Velvet is a strategic trend. Wear too much of it and you’ll look like a Christmas tree topper, but hide the velvet in your outfit and no one will know that you are wearing it. That’s why this Ports 1961 Draped Kameez Top is perfect for those of you looking to jump of the velvet bandwagon.

The draping is subtle enough that if you walk in a room your colleagues and friends won’t scream “Wow! Where have you gone? You’ve been swallowed up by the draping in that sweater!” It’s short sleeved so you won’t get too warm either. That’s fabulous …read more

I know that for those of you in the heart of summer heatspells, it seems unlikely that fall will ever come. But come it will, and with it confusion about how to continue to wear your still new summer frocks without looking foolish. I love this cropped jacket as a great to way to warm up a cocktail dress, and just as a great way to warm up.
The short, open style is small enough to allow the details of a dress to show through, but substantial enough to provide a bit of warmth. I think it would look amazing with …read more

It’s Friday – time to relax, go out with friends – maybe for dinner?  How about catching a movie?
You’re going to need a purse.
How about this cute little vintage velvet clutch purse?

Perfect for dressing up with a cute little skirt & kitten heels or dressing down with a t-shirt

I don’t know about you, but I hate getting all dressed up for a Christmas party and then having to wear a heavy coat. It’s just not comfortable. You go from the house to the car, take coat off, drive to restaurant, put coat back on, go in restaurant and take coat off again. It just makes so much more sense to wrap yourself in velvet. Yes, it definitely works for me.
Available at Macy*s