Six Things That Every Woman Should Own

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Michael Kors clearly knows fashion.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">He also knows chic, style, and women.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Style is not fashion - style is how you put things together, whether that may be the hottest new trend, </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">or whether its piecing together old and new, or anything in between.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">So anyway, I found an article where Michael Kors talked about the </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Six Things That Every Woman Should Own</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">and even though I've had it for ages, </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">the concepts are still 100% on point.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">So here I've co-opted his ideas and put my thoughts in there with them...</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><i>1. Aviators</i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">There is a great pair of Aviators for every face.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">I love aviators and have many different pairs of them - old, new, and in between.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Aviators can be the ultimate in casual chic, can be the unexpected twist to a super glammed up outfit, and can add a touch of cool to the most basic of outfits.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">The trick is to try on many pairs and find the right shape for your face, rather than the shape that is the latest trend.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO34ck1FYBrnvtwiAG-TyIRWSu2nnn6NS3uw1bkEu6QFCdaJ4108naL39qbxHquaT8UgvBCmy0YhARNwMJE15RGfPatfvIsW5TgWO5T4ATg0DlYVnDpzB_A-BZuuzCxZ5QS_Ytyr-zbUs/s1600/kors+watch.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" border="0" height="378" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO34ck1FYBrnvtwiAG-TyIRWSu2nnn6NS3uw1bkEu6QFCdaJ4108naL39qbxHquaT8UgvBCmy0YhARNwMJE15RGfPatfvIsW5TgWO5T4ATg0DlYVnDpzB_A-BZuuzCxZ5QS_Ytyr-zbUs/s1600/kors+watch.jpg" title="michael-kors-chronograph-watch-aviators" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><i>2. A Chronograph Watch.</i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">I obsessed over the Chanel J12  watch from the first time I ever laid eyes on one, and have had an oversized, chunky watch on my wrist every day since.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUdNY5696mvcGDxLrc-MFeUZU2DeoIeH9VzZtxgo-0hxaaI9aySEcM9BkknBmmn6Oq7JFBBayypeWtmUNwjK0V5ZaNQMAC2VB_NVGm93Aian5BGt0MKPWTgIc4yEyWY3efNPARmNkxy6k/s1600/chanel+j12.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" border="0" height="265" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUdNY5696mvcGDxLrc-MFeUZU2DeoIeH9VzZtxgo-0hxaaI9aySEcM9BkknBmmn6Oq7JFBBayypeWtmUNwjK0V5ZaNQMAC2VB_NVGm93Aian5BGt0MKPWTgIc4yEyWY3efNPARmNkxy6k/s1600/chanel+j12.jpg" title="chanel-j12-watch" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">I like the man sized chronographs instead of the smaller, more ladylike variety, and Kors has a great selection, all of which are affordably priced. You can have several, in different colors and finishes to suit your mood, or your outfit.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><i>3. White Jeans</i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">When it comes to white jeans, I like them crisp and tailored. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">To quote Kors<i> " Throw them on with a black tshirt, and its instant Jackie Onassis, all year round"</i></span><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAU8PVliy4h0uClP4r0VZd5uUMFTncSUHjNeGZm-FTcJuT_zEOG_-1MVpg9v1MIZu8FX57DYsV1TwK8OcJcA6GjLdQK-oxo1EzK5jl4YyDOLAm06IOMhq-X-a2aOFNdI1D2wQ5ZrBI7Dc/s1600/jeans+jackie.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAU8PVliy4h0uClP4r0VZd5uUMFTncSUHjNeGZm-FTcJuT_zEOG_-1MVpg9v1MIZu8FX57DYsV1TwK8OcJcA6GjLdQK-oxo1EzK5jl4YyDOLAm06IOMhq-X-a2aOFNdI1D2wQ5ZrBI7Dc/s1600/jeans+jackie.jpg" width="205" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">image courtesy<a href="http://uhuhchronicles.blogspot.com/?view=classic"> 9th Gate Consulting</a></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">The cut is everything though - especially for those of us with more curves than straight lines on our frame.