judie schwartz
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Tiny cosmetics help holiday travelers in a big way
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Travel starts in earnest this time of year. If you are checking luggage, the unhappy news is that the airlines are starting to weigh suitcases for passengers who fly coach. Too much weight and bam! An extra charge. Not so fair when you figure so many travelers are shlepping gifts for family and friends.Not…
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STYLE MATTERS: Exploring Gift Shops at Denver’s Cultural Institutions
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Last issue we visited the museum stores at the Denver Art Museum and the Denver Museum of Nature and Science. Style Matters was even more impressed with their inventory than we had hoped to be. Looking for the unusual, the unique and the one of a kind? Denver’s gift shops have them all. Figuring…
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Hidden Treasures at the Gift Shops of Denver’s Cultural Institutions
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(Sung to “Deck the Halls”) Deck the stores with pre-wrapped presents, fa-la-la-la-la-la-laNot much new from last year’s remnants, fa-la-la-la-la la la la la.Hold your breath it’s more perfume, fa-la-la-la-la la la la la.Ditch the malls for something new… fa-la-la-la-la la la la la.Okay, I’m not a great lyricist, but I am a great shopper,…
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STYLE MATTERS: Great Fashion Moments at the Denver Art Museum’s “Becoming Van Gogh” Gala
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The Denver Art Museum is on a roll. The institution has been staging one stellar exhibit after another. On the stiletto heels of the Yves Saint Laurent exhibit (shown only in Paris, Madrid and… Denver) to Madeleine Albright’s unusual collection of pins commemorating her diplomatic career, the DAM now brings to Colorado “Becoming Van…
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STYLE MATTERS: FALL FASHION TIPS
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For many women, this time of year brings on a bad case of fashion angst. Summer clothing is worn out; last year’s fall wardrobe doesn’t look nearly as great as memory serves. It’s time to pump up the closet with some trendy new duds. But which ones? What should we invest in, what will…
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Women politicians and their fashions — the messages they send
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Many citizens of this country admit to being embarrassed that the United States, the leader of the free world, has yet to elect a female vice president or president. Veep, an HBO vehicle for Seinfeld alumna Julia Louis-Dreyfus, will do nothing to allay their concerns. Even the name of the show evokes a wince…
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STYLE MATTERS: Madeleine Albright: “Read my Pins”
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Instead of “Read my Lips,” Madeleine Albright, the first woman secretary of state, prefers “Read my Pins.” Over the years Albright collected hundreds of pins, each with a symbolic message and an anecdote. A selection of her favorites is currently part of an exhibit at the Denver Art Museum called, “Read My Pins, the…
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Style Matters attends the YSL exhibit and gala
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Not since the Democratic National Convention has so much national and international attention focused on Denver. But this time, it wasn’t politicos descending on the Mile High City — it was fashionistas, art aficionados, and a chatty group of sophisticated French fashion-lovers all here to see the Yves Saint Laurent retrospective. What a coup!…
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Spring Fashion 2012
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I wish I could announce that Spring fashions are radically different from anything we’ve seen on the runway or in stores. Alas, what we are getting is basically more of last year. The good news is we can still wear what we purchased last Spring and enjoy a nice financial savings. For those of…
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New boutiques in town
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The year 2008 was a disaster for locally owned Denver boutiques. About 40 stores, mostly owned by women, bit the dust due to the severe downturn in the economy. But, Style Matters is happy to announce that slowly but surely Denver’s retail scene is perking up. Although we lost Saks Fifth Avenue, we gained…
