First,  a letter of gratitude to the FM from Lia, who--if you read the previous blog post--was in desperate need of fashion advice: Dear Fashion Maven, Thank you for your wonderful fashion tips. I've been wondering what to do about this dreadful cast. Pink stripes will definitely make me feel better and might even accelerate the healing process. I love to garden and spring is right around the corner. I'll keep my eye out for some green pants. I wish they made warm winter socks with bright colors & fancy designs. Where do you buy your socks?   I think your decision to switch to a strawberry dress was very wise. Did you also wear tights that day? I'll work on implementing your tips & send an update. PS...do you like my red shoes? Love,  Lia   Dear Lia, Yes, wear the red shoes almost every day, but sometimes wear different shoes. Why? Because you don't want the same people to see the same shoes over and over and over again. If they did,...

Dear fashion maven, Lia is wondering...do you approve of her fashion sense? What about the cast and the socks.? Thank you for your dependable advice. Love...Lia Dear Lia, The Fashion Maven has heard your call for advice.  First, I recommend that you decorate the cast with pink stripes.  It is unusual for a cast to make any sort of fashion statement, but this is how fashion sense goes.  For the socks, I would recommend bright socks and brighter polka dots, like pink and purple. Maybe you could change the blue (jeans) to light brown or light green because the blue won't catch anybody's eye. A lot of people wear blue jeans, but green or brown would be nice, because those are gardening pants, and you like to garden.  Your red shirt looks nice.    If I were to give two last bits of advice: 1) Your furniture should always match what you are wearing.   2) When my mom gets my clothes out in the morning, sometimes I change th...

To all the Fashion Maven's fans and readers: If you are languishing in fashion hell or simply don't quite know what to wear for those special occasions and you want/need the Fashion Maven's advice, please send a photo of yourself in garb with any questions you may have to: bendersky1029@gmail.com      (The following was Zinnia's original Fashion Statement, written about a month ago. As you can tell, it got the ball rolling.  The Fashion Maven knows fashion.) 1)   IF YOU’RE A GIRL, IF YOU WANT, I USUALLY LIKE TO WEAR A DRESS WITH A SHIRT OVER THE TOP OF THE DRESS. 2)   IF YOU’RE A BOY, YOU SHOULD WEAR JEANS IF YOU BUY THEM WITH A SHIRT THAT IS CHECKERED. 3)   IF YOU ARE A GIRL, IF YOU WANT TO WEAR-- IF IT’S A WORK DAY FOR YOU—YOU SHOULD WEAR JEANS AND A SHIRT THAT LOOKS NICE WITH THE JEANS. 4)   IF YOU ARE A BOY, YOU SHOULD WEAR BLACK, BROWN, RED, AND BLUE SOCKS. THAT’S WHAT I WOULD RECOMMEND. 5)   IF YOU ARE A G...

We are starting this daughter-father blog because, in these somewhat troubled times, there is an uncommon need for good fashion sense. Good fashion makes every day better and makes people very nice as well. My papa, who dislikes clothes shopping,* takes all his fashion tips from me. So, off we go! *Read: "Loathes." Chapter One Zinnia's Easiest Fashion Tips If you are having a hard time picking out your clothes, use these fashion tips: If you need any help getting fashion tips quick, a fashion website is helpful. This is why you are here. If you know you don't need help, don't enter this website. So, this is easy fashion tips: So, if you want to have socks, these are good fashion sock tips: If you are a girl, you can wear polka dotted socks or pink socks or purple socks , or maybe sometimes red socks when you have fancy dinners with your boyfriend or husband and kid.  I would recommend wearing red socks on only your ...