Sharon Haver- style expert, online business success strategist for women entrepreneurs, fashion stylist, founder & editor in chief of FocusOnStyle.com

Classic Style: The Stripe T-Shirt is always on trend

Nautical to a Tee Classic Style: The Nautical Stripe T-Shirt is always on trend While Nautical may be a hot fashion trend at the moment, we like to think of it more as Classic Stripes— less gimmicky, more chic. And, classic is what gives this fashion trend its legs to be a go-to piece for seasons to come. Turn to the timeless French stripe T-shirt that represents the essence Paris Chic. Or, cruise with the slightly more fitted Italian gondolier stripe T-shirt that I had to pick-up for myself in Venice. The Port of Call is yours to play, it's the stripes that are it now. Take a designer spin on an authentic Nautical stripe T-shirt, but never sacrifice the

This entry is part 2 of 1 in the series Venice Window Shopping Or, how I spent my summer vacation, Part Due… Venice is quite the chic shopping mecca with Gucci, Fendi, Prada, Giorgio Armani, Zegna, Hermes, Chanel, and almost any luxury brand that you can think of in the vicinity of the ubiquitous Carnevale masks and Murano millifiore glass chotseka tourist shops. Yes, there are some rather major contemporary glass shops thrown in the mix, but it is heaven for the figurine junkie! We’ve looked at what’s in store for summer in the Venice shop windows, now for a peek at the fall clothes that are starting to trickle in. The humidity continued to soar thus making it rather

This entry is part 1 of 5 in the series Sharon Haver for About.com Video Series 10 Ways to Wear a Scarf from the Sharon Haver for About.com at Barney’s New York Style Video Series… The first of my Style Video Series for About.com is released and I’d love to share the video with you. Scarves are so on trend right now and please watch for some helpful how-to tips on how to make a scarf a fantastic accessory in your wardrobe! Watch: How to Tie a Scarf... >> Lot's more tips about how to wear a scarf from this link. Transcript: 10 Ways to Wear a Scarf with Sharon Haver Hello! I’m Sharon Haver, the founder of focusonstyle.com. And

Here we have it, another example of what not to wear when traveling about a big city… The fugly fashion continues with these most likely lovely but inappropriately dressed tourists in Venice, Italy. If for some wild and crazy reason you simply just don’t get it, it’s a fashion no-no to wear gym shorts, fanny packs, and muscle tanks (on a guy?!) in a cosmopolitan city– please try to have some respect for your environment. In an effort to continue spreading the word of what you should and, more important, should not pack in your vacation luggage, we have some suggested reading: Tourist Chic, Vacation dress do’s and don’ts How NOT to look like a tourist while vacationing in Paris

Weekly Web Roundup: 07.10.09

Who said what online… FocusOnStyle.com gives you an inside look at Affordable Fashion Trends for Fall with an H&M Fashion Trend Video. With karma kraft, girlawhirl can be her own textile designer. SheFinds figures out a few ways to make sure everyone's got the bra they need. Smarter Fashion tells us how to pick the best maxi dress for your body. The StyleBakery editors share 100 things they’re loving this summer The Beauty Brains explain why Moroccan oil rocks!

Dove Visibly Smooth Anti-Perspirant Deodorant Eases Stubble and Stink

When Doves Fly Off the Shelf, the arm-pity party continues... We make no bones about our ongoing fixation with why an otherwise polished woman would walk around with a nasty amount of armpit stubble. Even more mystifying is that it’s the woman with the rather ambitious amount of armpit hair real estate who enjoys the three day stubble look. It’s just gross and mars whatever attempt you are making at looking together. Well, Dove has come out with a product to appeal to both the super obsessed and laziest of hygiene afficionados, with its launch of Dove Ultimate Visibly Smooth Anti-Persprirant Deodorant. Its Pro-Epil Complex is said to provide 24-hour odor and wetness protection and will also make underarm hair

Get the Look: Euro Summer Chic Starts With a Long Scarf…

European Flair with Style Muse Sylvie van der Vaart Euro Summer Chic Starts With a Long Scarf. European Flair with Style Muse Sylvie van der Vaart There is that certain Euro flair that makes dressing for the hottest summer days look so chic and polished. Many of us would skimp on fashion to beat the heat, but Euro girls know just how to accessorize in very chic way without sacrificing style. What's the classic European secret to summer style? Accessories, namely a scarf! Let's look at style muse Sylvie van der Vaart and how she worked a casual summer shopping outfit to look so hot, and not in a temperature kind of way. First, she is wearing a very simple

It or Miss: The Exposed Bra Back

Barebacking on a bike… I’m almost fence sitting on this one. My “professional” fashion brain says that to expose this much brassiere should be one big major fashion faux pas… However, my better downtown girl aesthic takes over and thinks that anyone who has the urban chutzpah to bike a round in a deep armholed onsie with full flagrant exposure of a black lace bra deserves a big ol’ you go girl shout out. The bare-as-much-as-you-dare bra back is a more than common downtown trend. Once wandering the streets in vintage lingerie was considered daring. That kind of lingerie exposure is now reserved for tourists visiting the big city to relive a teenage hurrah. Now, undies have gone about face

The Boyfriend Shirt: SEW many ways to wear the look

Strut your personal style with The Boyfriend Shirt… I thought this was a fun experiment with style that I didn’t want to pass up. And, why not play model for a day?! The plan: Take one menswear shirt and have a group of fashion writers rock The Boyfriend Shirt with their own personal style! One simple shirt, so many different ways. Well, make that S.E.W., as this shirt is very special… The Boyfriend Shirt is reminiscent of your father, boyfriend's or husband’s work shirt, but it fits your curves! Created by celebrity style expert, Jess Zaino and Scott Evan Wasserberger of the downtown New York menswear boutique S.E.W. (yes, those are Scott’s initials), The Boyfriend Shirt for SEW has all

Hometown Style: Gay Pride Parade NYC 2009

Because a good boa is hard to find… … and quality health care is even harder. Gay Pride Parade- Fifth Avenue and East 13th Street

Tribute: Michael Jackson, Looking Back

The music of our lives… It is so difficult to think of another artist who plays such an instrumental part of all our collective memories. If it doesn’t seem like 26 years ago that Thriller set the bar for pop culture, it certainly doesn’t seem like barely three months since the world of Michael Jackson was on exposition and ready for auction– a world that most of us would never be able to be a voyeur into if not for its public display. Michael and his possessions were spared and the intended auction of close to 2,000 personal items from Michael’s Neverland Ranch was called off following a settlement on Michael’s behalf. It seemed like the King of Pop was

Megan Fox gets white right and puts some edge in her Grecian gown…

How to wear the hot summer one-shoulder trend Megan Fox gets white right and puts some edge in her Grecian gown...How to wear the hot summer one-shoulder trend There's in no doubt that Megan Foxis a gorgeous wow of a sexpot with a twist to the edgy-- see mega Marilyn Monroe tattoo on her forearm. But what is really outstanding is the way that she rocked her white one-shoulder Grecian gown by Kaufman Franco at the Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen premiere. A white one-shoulder gown can get a bit prom if not cut in just the right way. Megan's was modern, fresh, and impeccably styled in a very downtown meets glam way. Note the rather rad addition of a

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Sharon Haver

Classic Style: The Stripe T-Shirt is always on trend

Retail Remedy: Venice Window Shopping, Italian Early Fall Preview

How to Wear a Scarf- Video Tips on How to Tie a Scarf

Tourist Don’ts: Gym Shorts and Fanny Packs Please Go Away

Can I Stop the Sound of Flip-Flops Before I Go Mad?!?