Sharon Haver

Thanks for reading my post! I'm Style Expert + Success Strategist for women entrepreneurs helping you and your business get out there so you can attract the high-level clients you want. All my tips come from my real world professional experience. As a bootstrapping entrepreneur with a business degree in Marketing and a graduate of an extensive amount of business and personal development programs and high-level masterminds, my advice is based on how I successfully run my online business since 1999. Previously to be being the founder of FocusOnStyle.com, I was a well-known New York fashion stylist on major photo shoots for 15 years, where I styled everything from Vogue covers to advertising campaigns for cheesy products that I made look so good that you would actually want to buy them. I've also had a syndicated newspaper fashion advice column and featured in lots of media. Learn more...  About Sharon Haver | Press Clips | Start Here | Work With Me Let's get social... Facebook  |  Twitter   |   Instagram   |   Pinterest   |  YouTube

Celebrity Style Bust- Rihanna, the girl of too many things but one good Givenchy Antigona bag

I'll Have What She's Having (from the waist up): Rihanna manages to ruin a few very good pieces with some dang tacky tights and a girdle for a dress. There, I said it! Givenchy large size Antigona bag in black nappa leather, as worn by Rihanna. Available at Barney's Rihanna was sporting some super chic fashion elements on her 3AM return to her hotel after her concert in Paris. There's the well-proportioned floppy fedora (unlike that over-sized Kim Kardashian monstrosity), the covetable cropped jacket, and the to-die-for Givenchy by Riccardo Tisci “Antigona” bag... all in classic black. But, what is going on with those nasty sheer thigh highs, and the peachy body con skirt in the color of an old

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Celebrity Style- Katie Holmes Knows What Color Hose to Wear with a Navy Dress

Katie Holmes wearing a CARVEN indigo ruched stretch-wool dress to Marie Claire Magazine’s Second Annual Women on Top Awards
I'll Have What She's Having: A Carven indigo ruched stretch-wool dress played down to look perfect for day.A navy dress-- particularly in the fall or winter-- can get a bit tricky when it comes to deciding what color hose to wear with it.Summer months are a no-brainer with bare tan legs and tobacco, nude, or bold colored shoes.But, what to do when it gets cool out?Navy hose and a navy dress can get a bit old school flight attendentesque or schoolmarmish, and nude hose make the dress too dressy for a business day.MORE: CarvenGrab the Katie Holmes CARVEN indigo ruched stretch-wool dress available at farfetch.comKatie Holmes got it right by wearing black tights with the navy dress from Carven (FYI:  A

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ADVENTURES IN EXTREMES- The Isabel Marant Pumps that Emmanuelle Alt Loves or the GAP version

GAP suede bow pumps in red
There's a very "inspired by" version of the Isabel Marant "Poppy" bow pumps that Emmanuelle Alt had been sporting quite a bit over at the GAP. So what if the sold-out style was from last season, they are classic, super cute, and very French Chic. Pair them with skinny jeans for a Parisian take on understated lady-like look or wear them with your favorite plaids of the season. You can't go wrong and if you don't tell anyone, I won't mention that the GAP Suede Bow Pumps version has the bow at the back rather than at the side. Superb!

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Kim Kardashian manages to take a perfectly fine– and loose-fitting– dress and make it look cheesy

With all the insane streams of money coming her way, Kim K still manages to look cheap. We get celebrity style pr tip sheets of almost every celebrity and celebutard that you can imagine wearing something or another.  Usually they end upon the trash, but this time I couldn't bear not to share this Kim Kardashian "celebrity style" alert as it's so tacky that I've got to hope no one out there wants to make it stick. We all know that  the Kardashian klan own a batch of boutiques, but did she have to wear the entire accessory department all at once? In defense of the Boulee Brynn dress, it's perfectly lovely in its BoHo styling, uneven hemline, and "Downtown"

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Emporio Armani- Spring 2012 Women’s Fashion Show Video

Emporio Armani Spring 2012 Fashion Show
Watch Emporio Armani Spring / Summer 2012 Women's Fashion Show video: Photos of the Emporio Armani Spring 2012 fashion show: [nggallery id25] MORE: Emporio Armani and Armani brand In their words... Emporio Armani spring / summer 2012 Milan Fashion Week   NEODESIGN    A game of colours that achieves a new and distinctive sense of depth. A    contemplation  on  the  significance of line, silhouette and graphics –    elements  that  define  the  equation  connecting substance and void. A    reflection   on  the  dialogue  between  fashion,  current  trends  and    contemporary artistic talent.    SHAPE    The jackets with their masculine cut glide over the body, the shoulders    delicately suggested to soften the line. Dresses and skirts are longer;

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Cowgirl Chic- Get The Look of The Real Cowgirls of Jackson Hole, WY

The Real Cowgirls of Jackson Hole, WY: Jolene and Jamie
You all know that saying about the grass being greener on the other side of the fence. Well, sometimes for me, it's the other side of the arena. As a native New Yorker and die-hard city girl, I'm always fascinated and in awe of the effortless and authentic cool of cowgirls.  Having a vacation home in Jackson Hole, WY, I also have a closet with plenty of plaid snapfront shirts and cherished western boots that I never get to wear unless I'm trying to ride a horse. That's where Jamie Putnam comes in as she instructs me and my family Western riding lessons. Jamie teaches Introduction to Rodeo and regular Western riding lessons at Putnam Horesmanship, when she's not training barrel/ rope

