For those times when you lose a button unexpectedly or dog and cat hair attacks your wardrobe, you need a mini-wardrobe emergency kit.

Here are nine wardrobe maintenance essentials you need to keep your designer clothes looking just like new. Read the rest of this entry »

Thanks to the web, the clothing line sample sale is now democratized.

In the past, sample sale shopping was limited to privileged fashion insiders who lived in Los Angeles and New York.

Designers would sell sample clothing – used in previous collections – via top-secret, invitation-only events to magazine editors, store buyers and clothing manufacturers.

For those bargain fashion lovers looking for name brand samples online and designer overstock items – without ever leaving the comforts of home – there’s no greater feeling than finding the latest shoes, handbags and designer fashion at an online sample sale. Read the rest of this entry »

What to Wear When…Dressing for a Ball.

When First Lady Michelle Obama, arrived at the 2009 Presidential Inauguration dressed in a Jason Wu ball gown, she was the sophisticated personification of my American Fashion Dream: a return to classic elegance at the White House.

But, we she stepped out in this Peter Sorenson, killer ball gown pictured above…she was beyond gorgeous.

While we all can’t look as good as Mrs. Obama on a daily basis, we can dress for a ball in the same sartorial splendor as the First Lady. If if you have plans to attends a swanky black tie soiree, you too can make a beautiful entrance and exit in a ball gown fit for a First Lady or a Fashion Queen.

Here’s how to dress for a ball: Read the rest of this entry »