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The Best Spring Break Beaches

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Spring Break used to mean Ft. Lauderdale, 6 college students to a room, sunburns and cheap booze. Sure, if you really wanted to, you could still do that, but you're older and you're wiser and frankly, the days of living with 5 other guys in one hotel room are over. We wondered what else was out there for best beaches and we found so many tantalizing options that we're ready to pack our bags: swim trunks, polos, shorts and a few linen shirts. Good to go. Here are our picks for best Spring Break Beaches: Disney's Yacht Club  Disney +...

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The TD Aisle Style Contest

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Creamy white Gardenias with trailing cornflower blue Sweet Peas in silver Mint Julep tumblers.  A reclaimed wooden sign with you and your beloved's name carved into it. An ivory gown with delicate silk buttons that falls perfectly, gently off your shoulders. You thought of everything that will make your day special, a day that will make you smile every time you glance at the photo of the two of you laughing together, backlit by the setting sun. It will be perfect.   The girls will be in their pale blue silk dresses that will catch the breeze off the Bay and...

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How to Wear Radiant Orchid, the Color of the Year

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If you're wondering why you saw Emerald Green everywhere last year, you can thank the folks over at Pantone for that. They were also the ones who called 2012 The Year of Tangerine Tango and 2011 The Year of Honeysuckle. So, who exactly is Pantone and why do they get to choose the Color of the Year? Pantone is, in fact, a subsidiary of X-Rite Incorporated, a world-renowned authority on color. They are the company responsible for forecasting which shade will be the one trending throughout the design industries from fashion to home products. If you watch any fashion shows...

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Sochi - Opening Ceremony Style

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 (Phil Noble, Reuters) We were all set to watch the Opening Ceremony of the Sochi Olympics. We had cocoa. We had popcorn. We had a scorecard.  Sure, most of the opening ceremony fashion was predictable - wintery, puffy jackets and snow pants. However, some attire just thrilled us to pieces. Take the Tongans. I mean, seriously, palm trees on a down coat? Gold! (AP Photo/Petr David Josek) We also gave high style points to the French. Their puffy grey blazer and khaki pants reminded us a bit of parochial school uniforms. These athletes will certainly get post-Olympics mileage out of...

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Top Ten Reasons To Wear a Pink Shirt

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[caption id="attachment_278" align="alignleft" width="198"] The Thomas Dean Windowpane Button Down Sport Shirt[/caption] Last summer I was having dinner with a friend at Brant Point Grill  on Nantucket. It was a balmy night in early June and I arrived a little earlier than my dining companion did, but when he arrived, we all turned to look at him in the doorway. Backlit by the setting sun like the hero in a romantic comedy, in his khakis, navy blue blazer and crisp pink shirt, he made quite the appearance. There is something about a man in a pink shirt that just works....

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