VINTAGE: WHAT WERE SOME OF THE BIGGEST TRENDS? We see vintage trends everywhere we look today. We see it on the runway and nobody even realizes it. Remember that saying, "Fashion trends always come back around to repeat themselves?" Exception: The best designer in the world, Coco Chanel. With so many iconic pieces, here designs haven't went out of style, no never. Her creations will never leave. They can be transformed, copied, and lifted to a higher level. Let's not loose track of the subject. Most people don't stop to realize what's behind vintage pieces are fashion styles that have continued to repeat themselves. These styles are still some of the longest lasting fashion trends.                                    A PARADE                                                 ...

STOP  BUYING NEW OUTFITS...IT'S ALL AT THE TIP OF YOUR FINGERS   Let's talk about the appeal of women's accessories: Ties, detachable collars, scarves, neck ties, and wraps. Unfortunately, women don't know how to wear these items, they think it's too hard, or they don't have time. In a second you can transform your look like magic. Take simple into simply gorgeous, take day into night, add some versatility to your wardrobe, or make traveling easy, it's a no thinker. Can you think of the last time, at an hours notice, you got invited to go somewhere? Last minute family emergency and don't have the money to go out and buy a semi-formal outfit? Maybe you gained weight, or lost weight, and you thought you had something to wear...but it doesn't fit! Get versatile: Take an outfit weather it's a dress or blouse and through on a detachable/removeable/fake collar. Take that dress and transform it instantly into a new style dress. Fake collars are addictin...

Some are so addicted to collecting coins, they will risk losing their home. That's dedication. For numerous years, humans have been collecting coins. Some of the first coin collectors were kings, queens, and emperors, and now centuries later some of the social elite and middle class have collected coins for a variety of reasons. For some people collecting is a gobby, some coin collectors collect looking for errors on coins, for some it's about composition, and other people look for a particular type of coin. A lot of collectors are looking for rare coins from particular countries or a specific subject, and there's alway the factor of collecting coins for the purpose of wealth. To what extreme will a person go when it comes to collecting coins?  Buth started collecting coins when he was a young boy. It was after he went to the store with his mom. Holding his moms hand as they walked through the parking lot of the grocery store, he suddenly stopped. His eyes didn't blink,...

YOU'RE ALWAYS BEING WATCHED: Need a confidence boost? Everyone does. When you take time to make a good first impression, especially for a special event, so don’t mess it up. As soon as a person looks at you, within seconds, they’ve already judged you and your personality. We all may want to say, “ I don’t judge others based on their looks.” Ha! If you’re at a formal event and someone walks into a room, head hunched down, wearing a wrinkled shirt with crocks on, what’s your first impression of them? They can be the wealthiest person in the world, yet you, along with everyone in the room, have already judged that person. Even if you get to know them later and discover they are remarkable, that first impression has already been engraved inside your brain.  For example if the media has falsely reported a major event on something and the next had to redact it, on page 10, in fine print, and you’re informed it’s all lies, that first information sticks with you. The damage is done. Lik...

WHICH IS RIGHT FOR YOU? Feel like showing off your waist? Go for a cinched waist. A simple dress with a relaxed figure flattering silhouette. Get some flair with your wear. The 1950's was a decade marked by its elegant and feminine fashion. The iconic style of this era was characterized by full-skirt dresses, nipped-in waists, and fitted bodices pencil skirts. Just the age, craftsmanship, patterns, and styles...so nostalgic! They didn't come across as lifeless. These dresses were typically made from lightweight fabrics like cotton or silk and were often adorned with colorful prints and intricate embroidery. In recent years,  vintage-inspired '50's dresses have made a comeback. If you're wanting to feel femine, a bit sexy without showing all body parts, and want to still show off your body...add that perfect vintage dress/skirt to your outfit without looking dated. Update accessories or shoes, don't dress head to toe in an all '50's decade. Unless you wan...