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Favorite Fall Handbags 2007

August 23, 2007

Handbags are definitely my favorite thing to spend money on. Unlike clothes or shoes, handbags don’t have to “fit,” they don’t have to match, you can wear the same one every day without people becoming concerned for your sanity, and if you buy the right ones, they can last for many, many years. I’m looking [...]

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What length leggings?

July 26, 2007

I’m not a huge fan of leggings…I think they’re pointless and can sometimes look silly. But not always. And that, of course, didn’t stop me from trying them myself. I picked up a pair of EG Smith(my favorite brand of tights) footless tights at Anthropologie just to see if I could work them. I couldn’t. [...]

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Visitor comment

July 26, 2007

Sometimes this is difficult. Running my own business is so hard, but the most exciting and fulfilling thing I’ll ever do. It’s still a tough ‘world’ out there in the online fashion blogosphere/website business, and you have to stay agile & flexible to survive. You also have to stay true to your mission, and mine [...]

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Model Behavior

July 26, 2007

It seems that three months after Spain’s decision to ban runway models at Madrid’s Fashion Week who did not reach a “healthy” body fat percentage, the Council of Fashion Designers is addressing the health of models. That’s all well and good, anorexia is a serious problem and needs to be addressed, but nothing in the [...]

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Something different..

July 26, 2007

I love my hairdresser (if you’re in Atlanta and interested in who she is, contact me and I’ll send you her details). I went in yesterday to have a quick trim, but mentioned that I’d love to get my hair off my face, and away from around my neck. I have had a bob hairstyle [...]

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Fun with outfits!

July 26, 2007

I did some playing around with outfits this morning…trying to find something to wear…and thought it might be fun to share what I came up with. There were mostly ‘misses’ and a couple of ‘hits,’ but I’ll show them all so you can see the pieces that look the best on me, and compare them [...]

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Thoughts on Skinny Jeans…

July 26, 2007

From left to right: 1. Goldsign Misfit: Straight – 14″ at the knee, 14″ at the leg opening. 2. COH Paley Ankle Length: Skinny – 13″ at the knee, 11.5″ at the ankle. 3. Paige Melrose Straight: 14″ at the knee, 14″ at the leg opening. 4. J Brand 14″ Cigarette: Straight – 14″ at [...]

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Spring/Summer 2007 Handbags

March 15, 2007

So, soon it will be Spring, and Spring always brings brighter colors and lighter clothes. I don’t know about you, but I don’t stop wearing bright colors in the Fall/Winter (I don’t really wear them much at all), so I don’t look forward to Spring to break out my colors again, but there’s just something [...]

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Love and shopping

February 25, 2007

Ok, so here’s the thing. I don’t have anything to wear. I’m not posting outfits every day because: 1. Some days, I just don’t get out – that’s a problem (or benefit) of working at home, but generally it’s not conducive to photographing new and interesting outfits every day! 2. I’ve gained weight recently. As [...]

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Personal Style

July 23, 2006

As I mentioned in “What to Wear, or How I Learned to Love My Hips“, for me, enlightenment comes quickly – with revelations. And then change usually follows; first a change in thought process, then in behavior. Just now, I had a monumental realization that my personal style is ‘practical’ and driven exclusively by purpose [...]

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How to Shop Online

June 23, 2006

Shopping online can be tricky, and frustrating at times, but I wouldn’t be here if I didn’t think it was the best way to do it. Online, you can find a better selection of sizes (I don’t know about you, but size 31-32′s are ALWAYS sold out in the stores) and colors, a wider selection [...]

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New Designers June 2006

June 15, 2006

We’re always discovering new designers here at Grechen’s Closet and wanted to share with you more of our favorites. We’ll try to make this a regular monthly feature, and every two weeks, we’ll be updating the Designer Directories with new Designers, so check our ‘New Designers‘ page to see what’s new in the Directories. Happy [...]

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The Coolest Designers you may not know yet (May 2006)

May 15, 2006

There’s a new “It” bag every season, and magazine editors and celebrity rags are always trying to tell us what to wear based on who’s wearing what. Sure, we appreciate their suggestions, but isn’t part of the fun of fashion working your own individual style using unique pieces, not looking like everyone else? Don’t get us wrong, we love some of the new HOT designers like J Brand, Mike & Chris, and 12th Street, but there are so many phenomenal designers out there, we wanted to create our own hot list, and here it is.

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T-Shirts: What To Buy

April 2, 2006

While I can’t exactly say that I ‘live’ in t-shirts, they are a staple in my wardrobe, mostly becuase I love to layer. Lately, however, I have been extremely frustrated with most of recent t-shirt purchases. I love the lighter, thinner trend in tees, but unfortunately, many designers who are now trying to do it [...]

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What to Wear (or, How I learned to Love my Hips)

January 30, 2006

After having lived in my body for 33 years, and interested in personal style and fashion for many of those, I have only now come to the realization that I have hips. When I say realization, I don’t mean I didn’t know that I had them, oh, I knew; I just hadn’t fully embraced and [...]

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