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Lauren Cardon is a professor of English and writing with an eye for fashion. She believes personal style should never be limited by location, occasion, or budget. Contact her at lscardon@gmail.com.

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Style 101: What hair accessories are in style?

Even hair accessories go through trends. Remember the banana clip, the scrunchie, the huge bow? Hair styles come and go as well – you...
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Five summer-to-fall transition pieces

1. Tailored blazer or structured jacket. A well-fitting jacket is a wardrobe basic, but it can also help take a summery look into the next season....
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Style 101: Where can I buy trendy jewelry in New Orleans?

The French Market. In case you needed another reason to visit the French Quarter, here it is: you can get an impressive variety of unique and often...
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Adding metallics to your look

What Not to Wear’s style experts Stacy and Clinton have said it multiple times: if you want to add visual interest to your outfits, try to work...
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Unleash your inner rock star

Rock stars are trendsetters: they can take seemingly tacky, trashy, skimpy, or ill-fitting clothes and somehow make them work. Elle magazine recently...
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Dressing up a pair of shorts

When I lived in New York, I began to steer away from wearing shorts – especially short shorts. I didn’t see that many people wearing them...
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The Macy’s 1-day sale

My friend Ashlie and I trekked out to Metairie Friday to enjoy the Macy’s 1-day sale preview day. Was it worth the I-10 traffic?Absolutely.I...
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Fabulous florals for summer

Flowers can add brightness or texture to any summer look… if you wear them right. In the early 1990s, floral prints became very trendy –...
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A pop of red: the perfect accessory

Seeing Becki Newton in a Storee silk dress on the cover of July’s Lucky reminds me of why I love red so very much. Red is my favorite color....
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