15 Years

FocusOnStyle.com celebrates 15 Years Online! This year marks the 15th anniversary of FocusOnStyle.com online! Each Saturday, we will revisit one of favorite & most popular stylist advice posts through the years from our #fashionarchives.

Spex Appeal- How to Find the Right Sunglasses and Eyewear Shape for Your Face

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This week’s look back at one of FocusOnStyle’s 15th Anniversary shopping advice posts takes in how to find the right sunglasses and eyewear for your face shape just as the blinding rays of summer begin to hit us. Learning how to find the right pair of sunglasses for your face shape not only helps you go incognito in style, but also helps instantly add glamour to any look while protecting your eyes and skin from the suns harmful rays. Keep on trend this season and the next with these timeless tips culled with you in mind.  After all they're sunnies, have fun with them. Whether you go for bold or go for classic, either way you're certain to add a dose of

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Is There An Appropriate Dress Length For An Older Woman

This week's look back at one of FocusOnStyle's 15th Anniversary stylist advice posts takes into account the old addage of just becuase you could doesn't mean you should. As gorgeous and as in impeccable shape that you may be, knowing when and when not to flaunt it all, and how much, can be key in putting your best look forward. --S.H. Can I wear a short skirt at 57? I recently purchased a casual knit dress via mail order. I love this dress! The fit and soft purple wine color is great on my average size figure. My problem-- the dress is about 2" above my knees. Can a woman my age wear a shorter dress? If so, should I

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Impromptu Madness with Sharon Haver and Brad Boles- Travel Wardrobe Tips, Episode 5

For this week's look back post to celebrate the 15th anniversary of FocusOnStyle online and with Memorial Day travel upon us, I thought it would be fun to watch this early Impromptu Madness deskside video about travel wardrobe tips that Brad Boles and I shot in 2010.   The lighting is awful and so is my hair, but the video is cute and right on the money for this weekend.   It feels like only yesterday that we shot this. I even remember where we went for lunch. Time flies. Enjoy! --S.H. A little video chit chat with Sharon & Brad: How to Look Chic When Traveling Sharon and Brad talk housewife to housewife: Don't want to look like a discombobulated tourist when traveling?

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Don’t feel defeated by menopause: Look Great At Any Age, A Timeless Approach To Elegance

Happy Saturday! For this week's 15th anniversary of FocusOnStyle online post, let's help this reader save her style as her body is changing with age becasue with the right style intervension, we can all look great at any age. -S.H. Menopause and Beyond Fashion Tips How to achieve style that only gets better over time... Dear Sharon: Help, I look frumpy all the time! At 53 years old, I'm almost through "the Big M". I,  like many of us, used to be very pretty and could fit into anything that was a size ten. No more! My body has shrunk to 5'4" and I weigh 165 pounds. Through my physical changes (I try to eat healthfully and exercise), I have a

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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

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How to Dress to Look Taller – Petite Fashion Tips Video

For this week's look back to celebrate the 15th anniversary of FocusOnStyle online, let's peek at my video about how to dress to look taller when you are a petite. While 'ya looking, how abour my hair? I think my stylist was having a Jane Fonda in Klute moment.  Enjoy! -- S.H. Petite Fashion Tips to Dress to Look Taller from the Sharon Haver for About.com at Lord & Taylor New York Petite Video Series… Haven't you ever seen a celebrity or met someone in the flesh and said to yourself, "Gee, they seem so much smaller in person?" Well, it's not that they "seem" smaller, they know how to dress to look taller. >>More: Petite Style Tips In this

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How to dress French when you are not. Wear a classic jacket or coat

One of the more popular reader questions around here is how to dress French. For this week's FocusOnStyle 15th anniversay online post, let's revisit these very chic & classic jacket and coat tips from 2010 which remain very relevant & stylish today and onwards. That's what timeless French chic is all about... the right pieces in your wardrobe that both endure and look modern.  Would you like a boost to help you get the look? Please add yourself to the C'est Chic Crash Course announcement list. I'll let you know when the program opens! --S.H. French Chic Style Tips: Outerwear Rules 3 Women | 3 Looks | All Classic | How they did it Do you want to know how to

