Monthly Archives: May 2010

Timing is Everything!

Know when the sales are so you can strike early…to get the best deals on the best clothing!

We’ve got a $100 Saks Fifth Avenue gift card for the best suggestion on topics to cover. Enter now and often — you have until June 4th! I was sitting in the park yesterday trying to think about the blog, what to write about, what’s next, what information and tidbits to share, and how to [...]

Packing for Memorial Day Weekend

While this list can have variations depending on the location and length of your trip, these basics should get any wo/man through the weekend in effortless style! Sunglasses- we’ll believe in the power of positive thinking and thus, there will be sun! Plus, a scrunched-up face doesn’t make for pretty pictures or a nice introduction… [...]

Men, Love What You Have

Sometimes the best closet upgrades come from caring for what you have not only on splurging on what you don’t! Tiecrafters: For impeccably cleaned ties. They also narrow ties for $17. www.tiecrafters.com Best Weaving and Mending, Inc.: Specializes in reweaving suits and sweaters. www.bestweavingandmending.com Worth & Worth: Blocks and repairs hats. www.hatshop.com

Monday Morning Power List

A week’s worth of fashion, faux pas, follies, fabulosity, finds, forgettables, regrettables, and the like…… Style…Splurge: the most stylish of individuals don’t get it by buying it, it’s learned so spend some time and money to develop your own sense of personal style Back to the Basics: of color…blues are soothing, black is foreboding, red [...]

Manly Monday Style Meter

A stylish start to the week from last week’s lessons learned….. A Man’s Man: there is something wonderfully sexy about a man who is so comfortable with his manhood that he doesn’t need to advertise (a la…. loud music coming from his car, garish language coming from his mouth, overly showy jewelry hanging from his person) [...]

To Quote Rebecca Moses…

Yesterday a NY-based blog called Madison Avenue Spy did a write-up on Rebecca Moses who is debuting her clothing line at Macy’s. The collection consists mostly of fundamentals…what I call “basically fabulous” items. While she is not as well known as Tom Ford, Versace (whom she did design for though….), etc, she imparted some terrific [...]

A Question of Style

The jury is being formed…..and the judge has been selected….the question is now being asked, what is the biggest ‘dapper don don’t’ you can think of? We at Blueprint for Style think it’s a toss up between wearing white tube socks and taking yourself too seriously…. Across the next few weeks, we’ll be tallying all [...]

Laptop Love!!

So, I was meeting with a fellow travel blogger (aka “coffee connection”) and she was sporting this absolutely fabulous laptop sleeve – I looked at her and without any shame, said, “That’s hot! I want one!” I made my inquiries and three days later, I had a fast-n-furious email exchange with the owner of Kena [...]

Manly Monday Style Meter

A stylish start to the week from last week’s lessons learned….. Taking the Tab: unless you are ten years into your relationship (or brain dead), make plans to pick up the tab when out at dinner…even if there’s an extra person present Lessons Learned from Kindergarten: your mother dressed you then and you looked good. Same [...]

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