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Featured Boutique: Swan and Bower Emporium
A visit to the Swan and Bower Emporium in Cannon Falls, MN
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Feb 293 min
Frustrations I Often Find In Women's Closets
Women hire me to come into their closets for a number of reasons. Often they have hit a wall and like their clothes but, are having a...
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kathrinkim
May 4, 20232 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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Sep 27, 20223 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, 20225 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, 20222 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, 20222 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, 20224 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, 20222 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, 20222 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, 20211 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, 20211 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, 20211 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, 20212 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, 20214 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, 20212 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, 20212 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, 20213 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, 20212 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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