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Matte Lipstick In Your Color Season: The Busy Mom's Secret To Always Looking Put-Together Without Expending Any Actual Time Or Energy
If you used to have time to care how you looked, but now you have feral children and you haven't showered and the family wants dinner...
Jan 23
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Soft Classic: Your Favorite Pair Of Jeans
It's hard to beat the classics. Remember how your mom used to say the words "high water" with alarm when you started to grow out of a...
Jan 7
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Flamboyant Natural: The Coatigan
The Coatigan - the coat-cardigan! For days that are too cold for a sweater, but not cold enough to make you want to deal with a puffer...
Dec 3, 2024
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Soft Dramatic: A Cozy Fall Sweater
It's pricey, as real wool should be. As a Poor myself, I love my cheap cashmere, but I also know better than to confuse it with the good...
Sep 24, 2024
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Dramatic: Pointy-Toed Flats
When I notice a Dramatic body in the wild I always think of music notes, with their long graceful lines. Or Gothic architecture, with its...
Sep 17, 2024
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Should You Wear Gold Or Silver Jewelry?
Great earrings for a Dramatic or Flamboyant Gamine. It's fairly common knowledge that Autumn and Spring are the warm seasons, and wear...
Jul 2, 2024
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Flamboyant Gamine: Summer Sweater
Both Gamines do layering very well, so a piece like this that can be worn either by itself or layered over another shirt is a real closet...
May 24, 2024
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Versatile Mother's Day Gift: A Square Silk Scarf
The best gift is the small luxury they would never buy for themselves.
May 4, 2024
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Flamboyant Natural: T-Shirt Dress. Also Some Advice For Post-Baby Style
This dress is adorable for all sorts of occasions, but I'm buying it specifically for my pregnant sister because I remember the post-baby...
Apr 23, 2024
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Soft Classic and Gamines: Tank Top
I first got acquainted with Dickies when hunting for indestructible work pants for my husband. Let me tell you, they deliver! And the...
Apr 1, 2024
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Soft Classic: Three Spring Dresses
First, a formal-ish spring dress, edging towards professional. Wear this to an Easter church service, or perhaps a tea party with your...
Mar 18, 2024
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Soft Dramatic: Satin Skirt
This is just insanely elegant and stylish.
Mar 18, 2024
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Jeans for the Kibbe Romantic
Both pure Romantics and Theatricals: Flared jeans were made for you! They continue the theme of "curve in/curve out" that you've got...
Feb 28, 2024
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Soft Classic, Soft Gamine, Both Romantics: Slim Sneakers
Shoes are tricky for Soft Classics. You don't want anything heavy or chunky - a Soft Classic friend of mine reports that chunky shoes...
Feb 26, 2024
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Dramatic Classic, Soft Classic: Pima Cotton Tee from L.L.Bean
"But aren't t-shirts for Naturals?" No way! I mean, yes, but they're also for everyone. The key is to make sure that your t-shirt matches...
Feb 19, 2024
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Soft Natural: T-Shirt Dress from Amazon
In the spirit of my last post, wherein I announced my goal of wearing more casual dresses. The dolphin hem on this one one is lovely on...
Feb 16, 2024
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Flamboyant Natural: Aerie Real Crew Sweatshirt
Inspired by this reddit thread, especially someone's comment - and I quote - "Literally none of them are flattering on me but they're so...
Feb 7, 2024
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Both Naturals: Cashmere Scarf
Every type has a flattering way to wear a scarf, but the ragged edge puts this one in Natural territory. Click on the photo or the word...
Dec 23, 2023
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