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The Snow Boot Guide: The Top 6 Winter Boots For Different Kinds of Snow And Ice

Snow Boot Guide- The top 6 winter boots for every kind of snow
The definitive video snow boot guide for every kind of winter condition short of mountain explorer When I was at my vacation place out west last week, it was cold. Crazy cold.  I decided to do a Periscope video snow boot guide of my favorite stylish and practical footwear so you know how to look for the best winter boots for different kinds of snow. You know how I love my fancy shoes. But you also need to be smart and practical when the occasion calls for it. I learned the hard way that all snow boots are not created equally on my first trip to Jackson Hole.  What is perfectly functional for city snow is as practical as wearing a bikini

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Stylist Advice: Your Classic Uniform, My Way!

Classic chic uniform
Wardrobe Reprise- I don't know about you but this sudden cold snap has me relying more and more on my favorite classic pieces before I even think about turning my closet over (yes, I'm layering).  Take take a look back at some of my favorite tips to make getting dressed easier. And chic. --S.H. No-brainer fall into winter dressing starts with a great coat...  Dear Sharon: I get confused at what to wear when I have appointments all over town and getting ready for work gets complicated. I wish for the days of a classic uniform, like school but a stylish one of course! Do you have any ideas on how streamline my wardrobe to a few good, solid pieces to

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Stylist Advice- How to wear patterned & stylish rain boots like a grown up

Dear Sharon: Patterned rain boots are everywhere this spring. Is there a stylish way for a grown woman to wear them, or are they a fashion disaster? (Frances via Fashion Advice) >> RELATED: French Chic Trench Coats at a Certain Age No, no, patterned rain boots are not a fashion disaster at all. As a matter of fact, the wildly patterned, crazy colored patterned rain boots from a few seasons ago have given way to a more sophisticated and rugged look of puddle jumps. Some, even so chic, that you may just wish for a rainy day. Just look at the stunning art meets style design of the Ted Baker Rain Atiri Boots pictured at top for totally gorgeous & grown-up patterned stylish rain boots. What you

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New York Fashion Week Trend Spotlight: Buffalo Plaid + Red at Rag & Bone Fall 2014

  Yup, we're getting the red accent memo loud and clear... that's clear & vivid RED. This time, it's grown up buffalo plaid by way of a chic 3/4 sleeve topper and THOSE fab red slouch boots at Rag & Bone Fall 2014. It's a safe bet that you will want red on your fashion roster come next fall, but why not add it now? It's a keeper. >> MORE: FASHION SHOWS AND RUNWAY REVIEWS And TREND SPOTLIGHTS >>> CLICK: Rag & Bone in store now... [raw] rag & bone [/raw]   Photo: designer via

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Fuzzy Wuzzy, it’s time for new shearling boots

Frye 'Valerie' Bootie
Never say never. Truth be told, personally, I'm not much of a shearling boot / classic UGG fan. A few seasons ago, I stumbled upon a pair of Zadig & Voltaire gray shearling booties with the right amount of edge and back zipper slimness to avoid the generic girl at the mall feel. It was right after my foot surgery and I was still pretty swollen so the soft bootie was exactly what I needed or more important, what I could squeeze into at the time. I became addicted. No longer reserved for trotting back and forth to Pilates class, these "no sock needed" boots are more of my everyday work from home style than I would have ever dreamed

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Seeing Double: Stacked Heel Bootie Look-A-Likes From High to Low

Stacked heel booties, something everyone should have by now - but can you tell the difference here? It's like seperated at boot birth! We are big fans of Maison Martin Margiela and Sharon is most definitely Margiela shoe crazy.  As much as Sharon loves her classic stacked heel booties from MMM, we also love a smart deal (who doesn't?). Meet her Margiela doppelgänger, courtesy of Banana Republic! That's right, as Banana Republic continues to generously retweak wardrobe essentials, we were thrilled to share with you their Tamsin Bootie, which make for a great alternative and ring in at a third of the price!!! From fall to late spring, we bet you'll never tired of dressing these options up & down as their

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How to wear booties + what summer boots to transition to fall

