Guest Blog | How To Wear Graphic Prints By Stylist Catherine Horgan

Graphic prints are bold, fun and sassy. However, at times, they can be difficult to wear if you don't know how to mix the right pieces together to keep the focus where it should be.

This graphic print silk dress is a standout! Don't overwhelm it with heavy pieces. These leather and perspex sandals are the perfect complement to keep things light and airy, thanks to Michael Kors. The jewelry, all by Kara Ross, is simply fantastic! Mixing a little chunky with a little lightness works the balance. Adding some color, perhaps just one as shown here, makes it playful. And the clutch brings just the right attitude!

So, where are you going in this fab outfit? How about a luncheon, afternoon tea, cocktail party, dinner with your significant other, or girls night out? The beauty of this ensemble, is once you master the accessories, it can go sooooo many places. Enjoy!

-Catherine Horgan, www.closetofstyle.com/my-style-files

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La Vie Boheme

Like history, it is the inevitable fate of fashion to repeat itself. Flower children rejoice: this season, hippie and boho-chic style has re-entered the fashion forefront. Designers from Giorgio Armani to Etro to Roberto Cavalli are embracing the trend and filling their runways with patterned, floor-length dresses, billowy, off-the-shoulder tops, low-slung suede belts, and fringed bags and tunics. Color palettes in the spring shows ranged from earthy nudes and clays to soft lilacs and deep plums. With these classically tailored and beautifully feminine styles, you can wear them and look glamorous and professional (not like Mary Kate Olsen on a Starbucks run).

By adding a few fringed accents and suede accessories to your work-day outfit, you can modernize your everyday look without feeling like a walking product of the '60's. This is the advent of combining working woman with hippie chick.Sue Stemp's and Balmain's interpretation of bohemian evening wear is absolutely stunning. The draped necks and warm colors are effortlessly sexy. Substituting an ankle-length Yaya Aflalo dress (http://www.yayaaflalo.com/), complimented with a Ruehl handbag (http://www.ruehl.com/), works perfectly.

-Emmy Feldman