judie schwartz
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Hair today….
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The last time hair made a splash was when Jennifer Aniston debuted “the Rachel,” on the hit show “Friends.” The “Rachel,” named after Aniston’s character, was the perfect hair style. Google it and you will see what I mean. It looked flattering on everyone. Cut “piecey” (as my stylist described it) and layered at…
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Spring Fashions, 2013
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Nancy Sagar, public relations doyenne of Neiman Marcus, rushed into the tony Edge restaurant in the downtown Four Seasons hotel last week, minions and models following in her wake. I knew immediately that something was very wrong. Now Nancy and her staff dress in black, always black. It’s their uniform, and if they should…
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Stars of the West Shine at Citizen of the West Dinner
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STYLE MATTERS Style Matters loves attending fundraising dinners, social events with deserving honorees, and women’s luncheons where the finest jewelry and newest facelifts are on display. To misquote Shakespeare’s description of Cleopatra: “Custom cannot stale their infinite variety.” As many as I have attended, both as working media and as a guest, I still…
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Stars of the West Shine at Citizen of the West Dinner
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STYLE MATTERS Style Matters loves attending fundraising dinners, social events with deserving honorees, and women’s luncheons where the finest jewelry and newest facelifts are on display. To misquote Shakespeare’s description of Cleopatra: “Custom cannot stale their infinite variety.” As many as I have attended, both as working media and as a guest, I still get…
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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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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, and…
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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…