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Sense of Style: What's your 'nude'?

Tara Raines isn't going to take it anymore. All she wants is a brown bra. As an African-American, that color is her "nude." But brown isn't around. Not much, anyway.

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Sense of Style: Don't be scared, salon waxing worth benefits

As spring approaches, it's not just pedicures that send women flocking to spas.

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March Makeover: Kayla Padgett

Who: Kayla Padgett, 15, homeschooled through Gateway Christian Schools, is a country/gospel singer from East Memphis.

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Spring Fashion 2012: In high spirits

A blithe spirit that infuses fashion now is all the more remarkable considering the gloomy economic period in which it was created.

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Makeover: Mom says no more men's shirts

Who: Lynn Martin, 46, of Collierville has been married for 24 years and is the stay-at-home mother of boys ages 15 and 12. She is avid quilter.

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That Lansky's look: Longtime retailer provided fashions that made stars shine

Early one morning in 1995, an anxious Sheryl Crow was waiting at The Peabody front desk when she was approached by a dapperly dressed man who asked if she would autograph a guitar.

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May Makeover: Mother of bride gets new image

Susan Graham, 52, of Bartlett has been married for 32 years, has five grown daughters and is librarian at Macon Road Baptist School.

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Sense of Style: A career with sole glitters for fashionista

All eyes are on Angelique Guy's shoes, in more ways than one.

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Makeover: A new look for church celebration

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Creative details rewarded with string of success for Memphis handbag designer

Michael Kors and Kate Spade have new competition. Purses by Katie Kalsi, who started designing in a Germantown barn, are disappearing fast.

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Sense of Style: Former Memphian dons designer 'armor' for role as impeccably...

How alluring can a professional woman look and still be office appropriate?

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Sense of Style: Tigrett's collection of historic textiles in high demand...

A pair of Queen Victoria's knickers as well as a photo of the young Queen Elizabeth II riding an ostrich are among the thousands of items that make up Memphis designer Pat Kerr Tigrett's collection of...

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Sense of Style: Ignore hisses. You won't be poorly dressed in snakeskin

Memphis took another hit recently when it was cited as the 12th-worst-dressed city in a reader poll by Travel + Leisure.

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Challenging norm of too-skinny models becoming less controversial in fashion...

In the 1990s, Cindy Crawford became a supermodel with a body considered slender. But Crawford would look like a binge-eater compared with the pipe cleaners dominating runways now.

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July Makeover: Stay-at-home mom gets new look

Stay-at-home mom with baby on the way gets new look.

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August Makeover: New clothes, hairdo and makeup move Memphis student from...

Who: Ruta Vendelskyte, 21, from Lithuania and living in the University of Memphis area, is a senior honors student with a double major in music and accounting. She is an accounting intern at CB Richard...

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Sense of Style: Designer Ballard's Knit Wear for Real Women Taps Memphis Talent

We don't ask for much. Just chic, stylish, grown-up clothes appropriate for work that come in a big range of sizes, are washable and are reasonably priced.

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Memphian Chad Johnson knows style; uses expertise to polish images on runway...

Chad Johnson fashion personality in Memphis

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Fancy that: luxe fabrics, baroque embellishments dress up classics

Gilded Age: Fall Fashion Luxurious and Adorned

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Sense of Style: Dots inject bit of fun into basic ensemble

Seeings spots in trendy ensembles

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