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Flared Denim Review - 2
There are so many denim choices out there that when I wrote my first review of "Flared denim" two weeks ago, I didn't think four pairs of...
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kathrinkim
- Aug 30
- 2 min
Flared Denim Review - 1
I looked through my denim. I have plenty. But, I do not have a flared jean. I do. But, the pair I have has less flare than what we're...
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kathrinkim
- May 4
- 2 min
Summer Trends 2023
By Twin Cities Stylist Kathy Banta Summer 2023 definitely has "a look". Some of the trends we're seeing are easy to incorporate into our...
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kathrinkim
- Mar 4
- 2 min
Is It A Keeper?
I had rotator cuff surgery the first week of January. It has been a long slow recovery. It's been boring. It's been frustrating. But,...
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kathrinkim
- Sep 27, 2022
- 3 min
Kathy's Top Five for Fall
Last week I traveled to Nebraska to visit family. On Tuesday, it was 104 degrees. On Wednesday, there was a drastic change and it was...
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kathrinkim
- May 31, 2022
- 5 min
Summer Must-Haves
June is here. Here in Minnesota, high school graduations are this coming weekend and after that grad parties, barbeques and the season...
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kathrinkim
- Apr 13, 2022
- 2 min
A Whole Lot of Puff
Do you remember in 2016 when the bell sleeves appeared in clothing? We saw it come in on sleeves of blouses and then dresses. Pretty...
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kathrinkim
- Apr 6, 2022
- 2 min
Spring/Summer Must-Have: T-shirts in neutrals
This is a topic that I am covering with much hesitation. I am not a t-shirt girl. I own maybe three. I don't like the way jersey...
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kathrinkim
- Mar 22, 2022
- 4 min
Spring/Summer Must-Have: Sundress
Years ago, as Summer approached I realized I was dreading it. I began to dissect my feelings, to figure out why. I love to sit in the...
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kathrinkim
- Mar 14, 2022
- 2 min
Trend: Coveralls
Often we see a trend come to the stores in a soft push and then the next year it comes in HOT. That is the case of the Boiler suit,...
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kathrinkim
- Mar 7, 2022
- 2 min
Trend: Two-tone Jeans
For the last four months I have been volunteering at the Basic Needs Thrift Shop in Cottage Grove. I've been working in back, sorting...
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kathrinkim
- Oct 27, 2021
- 1 min
Re-create the look: Plaid Coat
If you've walked the Mall, a Target store or a college campus recently, you know that plaid coats are huge this season. And layering a...
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kathrinkim
- Oct 19, 2021
- 1 min
Re-create the Look
It's funny to me how it can be Summer one day and the next be Fall. It doesn't feel like a gradual lowering of temps; no, it seems like...
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kathrinkim
- Oct 10, 2021
- 1 min
Re-create that Look
Some people just make style look so effortless. This energetic and fun look of an over-sized sweater is popular but, not for everyone....
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kathrinkim
- Sep 21, 2021
- 2 min
I Want a Fun Raincoat!
When I was a little girl I had a purple umbrella with a picture of Mary Poppins on the it. Oh, how I loved that umbrella! It made me...
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kathrinkim
- Aug 30, 2021
- 4 min
Denim Jacket Review
When I'm hired to go into a woman's closet to assess what she has and what she needs to make her wardrobe more versatile, I look to see...
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kathrinkim
- Apr 3, 2021
- 2 min
Jewelry Trends for 2021
The jewelry trends of 2021 are classics gone a new direction. We'll see linked chains, pearls, medallions, and hoop earrings. But, each...
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kathrinkim
- Mar 18, 2021
- 2 min
2021 Handbag trends
I hate trading out my handbag. It just takes too much of an effort. But, I know many of you have great fondness for having that perfect...
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kathrinkim
- Mar 13, 2021
- 3 min
The Essential Pump Collection
I was reading Lucia van der Post's book "Things I wish My Mother Had Told Me". It's a book that covers fashion rules, etiquette and...
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kathrinkim
- Feb 27, 2021
- 2 min
Three looks - One Suit Blazer
This week I went shopping with a gentleman that needed to polish his wardrobe and elevate his look. He'd taken a job in a leadership...
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