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Featured Fashion Question

Dear Cathie,

Are hemlines up or down? How can I determine what hemline is best for me?

As far as hemline lengths go, they are up and down. The length of your hemline should be determined by what figure type you have and the occasion for which you are wearing it is rather than your age or trends. However most women over 25 don't look so great in micro minis.

First take your figure type into consideration. If you have a good figure choose a hem that goes to the middle of your knee cap. (Knees are ugly and you do not want them to be exposed.) You can wear a shorter hem (2"-3") above the knee if you wear tights or opaque stockings. Read More...

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Make a Brilliant Fashion Statement in Spring 2009

Water Color Florals

My goodness, was that a long winter or what? Even as I write this, scattered piles of snow remain on my front garden. I try not to think that, at the rate it is melting, they might still be there in July! Read More...

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The “Next Step” for Completing a Sale

Many of us are good at explaining how a product or propositions will benefit the audience. Some of us use a lot of logic and a little emotion while others show great enthusiasm and the thinnest of reasons why their audience should accept their idea or want their product.
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Find Out About Angel Investing

Stephanie Hanbury-Brown is the founder of the Golden Seeds an angel investing group for both men and women, but which only invests in startups run by lady entrepreneurs.
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Shimmer and Shine Create A little Wardrobe Magic

Designers around the world are showing clothing with a little dazzle on their daytime designs. Gold, platinum, silver or copper lame fabrics and articles of clothing with embellishments like sequins and crystals are creeping into daytime fashions. Read More...

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Discarded To Divine

The 4th Discarded to Divine Gala Evening Thursday, May 07, 2009 from 6:00 PM - 9:30 PM (PT)
If you love fashion, live in the SF bay area and want to help the poor you can attend the reception, plus silent and live auction of recycled fashions at the Gift Center Pavilion.
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