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SEPTEMBER 2019 PUBLISHER

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Falling for Fall

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Mindy Briar, Maya Porrino

IN THE MAGAZINE WORLD, THE SEPTEMBER ISSUE IS THE MOST ANTICIPATED ARRIVAL OF THE YEAR. It’s the unofficial first look at the season’s fashion trends and style predictions for the upcoming year. It’s the issue fashionistas can’t wait to get their hands on. So it is with much excitement that we present you, dear reader, with our own localized fashion issue, Westport-style.

For our annual fall fashion photo shoot, we go to West to showcase the season’s hottest looks straight from the runways. We also tour an incredibly stylish beach home by Tusk Home + Design, follow local lifestyle brand The Two Oh Three for a day and show you a fascinating side of the Fairfield County Hunt Club!

If your wardrobe is in need of a serious fall makeover, we’ve got you covered with local stylist Hannah Spencer’s fall closet must-haves.

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26 Unexpected Founders of Fairfield County Hunt Club Not the typical horsey set

32 Westport Goes West Craving a cooler wardrobe? Look no further than chic West Coast inspired boutique, West

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1. Raffle items and gift bags for party attendees | 2. Smith Party Rentals and Hana Floral Design decorated the stunning outdoor space at Wafu Westport in Bedford Square. | 3. Tuck Gin served tasty cocktails for the crowd | 4. Local band Rumble entertained the guests | 5. WLM writer Sophia Andersen gets her hair braided by the Blow Dry Westport Braid Bar | 6. WLM Editor Robin Moyer Chung, WLM Publisher Marisa MacLean and Sarah True of True Event | 7. Alex Modica of Shelf Genie and Marisa MacLean | 8. 2nd Selectwoman Jennifer Tooker, Police Chief Foti Koskinas, Marisa MacLean, 1st Selectman Jim Marpe, Lieutenant Jillian Cabana and Deputy Dir. EMS Marc Hartog | 9. Matthew Mandell Executive Director of the Westport-Weston Chamber of Commerce addresses the crowd | 10. First Selectman Jim Marpe addresses the crowd | 11. Robin Moyer Chung, Annabella Daily, Jessica Fokides and Grace Rosenstein | 12. The crowd at Wafu Westport 12

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BLACK & WHITE BALL: 2019 WESTPORT PLAYHOUSE GALA On September 14, the Black & White Ball: A De-Lovely Evening will be a theatre lover’s night of delight celebrating the music of Cole Porter and featuring Tony Award-winning Broadway sensation Kelli O’Hara and radio personality Seth Rudetsky. Enjoy cocktails, dinner, the Gala performance, live and silent auctions, and an after-party complete with dancing and Cutting Edge Dueling Pianos – all while providing generous philanthropic support to the Playhouse. Please contact the box office at (203) 227-4177.

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SARAH WEILAND, OWNER OF TUSK HOME + DESIGN IN

Sarah used the surrounding landscape to inspire her choice

WESTPORT, IS A CREATOR OF DREAM HOMES. When a one-

of color palette. “I studied the Long Island Sound: the water

of-a-kind project on Fairfield Beach presented itself to her, she

colors throughout the day that came in through the windows

dove in head first and the outcome exceeded all expectations.

from the sunlight, the beach, the water, the sky,” Sarah recalls.

The homeowner is the founder of The Cancer Couch Foundation

“I tried to bring in all those colors that reflected on Fairfield

and is currently fighting cancer herself. The client wanted to build

Beach into the home.”

her happy place where she can relax and enjoy the beauty of the

Sarah’s favorite room is the kitchen. “The kitchen island I

seaside with her family. “We were building this as her dream

designed is 15 feet long and designed in a way that no matter

home,” Sarah says, “Every detail was personalized to the feeling

where you are sitting you have water views,” Sarah describes.

she wanted to invoke - a feeling of family and relaxation, serenity

“The color of the cabinets is custom made - it’s a special blue

and all of those things she wanted to be surrounded by.”

color that we had never really used or seen before. The back-

The main inspiration for her home is the Ocean House in Rhode Island. “This is one of the client’s ‘happy places,’” Sarah

splash in the kitchen is custom cut mirror from an artisan in Brooklyn, made with a scalloped-like detail.”

says, “It was a great starting point, but the house that we built

The homeowner wanted this room to feel like a mermaid’s

and designed definitely has its own unique character.” Sarah

grotto. “The scalloped detail in the backsplash mimics a mer-

describes the style of the home as “transitional with a relaxed

maid’s tail,” Sarah explains. The lighting over the island is a focal

beach vibe to it; it’s very livable and not stuffy.” She continues,

point that can be seen from the outside when standing on the

“There is just a feeling you get when you walk in the house;

beach. Another ethereal feature in the kitchen is two rope swings

You can tell there is happiness there. There is a good energy.”