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Breaking fashion rules to make it right

Breaking fashion rules to make it right, dress out of the box and get some style... For this week’s reprise in honor of the 15th anniversary year of FocusOnStyle.com online, and along with the very welcome return of spring, let’s take a look at some timeless style advice about breaking out of the mold from 2005. From tights with sandals to matchy-matchy looks, here's what you should be trying, no matter what they say! –S.H. Top trends for most season's compose of breaking historic fashion rules to move forward with fabulous style Dear Sharon: My co-worker and I always go head-to-head about what to wear with what. She's of the type who believes that there are certain fashion rules that must be followed

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Hair Makeover, Get the Body You Want…

For this week's reprise in honor of the 15th anniversary year of FocusOnStyle.com online, let's take a look at some timeless hair makeover tips from 2003.  And, a Polaroid of  my hair during it's brief blonde and choppy phase. This time, my dramatic hair color change was a very conscious decision rather running to Gad Cohen for corrective color. I trusted him to let me see what it's like to be a blonde for a summer.  I have to say it was fun & yes, we should all go blonde once, just because.  Mull over some of Gad's beauty posts here. --S.H. Hair Makeover, Get the Body You Want... Hairstyle tips and tricks from top celebrity hairstylists Gad Cohen and Luke O'Connor [dropcap]D[/dropcap]ear

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Stylist Advice- How To Look Hot On A First Date but not too hot that you come off the wrong way

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We sometimes get so confused as to what to wear on a first date. Through the years, I've been asked all sorts of dress questions, particulary from women re-entering the dating scene. In this week's 15th Anniversary post, let's reflect back to what a lovely lady over 40 should consider to wear on a first date.  Oh, as far as her date, I have some advice for him here too. --S.H. >> MORE: Dating Dress Tips Dear Sharon: I'm in my early forties and still find dressing to look hot for a first date to be mind-boggling. I never thought that I would actually be one for Internet dating, but here I am meeting a guy for coffee or a drink

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Michelle Obama Style: Today’s power dressing muse…

This week's 15th Anniversary of FocusOnStyle online, looks back at the First Lady's timeless and classic chic as an example of modern power dressing. -S.H. Michelle Obama Style: Today's power dressing muse. Everyday style for clean, corporate chic. Everyday style for clean, corporate chic Dear Sharon:As a corporate executive in a slightly conservative firm, I am always afraid to take fashion risks, yet I still want to look stylish. I usually dress in suits that are starting to bore me. I want to expand my business dress options but not appear as if I am more interested in my clothing than my client's portfolio. I am aware that it is a tough nut to crack, but I am ready to expand

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What happened when I met my style icon Audrey Hepburn

Sharon Haver with her style icon Audrey Hepburn. Photo: Patrick McMullan
For this week's look back in celebration of the 15th Anniversary Year of FocusOnStyle online, I want to rewind a bit further to this very special post about how I met my style icon, Audrey Hepburn.  What a lovely moment and privilege... S.H. My evening with humanitarian and style icon Audrey Hepburn... Having someone to inspire your work is so important to manifest your own personal abundance. Finally, I found my misplaced 35 mm slide of Ms Hepburn and myself and had to share it with you. I don't know about you but I think almost every woman (and man) of a certain age has been mesmerized by the allure of Audrey Hepburn. yeGrowing up with first runs and reruns of  Audrey Hepburn

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Growing Older, Staying In Style: Men’s Style Tips for a Fab 50+

This week's look back at favorite posts from my 15th Anniversay of FocusOnStyle online takes a look at age-appropriate fashion for guys over 50. Mens' style-- like women's-- shouldn't have an expiration date, and looking vital, modern, and well, hot, as an approaching boomer and beyond is something that should be accessible for everyone with a little know-how. Have a read at this very favorite post from 2006. The advice is timeless, although the handsome examples are bit older, yet still just as fetching.. -- S.H. Age Appropriate Fashion Tips for Middle-Aged Men Men's style tips for looking fashionably hot after 50 Dear Sharon: I'm a middle-aged man on the cusp of 50 and it doesn't take a fashion genius to

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