Fashion / Pamela Michaels Fay, businessWrites

Fashion

The Compass | by Spokeo • 26th July 2021

Is Poshmark Safe? Poshmark Scams & Safety Tips to Know | Spokeo

If you like to buy or sell used clothing and accessories, you may already know about the popular online store Poshmark. Poshmark is one of many marketplace sites with over 70 million users where you can buy and sell old clothes for up to 70% off. However, is Poshmark safe? The popular online marketplace is “legit,” so you needn’t worry about the website itself. In fact, the site owners go to great lengths to protect users with a program called Posh Protect. Although you can’t return a purchase

3rd February 2019

Career Dress Pizzazz for Women

According a 2010 study by the Society for Human Resource Management, just 34% of employers permit casual work attire every day. This represents a drop from 55% in 2002, presumably due to a backlash against terrible career dress habits. With so many career dress style options, employees may find themselves struggling to put together a work-appropriate look. If you are a woman whose career dress style is lacking, it’s time to expand your thinking beyond...

3rd February 2019

Lose the College Interview Look

Although the trend toward casual business attire began in Silicon Valley, it quickly spread to even the most buttoned-down companies. Suits are still required when you are looking for a job, particularly in financial services or the legal profession. But, in today’s business environment, formal suits are rarely worn by women. Once you pass that final interview, break up that skirted suit and add them back in your wardrobe as more versatile separates. However, for client meetings...

3rd February 2019

How to Get the Moisture Out of a Watch Face

Your buddies pushed you into the pool with your favorite watch still strapped to your wrist. Now there are beads of water under the face. The drops may evaporate on their own, but you may want to help the process along just in case. If you don’t want to incur a watch repair bill, try these methods...

3rd February 2019

Graduation Day: What is Business Casual?

Business casual may be required in the workplace as the operating norm, on casual Fridays or when attending company-sponsored social events. Depending on your chosen field, it may also be the best choice for job interviews and career fairs. So, if the dress code for your graduation ceremony is business casual, you’re in luck. Thee investment you make in selecting and putting together your graduation outfit could form...

3rd February 2019

Legs Undercover

Hosiery used to be considered grown-up, chic and sophisticated. The best kind was sheer, silky and ultra feminine. Somehow, when we weren’t paying much attention, sheer hosiery became matronly and overdone. In fact, retail sales of sheer hosiery dropped over 42 % between 2000 and 2005. While pantyhose manufactures try to revitalize a sagging hose market once dominated by sheers, women are increasingly...

3rd February 2019

The Most Flattering Long Pants

Every woman should have at least three pair of basic pants in her closet — pants that make you feel like a million bucks. Selecting the best pants, though, isn’t always easy. If you know what to look for, however, you can have the pants wardrobe of your dreams. Or, at least, you will have pants that take you from the office to the park to date night with equal...

3rd February 2019

Dress Styles from the 20s Through the 60s

Today’s fashions are influenced by dress styles that women wore 50, 60, even 90 years ago. Old fashioned dresses are currently enjoying a surge in popularity for dress enthusiasts. Vintage lovers can easily find dresses dating back to the 1950s and beyond. These old fashioned dresses are distinguished by decade and are currently worn with the addition of a few modern...

3rd February 2019

Stress-free Workout Wear for Women

Getting dressed for a workout should not be stressful. How difficult can it be to look good at the gym? But, if the thought of wearing skin-tight Lycra shorts and a midriff revealing top makes you want to sink deeper into the sofa with a bag of cheese doodles, you are not alone. Some clothes simply accentuate the negatives of any body. But you don’t have to wear those clothes. There are better options for females that leave...