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Beautiful ocean views throughout the home add to its spectacular atmosphere.

Sarah worked closely with architects Donald Fairbanks, Marybeth Woods and builder Grace Design and Build throughout the project in order to create a seamless finished product. “We had one chance to get it right,” Sarah says, “and we wanted to make it perfect for the client.”

Sarah has worked as an interior designer for about 10 years. She has both her residential and professional Interior Design certificates from Fairfield University. Tusk Home + Design was established in 2011 and now features a retail storefront, opened in 2017, selling furniture and accessories.

“I want people to come into the store and feel welcomed; the store has a happy vibe. We have over 400 vendors and while we do use items from the floor in our design projects, we can really get anything,” Sarah says. “The store is kind of like a billboard. There is so much more behind it that we can get for you."

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style that you love. If you come into my home you’ll see my style, but I don’t re-create my personal style on anyone. My goal is to make a room that you love that’s in your style.”

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UNEXPECTED FOUNDERS OF FAIRFIELD COUNTY HUNT CLUB ARTICLE ROBIN MOYER CHUNG PHOTOGRAPHY MINDY BRIAR 26

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THE FAIRFIELD COUNTY HUNT CLUB (FCHC),

That status, and the integrity of FCHC, attracts world

FOUNDED IN 1923, IS UNDENIABLY ONE OF THE MOST

class riders from South America, Ireland, and more to its

UNIQUE AND STYLISH CLUBS IN FAIRFIELD COUNTY.

horse events. The June show, in particular, boasts over

It’s that unusual place where you can wear jodhpurs with tall

600 horses and riders from near and far-flung locales.

leather boots and look like an athlete, not a fashion victim.

The 5-day event culminates in a $50,000 Grand Prix and

With FCHC, founded in 1923, Westport is fortunate to host

a family day with pony-kissing. I’m a bit unclear on who

one of 19 “heritage competitions” in the U.S. Impressive, given

kisses whom, which is fine because I don’t plan to partic-

there are over 2,200 equestrian tracks/centers nation-wide.

ipate, even though the kids dig it. It also typifies FCHC’s

According to USEF.org, heritage status is bestowed upon

inclusive nature despite its lofty reputation.

only those who make “substantial contribution toward the

Given its standing in the rarefied world of equine com-

development and promotion of the sport” and achieve “the

petition, one would think FCHC sprang from the minds and

equestrian ideals of the sportsmanship and competition.”

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skills at Eton before quadrupling their family’s

Once more, back to the polo medal. Others

pre-tax railroad fortune. But the real story, involv-

noticed the mallet-wielding trio jockeying

ing two female artists, is far more interesting.

about, grabbed horse and hammer, and

W. Averell Harriman, a thoroughbred racing

entered the fun-fray. Soon they organized

enthusiast and heir to a headline-grabbing

games, hunts, races and what began as a lark

fortune, commissioned Laura Gardin Fraser

ended up as FCHC. The club, then financed

to design a medal for the Horse Association

by notably wealthy Westport residents whose

of America Polo Pony. Laura, an accom-

names you’d recognize from streets and mid-

plished artist, was no stranger to bas-relief

dle schools around town, was an instant sen-

sculpture, having designed numerous medals

sation, attracting hippophiles and fox hunters

and coins throughout her life.

from around the country.

She lived in Westport with her more-fa-

Moving right along, in 1936 Laura, along

mous husband (because that’s how it was

with five prominent male cohorts, was

back then), sculptor James Earle Fraser, her

tapped to submit designs for a statue glo-

professor from the Arts Students’ League of

rifying the meeting of Robert E. Lee and

New York and designer of the Buffalo Nickel.

Stonewall Jackson with their fearless equine.

The couple enjoyed a large estate in the

Laura won, and her celebrated double-horse

Coleytown area of Westport and is credited

monument was erected in Baltimore in 1948.

with the creation of Westport’s esteemed arts’ colony.

