Fashion

My last purchase of 2015 brightens 2016.  Luke Grant-Muller brogues. ‪ #‎swoon‬

As a fashion stylist I am often asked “Where did you get your style?” Does that mean “My  personal style?” which is a mix of classic menswear elements with a touch of youthful informality and a love of color, or am I being asked “Who taught you style?” Well ladies I can definitely say “I got it from my mama!” And my grandmother.

Growing up fashion was as important as education and laughter in my home. My grandmother, the grand doyenne, believed in being properly put together at all times. She loved wigs, wore gloves, matched her shoes and purses and was unafraid of fur! I still vividly remember a Christmas morning when my grandmother opened a gift from my grandpa (picked out by my mom). It was a gorgeous camel cashmere cape with a mink collar from Nieman Marcus. My grandmother screamed! She ran to her bedroom, put on her most glamorous wig, donned the cape and laughingly began to spin around. I’d never seen her so happy!

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I’m sitting at the station waiting for the train. As I glance around me I see a young woman who is really young and very pretty. I wonder “Where is she going?” “Is she headed to work?” She’s dressed in almost all black; a cotton blazer worn over a black lace tunic, with a shock of vibrant purple tights that add color and even a note of sophistication.

But what really catches my eye are her shoes. Black bejeweled flats. All at once they are whimsical yet practical. And with my stylist eye I think “Girl, you chose well.” Few shoes are more versatile than a simple ballet flat. In the Versatile Flats video I hosted for Midnight Velvet, I say that flats are back and more fabulous than ever.

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