Casual Styles

Defining your style: Shopping and styling tips for your wardrobe

Kim Grundy — Thu, 15 Sep 2011 07:37:00 -0700

Do you find yourself making impulse purchases at the mall, only to have a "what was I thinking" moment as soon as you get home? Let us help you define your personal style so you can spend more time looking fab -- and less time in the return line!

Steal the look: Julia Roberts in Eat, Pray, Love

Aly Walansky — Thu, 12 Aug 2010 20:17:00 -0700

Eat, Pray, Love, in book as well as movie form, became a worldwide phenomenon because women universally relate to the hurdles and triumphs of the heroine. The book is a study of a woman's voyage to find herself after her world as she knew it crumbled. The movie, likewise, tells of struggles and journeys -- but its costuming has already made its way into fashion. Want to embrace cultures of the world with your own personal style? Julia Roberts embodies the spirit in Eat, Pray, Love. Here's how to steal the look!

Hey, moms: Have you taken casual dress too far?

Jen Klein — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 08:08:00 -0800

Casual Friday revolutionized the working world a couple decades ago. Finally, someone realized you didn't have to buttoned up SO tight to do your job and the movement spread. Soon every day was "casual" day in many companies. Most offices, even "formal" ones, are far less casual now than they once were - and what were already casual environments have become even more so. But is it possible that casual culture has gone too far? And will the pendulum ever swing back the other way? Just because you can wear what looks like pajamas out of the house doesn't mean you should.