Fashion Friday

Editor’s Note: In Kristin Holbrook's absence, Telluride local Daisy Barth rocks as her assistant for the weekly blog on fashion trends and tips. Team U.S.A. women athletes proudly marched in the Parade of Nations opening ceremony of the 2012 Olympics wearing pleated skirts by Ralph Lauren....

Editor's Note: In Kristin's absence, Telluride local Daisy Barth is assisting with her weekly blog.  All too soon, we ladies will be putting will be putting our straw hats back on the shelf. But for the chill of the autumn days to come, we might want...

Editor's Note: The show must go on. While Kristin Holbrook of Two Skirts is out on the road – starting this weekend for the next three weeks, a combination of work and some well-earned play with family and friends –  Fashion Friday continues with the...

The Fourth of July is now past, but “sparklers” are still going strong for the rest of the summer. I’m talking about sparkling tops: sequins for summer. Historically strippers, shriners and gypsies have favored them. Among the general public, they have been relegated to the Christmas...

“Because your grandmother’s clutch is another girl’s treasure." That’s the tagline of the 3rd annual Clutch for a Cause, a benefit for the San Miguel Resource Center. Telluride-based San Miguel Resource Center is the region's only nonprofit serving victims of interpersonal violence. SMRC'S mission: eliminate sexual...

Looking for some real bang for your buck on the Fourth of July? In lieu of fireworks (which are cancelled due to the drought), cut 'em. Bangs are a Hollywood trend this year. At the Oscars, bangs were spotted on Rihanna, Reese Witherspoon, Rachel McAdams and...

Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen are winners. Big time. The Olsen twins are tiny women with a giant presence in the fashion world, made larger with the recent announcement that these style icons won top honors at the 2012 FDCA Fashion Awards. The designing duo just won...

With summer around the corner,  are you ready to strut your stuff in the nude? I am talking about nude-colored  and other neutrals in footwear of course. Can't decide what color shoe to wear with your new pink jeans, white dress, or orange shorts?  The answer...

A few weeks ago, the subject of Fashion Friday was white jeans. We were bold. We overruled old-fashioned etiquette mavens, even grandma, when we gave the green light to sporting white denims before Memorial Weekend. Now with Memorial Day weekend just around the corner, we...

It feels like the 1960s all over again. Flower power is one of the trends of the hour. (Along with color blocking, which we discussed in this column –  what was it? – a month or so ago and a 1920s elegance shades of Daisy...