{"id":3799,"date":"2011-07-03T06:00:47","date_gmt":"2011-07-03T10:00:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.unionvilletimes.com\/?p=3799"},"modified":"2011-07-02T12:15:58","modified_gmt":"2011-07-02T16:15:58","slug":"finding-fashion-fill-ins-for-any-event","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.unionvilletimes.com\/?p=3799","title":{"rendered":"Finding fashion fill-ins for any event"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><strong><em><span style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\">Some simple suggestions for being fashionable, matching your style with what you&#8217;re doing<\/span><\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\"><strong>By Kelly Hockenberry<\/strong>, <span style=\"font-size: x-small;\"><em>Columnist, UnionvilleTimes.com<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.unionvilletimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/UTKellyColumn.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-3800\" style=\"margin: 4px;\" title=\"UTKellyColumn\" src=\"http:\/\/www.unionvilletimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/UTKellyColumn-250x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"175\" height=\"210\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.unionvilletimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/UTKellyColumn-250x300.jpg 250w, https:\/\/www.unionvilletimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/UTKellyColumn-83x100.jpg 83w, https:\/\/www.unionvilletimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/UTKellyColumn.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 175px) 100vw, 175px\" \/><\/a>I must say, that since anointing myself the title of \u201cfashion expert\u201d and being ever so bold as to accept the challenge of penning a weekly article on the subject, I have received many frantic requests as to \u201cwhat to wear\u201d for certain events.<\/p>\n<p>This is a perk of writing my column that I find most flattering. Because, let\u2019s face it\u2026I\u2019m just a working mom with a shopping compulsion and champagne taste. I have no formal training. Truth be told, one of my tricks is to peruse the fashion magazines for designer looks that I love (and can\u2019t afford) and try to recreate them by shopping at H&amp;M, Target and JCrew!\u00a0<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>One of my fashion icons is Rachel Zoe. I know, I know! She is tan-orexic, in addition to looking anorexic, and is just a little off-kilter BUT her sense of style and her obsession with couture makes for awesome TV (I never miss an episode of her reality show on BRAVO).\u00a0 I am a fan of her blog and follow her on Twitter. OK, now I sound just as bizarre\u2026.but, she really is THAT entertaining.<\/p>\n<p>Rachel dresses the Who\u2019s-who ladies of Hollywood for every big event from the Oscars to the Emmys to the Grammys. I think the reason she is so successful as a stylist is due to the fact that she not only styles appropriately for the event, but, also to the personality of the actress wearing the outfit.<\/p>\n<p>She does a \u201cFashion Fill-in\u201d on her Facebook page that I thought would be fun to try. So, the following are MY ideas. Feel free to write in some of your own on the Comments section. I would love to hear your thoughts<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Summer      Beach Wedding: Colorful      sundress, glittery sandals, layers of bangle bracelets and hoop earrings.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>20      Year Reunion: dark denim,      silk tank and thin leather jacket, high heels and a memorable lipstick.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Hanging      at the beach or the pool: solid      colored bathing suit, bright print tunic, gold metallic thong sandals and      a wide brim hat.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Spending      all day sweating at the baseball\/soccer\/lacrosse field: colorful shorts, leather belt, white      t-shirt, comfortable (but adorable) ballet flats and stud earrings.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Date      Night: floral maxi dress,      wedge sandals, long necklace and hair pulled up.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Girls      Night Out: strapless      sundress, cork platforms, statement necklace<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>This list could go on and on and on. It\u2019s always fun (and a good idea) to go through your closet and assess your inventory for that spur of the moment event.<\/p>\n<p>Do you have a go-to little black dress, a pair of heels that look amazing but still enable you to dance the night away without torturous pain and a light and airy sundress you can throw on and look presentable in 100 degree heat?<\/p>\n<p>Do you have a pair of jeans that flatter your body type and ballet flats that can take the place of sneakers?<\/p>\n<p>If the answer is no, you have tons of 4<sup>th<\/sup> of July sales to encourage you to fix that situation.<\/p>\n<p>Should you need to laminate my list and wear it on a lanyard around your neck, do so if you must. I promise no retaliation in next weeks\u2019 article.<\/p>\n<p>Go forth and conquer! And, report back, recruits.<\/p>\n<p>God Bless America!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Some simple suggestions for being fashionable, matching your style with what you&#8217;re doing By Kelly Hockenberry, Columnist, UnionvilleTimes.com I must say, that since anointing myself the title of \u201cfashion expert\u201d and being ever so bold as to accept the challenge of penning a weekly article on the subject, I have received many frantic requests as [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3800,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[245,7],"tags":[255,393,394],"class_list":["post-3799","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-lifestyle","category-featured","tag-fashion","tag-style","tag-what-to-wear"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.unionvilletimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3799","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.unionvilletimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.unionvilletimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.unionvilletimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.unionvilletimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=3799"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.unionvilletimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3799\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.unionvilletimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/3800"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.unionvilletimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=3799"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.unionvilletimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=3799"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.unionvilletimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=3799"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}