getting dressed

How to Get Dressed in 15 Minutes or Less

How to Get Dressed in 15 Minutes or Less

If you find yourself constantly being late for work or social outings with your crew because you’re always fighting with the contents of your closet—this post’s for you! It is absolutely... 

FTV: How to Avoid the ‘Costume Effect’

FTV: How to Avoid the ‘Costume Effect’

Go too far for fashion and you can look like you’re wearing a costume, a sad condition I call the ‘costume effect’. Sure, fashion is cyclical, but the idea is to take inspiration from... 

Fashionista Finance: How to Do More with Less

Fashionista Finance: How to Do More with Less

At the beginning of this year I made a deal with myself: I’d rid my closet of any clothes, shoes, and accessories that I hadn’t worn in the last 3-6 months. I had read a fashion magazine article... 

The Lazy Girl’s Guide to Getting Dressed in the A.M.

The Lazy Girl’s Guide to Getting Dressed in the A.M.

When it comes to my beautifying my clients, I take as much time as my client needs. However, when it comes to getting myself dressed, I’m just not that patient. Back in my college days, I used... 

How to Avoid the ‘Costume Effect’

How to Avoid the ‘Costume Effect’

Go too far for fashion and you can look like you’re wearing a costume, a sad condition I call the ‘costume effect’. Sure, fashion is cyclical, but the idea is to take inspiration from... 

Is Your Job Cramping Your Style?

Is Your Job Cramping Your Style?

We’ve all seen movies and TV shows like The Devil Wears Prada, Girlfriends, and Sex and the City, right? Who hasn’t drooled over some of the wardrobes that characters like Miranda Preistly,... 

Dress You Up in My Love

Dress You Up in My Love

Dresses have always been one of my favorite articles of clothing for warmer months–mainly due to my laziness–it’s so easy to just through on a dress and go…lol. But even in colder... 

Business Casual on the Fly

Business Casual on the Fly

Companies across the country have been going to a more relaxed dressed code known as business casual (except for mine which still enforces the stuffy suit *sigh*). But just how casual should you go? Well,... 

How to Be Stylish

How to Be Stylish

Being stylish can be a relative term, right? I mean, we can all appreciate the fashion sense in others even though they can be different from our own. Plus there’s just items out there that bring... 

New Year’s Eve Outfits and Makeup

New Year’s Eve Outfits and Makeup

Whatever your New Year’s Eve plans are this year, My Urban Glamour Blog has you covered! Check out our Urban Glamour Holiday Wardrobe Guide and our Urban Glamour Holiday Makeup Guide for ideas... 

Bling in the New Year!

Bling in the New Year!

Ring in the New Year with glamorous and indulgent sequins! The trick to getting away with this Diana Ross-esque style in this millennium is to choose one (just one) sequined article of clothing and keep... 

Bye-Bye Back-fat and Belly-bulge!

Bye-Bye Back-fat and Belly-bulge!

I was on a quest to find a body slimmer that a) was big enough for my boobs b) didn’t make me need to reach for my asthma pump after wearing it and c) smoothed away my back fat and belly bulge—and... 

What’s Your Season?

What’s Your Season?

Back in the 80s there was this whole big movement for women to find out what their season was. Now by season, we mean coloring–as in what are your best colors? While some of the old “What’s... 

How to Wear a Coat with a Dress

How to Wear a Coat with a Dress

With all the posts about holiday wardrobe around here, there are also some ground rules to lay down about dressing up. The first being to make sure you wear the proper type of coat with a dress. Even as... 

Urban Glamour Holiday Wardrobe Guide

Urban Glamour Holiday Wardrobe Guide

If the invitation calls for black tie, make jaws drop with ankle-grazing gowns and vintage-chic accessories. To pull this look off, be sure to pick “rich-looking” fabrics like satin and silk... 

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