style – Marcio Madeira, respectively
Jump start your Memorial Day weekend! We often fantasize about relaxing and doing ‘nothing’ over a long weekend. Yeah, right! The reality is that most of us have a jam packed schedule! And this upcoming holiday weekend is most likely no exception. We have places to go, people to see, things to do. However, that doesn’t mean we can’t create outfits that at least exude a sense of relaxation. Plus, when we plan ahead and make it easy on ourselves, we tend to unwind more. Mixing and layering easy separates with a cool contemporary twist should do the trick…i.e. slouchy summer knits, easy cotton skirts and wedge shoes. Naturally, we will throw a flat shoe or pair of heels in our bags too, just in case. Thank you, designers Stella, Tory and Rachel for providing us with so many options and ideas!
Remember to select fun pieces that are comfortable and can effortlessly transition through each day’s activities. That way it won’t matter if there are any weather changes or last minute change in plans. So, rest assured, you will look and feel relaxed. Have a wonderful enjoyable weekend!
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Valentino – Floral Flap Clutch
This stunning clutch handbag by Valentino defies the design boundaries of leather. It showcases layers upon layers of soft supple leather in a nude blush pink shade – a sophisticated color that compliments a variety of skin tones. Each leather floral appliqué is exquisitely crafted to appear lush and buoyant. Rather than appearing cutesy, this gorgeous crinkled leather floral inspired bag conveys a relaxed modern romantic note inspiring us to create an entire outfit around it. Kudos to the Valentino team!
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Madeleine Albright – MSN – John Bigelow Taylor
Former Secretary of State, Madeleine Albright, just turned 73 years old this past weekend. Wow! She has had such a fascinating life! To commemorate the occasion, MSN ran a story highlighting her book, Read My Pins: Stories from a Diplomat’s Jewel Box that was published last year. In the book, Albright discusses her heartfelt passion for pins and brooches, but even more interesting are the numerous stories she shares about the frequent strategic approach she took when deciding which pin from her 300+ collection to wear to certain events while in political office. On good days she wore flowers, balloons and butterflies and on bad days, she wore spiders and bugs.
It all started when she chose to wear a snake pin to every meeting with Iraqi officials in response to Saddam Hussein referring to her as “an unparalleled serpent”. To support and reinforce her strong words, she also wanted to send an unspoken message that she meant business.
Dr. Albright is doing exactly what yours truly has been preaching for the last year and a half – visual wardrobe presentation as a message really does count! Our unspoken method for communicating that we mean business may be different than wearing various pins; although I must say, she looks absolutely stunning in green, as well! Yet, clearly this was an enjoyable and effective tactic for her and a great reminder for us to leave no ploy behind to reiterate and reinforce our business messages.
Check out a wonderful interview Katie Couric did with Madeleine Albright on the subject and find out why she doesn’t like to call them brooches.
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