October 25, 2013 by Debbie Roes

A “Mixed Bag” of Useful Links

My “useful links” posts are generally centered around a particular theme, but I’m going to mix it up a bit today…

Today’s links are to articles I’ve read (and one video I watched) over the past week that I think will be of interest to my readers. While some of these articles are on popular blogs (so you may have already seen them), others are from newer or less well-known bloggers. I’m happy to introduce you not only to interesting and thought-provoking articles, but also to excellent blogs you might decide to follow.

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October 18, 2013 by Debbie Roes

Useful Links to Help You “Shop Your Closet”

Many of us are trying to pare down our wardrobes, shop less often, and add fewer pieces to our closets. However, we sometimes worry that in doing so, we might sacrifice style and not look as polished and put together as we’d like.

We often think we need to buy more in order to cultivate new looks and keep our style fresh. While buying new pieces is one way to update our look, it’s not the only way. There is a lot of possibility waiting to be unleashed inside our very own closets! Today’s useful links post focuses on the practice of “shopping your closet” and how it can help us to save money, better use what we have, and amp up our style quotient.

There is more possibility in your closet than you think!

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October 11, 2013 by Debbie Roes

Useful Links: Tips for Shopping Smarter

Many of us love to shop, but do we know how to shop wisely? I know that I, for one, have frequently struggled with making the right buying decisions. How else do you think I ended up with so many wardrobe “benchwarmers”?

I’ve learned some things along the way and do my best to share my knowledge here on the blog, but I don’t have all of the answers! Fortunately, there is a wealth of information available on the Internet. In today’s useful links post, I share some great articles on smart shopping. Enjoy!

Sure, you like to shop, but are you a savvy shopper?

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October 4, 2013 by Debbie Roes

Useful Links on Pants and Jeans Fit Issues

In my Monday post, “Neglected Wardrobe Areas – Part Two,” I wrote about my issues with finding pants that fit well and are flattering on my figure. In the comments to that post, I not only received lots of suggestions for finding pants (many thanks!), I also learned that many of you also struggle in the pants arena. Consequently, I decided to devote today’s useful links post to sharing resources to help us deal with these (usually) essential garments that can be troubling to find, wear, and love.

Pants are Tricky, But Online Resources Abound!

Do you have trouble finding pants and jeans that fit you?

In this post, I share some links on the following topics:

Proper pants fit
Finding pants and jeans that fit
The proper length for various types of pants (and tops to wear with pants)
How to wear those tricky cropped trousers we see pretty much everywhere these days (for those who dare!)

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September 26, 2013 by Debbie Roes

Useful Links on Wardrobe Minimalism & Capsule Dressing

In my last post, I shared some lessons I learned from examining my favorite clothes and shoes from this past summer. In the comments section, some of you pointed out that my favorites constituted a workable summer capsule wardrobe. While I hadn’t really tried to create a wardrobe capsule, I have to agree that my favorites work quite well together. Perhaps that’s why I wore them so much!

Since we started discussing capsules, I thought it would be fun to focus this week’s links post on the topics of wardrobe minimalism and capsule dressing. As many of us are looking to shop less and streamline our closets, learning how to create an easily “remixable” wardrobe can help us in these pursuits.