Category Archives: Style Tips

Magical Mentoring Moments

By Doreen Dove | Published: April 28, 2012
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Recently I was asked to mentor a few terrific fourth grade girls from the local elementary school. They have a mentor program for kids to match up with an adult who engages in what they think might be their ‘future passion’. I present – The Tale of the Trendy Trio

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College Fashion on a Budget

By Doreen Dove | Published: April 21, 2012
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Dressing fashionably on a college budget – impossible? Not anymore. You just have to ‘shop with purpose’. This week I was a panelist at Boston University for the 85 Broads Spring Conference, a network of over 20,000 trailblazing women across the world.

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Sculpting the Rest of the Story

By Doreen Dove | Published: April 15, 2012
Cydney Ambrose Photography

Last week 700 women attended Winchester’s Women Helping Women “Project Runway 2012” fundraiser, to benefit the Chamber of Commerce. It was a smashing sold-out success! This years’ theme for the designers was Pulled From the Headlines. One design in particular, caught my eye, an elegant floor-length evening gown designed by the amazing metal artist, Madeleine [...]

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Shop With Purpose

By Doreen Dove | Published: March 14, 2012
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Time to shop with purpose!!! React quickly… Sign up to Gilt City Boston here: www.giltcity.com/invite/doreen90 Then buy your ticket to the Gilt Groupe Warehouse Sale here: http://www.giltcity.com/boston/warehousesalebos Then meet me there for free styling advice – we’ll comb the racks together!

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“Shape Up” Series

By Doreen Dove | Published: March 8, 2012
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Styling Challenge #1        Bigger-on-the-top I have always chuckled at the saying, “I am in shape – round is a shape!” It pretty much sums up the fact that we as women come in all shapes and sizes and each one comes with styling challenges. We are who we are, so let’s just embrace our genetics [...]

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Bridge The Gap!

By Doreen Dove | Published: February 12, 2012
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It’s Sunday morning, and I just returned from a visit to my parents’ house in Warwick, Rhode Island. I wanted to get back to Boston before the big snowstorm – but alas no snow! While checking the news feed on my FB business page, I was delighted to see the video post of Warwick designer, [...]

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Wrapping up StyleWeek Providence

By Doreen Dove | Published: February 3, 2012
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StyleWeek Providence has wrapped up after a jam packed week consisting of 17 runway shows, 3 designer installations and an accessory showcase held on the top two floors of the historic Biltmore Providence Hotel, January 22 – 28th. StyleWeek founder and president, Rosanna Ortiz-Sinel, with the hard work and dedication of her loyal team, continues [...]

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Follow-up to “Think Outside The Box”

By Doreen Dove | Published: January 29, 2012
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My recent post, Think Outside the Box, has brought in numerous questions with the top two being: What was the photo shoot for and what is Style For Hire? In response, I am posting this video of the photo shoot previous to the one I referenced (the new one is under lock and key), to [...]

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Little Rhodie is calling!

By Doreen Dove | Published: January 19, 2012
Jonathan Joseph Peters

While we here in the greater Boston area are searching our closets for the now necessary winter hats, gloves and turtleneck sweaters (which we have been lucky not to need up until now) our fashionable neighbors in the South (and by south I mean, Providence, RI) are pulling out their designer dresses and platform pumps [...]

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Think Outside The Box

By Doreen Dove | Published: January 16, 2012
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Quite honestly, my average Sunday is, well, usually average. However, this Sunday was proof positive that we are in control of our own destiny, and it is shaped by the decisions we make. Yesterday I found myself in NY City, with Stacy London (TLC’s What Not To Wear) and her entourage, being primped, styled, made-up [...]

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