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Yigal Azrouel Spring 2012 Fashion Show

Yigal Azrouel Spring 2012
Runway Review Quick Notes: slits, minimal, backless, 90's, clean, halter necks, maxi skirts, unexpected back slits, drawstring paper bag waists, Drawing on fashion's now long standing fascination with minimalism, for spring 2012 Yigal Azrouel added a subdued downtown elegance to the phenom and made the movement his own via unexpected sexy slits and a judicious use of forever glamorous lipstick red. >> MORE: FASHION SHOWS AND RUNWAY REVIEWS While minimal and monastic even, it was those graphic slits that added a flirtatious kick to the of-the-moment line-up and an airy voluminous grace. >> SHOP: What's in store now for Yigal Azrouel at Shopbop Here, clean, unadorned surfaces dominated save for an abstract yellow and black ink print while a major focus was placed

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Red Carpet Emmy Hairstyles- Julianna Margulies and Oliva Munn opt for soft waves

Julianna Margulies and Oliva Munn opt for soft waves
Right on trend with the hairstyles of New York Spring / Summer 2012 Fashion Week, the Emmy's red carpet hair followed suit with one of next spring's biggest hair trends: Soft waves. We've got the hairstylist tips to help you get the look, right now. Afterall, great hair is a whole lot more obtainable than a couture frock. READ: Quick notes on Emmy Red Carpet Fashion Emmy winner Julianna Margulies chose soft waves using Leonor Greyl products from the French hair brand that helped save my uber damaged hair this past winter. Watch Mathew Monzon recreate Julianna Margulies' Veronica Lake-inspired Style from the 2011 Emmys on this video or by following his styling steps below: “For Julianna Margulies’ Emmys look, I

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Emmy’s Red Carpet Fashion- 2011 Hits and Misses

Sofía Vergara
Less is more, chic that is for 2011 Emmy's red carpet fashion. Watch the television broadcast with me and comment along... MORE: Red Carpet fashion Red hot rocks the carpet and big on fashion darks As the show airs, my favorites so far are Sofía Vergara, pictured left,  in a stunning, figure hugging, coral red Vera Wang gown that fits the sexy actress to a T! Perfection. Kate Winslet in a clean and expertly cut Elie Saab red gown.   Gwenyth Paltrow in a full-on F-A-S-H-I-O-N midriff baring Pucci number that rocks out only becuse it's played against simple hair and makeup, and Gwenyth's eternally chic style.   Brunette Kristen Wiig in an ombre brown Zac Posen number becuse she

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Red Hot Kate Moss arrives by helicopter to set off London Fashion Week, with her Rimmel collab

I'll Have What She's Having: Red on Red Yes, yes, we are still simmering over the end of New York Fashion Week that comes to a close tonight, but London Fashion Week is just gearing up! Kate Moss no stranger to grand entrances and brand collabs that we actaully love (Topshop, Hogan's) made the grandest entrance of all... by helipcopter to host the party for her beauty collaboration with Rimmel. >> MORE: FASHION SHOWS AND RUNWAY REVIEWS Rimmel is the cheap chic cosmetics brand and we're sure Kate's collab is fab, but it's her red on red look that we so love. Okay, Kate Moss can wear anything, but she is able to pull off her red on red drapey red sheath and

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Anna Sui, Michael Kors, and Jeremy Scott Take On NYFW, and some dish on the side

Runway Reviews & Raves: Anna Sui does 70s disco and launch's a new luggage collection, while Micheal Kors works the animal prints and Jeremy Scott worked a cactus print and saloon girl fringe 70s Retro meets the wildwest hello Ms Kitty! Anna Sui has always been a favorite of NYFW because she has been delighting the crowds for more then 3 decades and never gets staid, Anna is always in her element with Spring, whimsical patterns mixed and matched with turbans and shoulder pads think Joan Crawford meets Diane Von Furstenberg 1978! The wedges and stripped socks really drove home that 70s vibe. >> MORE: FASHION SHOWS AND RUNWAY REVIEWS Micheal Kors is his own industry so I always pay close attention to

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The French Chic Formula for Everyday Style a la Emmanuelle Alt

I'll Have What She's Having: Off-handed, easy, wearable Parisian style Emmanuelle Alt Makes Cool French Chic Look So Easy, so can you! Style is a lot like cooking. If you start out with poor ingredients, no matter how many spices you add, the dish doesn't work... well, at best, it could be just passable. But if there are a few very special ingredients, the result can be superb! I've been observing the very covetable, easy-going style of Emmanuelle Alt for some time as she is one of my poster girls for pulling off everyday élan in an attainable, distinctive and fuss-free way. Emmanuelle Alt attends the Jean-Paul Gaultier show as part of the Paris Haute Couture Fashion Week Spring/Summer 2011

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Style Wizz-Philippe Starck and Duravit Create a Museum-Worthy Urinal

On view at WaterDream: the Art of Bathroom Design, at the Museum of Design Atlanta (MODA) Who knew that a loo could be so cool? Well, I do as I have a Phillipe Starck toilet in two of the bathrooms of our New York loft. But a urinal, and one that's museum worthy too? A Philippe Starck and Duravit toilet in my powder room in New York. Isn't that painting wild? Through September 17, Duravit and Starck will be on display as part of a popular exhibit entitled WaterDream: the Art of Bathroom Design, mounted at the newly relocated Museum of Design Atlanta (MODA). What caught my eye are the three sleek Architec High Efficiency Urinals (HEUs) in the public

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