Years later, a mid-June evening in 2015 saw the Charleston church massacre by self-pro-

Her most notable numismatic achieve-

claimed white supremacist and Confederate

ment was beating out a number of men to win

extremist Dylan Roof.³ This mass killing

the 1931 design for our Washington quarter.

and the next year’s “Unite the Right” rally in

However, Treasury Secretary Andrew Mellon

Charlottesville, VA,⁴ sparked by the proposed

ignored the triumph and selected a man’s

removal of four Confederate statues, precip-

design to grace our twenty-five cent coin

itated discussions among Baltimore officials

(many folks then accused him of misogyny,

about Laura’s statue. In the early hours of

even by 1930’s standards.¹) 68 years later, in

August 16, 2017, her work was quietly removed

1999, America issued a commemorative $5

from its base and moved to an undisclosed loca-

gold piece stamped with her winning design.

tion. When, or if, it will be seen again is unknown.

Now back to the polo medal. To research

And back to the Hunt Club. Though the

Averell’s project she hopped on her horse and

FCHC is updated with pools, tennis courts, a

puttered around her estate with a polo stick.

new clubhouse, and all sorts of modern coun-

Her friend and fellow sculptor, Lila Howard,

try club amenities, equestrian events remain

saw her playing one day and saddled up to

its raison d’etre. No doubt the spirit of every

join the game. Little is known about Lila save

artist who participated in Laura’s filly folly waft

for her parents messy divorce and a portrait

in periodically to sample the farm-to-table din-

by Ralph Boyer in the Westport art collection.

ners and enjoy all that club’s horse events have

Lila’s husband and most likely the third to

to offer. Except for the pony kissing.

help them smack around the ball was Oscar

Laura and her husband James, now

Howard. Though Oscar was an artist he was

deceased (obviously) are buried in Westport’s

more famously a cartoonist. New Yorker

Willowbrook “Daffodil Mile” Cemetery.

magazine credits Oscar with pioneering its one-liner cartoon which appears in the first

1 Breen, W., Walter Breen’s Complete Encyclope-

issue of the periodical.² It depicts a disinter-

dia of US and Colonial Coins, 1988, Doubleday,

ested man reacting to his wife’s enthusiasm

New York, NY, pp 364-365.

for visiting France. The caption reads “I don’t

2 Maslin, M, Peter Arno: The Mad, Mad World of

know what I shall do, Amelia, when I think

The New Yorker's Greatest Cartoonist, p. 31

of you alone in Paris.” Which is pretty much

3 Wikipedia, Stonewall Jackson, Robert E

how I tell my son I won’t be accompanying

Lee Monument

him to KHS playground to play tag. Again.

4 Revolvy.com

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Cigar Roller at the June Benefit Horse Show Grand Farm to Fork Dining Experience

The new dining room set up for the June Benefit Horse Show Grand Farm to Fork Dining Experience

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“IF CHANEL AND JIMMY HENDRIX HAD A BABY…” THAT IS THE THOUGHT-PROVOKING TAG-LINE OF WEST, AN EDGY BOUTIQUE LOCATED ON THE POST ROAD IN DOWNTOWN WESTPORT. “It’s such an eclectic idea and it’s so spot-on for the store,” says the owner of West, Kitt Shapiro, a visionary full of positive energy and daughter of the iconic performer, author and activist, Eartha Kitt.

Kitt was always interested in fashion. “I started out in the fashion industry,” Kitt says. “I modeled for a bit. I went on to work for my mother - I did everything from producing her tours to albums to merchandise and branding and everything like that.”

After her mother passed away, Kitt created an accessories line called Simply Eartha in her mother’s memory. “I use her words as well as her hand-drawn heart on jewelry, t-shirts, blankets and things for the home.” Kitt’s Simply Eartha line brought her into the world of retail, so when she had the opportunity to take over West, she gladly rose to the occasion.

Kitt loved West for years and was a big fan of the founder and previous owner, Laura Maged. “Laura was going to move to Los Angeles and close the store,” Kitt recalls. “I said ‘You can’t close this store...It’s where I shop!’ I put my money where my mouth is and bought the store.”

Although Kitt was fairly new to the other side of the fashion industry at the time, she had overwhelming support from her peers. “I have incredible role models in this town,” Kitt proudly states. “Other women who own businesses have been incredibly supportive and it just feels right.”

Kitt’s fearlessness is a core part of who she is, and she is thankful she decided to take ownership of West. “I started a business and a new chapter in my life that I would have never envisioned,” Kitt says.

Her advice to others who are faced with similar opportunities is: “You just have to go for it. Life is all about trying new things.”

