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Monday Must-Reads

Happy Monday! Here are this week’s five fabulous finds. Make it a great week, and let us know what you think! 1. Is your New Year’s resolution to make a career change in 2010? If so, check out this review of Alexandra Levit’s new book “New Job, New You.” 2. “Gen-Y, the Brazen Opportunist, and [...]

December 21, 2009 2 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 →

Ramit Says: What do you NOT care about spending money on?

By, Nicole Crimaldi If you’re like most twentysomething females, balancing your personal finances is sometimes a tough job.  Not only do we have the normal expenses of food, rent and utilities,we have the temptation of fabulous beauty and fashion products looming over our heads.  In Ramit Sethi’s book, “I Will Teach You to be Rich,” there [...]

August 27, 2009 1 comment 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 Sex and The City Effect

After a 3 month stint in the far west suburbs, I’m all moved back into my fabulous Chicago apartment. The views from my apartment are awesome, my commute to work is about 10 minutes vs. 90 minutes, and my friends are close by again. I’m glad to be back, but I can already feel the [...]

June 4, 2009 1 comment CLICK HERE TO READ THE FULL ARTICLE →

Define Your Personal Branding Trademarks.

Today as I walked to work this morning, I felt very “Nicole,” which ultimately made me excited to take on the day.  I’m attending a young leaders of Chicago event with my mentor tonight, and I want to reflect my personal brand to each person I meet.  I’m wearing a fabulous knee-length suit coat from Nordstrom in [...]

May 14, 2009 8 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 →

How to Rock a Business Suit According to Ms. Erin Carpenter

Erin Carpenter answers this week’s fashion question! “Hi Erin, My work dress code requires me to wear a suit every day. I love my suits but am getting a bit bored of the same old same old. What can I do to spice up my wardrobe and express my personality while still staying within the [...]

April 7, 2009 3 comments CLICK HERE TO READ THE FULL ARTICLE →

2009 Grammy Looks

One of my favorite looks of the night was Carrie Underwood’s gorgeous nude colored gown. I absolutely love her makeup and simple hair style. Her highlights and white teeth are so bright that she seems to glow. Carrie did an awesome job performing live too! Katy Perry. Hmm…not sure what to say here. Love her [...]

February 8, 2009 1 comment CLICK HERE TO READ THE FULL ARTICLE →