Inauguration Style - How To Wear Color In Winter

This photo of the First Lady and her daughters at the inauguration is fabulous.

The colors, including Michelle Obama's gloves in orchid, are just stunning.

And, on the topic of color
how amazing are these Lorraine Schwartz 80 carat emerald earrings
and 50 carat emerald ring worn by Beyonce?

Wow.

Truly Becoming - The Blog

Always one to share the loveI wanted to tell you about Cynthia Sliwa's new blog
Truly Becoming
Conversations about Authentic Style for Women over 40

Cynthia, an ex-attorney, saw the need for style advice for so many women that she opened her own business as a image consultant,

In addition to being a style maven, she is a jewelry maven as well.
Not only has she written the Jewelry Fashion File blog on the JCK website
(JCK is a jewelry trade publication that everyone in the industry reads)
She authored the book
Jewelry Savvy: What Every Jewelry Wearer Should Know

Here is my copy of her book...it is like my jewelry bible.

If you want to know what kind of necklace looks best with a certain neckline or body type,
or what earring design you should wear with a particular hairstyle or face shape,
this book is for you.

Check out her blog

Mixed Messages From Vogue - I'm So Confused

Is Vogue style schizophrenic?

Vogue.com gives us the August Best Dressed List including these two images of Leigh Lezark, whoever she is and Beyonce.

Are these the kind of clothes that you have to wear to make it to Vogue's Best Dressed List?

And then we have the Classic Revival in the Vogue print issue featuring these 1960s -1970s inspired looks, clean lines, reasonably sized ladylike bags, tasteful good jewelry.

Why is Vogue all over the place?  

Doesn't Anna Wintour have a clear fashion vision or is she trying to be everything to everyone?

BTW, I'm thrilled that we are finally moving back towards classic styles, although there is nothing elegant about those chunky heeled yellow shoes.

Is anyone besides me getting a Ali McGraw 'The Getaway' - Faye Dunaway 'Thomas Crown Affair' vibe from these fashions?