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February 1, 2008 Spring ’08 Style Files – See What’s Next and New
It’s February and time to push the black urban uniform to the back of the closet and make way for the fresh looks of spring. As fashion sites start touting the best looks for spring, here are three upcoming trends sure to put new life into your wardrobe: Girly power! Ruffles, ruching and bows are everywhere this season. So let your feminine side take a turn with one of the season’s soft numbers. One pick: Kensie Printed Ruffled-Hem dress in black and white. If there’s one single trend for spring fashion it’s this: flowers. Big and bold, tiny and painterly. No matter. They’re everywhere. You’ll love the vibrant verdant green in this Halogen Printed Trapeze dress and the bold tangerine blooms on Tory Burch’s shift dress. The 60’s are out and the sexy-sweet ’70s vibe is in. Look for gowns and dresses that are longer and lighter than air and made from tissue-thin silk, like this Van Gogh-inspired chiffon kimono gown from Michael Kors. |
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Enough with the baby-it’s-cold-outside routine every morning. 
"I think it’s about time we voted for Senators with breasts.
After all, we’ve been voting for boobs long enough." - Claire Sargent, 1992 Senatorial Candidate |
Nothing spells s-u-c-c-e-s-s like you in a power suit. Immaculately tailored, regal, and commanding, your suits speak to your strong mind and dynamic presence in the corporate arena.
In your mind, “Sex and the City” was practically perfect: clever, stylish, and packed with insight into men, relationships, and sex.
The rules of etiquette have always been firm, when it comes to matters of time:
Outside work, you live in flats. In the office, though, you find that the extra inch or two from a pump gives you a bit more authority and presence, helping you get your ideas—and your body—off the ground. 
Modern Vintage Shoes May Vintage Turner Pump
You already know that you should dress for the job you want, not the job you have.
Smart girls know that, now and then, it pays to slow down. 
Defusing a high-maintenance client? Piece of cake. 
Today Uptown Scoop celebrates our one year anniversary.
After “holiday bonus” and “corner office,” are there two words more glorious-sounding to the working woman than “Casual Friday”? 
You’ve got champagne wishes and caviar dreams.
Whether you cheer or heckle (or ignore) candidates from the left or right side of the Presidential campaign trail, you’ve got to give people like Hillary, Barack, Mike and John credit. 
Just the thought of having to enter a room full of strangers to network is at times, enough to send a normally friendly, capable, otherwise gregarious girl like you heading straight for the bar. 
At the office you’ve been busy tracking the latest market trends.
The good news? The weather has finally gone from I-can-see-my-own-breath frigid to mild and pleasant.
“I’ve got to remember to... ”
Seems like no matter where you are -- holed up in a windowless conference room, standing in line for a frothy morning latte, parallel parking -- you’re brimming with ideas.
You cook up deals and handle pressure-cooker situations all day at work. But going home and whipping up a gourmet meal after poring through the assorted works of Julia Child?
Rain, rain, don’t go away. Come again..... maybe every day.
You’d happily give your best client the shirt off your back.