Monthly Archives: March 2010

Spring has Sprung!

Look what’s coming to Blueprint for Style in APRIL: Sequins during the day …. unheard of! Too Many Mags to Mention – In Style, Vogue, Details, Vanity Fair, Elle, More, Lucky, GQ … which ones do we read for what?! Spring Cleaning – when, what to get rid of, what to keep & what to add [...]

Winner of Japanese-inspired Leather Cuff

Contest: simply post a comment to the Blueprint for Style site and follow Yazberry Fashion on twitter! Prize: copper-colored, Japanese-inspired umbrella leather cuff Value: $68 Winner: Katie Stime of Minnesota!! [Apologies for the multiple posts without the winner being announced...sometimes technology just moves too fast!]

Anything But Standard or Uniform

From runway to runway, Cynthia Rowley is making tracks!  Chicago-born designer Cynthia Rowleypresented her Spring 2010 runway collection to critics who sung her praises for feminine-but-not-too-girly dresses and digs.  Her ladies spring 2010 collection was colorful and her menswear line won accolades from the prestigious Council of Fashion Designers of America. She’s done collaborations with [...]

Super Chic, Super Cheap…Sandals

While Blueprint for Style does not particularly care for the gladiator shoe trend, there are many that have made a go of the Clash of the Titans toe tappers.  If you are one, it makes sense to do it as inexpensively as possible because I guarantee (no…I pray) that this fashion romp-in-the-hay will end soon. [...]

Vintage Shopping

What is vintage?  Is it just old or is there something more to it?  Well, “vintage” does have a slightly loftier connotation than old – it appears to denote something old that is of value or was, at some point, in demand.  Fair enough….. If that’s the case and you like clothing with a vintage [...]

Do You Have Your Easter Outfit?

Does anyone remember when you used to go shopping with your mom for your Sunday Easter outfit?  For the guys, the outfit was usually a camel colored suit or perhaps a suit jacket along with some lighter colored slacks….  And for the ladies, it was some pastel-colored dress with crinoline, bows or big ties, and some [...]

Style Question of the Week

Question: A tailor has offered to make a silk suit for me but insists on a four-button styling.  The price is right at $400 but, will I look crazy or am I wasting money? Answer: Hmmmm the price is definitely right but, your overall style scoring may be wrong.  While you won’t look crazy because [...]

Super Chic, Super Cheap…Shoes

So you’re still in your funeral drab uniform of black….but waiting anxiously for spring to spring so you can switch to your neutral uniform, right?  Well, what are you going to do about your shoes? Easy – opt for a print like this natural python platform from Chinese Laundry ( available at Piperlime for $50) that [...]

The Art of Passing Cash

As I was reading through a number of articles, I happened upon one about how to properly “grease a palm” and while it’s not a frequently practiced art today, it’s great information to have and only increases your “cool sophisticate” factor when you do it right. The Details article (August 2009) gives three pointers to [...]

Designer of the Day: Pierre Balmain

Born Pierre Balmain in St. Jean de Maurienne, Savoie in 1914 Pierre received his early training from the two greatest designers of the time, Molyneux and Lucien Lelong Rue Francois 1er in Paris is where Balmain open his first Haute Couture house in 1945 Balmain early inspiration is owed to Gertrude Stein and the advent [...]

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