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Fox Valley Moms, you can have the Red Carpet Look too!

From Red Carpet to Real Life Award shows like the Golden Globes and Oscars are my own personal Super Bowl.  I get such a thrill from watching stars walk the red carpet in gorgeous gowns by Dior, Valentino, Versace, Gucci…and men dressed the nines in tuxes is never a bad thing. But how realistic are [...]

Style Resolutions

Happy 2012, “Foxy” ladies!  With the holidays now behind us (and Valentine’s goodies overtaking the aisles at local stores), it is time to reflect on the year ahead of us. New Year’s resolutions get a bad rap because they are given up on quickly, or only tried half-heartedly. The truth is, a resolution is simply [...]

Best Coats for 2011 for all shapes, sizes and needs!

Baby, it’s Cold Outside! The temperatures are dropping, the air is getting frosty, and 93.9 FM has begun playing Christmas music 24/7. My leather jacket (a standby every fall) is about to be retired to the back of the closet, replaced by a warm wool pea coat and fluffy white scarf. Winter is upon us! [...]

The Great Slim-Down (Part II)

“Where Am I Going?” Musicals were such a big part of my young life. I was a “theatre kid” from the age of five, and I eventually taught drama for several years as an adult. I can never get enough of West Side Story, Oklahoma!, Cabaret, Chicago, RENT, Wicked, Hairspray, On the Town…if jazz hands [...]

The Great Slim-Down (Part I)

“How I Got Here” Even though I have a fashion background, I have never obsessed over labels. Being a true believer in fashion democracy (style for all!), I know very well that you can look like a million without having to pay a million. That said, I do have a few labels which get my [...]

Comfort and Joy

With Thanksgiving and Christmas right around the bend, it’s time for some of our favorite traditions. You know—the turkey and stuffing, the stockings hung by the chimney with care, the reindeer sweaters… Hold up, hold up, hold up! Set down the appliqued sweater and back away slowly. In this day and age, unless you are [...]