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Four Chanel Dresses

So in the last five entries I sort of struggled to put five looks together with the Kelly bag–you can see a recap in black/white at the ODJ link elsewhere on my blog. Anyway, I abhor whining and I did a little bit of that in the last post, so I thought I’d redeem myself today with something more fun …

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ODJ Kelly/Look 5

It’s official. I definitely have no career as a stylist or creative director in fashion. I may have a pretty special closet but it’s always the same old uniform in my daily life. Jeans, jacket, heels. Repeat. Wonderful pieces and no clever eye to put it all together. Sigh. Not how I wanted to close out my ODJ Kelly series, …

ODJ Kelly/Look 4

I’m pretty old school when it comes to matching bags with shoes. Finding the perfect match is akin to hitting a hole-in-one or staying upright on a bucking bull for 8 seconds. Hey, shopping is as much a sporting event as anything else in my world. Anyway, I thought I did a pretty good job in the photo above till …

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ODJ Kelly/Look 3

History has it that the Kelly bag was introduced by Hermès in the 1930s but popularized by Grace Kelly when she was photographed in 1956 by Life Magazine using the purse to cover her pregnant stomach. One of my favorite ways to make the Kelly look more modern and sassier than its 80-something years is to use the wide canvas …

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ODJ Kelly/Look 2

Look 1 was a more prim and proper look with the Kelly, but the bag is so much more versatile than that, especially in the souple version. So I thought I’d do a 180 and go super casual with it in Look 2. There’s nothing I like more than mixing high with low! ODJ Kelly/Look 2: White Theory slim pants, …