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Quick Tip Video: Why You Need White Space To Clear Your Mind And Get Inspired

Today's Productivity Quick Tip is the importance of finding clarity in white space. TRANSCRIPT: Hey there, it's me Sharon Haver with today's FocusOnStyle very snowy Quick Tip. Sometimes you just need to literally find white space to clear your head and get clarity. Look at this beauty of white and clean all around me. A simple, absolutely open palette allows you to be able to think of what you want to do, what you want to accomplish, what's next in your life. Now, I admit that most of the time we don't get the pleasure of actually having beautiful literal white space. This is my cross country Nordic ski track… my chance of getting outside to where I like to

It's officially fall! The New York air is still mild but with that crisp autumn breeze. Not quite ready to commit to boots and too much of a chill for sandals. What to wear this weekend? Can't go wrong with (re)new(ed) classics like the Adiddas Stan Smith (see mine with the red trim below) or Superstar. White sneakers are not only still on trend but looking so right to lighten up your transitional wardrobe. Top off with a biker jacket or blazer, and you're good to go. TopShop Lead Photo- Ultimate Biker Jacket by Boutique, COPENHAGEN Lace-Up Sneakers RELATED READING- Leather Weather: A Black Leather Jacket At Any Age To Suit Your Every Mood! More Quick Tips

I'll Have What She's Having: A summer romance with my dry cleaner White is definitely on trend for summer. But I have to admit a slow love to ditch my go-to black beyond white t-shirts, jeans, sneakers, and classic, crisp white shirts (follow the links for style tips). Maybe it was last week in the California sunshine where I lost count on the plethora of white jeans, but these Cannes Do Chic snaps certainly make the case for adding something white to your summer wardrobe. My favorite red carpet at the Cannes Film Festival offers plenty of styling inspiration for every occasion by way of (clockwise) Cate Blanchett in a Giorgio Armani white suit, Chrystele Saint Louis Augustin in a midriff-baring bralette and

This week’s summer spotlight is How to Wear It Week. Let's look at different ways to wear everybody's wardrobe stable. 3 ways to dress up or dress down your favorite piece of clothing I don't know about you but I spend a good amount of time wearing classic T-shirts. They are easy, timeless, and I love the utilitarian edge that holds everything else together. If there's one workhorse item in your closet, it should be a white T-shirt. Be it designer or the kind that comes out of a pack. One of the ladies in a marketing group that I'm in asked me how to style T-shirts. Nicely, maybe for work and casual. So here goes it, in this installment of how to wear it,

I'll Have What She's Having: A proper white jacket that's seasonless + chic ala Sharon Stone in Roberto Cavalli & J.Crew Spring 15 It's been a crazy month or so with filming over 35ish videos for my C'est Chic program (outfit changes for each), traveling, spending casual time at my place out West, and back to the NYC grind just in time for school to start for my son and Fashion Week. I feel like I've been in a closet wonderland whirl and, honestly, could use a day in yoga pants (thank you flu for making that day today). Here's the thing, with almost every reach into my closet, I keep thinking that I need a proper white jacket. A

On Trend- How To Wear White Right a la Gwyneth Paltrow and Kelly Rutherford

For this week's 15th Anniversary of FocusOnStyle online, and in honor of the warmer weather (finally!), let's revisit timeless tips on how to wear white BEFORE the old adage of waiting for Labor Day. I don't know about you, but looking light & brght is tops on my list after this wicked winter. Postcript: since the writing of this post, I know own a couple more white coats! --S.H. >> RELATED: White Clothing Care Tips- You Don’t Have To Marry the Drycleaner (if you don’t want too) I'll Have What She's Having: White clothing tips to not look like a bride, a nurse, or the Good Humor man! According to old school fashion rules, Memorial Day is the official time to finally break

I'll Have What She's Having: Classic French chic by way of can't go wrong black + white I love a trend that is age-appropriate for everyone, has endless mix and matching possibilities, is striking and classic, and never goes out of style. Hard to find? Not when you consider the endless appeal of classic French Chic black and white, the classic tried & true color combo that never gets dated. Look at the inspiring Paris street style ladies pictured here to easily tell that the better than basic closet constants, look revived, refreshed & oh so easy to pull off whether you are 20, 30, 40, 50 or beyond. >> DON’T MISS MY FREE FRENCH CHIC GIFT TO YOU: Download Passport to French Chic & receive regular

Style Notes for the Top 5 London Fashion Week Trends: You loved our extensive coverage of NYFW and our Top 7 New York Fashion Week Trends for Fall 2013. Our Fashion Week street style trends from NY & London have been a hit too. Wink, wink. So, without further adieu... we bring you the Top 5 Trends from London fashion Week for fall 2013 to start to add to your wardrobe NOW. Do I here a sale rack calling??? As news breaks that designer Christopher Kane joined the big leagues with new funding, London Fashion Week trends saw many of his generational peers adapting a stronger, more directional approach to their collections. In other words, some of the fashion world's most notable, forward

