STYLIST ADVICE

Fashion Stylist Advice: When you need fashion advice, style tips & what to wear & how to wear it, ask our stylist Sharon Haver & her team of contributing fashion, beauty, and style experts!

Leopard doesn’t have to be tricky to wear.

What shoes to wear with a leopard dress?   I just bought this gorgeous leopard print dress and was curious about what kind of shoes to wear with it. The dress itself is on the shorter side (above the knee) but fits perfectly. I was thinking about wearing a pair of leopard print strappy sandals I found at Macy's with some sheer nude pantyhose. But perhaps leopard print shoes may be too much. What's your take??? Thanks! (Sioux Falls, South Dakota) Ah ha! Wearing more than one element of animal print at one time can take you from looking chic to looking like the crazy cat lady. Yes, it is possible to combine a wild kingdom of animal prints, mostly

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I’ll Have What She’s Having: Lindsay Lohan in structured leather and baggy denim

While we're not self-professed Lindsay Lohan watchers here, I do love the way she's paired a very sculpted and structured leather jacket with soft jeans. I think you should take note too! Here we have Lindsey Lohan wearing Recession Denim Gypsy pants with a structured leather jacket in NYC. LL is walking alongside Recession denim designer, Danialla Siri and toting her blue jean Hermes Birkin bag, along with a few more pairs in hand from the Recession denim line-- looks like a fruitful meeting! But what we do love-- and think that you should know about-- is the way a very structured and sculpted leather jacket looks so right when paired with loose-fitting, wide leg jeans. The contrast of a

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Ruffles

How to wear the ruffle trend I wanted to know a smart and not too over-the-top way to incorporate ruffles into my wardrobe. I saw so many references to ruffles in magazines, and I love the look, but I'm not sure how to put it together, please help! Thank you! (New York, NY) Stay on trend and elegant with this very feminine trend Ruffles are one of the strongest fashion trends right now, but if not put together in just the right way, you can wind up looking like an escapee from the Can Can Review! Reference, not overindulge is absolutely the stylish way to master this trend. The key to wearing ruffles without appearing overly juvenile or theatrical, yet

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Curvy jeans with style…

Is having a womanly figure a curse for a flattering fit in jeans? I like to consider myself as stylish and pretty cool but when it comes to finding curvy jeans that fit my hourglass figure, it's out of the park on styles that will actually pull up over my hips and not gap around my midsection. Every time I go jeans shopping, I get more and more depressed as nothing ever fits me and I feel like a freak. I am otherwise a pretty much "normal" size 8 in every other piece of clothing and stand 5'6" tall. If I find jeans for curvy figures, the styles are so dated that I feel like I've aged 10 years with

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How to wear a jumpsuit like Padma Lakshmi…

How to wear a jumpsuit like Padma Lakshmi... Inspiration Board with stylist dress tips to add versatility to your wardrobe Stylist tips and Inspiration Board to add versatility to your wardrobe I'm really tempted to but a jumpsuit for summer but I'm not convinced that it would add much versatility to my wardrobe. I'm trying to watch my fashion purchases and only buy items that can be worn a few different way s to get more mileage out of them. There's no doubt that jumpsuits are a very hot summer trend. You are absolutely right that a jumpsuit can be a one hit style wonder, but a strapless jumpsuit also can be a fantastic layering piece that acts as a

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Make My Outfit Work: Silver Gladiator Sandals… Try our Inspiration Board with Three Style Variations!

Personal Stylist, Please Make my Outfit Work: Silver Gladiator Sandals. Try our Inspiration Board with Three Style Variations! I have a date coming up and I don't know what to wear. Well, I kind of have an idea already, but still not sure if it works and hope that you can help me. I have attached a picture of the outfit that I would like to wear so you can please advise me if it's right and if the silver gladiator shoes match the dress. Ohhh, my dress has a star print and is a black strapless tube dress. Hope to hear from you... thanks!(via email) When you are wearing something rather glaringly outrageous, like your super rockin' silver gladiator

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Pilates instructor needs fashion help to find a flattering fit: How to dress for an athletic frame

Let's help this Pilates instructor figure out what to wear to work to look chic and flatter her athletic build I have been a Pilates instructor for 15 years and constantly trying to find interesting and comfortable tops that flatter my figure and suit my almost Bohemian style. I'm 53 years old, 5'7', and weigh in at 155 pounds. I feel that tunic length tops work best on my figure, particularly ones that have rounded hems, long sleeves, and a boat neck or ballet neckline. I have a heck of timefinding these type of tops or even longer shirts with a shirttail hemline—it seems that they are always straight across the bottom. I just need tops that are long sleeved,

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Souvenir Chic: Bought on vacation in France and want to find more…

Souvenir Chic: Tips to replace a favorite sweater bought while on vacation in France Tips to replace a favorite sweaterHelp me find this brand! I heard you on Martha Stewart and love your advice on handbags. I logged onto your website and thought I would ask you a question. I was in Nice, France and purchased a beautiful cotton sweater that I just love. The label on the sweater is called Module Zen Paris. Is it possible to find other sweaters by this manufacturer in the States? I loved the fashions in France, because they were so comfortable. Unfortunately, I don't find any stores in our area that come close to carrying anything like it. Can you help? Thank you.

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How to pull off skinny pants when you are curvy…

How to pull off skinny pants when you are curvy Runway looks on a real figure I have an hourglass body shape with slightly wide hips and I am on the petite side at 5' 4" tall. Can I pull off wearing narrow or skinny leg pants or will I end up looking like a carrot? -- Sydney, Australia Looking like a carrot? That's a new one! Yes, you can wear skinny pants or even the hot again peg leg and pleated pants with a bit of styling modification. As with just about any slightly tough to wear style, there is some degree of tweaking to make it work on you. Since a narrow pant puts emphasis on the lower

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