dress for success

New Year Resolutions Professionals SHOULD Make

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What resolutions should you be making in the new year? When the calendar flipped to 2012, it ushered in a new year of potential and possibilities. As a job seeker looking to take the next step in your career, now is the time to make a resolution to turn the new year into a successful [...]

January 12, 2012 14 comments CLICK HERE TO READ THE FULL ARTICLE →

Office Wear Tips for a Successful First Day at Your New Job

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CONGRATULATIONS you got the job! The night before, it’s almost as nerve wrecking as the moment you first walk into the reception of your new job  and the young fashionista of a receptionist gives you the once over with a sweet smile. It is the frantic search for that pair of patent heels you thought [...]

November 28, 2011 4 comments CLICK HERE TO READ THE FULL ARTICLE →

Fashion Friday: “Style Your Life”

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Happy Friday everyone! I hope you had a fulfilling and productive week and that you have a fun weekend ahead! What I’m really squealing with excitement about today is that I get to meet the founder and CEO of Stella & Dot, Jessica Herrin in person tomorrow!  Jessica is the kind of woman I admire: a wife, a [...]

September 30, 2011 2 comments CLICK HERE TO READ THE FULL ARTICLE →

Do I Look too Young to be Taken Seriously at Work?

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A note from Nicole: Today’s post is a MUST READ for every young female professional out there! Regardless of what industry you are in- this doesn’t just happen in business, ask your friends who are teachers- you are likely to face some pressure (if not just plain old insecurity) about appearing too young. I’ve personally [...]

May 17, 2011 12 comments CLICK HERE TO READ THE FULL ARTICLE →

Superwoman’s Networking Handbook

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I’m super excited to have  Liz DiAlto as a guest poster today!  Liz addresses one of my favorite topics: networking.  If you hate the idea of networking, you might love it after reading Liz’s post. Whether you’re just starting off in your career, switching industries all together or looking to get better connected in your [...]

November 17, 2010 12 comments CLICK HERE TO READ THE FULL ARTICLE →

Working Your Personal Style into Your Professional Wardrobe

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Does your wardrobe reflect who you are as an individual or as a professional? That is somewhat of a trick question, because ideally your wardrobe should reflect both. And believe me, it is more difficult than it sounds. Each office has a different dress code, which is easy to work with once you have the [...]

January 18, 2010 8 comments CLICK HERE TO READ THE FULL ARTICLE →

Shop Your Closet!

By, Nicole Crimaldi In preparation for my spending boycott in the month of October, I summoned the absolutely fabulous Whitney Middleton of fauxshionable.com to come throw a party in my closet. I started a new job at the beginning of October, so the temptation was strong to go out and spend money on new work [...]

October 8, 2009 0 comments CLICK HERE TO READ THE FULL ARTICLE →

Bargain Shopper Version Anyone?

When checking in with my favorite blogs this morning on google reader, I came across this fun article called Personalities Decoded: Summer Dress Edition on the popular women’s blog BizzyWomen.com.  I liked the post because it made me think of my closest girlfriends and how each of us has such a defined style when we go out. [...]

June 8, 2009 0 comments CLICK HERE TO READ THE FULL ARTICLE →

The Story Behind Crescendo Apparel: Clothing for Pear-Shaped Women

After having forged a decade-long career as a successful financial analyst, Kathryn McKechnie traded in her spreadsheets for fashion spreads in 2008, when she launched Crescendo Apparel, her line of pants, skirts and wraps for pear-shaped women. As far back as she can remember–and certainly while she was analyzing data for the likes of Andersen [...]

May 13, 2009 3 comments CLICK HERE TO READ THE FULL ARTICLE →

The Real Cost of Crappy Clothes

As featured on womenco.com! Girls: Tell me the truth. What do you do Friday after work when you know you have a jam packed weekend ahead? What do you do after a recent breakup or terrible week? I hope you have a better answer than I do, because I go shopping (and occasionally dye my [...]

April 15, 2009 3 comments CLICK HERE TO READ THE FULL ARTICLE →