I'll Have What She's Having: Black leather pants that look so right Yesterday, we talked about the ageless chic of a black leather motorcycle jacket, and today it's time to talk about your lower half. >>MORE: Leather Style There's an off-handedness that Italians have. They could be wearing the most extravagant item -- think a healthy dose of gold, a swath of fur, ornate embellishments, or in this case, black leather pants-- and throw it together in a manner that's effortless and molto elegante, and even casual in their own way. Never garish. Always fun. >>RELATED: When in Rome Black leather pants are one of the hottest trends this season, and we all know how tricky they can be. Let's look at

Diane Kruger, Audrey Tautao, Liya Kebede, Berenice Bejo, Michelle Rodriquez, Andie MacDowell all in white on the red carpet

I'll Have What She's Having: White gowns so lovely that you don't need to look at bridal magazines for inspiration when you can be inspired by right off the red carpet! Let's face it, a wedding dress is a dress that you get married wearing.It has NOTHING to do with what department the dress came from (mine was vintage and simply ivory) and EVERYTHING to do with what you feel pretty in and will want to look at for decades to come in photographs. So, think out of the bridal box! Joshua Jackson and Diane Kruger on the red carpet stairs at Cannes- rice not included. It's white night on the red carpet as of late as white is one

Loooove the mix of an otherwise girly ruffled blouse with man-tailored pants. It's the unexpected hit of French chic that you can add to your wardrobe.

I'll Have What She's Having: A lively masculine/feminine French chic mix that hits smart notes by way of a soft blouse and tailored, easy fitting pants We should really call this post, "mix this DON'T match that" as it's the unexpected combination that works so well. Love the mix of an otherwise girly ruffled blouse with man-tailored pants spotted on French actress Audrey Tautou. It's the unexpected hit of French chic élan that you can add to your wardrobe. Pairing something frilly with something sweet can get a bit too saccharine, while mixing too many man tailored pieces together can get a bit butch. French actress Audrey Tautou poses during the photocall of "Therese Desqueyroux" presented out of competition at the 65th Cannes film

I’ll Have What She’s Having: What to wear with a bold print skirt? A white shirt, of course, is oh soooo French Chic! Leïla Bekhti, the French actress, knows that the best compliment to something bold and bright is palette cleansing clean, classic, and crisp starkness by way of a perfect shirt. >> MORE from the French Riviera: Cannes Do Chic Let's review the styling finesse of the bold "Renaissance painting" print Carven skater skirt from last fall that she wore at Cannes the other day. French actress Leïla Bekhti poses during a photocall of the Un Certain Regard jury at the 65th Cannes film festival Take a vivid print-- whether it be as bright as a Lilly Pulitzer or as fashion statement-making as this Carven--

LeeLee Sobieski in a long Jil Sander white shirtdress

I'll Have What She's Having: The white clothing fashion trend continues with a dose of celebrity style as Leelee Sobieski wears a fantastic white shirt dress by Jil Sander to The Tribeca Film Festival Raf Simons last few seasons at Jil Sander saw the designer taking cues from Yves Saint Laurent met with Isaac Mizrahi & Bill Blass' iconic American subversions of classic YSL shapes much like the dramatic, all-white Jil Sander dress actress Leelee Sobieski wore at the Tribeca Film Festival recently. >> How to clean that baby? Check out, White Clothing Care Tips A more daytime shirt & skirt version of this Jil Sander shirtdress is available at Saks. Paired with a similar Babe Paley-like hairstyle from the Spring 2012 runway show and virtually nothing else, the

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Quick Tip Video: Why You Need White Space To Clear Your Mind And Get Inspired

Continue the white sneaker trend…

Cannes Do Chic- White is summer’s new black

How to Wear It Week! How to style a white T-shirt

Why not try a white jacket?

On Trend- How To Wear White Right a la Gwyneth Paltrow and Kelly Rutherford

Are you looking for something ageless that never goes out of style? Try classic French Chic black + white

Don’t Miss The TOP 5 London Fashion Week Trends From Fall 2013 To Wear NOW

Leather Weather: Black (leather pants) + White = Italian Style

Bridal Inspiration: White Gowns So Pretty You May Want To Get Married

Stylist Advice: You can do this! Audrey Tautou’s easy fitting pants and a girly blouse for French chic élan

FRENCH CHIC SHIRT LESSON 101: A classic white shirt balances a vivid print a la Leïla Bekhti

A White Shirt Dress Is So Chic and You Won’t Look Like A Nurse, See LeeLee Sobieski

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