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Fashion Makeovers: Reinvention Convention

by Leah Melby Editor {View Profile}

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Audrey Douglas, Mae Caime and Gladys Rosario at MORE's Reinvention Convention

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Need help with your wardrobe? Join the club. MORE's fashion editors helped three attendees of the MORE Reinvention Convention (October 5, 2009) update their casual, cocktail and office outfits.

Quick Fashion Fixes

Certain wardrobe dilemmas are universal (“I have nothing to wear!” is every woman’s lament). These three women—Audrey Douglas, Mae Caime and Gladys Rosario—let us tackle their common style problems.

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Need help with your wardrobe? Join the club. MORE's fashion editors helped three attendees of the MORE Reinvention Convention (October 5, 2009) update their casual, cocktail and office outfits.

Audrey Before: Too Casual

Audrey Douglas, 46, always defaults to jeans, sweaters and sneakers. Her challenge is adding the chic to casual chic.

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Need help with your wardrobe? Join the club. MORE's fashion editors helped three attendees of the MORE Reinvention Convention (October 5, 2009) update their casual, cocktail and office outfits.

Audrey After: Casual Chic

The main ingredient in any casual look? Denim. But not just any denim; go for trouser-fit jeans, because they never look sloppy. This shirt’s paisley print adds pop. And her Chanel-inspired jacket is the finishing touch—Coco’s adored tweed is revered in the fashion world for dressing up or dressing down a look.

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Need help with your wardrobe? Join the club. MORE's fashion editors helped three attendees of the MORE Reinvention Convention (October 5, 2009) update their casual, cocktail and office outfits.

The Perfect Jacket

$226; talbots.com

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Need help with your wardrobe? Join the club. MORE's fashion editors helped three attendees of the MORE Reinvention Convention (October 5, 2009) update their casual, cocktail and office outfits.

A Sweet Sweater

$79; talbots.com

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Need help with your wardrobe? Join the club. MORE's fashion editors helped three attendees of the MORE Reinvention Convention (October 5, 2009) update their casual, cocktail and office outfits.

Dressier Denim

$79; talbots.com

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Need help with your wardrobe? Join the club. MORE's fashion editors helped three attendees of the MORE Reinvention Convention (October 5, 2009) update their casual, cocktail and office outfits.

Gladys Before: Party Panic

Gladys Rosario, 62, wore this dress on a recent cruise and realized she’s in sore need of a dress that’s sleek enough to stand up to an any-time-of-day party.

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Need help with your wardrobe? Join the club. MORE's fashion editors helped three attendees of the MORE Reinvention Convention (October 5, 2009) update their casual, cocktail and office outfits.

Gladys After: Ready to Mingle

The Little Black Dress is an idea familiar to every woman—so just give yours an update. This wide waist band is flattering, and the scoop neck frames the face and shows just a hint of skin. The lace is a small yet noticeable detail that’s perfectly on trend.

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Need help with your wardrobe? Join the club. MORE's fashion editors helped three attendees of the MORE Reinvention Convention (October 5, 2009) update their casual, cocktail and office outfits.

Lovely LBD

Cap Sleeve Lace Dress, $198; whitehouseblackmarket.com

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Need help with your wardrobe? Join the club. MORE's fashion editors helped three attendees of the MORE Reinvention Convention (October 5, 2009) update their casual, cocktail and office outfits.

The Heels to Have

Leather Peeptoes, $119; talbots.com

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Need help with your wardrobe? Join the club. MORE's fashion editors helped three attendees of the MORE Reinvention Convention (October 5, 2009) update their casual, cocktail and office outfits.

Mae Before: Office Confusion

Repeat after us: Professional work wear does not mean the same boring black suit, year after year. Mae Caime is a serial suit-wearer and confessed she’s never even tried a dress at work. But if you choose carefully, you’ll find that a dress can yield the same high-profile results as a power suit.

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Need help with your wardrobe? Join the club. MORE's fashion editors helped three attendees of the MORE Reinvention Convention (October 5, 2009) update their casual, cocktail and office outfits.

Mae After: Power Play

A smart, fitted jacket makes this shift dress a close cousin to the work-ready suit. By mixing tweed with checks (a trick she’d done with her home decor but never her wardrobe), there’s a fresh feel to her look. If you’re hesitant about combining prints, listen to our fashion editors’ go-to rules: make sure one is always larger than the other, and stay within the same color scheme.

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Need help with your wardrobe? Join the club. MORE's fashion editors helped three attendees of the MORE Reinvention Convention (October 5, 2009) update their casual, cocktail and office outfits.

Smart Jacket

Maggie Tweed Jacket, $158; whitehouseblackmarket.com

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Need help with your wardrobe? Join the club. MORE's fashion editors helped three attendees of the MORE Reinvention Convention (October 5, 2009) update their casual, cocktail and office outfits.

Dress for Success

Cross-hatch Ponte Dress, $89.50; calvinklein.com

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Need help with your wardrobe? Join the club. MORE's fashion editors helped three attendees of the MORE Reinvention Convention (October 5, 2009) update their casual, cocktail and office outfits.