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">The wrong cut on a curvy girl can leave her looking like a giant marshmallow.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><i>4. An Oversized Saddle-Colored Bag</i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmvsnLi8g8hmC2BOnJfPaZAJSB0lGCxte0R682jMBlQdrR963xhfcuJDximksTn_V7OUBGf7vawFvZ_aGWfBp99T4HQdHzkhg7HY7tjv7Od0EswI7rh_1cmWmKJsa5kKtXyTUWUUPnH4A/s1600/hobo.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img alt="" border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmvsnLi8g8hmC2BOnJfPaZAJSB0lGCxte0R682jMBlQdrR963xhfcuJDximksTn_V7OUBGf7vawFvZ_aGWfBp99T4HQdHzkhg7HY7tjv7Od0EswI7rh_1cmWmKJsa5kKtXyTUWUUPnH4A/s1600/hobo.jpg" title="saddle-colored-hobo-bag" width="213" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">I would add to this, with a long shoulder strap. There's something so fabulous about an oversized, slouchy bag that sits just right against your body and moves with you when you walk.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">If the shoulder strap is too short it can make your torso look chunky, but if you are wide at the hips you want to adjust it a little above or slightly below.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">When buying an oversized bag be sure to look in the mirror and see how it sits against your body.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">There's something very rock n roll about about them, they are effortlessly, timelessly cool, and they just look better and better as they get a bit more beaten up and aged.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ1b1L7bGr5mA7VS1hefzKLMNFjMmZyx-YX13QrhUPEsFIwjUJcV55A7nYtVQliOaHNcCW-P10qCt_31Gbe347_lwY8v-ppcK9gTzYpkq5PXNoR1wyjsaKUJu8XUWbeSSuRyTMHCeqpYs/s1600/hobo2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" border="0" height="316" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ1b1L7bGr5mA7VS1hefzKLMNFjMmZyx-YX13QrhUPEsFIwjUJcV55A7nYtVQliOaHNcCW-P10qCt_31Gbe347_lwY8v-ppcK9gTzYpkq5PXNoR1wyjsaKUJu8XUWbeSSuRyTMHCeqpYs/s1600/hobo2.jpg" title="slouchy-saddle-colored-handbag" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-size: x-large;">5. Dry Oil</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">A matted down, overly powdered face never looks fresh and glowy - it looks old and flat.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Dry oils give the skin a gorgeous, youthful, dewy sheen, and make the face look alive.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Kors says he has neer had a powdered, matte looking girl on any of  his runway show, or in any of his ads.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><i>6. A Tailored Coat.</i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRqXXLFX7LNdU3-_bhKEtY4MToiR4EkM0oPCn-c-YsOA4F-d-R994tQstyzyt39Pu6tmadpgJpJP5WuYSBSnv2ZJWf27khL_03PsgfrLw-LOTtPyKg8DRzTIuUsQ-O2PR78zkhP9UN04g/s1600/vicky+b.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRqXXLFX7LNdU3-_bhKEtY4MToiR4EkM0oPCn-c-YsOA4F-d-R994tQstyzyt39Pu6tmadpgJpJP5WuYSBSnv2ZJWf27khL_03PsgfrLw-LOTtPyKg8DRzTIuUsQ-O2PR78zkhP9UN04g/s1600/vicky+b.jpg" title="victoria-beckham-tailored-coat-class-of-92-premiere" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">the ever fabulous Vicky B in an LBD paired with an immaculately tailored coat</td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">I would add: or a super tailored jacket.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Kors loves the<i> "front row calling card" -</i> at runway shows all you notice in the front row are the coats and the sunglasses.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">You can dress up absolutley anything with a  tailored coat, from yoga pants to jeans to a dress. The key is to get a timeless style, rather than becoming a slave to the latest trend.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">For me, my absolute most favorite thing I have ever owned in all the world is an totally killer tailored Dolce and Gabbana black jacket. I dress it up, dress it down, use it to sharpen any outfit. I always feel like a million dollars in it. It's cut to work my body shape, will never date, and is so well constructed it will last forever.</span></div></div>

Six Things That Every Woman Should Own

Michael Kors clearly knows fashion. He also knows chic, style, and women. Style is not fashion - style is how you put things together, wheth...

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