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You have a lot of fantastic tips! Please keep sharing.

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So kind! Thank you!

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Love the Cole’s Notes version for getting out the door with some style ❤️ Thanks for the tips!

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Sweetest - thank you! I was excited as I started to gather. I have tips!

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First - thanks for reintroducing me to Trinny. It’s like sitting at the feet of a master.

You’re fast becoming a guru yourself / and yes to earcuffs and mismatched earrings. This was a pandemic outcome that stuck, for me.

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AWW so agree re Trinny .... and thank you for such kind words!

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Very helpful! I often think of you when im trying something new, how would Hey mrs solomon wear this? You make me make braver choices which i love!!

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I am so honored to hear! XX

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I love this list so much! I’ve just started on a 75 hard style challenge (after shopping a bit too hard lately 😆) and I can do so many of these excellent LMAs without buying anything new! (Especially since I seem to have spent the winter months gathering new socks/tights like some sort of color/texture-obsessed squirrel, buying more before I’ve worn the ones I already have… 🫠 Time for the sock/hosiery drawer to shine! ✨)

(“Friends” might have ruined the two belts idea for me… let’s see if I can get past that! https://youtu.be/sGlX_3jLvXE?si=F7tLAwjhA6NMKUd5 )

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LOL -- I had forgotten that! So glad this was helpful. I'm doing a one-item March, so I am right there with you!

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Dearest Rachel, the below sounds like a cool way to wear a sweater but the video is not working for me 😩 any chance you could share it in a different way or share some pictures instead?

“Put a sweater around your shoulders, but do it this way: First, tie the sleeves while holding the sweater versus wearing it. Put the knot on top of one shoulder. It’s now resting on your shoulder like a handbag. Then stick your face through the hole so the knot moves to your other shoulder. “

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Yep. I will show you!

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And I love you even more 😅

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love, love, love these tips. Will be using them myself, and I think this is a great starter guide for someone who is looking to discover and/or refine their personal style. There really is no checklist to get "there," - but for list-lovers, this is a great place to get started and closer and practice!!

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Aww honored -- thank you! 😘

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I am bookmarking this post for forever! Thanks for aggregating these tips; Amy Smilovic also does a great job adding a sweater around the waist/neck for color or putting colored stockings on with heels. The woman is a style magnet.

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Oh yes, she + her amaze style team too. And your timing. I am just now on Any Given Day reading every single post. More like EATING UP every single post. This will be my all day NY activity. Obsessed! Thank you for the note and kind words and boundless inspiration. So glad to have found you here. XO + HNE.

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So glad to find you!! I started bookmarking your posts to binge and then realized I want to read it all!

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Great tips! You motivated me to finally reach for my collection of tights comprising exciting colors and/or patterns. If there's a collection (time, effort, money), then the collection must be correlated to authenticity.

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YES, 100% agree. Sounds like a great collection, too.

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Wow, linked to this post from your recent 22 Things to De-Dowdy and together, these are an excellent long list of tips. Thank you!!!!

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So glad they're useful!

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I find myself saving every other post you write! Not only is your style AMAZING, I love how intellectual your approach is. Thank you so much for sharing.

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I'm so grateful for this note! Thank you xx

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So many great styling tips! Thanks for sharing. One of my favorite things to do is to come up with new outfit combinations when lying in bed 😂

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Thank you -- means a lot. And yessssss. It's the best.

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Amazing! Love that planning an outfit in bed gives you joy (and helps you get soothing sleep.) I hope you then have sweet dreams of of Just Right outfits. So many fab tips.

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