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    Find of the Week: Nic + Zoe Jacket
    kathrinkim
    • 6 days ago
    • 1 min

    Find of the Week: Nic + Zoe Jacket

    White linen jackets are a real "Go-To" for Summer. Last year I had to retire a favorite one but, I found another at the end of the...
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    Featured Boutiques:  Dugo & Wild Ivy
    kathrinkim
    • Apr 1
    • 3 min

    Featured Boutiques: Dugo & Wild Ivy

    Women often ask me what's my favorite store, and honestly, I really don't have one. I'm a bit eclectic and like to find unique pieces,...
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    Spring/Summer Must-Have:   Sundress
    kathrinkim
    • Mar 23
    • 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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    Trend: Coveralls
    kathrinkim
    • Mar 15
    • 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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    Trend: Two-tone Jeans
    kathrinkim
    • Mar 7
    • 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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    Find of the Day:  Zara Red Tweed Blazer
    kathrinkim
    • Mar 1
    • 1 min

    Find of the Day: Zara Red Tweed Blazer

    Yesterday I was walking the MOA doing a pre-shop for a client. The danger of being a personal stylist is you see things you like and you...
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    Re-Create the Look:  Green Converse Tennies
    kathrinkim
    • Jan 3
    • 1 min

    Re-Create the Look: Green Converse Tennies

    I am a lover of Converse Tennies. I didn't use to like them. If fact, when I was in 6th grade, I despised them. It was 1980 and Nike...
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    Trend:  Black Leather Jacket
    kathrinkim
    • Dec 1, 2021
    • 2 min

    Trend: Black Leather Jacket

    We saw black leather make a larger than normal splash, across the board, at the 2021 Fall/Winter Ready-to-wear runway shows. So, it's no...
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    Re-create the look:  Plaid Coat
    kathrinkim
    • Oct 28, 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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    Re-create the Look
    kathrinkim
    • Oct 20, 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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    Re-create that Look
    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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    I Want a Fun Raincoat!
    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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    Denim Jacket Review
    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...
    95 views0 comments
    Fall 2021 RTW Styles
    kathrinkim
    • Jul 22, 2021
    • 2 min

    Fall 2021 RTW Styles

    They're forecasting 98 degrees this Friday, here in Minnesota. I'll most likely be sitting in a pool keeping cool. But today, I sit...
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    Back-to-School (Work) Shopping
    kathrinkim
    • Jul 17, 2021
    • 2 min

    Back-to-School (Work) Shopping

    As soon as the Fourth of July is over, the fireworks and picnic supplies are moved to the clearance racks, the displays for...
    13 views0 comments
    Thrifting
    kathrinkim
    • Jul 6, 2021
    • 3 min

    Thrifting

    Thrifting is something that I've been doing since I was young. I grew up going thrifting with my mom, and throughout high school it...
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    The colors that are best for you may not work for me and vice versa.
    kathrinkim
    • Jun 29, 2021
    • 2 min

    The colors that are best for you may not work for me and vice versa.

    I dress a public figure that has white hair. She is an amazing powerful woman but, when she let me into her lovely closet I was...
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    Replacing old favorites
    kathrinkim
    • Jun 25, 2021
    • 2 min

    Replacing old favorites

    I'm gonna snitch on myself. I have a thing for white jackets during the Summer months. I have four white jackets that I bring into my...
    74 views0 comments
    The Perfect White Tee
    kathrinkim
    • Apr 21, 2021
    • 2 min

    The Perfect White Tee

    I am asked over and over where to find the perfect white tee. This is not an easy answer because, retail stores switch up their product...
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    Thrift - Store finds
    kathrinkim
    • Apr 15, 2021
    • 2 min

    Thrift - Store finds

    I have styled others in Kimonos but I, personally, had never worn one. In fact, I wasn't confident that I could pull it off. But, while...
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