She recalls a special piece of her mother’s advice, “My mother taught me to appreciate all the curves the river of life takes. You learn from and appreciate the beauty in all the little spots that appear in your life that you’re not expecting.”

Kitt is inspired by the spirit of community in Westport. Despite what some say about the future of retail, she is excited to persevere downtown shopping. “I think retail is certainly evolving, but I don’t believe that it’s dying,” Kitt says with confidence. “[Retail] is sort of going back to a focus on community. People want to feel comfortable and have conversations - you can’t get that on the internet. You want to be able to connect with people and support each other.”

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WESTPORT GOES WEST (CON TI N U ED)

Moussy Distressed Jeans, $350 Zadig & Voltaire Sweatshirt

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West embraces individuality, community and all different types of people.

West offers edgy, curated items inspired by the West Coast.

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WESTPORT GOES WEST (CON TI N U ED)

Model: Rachel Shapiro R13 Oversized Sweatshirt, $420 Loyd Ford Skirt, $530

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Smythe Duster Jacket, $895 Philanthropy Joggers with Stripe Detail, $190 Monrow Black Tank Top, $68 Zadig & Voltaire Sneakers, $238

Kitt describes the store as cool, funky and a hidden gem in town. “The previous owner wanted to bring the West Coast vibe and style to the East Coast,” Kitt says. “We’ve got people here who want to be a little edgy, but also comfortable and… laid back. We’ve got moms, professionals, creatives and lots of other different types of customers and I think we are able to provide everybody with a sense of being an individual.”

Kitt’s styling advice is to put pieces together that you love but you wouldn’t necessarily think go together at first and, of course, have fun with it. “When we feel good and like how we look in the mirror, it sets the tone for our day and we feel it,” Kitt says. “I think that is what fashion is really all about.

It’s feeling it, being who you are and appreciating who you are.”

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A Typical Day for The Two Oh Three NO TWO DAYS ARE THE SAME FOR SIBLINGS TORY AND ROSCOE BROWN, OWNERS OF THE CONNECTICUTPROUD APPAREL COMPANY

IF YOU’RE READING THIS MAGAZINE,

one or two things, that would be fine by us!”

YOU’VE LIKELY SEEN SOMEONE SPORT-

But they sold out. Fast! Tory and Roscoe

ING APPAREL EMBLAZONED WITH

received so many requests from customers

THREE NUMBERS: 203. Thank siblings and

that they set up a website and quickly grew

Westport natives Tory and Roscoe Brown

a substantial local following (follow them on

for starting the Connecticut-proud company

Instagram @TheTwoOhThree).

because nothing like it existed before.

At this point, Tory was fresh out of college,

After receiving an invitation to a ‘Rep Your

working full time in NYC and Roscoe was

Hometown’ party at college, Tory realized

finishing college at Syracuse University, all

she didn’t own anything that represented

while running their budding business. “We

Connecticut. “I don’t identify with New York

got to a point where we knew we wanted

City so an ‘I heart NY’ t-shirt or Yankees hat

to do this full time. We didn’t want to put

didn’t work. I kept thinking ‘Why isn’t there

our energy elsewhere because we wanted

any cool apparel to represent Connecticut?’”

to give this everything we had.” Soon after,

Her thought sparked an idea: “There is so

Tory and Roscoe were full time business

much pride and culture in Connecticut and

owners of The Two Oh Three.

we didn’t have a way to represent it. We

Tory and Roscoe have the opposite of a

[Tory and Roscoe] thought, if we feel this

sibling rivalry. Their synchronicity is evident

way, others must too!”

when you meet them. “Luckily, since we’re

In 2014 they started The Two Oh Three

brother and sister, we can be very direct

as a passion project: if their parents and

with each other and not worry about hurt

Westport social circle liked it, great, but they

feelings. We know our strengths and weak-

had no thoughts of it expanding beyond

nesses and trust each other implicitly; we’re

a few fun tees. However, the universe had

able to easily divide and conquer.”

different plans.

The company continues to grow rapidly.

The Two Oh Three launched with a t-shirt

With two original shirts to over 60 items on

and tank top which they passed out to family

their website, including towels, sweatshirts,

and friends. On a whim, Tory and Roscoe

and more, The Two Oh Three is sharing

decided to buy space in the Popshop

their state-wide pride. The Two Oh Three

Market at the Fairfield Theatre Company.

products sell in approximately 20 different

The siblings recalled, “We went in with low

retail stores in Fairfield County and beyond.

expectations, thinking if we can only just sell

TheTwoOhThree.com

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Perfect accessories to jazz up a dorm room; home away from home!