Verena Kerth attends Herlitz during Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Spring/Summer 2014
I'll Have What She's Having: Not too hot, not too cold summer boots + how to wear booties off-season I know, I know. It's getting to that time where you want to wear something new but you're still settled in the final days of summer (can you believe how fast it flew by?) and not quite up to investing in more warm weather clothing. Surely, it's still too sunny to think fall. So what to wear? Summer boots, the kind that can transition to fall have your name written all over it! Low heel ankle booties have been on the radar for a few seasons (thank you Isabel Marant & all those Parisian girls), and don't seem to be losing

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Platforms

Shopping Guide: Platform Shoes Who doesn't like a longer looking leg? Opt for a nude color to make your legs look endless or a brilliant bright that works so well when sitting atop platform soles. From slim hidden platforms to chunks of fashion fabulous, there's a platform style for you. And, did anyone say COMFORTABLE?! Yup, that little piece of separation between you and the pavement is ooh so comfy and stylish too. Consider these platform finds this season...

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Stylish Cold Weather Boots- Bogs and Sorel chicify the chill factor

Bogs and Sorel keep you looking stylish in cold weather
Traction + Style + Function Solved I always joke that I couldn't live full-time in an environment where my shoe choice is based on traction over style- no matter how gorgeous the outdoors may be. So, I was super psyched to road test some stylish winter boot contenders, particularly when I was away at my vacay place having fun in the snowy mountains! Looking fashionable is not always an easy task when it comes to frigid temperatures, but it is possible to find cold weather boots that don't put function over fashion. Bogs McKenna MORE: Snowboots to Stay in Style  and  UGG & Sheepskin Shopping Guide Well, I've met my match in these two styles of rather stylish cold weather boots that

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Pedicure Boots- Who Knew?

Every once in a while there's a clever idea that's not the most stylish. Think of this as a wannabe UGG married to an open toe bootie. Here's where the not too favorite visual makes perfect sense- Bootie Pies are pedicure boots. How many times in the winter have you sat in the nail salon begrudgingly waiting for your tootsies to dry and wished there was some way to speed up the prolonged process? Well, so did three sisters from New Jersey who conceived, Bootie Pies. Fuzzy-lined suede UGG-alikes that have a patent leather toe cap which flips back to expose freshly polished toes until they dry! SHOP: Uggs and Sheepskin Boots You may not want to run around town

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I Didn’t Need A Study To Tell Me That I’m a Shoe Queen. Listen, YOU Should Be Too

Poll Finds Women Own (MERELY) 17 Pairs of Shoes... are they "fashion" women? Where is your inner Imelda, ladies? Don't get me wrong, I completely have respect for bag people. But the idea of of changing my handbag every 5 minutes never really thrilled me. However, in full disclosure, I do own a lot bags and some very "good' ones. Yet, it's still not my thing. BUT, can we talk shoes?! Worth the Investment: A classic, yet super stylsih pump, like these Giuseppe Zanotti Tapered Toe Pumps will last for seasons to come! Maybe it's from having big feet and I feel a need to compensate. Maybe it's simply that you can ruin an outfit with the wrong shoes and

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Men’s Style- Saving the Brown Suede Shoe, An Icon of British Style

God Save the Queen & the Brown Suede Shoe! Don't want to get your knickers in a bunch, but there appears to be a crisis of sorts with the demise of the proper brown suede shoe for gentlemen across the pond. The British department store Debenhams, according to its press release, fears that an icon of British fashion is in danger of disappearing, as sales of men's brown suede shoes have plummeted to an all time low and the store has decided to be proactive and do something about it! Therefore, they have asked top designers to reinvent the classic brown suede shoe and boot for a younger generation MORE: Men's Style I don't know but for me, brown suede

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All About Boots and Brazilians Too- Impromptu Madness with Sharon Haver and Brad Boles, Episode 23

Boots, Boots, Boots so many styles and how to get it right for you! What style boots to wear with what and what boots not to wear... plus, how did they ever get on the topic of Brazilians? Who knows. But Sharon Haver & Brad Boles are at it again and in this ridiculously hilarious video episode of Impromptu Madness, they talk boot styling tips and what happens when you over mow the lawn, so to speak. Boots, all the way from short, ankle boots, riding boots, over the knee boots, duck boots, open toe booties to moths and a Brazilian wax!!! Boot styling tips to get it right! WATCH All About Boots and Brazilians Too- Impromptu Madness with Sharon

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