Style Cravings

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I help Dr. Drew give two clothing-challenged single ladies some stylish new ensembles to help them stop being single!

Dress by Diane Von Furstenberg
Necklace from Banana Republic
Earrings by Alexis Bittar
Ring by Mango MNG
Belt from a sample sale by MK2K
Daysun and I attended the wedding of actor friends, Robin DeMarco and Jonathan Wickersham. It was held at the Wayfarers Chapel, the same chapel where we were married in December 2009.

Excuse our shiny faces. We escaped the dance floor to grab this shot. I helped Robin with a wardrobe change for the dance floor at her reception with a Sue Wong dress.

Valencia Wills, me and Melky Jean in their head to toe makeover looks from the PlaytexBraMakeover.com web series.

Valencia and Melky are wearing dresses from JC Penney and I’ve got on a dress from Diane Von Furstenberg and vintage heels from Kate Spade.

See all the makeovers and much more at www.playtexbramakeover.com!

See all the makeovers and much more at www.playtexbramakeover.com!

Soon school bells will be ringing. I’m so glad I’ve been old enough to drink wine and be sans curfew for many, many years.

So, I was delighted to get my adorable friends kids ready to be super cool for school when it’s time to hop off the bus. I shopped for all these looks from TJ Maxx and Marshalls so I could scoop up plenty of designers brands to make the kids happy and save loads of cash for the parents. The kids loved the clothes and the accessories and the parents loved the prices. Win-win.

We shared these looks on KTLA on Thursday morning:

Sisters, Ava & Lux
Ava’s outfit, $85 (saved $70)
Lux’s outfit, $100 (saved $69)

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I was headed to my trainer the other day and I watched a woman crossing the street wearing white platform flip flops. They were thick, ugly and simply unattractive. I pondered the reasoning behind this design. Sure she wanted the comfort and obvious casual vibe of a flip flop, but she obviously thought, “Hey, let me get some height with that, too.” What an awful, cheap-looking choice. Of course, it’s my opinion that it was a bad choice, but I’ve worked in the fashion industry for many years and it doesn’t take a former magazine fashion director like me to know that there are much better options out there. Why can’t you keep your flip flops and need for height separate, like church and state. Oh, that’s right, there seems to be no separation between those either these days…. Silly designers, please stop making these!

UGH! Please No! Just go away.

Instead, when standing at your closet, choose Haviana’s or even Old Navy for the day, or if you want height go with a stylish and still comfortable summer options like these. And, oh yeah, skip the bright white.

You want height? You want a comfortable, beachy vibe? You can get both without choosing the cheap, far from fashionable platform flip flop. You may claim you’re not into fashion so it doesn’t matter, but I’d surmise you’re either lazy or you’re lying. Either way you’d look far better pulling on one of these instead.

Wedges from Toms.com, $69

Clarks Shutter Shade from Zappos.com, $68 (The brand focuses on comfort)

Vidorreta Dove from Zappos.com, $135

Corso Como Eartha from Zappos.com, $109

Loafers have been synonymous with country club attire, prep school uniforms and freshman mixers with the likes of Muffy and Babs. But now these tassled and coin slotted versions are stepping out of boardrooms and giving us gals a leg up and fast becoming our new footed friends.

Even the Bass Weejun (notably the most famous of the loafer bunch) is celebrating it’s 75th anniversary and offering a few fun metallic versions.

Keep in mind that even with a stiletto heel, loafers are still tried and true preppy so keep your clothing choices to simple patterns or solids. Skip anything that is bohemian, flowy or too romantic in vibe. This is your chance to pull on those cropped ankle length trousers in a bold blue, a polka dot shift dress or a traditional tan trench.

Alexander Wang Anais Metallic High Heeled Loafer
Saks.com, $650

Belle by Sigerson Morrison Patent Leather Ankle Boot Loafer
Saks.com, $350

Biela Satin High Heeled Loafers
JCrew.com, $295

ASOS Scholar Mid Heel Crinkle Patent Loafer
ASOS.com, $77.58

So those are the shoes and here are suggestions of what to wear with your new height.

Class for many of us has been long out of session, but that doesn’t mean you can’t enjoy a fitted jacket that looks like you went to pricey private school and just add dark jeans. I love a bigger size of the boy’s blazers. Just add a striped Gucci belt.

BrooksBrothers.com, $228

Jcrew.com, $118

Reese Witherspoon, star of Legally Blonde, Walk the Line and Water for Elephants, has good fashion sense AND smart advice when she tells Hollywood gals to avoid the sex tape career bump.

You can re-create Reese’s look for under $200. Get her look for less.

Navy belted dress, $45 from Tulle4Us.com
Cork wedge sandals, $24.99 from AMIClubwear.com

Paul Frank “Speedboat to Heaven” sunglasses, $104 from EyeSocietyonline.com