A: If you are in the southern California area, simply take your knitwear to The Knitwear Doctor (1651- D Placentia Ave., Costa Mesa, CA 92627, 949 650 1025, www.knitweardoctor.com)

This woman is an absolute magician when it comes to repairing holes, snags, and tears in knitwear.  Whether a moth has made a meal of your garment, or you destroyed it all by yourself, The Knitwear Doctor will save the day.  Keep her in mind when you are cleaning out your closet and considering tossing an expensive or sentimental item.   

Sienna Miller has proven time and again that she is a fashion force to be reckoned with.  Entering the fashion scene as the epitome of boho chic, her style has evolved to a more sophisticated, yet still carefree and unexpected vibe.  Her look is never boring , over thought, or trashy.  While sex does sell in Hollywood, and she is certainly sexy, it is refreshing to see a young woman not put everything out there for the world to see.  She is one of the few that seem to be completely comfortable in her skin and with her fashion choices.  Whether she is shopping on London’s Portobello Road, or on the red carpet promoting her new GI Joe movie, her style and undeniable good looks continue to please and surprise.  Regardless of your style , own it!  Make fashion choices with confidence and the world will be in awe. 

Photo credit: www.whowhatwear.com

Check out the September issue of Orange Coast Magazine to see the 8 page fall fashion spread and cover that I styled, featuring OC up and comers Ashley Benson, from Eastwick, Kayla Ewell from Vampire Diaries, and Justin Chon from Twilight.

www.orangecoastmagazine.com

A: Yes! Nothing adds a touch of trend and ties your look together as quickly and easily as a gauzy summer scarf.  The perfect piece to throw on with your basic tank and jeans during the day, it can also effortlessly transition to an evening wrap for those breezier summer nights.  Look for cheerful patterns and prints to wear with solid outfits, or colorful solid scarves to add to patterned outfits.  Either way, you’ll look more coordinated and stylish with the addition of a little neck wear.

There are countless ways to tie your scarf.  Try the simple once around, as demonstrated by Kirsten, Giselle, and Jessica above.  This brings the attention up to your face without adding too much bulk around your neck.  The long, lose ends also help create a strong vertical line in your outfit.

You can also try wrapping your scarf around your neck once or twice and knotting it in the front like Lindsay and Jennifer do so well. 

When the nights are color and you can feel fall around the corner, try wrapping your scarf around your neck completely and tucking the lose ends inside for a faux turtleneck look.  Or, folding your ethnic square scarf into a triangle and wearing it wrapped around your neck with the pointed end draped over your chest for added warmth and international style.  The thing to remember is that when you have a long, summery scarf, they look best when they are a little messy. Don’t paralyze yourself with perfection.  Just pull them out of your closet and start expirimenting.

From skin tight thigh highs by Gucci and Rodarte (above) that act like leggings when paired with a mini dress…

…to the monochromatic over the knee boots from Gucci and Chloe (above) paired with the same colored opaque tights or pants to create a long, lean, line…

…to simple black over the knee boots worn with bare legs and soft, lose, girly dresses to avoid looking too sexy like these by Verrier and Isabel Marant.  Over the knee and thigh high boots can actually be cute, fashionable, and alluring without being too blatantly sexy this fall.  The key is to know whether you have great legs or not.  Such attention grabbing leg wear are not for the calf and thigh challenged.  If you carry your weight in your legs, take a pass on this trend.  However, if you’ve got great gams, embrace the boot and show off those legs of yours.

Inspired by Shopbop.com stylists Bobbie Broske and Morgan Wendleborn’s own denim creations, Shopbop.com decided to have the duo create a custom denim line for the site.  The 12 piece collection features light and dark wash jeans, ripped, studded, bleached, and thoroughly distressed denim with unique designs and embellishments like lace.  The collection takes distressed denim to a new level and inspires shopbop.com users to get out their scissors and start experimenting with their own boring jeans.  I don’t often suggest doing things yourself, but distressing your old denim is certainly something you can attempt on your own.  It’s pretty hard to screw up when the idea is to purposely make them look used and abused.

Check out my latest article in the August issue of Orange Coast Magazine.  You will find it in the OC Style section entitled Get Set to Gypset.  You can click below for the online version.  Enjoy!

http://www.orangecoastmagazine.com/style/article2.aspx?id=16095

A: The short answer is yes.  The general rule of thumb is that if your skirt is above your knees, you should wear nylons/tights/etc like the ladies above.

If the skirt is below your knees, it is not usually necessary.  Obviously this all depends on the dress code of your company.  The good news is that women’s business clothing has evolved and relaxed a bit over the years.  It is not absolutely necessary to wear nylons in the work place.  However, nylons are always dressier and give you more authority than going without.  Nylons will help your overall image to appear more polished and put together.

Q: Style Solution reader, Jennifer asks “Where can I find the perfect pair of jeans?”

A: It really depends where you live.  Saks Fifth Avenue always has a fantastic denim selection ranging in size from 24 - 34.  What I like best about Saks is that all of their denim is together so you don’t have to traipse all over the store in your quest.  You can pull all the styles you like and only make one trip to the dressing room.

If you are in Orange County, CA, like me, Solutions Denim Boutique in Newport Beach is by far the best place to find jeans.  They carry hundreds of styles, and have them all arranged in a denim bar.  But don’t fret, you won’t have to sift through them all.  Simply tell Susan, the owner, what you are looking for.  She will then pull 4-5 pairs that fit your description and send you to the dressing room.  The service is great, the staff is knowledgeable, and they carry all your favorite brands and a few fabulous ones you haven’t heard of but will love instantly.