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LOCALLY OWNED

(CON TI N U ED)

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Ladies 203 Local Racerback Tank & Summer Tee

7:30 AM

Wake up, work out, grab a strong coffee.

8:30 AM

Head to SoNo to pick up new product from our local print shop.

9:00 AM

Finish a bacon, egg & cheese from Village Bagel while printing online orders.

9:15 AM

Tasks @ 203 HQ (fulfill online orders and coordinate with wholesalers, pack for tonight’s event).

11:30 AM

Hit the B:hive co-working space for a daily, mid-morning catch-up to go over today’s agenda.

12:00 PM

Divide and Conquer: Tory - Social media planning, customer service, organize upcoming event schedule, order 1000 koozies for Alive@5 Roscoe - Design e-mail blast, update site inventory, review online ad performance, create weekly finance summary

2:30 PM

Quick lunch.

3:00 PM

Product meeting! Brainstorm session for next season’s products.

4:00 PM

Ladies Local Hoodie

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4:50 PM

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The FADE

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what it is There are many different types of fades, but ultimately a fade haircut is one that tapers in length the further down you go on the back and sides, meaning it isn’t trimmed to just one standard length all around. The level of fade (low, mid or high) depends on what point the shortest part of the hair begins to fade into a longer length.

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+

what it is This popular style is good for many types of hair as long as you have a lot of it. You’ll need length in the front, back and sides generally long enough to at least brush your shoulders.

KEEP IT CLEAN Be sure to keep your sideburns and neckline trimmed even as your hair grows out.

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TREND SETTER

(CON TI N U ED)

straight short

in between medium

thick + curly long

The quiff

+

what it is Closely related to the pompadour, the quiff haircut requires longer hair in the front and shorter hair in the back.

The longer hair in the front is brushed upward and back from the forehead and away from the face. This look can be sleek and shiny for a classic look or texturized and matte for a modern take.

ASK FOR Short sides and a long textured top. Be sure enough hair is left on top to brush back instead of standing straight up.

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Join Westport Writers' Workshop for

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Wakeman Town Farm

Produced by 2nd Line Productions,

The farm's biggest fundraiser/dinner/

LLC in conjunction with the Levitt

party, now in its seventh year. Local

Pavillion for the Performing Arts, the

chefs serving farm-inspired fare, a

12th Annual Blues & Views Festival

rocking cocktail hour with signature

returns to the Levitt Pavilion on

drinks, a sit-down feast, live and

Labor Day Weekend!

silent auctions and live music—all

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Music Theatre of Connecticut

to support your town farm. Tickets

Opening MTC's 2019-2020 season

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is the legendary musical, Ragtime.

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plete outfit, they feel like they bought something new," says Hannah Spencer, Westport mom, and fashion stylist.

But there's a twist. Before buying a single piece, she helps you pare down and 'shop' your own closet, showing you how to rock what you already own.

Big fan of the "half-tuck," the softly coiled scarf, the power sneaker and the perfect hat trick, she can turn a basic combination into a runway-ready

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"HALF OF WHAT PEOPLE OWN JUST SITS IN THE CLOSET BECAUSE

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look. Hannah also designs her own jewelry line, Nineteen Pieces (www.nineteenpieces.com). Her edgy yet refined costume jewels are high quality and designed to elevate every-day outfits.

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Hannah and her husband chose Westport for "the schools, the location, and because coming from New York City, we needed to live somewhere fashionable. People here like to look good when they go out!"

While Westporters are on-point with our overall fashion-sense, she'd like us

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all to put some thought into our casual wear. "You don’t just buy a pair of leggings. You buy a quality pair and a tee that truly flatters, and then your casual look is defined." As for price-point, Hannah encourages clients to spend more on every day essentials like a hand-bag, a jacket, and a pair of boots.

So once you've shopped your closet, what's on Hannah's retail shopping list for fall? "Fall fashion is all about the '70s and 'Flower Power.' We're seeing a lot of patchwork, flowers, crochet, and stream-lined bell bottoms." Also on trend, "Western and fringe. A fringe suede jacket just goes so well with denim!"

Here are Hannah's must-haves for your fall closet:

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HANNAH'S FALL FASHION TIP: "Layer and accessorize with duster coats, scarves, hats, or by wearing a cropped sweater over a long tank. Your look goes from simple to sophisticated and you are ready for changing weather."

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