Author Archives: Doreen Dove

Hit The Refresh Button

Top 4 Style Resolutions Okay, I know everything is on sale after the New Year, but that doesn’t mean you should hand over your credit card! Before you head to the store with the largest newspaper add or on-line coupon, let’s resolve to “shop with purpose” and make 2012 your most stylish year yet. Resolution […]

New Year’s Eve Tidbits

Control the multi-tasking and fashion blunders! Here I am making crab cakes for New Years Eve – listening to James Taylor (is this the 80’s?) Note to self – you can’t control the iTunes button when your hands are covered with Panko. I digress – staying on my “shop local, frolic local” theme, we’re headed […]

Accessorize With Purpose

Accessorize with purpose blog

For those of you who seldom dress like it’s New Year’s Eve (that would be most), and have just flung the closet door shut because you have nothing to wear – don’t panic. The good news is it’s easy to make an ordinary outfit shine with the right accessories and there is a fifty percent […]

The Finishing Touches

The Finishing Touches Blog

Just over a year ago, a quiet, pretty young woman began attending fashion events around Boston and Providence. You were struck immediately by how sweet she was, seemingly shy (she had recently moved from Poland and was still working to finesse her English) and the striking pieces of jewelry she always wore.

Wardrobe Essentials

wardrobe essentials grey coat

Where to begin – at the beginning I suppose I consider myself lucky to have learned the basics of style at a very early age  – 12 to be truthful. I found myself modeling in a local fashion show, surrounded by (what my perception told me at the time), fashions’ greatest stars (in actuality, just […]

The Big Chill

The Big Chill Blog

Love it or hate it, winter is just around the corner. If you are a winter sports enthusiast, congratulations as I suspect your heart is racing with anticipation. If you are like most (ie: those who survive New England winters by whiling away the hours perusing beach houses on homeaway.com) then it can be an […]

“Tis the Season…….

little black dress - the organized wardrobe

….. to be jolly?  Tis the season to be stressed and frazzled might seem more like it. The holiday season can be a whirlwind of errands – shopping, wrapping, cleaning, baking, decorating, and more shopping, all of this on top of a 40 hour work week.  As if that isn’t exhausting enough, you are expected […]

Sarian Handbags & Accessories

Sarian Handbags & Accessories

The official holiday shopping season began with Black Friday followed by Cyber Monday and then we had Small Business Saturday thrown in. I like to believe that I don’t need a public relation campaign to get me to show support to my local fashion/ business community. I have been on this Shop Local bandwagon for […]


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