Trust your Animal Instinct

Designers are taking a walk on the wild side this season with exotic jungle prints. While they rarely ever go out of style, snakeskin, leopard, tiger and cheetah prints get an update this season with abstract interpretations and colors not seen in nature. Whether you go traditional or modern, incorporate a piece or two into your spring look paired with contrasting prints or neutral solids. With summer just around the corner, it's time to explore the newest and most bold trend...Animal Prints! Hunt down some of the hot new hues and exotic, bold markings of Spring's Serengeti style. Adorn yourself with tribal jewelry and strappy sandals and cuffed flats. Show off style with Safari trends! When the ensemble is on the tame side, go wild with tassels, fringe, and animal print accessories. Consider printed shorts, try our zebra beach tunic just in! We have the perfect pair of Dolce Vita silver sandals to add some shine to any outfit. Take a walk on the wild side!

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Becoming in Blue

It's the color of the moment...blue. Designers across the board have brightened their lines with this showstopping shade in the form of belts, shoes, bags and clothing. If you love the color, you can make it a focal point of your wardrobe by finding a dress or a coat in royal blue. Or use it as a finishing touch to an otherwise plain outfit with bright shoes or jewelry.Whether you're blonde or brunette, fair or dark, you'll look stunning in this season's "It" hue. For some women of the world, blue, especially navy, conjures up images of school or naval uniforms and not-so fond memories of a time when blue was a compulsory color during their formative years. But for anyone who shies away from blue, forget royal blue and navy, there are, in fact, a whole range of shades, for you to experiment with.

It is a foolproof fashion staple – there isn’t a shade that it doesn’t look good next to. However, that doesn’t mean to say that it needs to be straight-up primary blue, which can be harsh on some skin tones, but bright turquoise or Caribbean blue or gentle sage, teal or stronger periwinkle.

Navy blue is an excellent alternative for those who don’t want to wear black. It is slimming and chic (especially with black or this fall's charcoal gray) and is a seasonless classic!

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A Reoccurring and Flexible Fashion Statement

White jeans have been around for a while, though they tend to come and go from trendy to not-so-trendy. They seem to pop up every decade or so, but the statement they make is still the same and they remain a part of most wardrobes.

For years this color was not acceptable after Labor Day. Today they can be worn any time of year. White jeans can be worn in the winter with a sweater or in the summer with a light tank top. It is acceptable now to wear them any time or year or any place. They work well with any color top and any texture top. They can be dressed up or dressed down. For a dramatic effect these jeans can be paired with a black top and black boots. For a more dressed down a white t shirt with these jeans will give a more casual beach look.

Fashion styles come and go, but one that just seems to keep coming back is the notorious white jean. This color is back again and more popular than ever, especially with the wide array of styles that are available these days.

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Spring Clean your Closet

Too many clothes and not a thing to wear? Winter coats sharing (too little) space with summer dresses? No matter how hard you try, you just can’t put it off any longer: Spring Cleaning! And while tackling dust bunnies isn’t so bad, trying to reorganize the chaos of your closet seems downright impossible. Here are a few words of wisdom...
Take everything out. Yep. Everything. It’s the best way to really clean the closet and start fresh.

Decide what to keep, what to donate and what to toss. “Ask yourself, Does this fit me well? Does the style suit me? Do people compliment me on it?”

Ditch the skinny jeans you haven’t squeezed into in years. We know you have them!

Create a donation pile. Why throw away those designer duds, when you can CONSIGN! Make an appointment at Dress today pam@dressraleigh.com Let someone else share the glory of your clothes and make some $$ in the process!

Create a system you can live with. When you put clothes back in the closet, group them by type, with pants, blouses, dresses and so forth kept together.

Now that you have all that extra space from your Spring Cleaning...come on over to Dress and restock! Update your resume wardrobe without spending a fortune!

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Definitions of Style

Definitions of style:

• manner: how something is done or how it happens; "her dignified manner"; "his rapid manner of talking"; "their nomadic mode of existence"; "in the ...
• expressive style: a way of expressing something (in language or art or music etc.) that is characteristic of a particular person or group of people or period; "all the reporters were expected to adopt the style of the newspaper"
• a particular kind (as to appearance); "this style of shoe is in demand"
• vogue: the popular taste at a given time; "leather is the latest vogue"; "he followed current trends"; "the 1920s had a style of their own"
• (botany) the narrow elongated part of the pistil between the ovary and the stigma
• editorial directions to be followed in spelling and punctuation and capitalization and typographical display
• designate by an identifying term; "They styled their nation `The Confederate States'"
• dash: distinctive and stylish elegance; "he wooed her with the confident dash of a cavalry officer"
• make consistent with a certain fashion or style; "Style my hair"; "style the dress"
• stylus: a pointed tool for writing or drawing or engraving; "he drew the design on the stencil with a steel stylus"
• a slender bristlelike or tubular process; "a cartilaginous style"
  wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn

Make history and feel confident by developing your own sense of style. Style is what you want it to be and what you are feeling on a particular day when you wake up and decide what to wear. Dare to be different!
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Getaway with Great Style

It's the time of year where we start day dreaming about sitting on a beach far away from our cubicles and computers. Even if you are only venturing out for a day at the beach...why not do it in style? Bright bathing suits are in! Be brave and slip into that hot pink two piece you've been eying. The one piece has made a come-back and is sexier than EVER! Dare to bare! Light weight tunics or cotton dresses are perfect to throw on over your suit. Try our Theory white tunic dress or a DVF zebra sun frock. Let your feet frolic in a pair of animal or geometric print sandals. If the Grecian Gods are inspiring you, go wild with roped flats.

Always accessorize! Bangles Bangles Bangles! Don't forget a tote for sunscreen! Stay cool with our basket woven Kate Spade summer bag! You can use it to carry your Gucci sunglasses! Enjoy your vacation and LOOK GREAT doing it!

Stop into Dress and to and you're sure to smile! Over 250 new pieces just arrived! We still have pairs of shoes and Designer handbags left over from our Trunk Show!

Don't forget about our special deals for consignors. Receive $40 for consigning AND receive $40 if you refer a friend! Call or email today to make your appointment!

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Head Over Heels

Are you crazy for Chanel? Loopy for Louboutin? Picky about your Prada? If you are addicted to shoes, we have a solution for you! You won't want to miss our Designer Shoe and Handbag Trunk Show this Friday and Saturday! Friday 2-6 and Saturday 12-4. Featuring all the designers your crave! All pieces new or gently used. Join us inside The Carter Building this weekend for stellar shoes that fit your budget. Cocktails and refreshments served.

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