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I’m reminiscing a little with this week’s blog. As I head toward another birthday this weekend I am reminded of a celebration I had two years ago. It was the trip of a lifetime travelling through France and Italy for 30 days. Spending a week in Paris was a long held dream and celebrating mutual birthdays with a long-time friend was a highlight. The places, people and memories I will cherish forever. I also did manage to do a bit of shopping, hoping to replicate some of the style and elegance that Parisians are noted for. Is it true that Parisians seem to have a self-assured elegance? ..

Only a few days to go before the end of the financial year and summing up what I spent to on my wardrobe last year. I wasn’t very extravagant – although I probably would invest a lot more if I could claim it on tax – but unfortunately no. So it is one area I have to apply a budget to along with other overhead costs for my business – just like you no doubt.  Following on with my recent personal branding theme of work wear wardrobe, and to help you plan a wardrobe that fits in with your budget, I’ve come up with my top ten wardrobe classics. ..

In my part of the world we call it a wardrobe. Some people might have a rack where they hang their clothes or a walk-in custom designed closet (I wish!) or a built in wardrobe. Figuring out what is in there to coordinate what to wear to work is generally universal. There used to be jingle for the fashion clothing store Sussan that went something like, “This goes with this, goes with this, goes with that at Sussan.” They don’t use that jingle now but it is much easier to match this and that and choose clothes that work with other things we’ve already got in our wardrobe. Here are a few tips. ..