vintage blue dress Retro Stage 1950s Floral Sleeveless Swing A-line Tea Party quarter length sleeves offer just the right amount of sophistication Unique Vintage Navy Lamar Swing

Knife pleats are folds of fabric pressed in one direction

If you had to describe the HBO series Sex and the City in two words, "love" and "labels" would be a good place to start

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As a child, Bob Mackie was enamored of Portuguese-born Brazilian dancer and actress Carmen Miranda

Kate Spade New York Lover Slingback Flats Kate Spade New York Heart Heel Sandals Naturalizer Deesha Knee High Boot Roxy Cruizer Lx Sneakers Angela @angelamashelle above (read her style interview here) wears a red dress with a sweetheart neckline and adds neutral accessories and a pop of red lipstick

Cut green beans into about 1-inch pieces and add them to the boiling water