Ask Maggie - Sassy Scarves!

Accessorize - Accessorize - Accessorize

Hello my dear "Ask Maggie" readers - well, I'm all rested up from a wild and crazy 'hump Wednesday' - and have finally found some time to open up my mailbag.

A young lady from Canada (let's call her 'Janice') writes:

Maggie, clearly you are a woman of impeccable style" (I love this girl already). "Please tell me if you have any fashion secrets to share..."

Well "Janice", I can best sum it up in one word -"Accessorize - Accessorize - Accessorize".

To quote my good friend Olympia Dukakis in 'Steel Magnolias' - "The only thing that distinguishes us ladies from the animal kingdom is our ability to accessorize."

And what better way to jazz up your little black dress? - why, with a sassy little scarf of course!

Grace, Jackie, and Audrey all accessorized with fashionable scarves, such as those shown in the photos of this attractive young model (name withheld).

Whether you are enjoying a St. Moritz cocktail in the Suisse Alps....

.....or hiking high in the Chilean Andes (in your cutest summer skirt) ....

By adding a colourful scarf to even the most basic wardrobe you can make quite an impression on the locals.

But darlings - pleeeeeze remember this important tip: "Less is More". An excellent example of "accessory overkill" is also shown by our model (name withheld) in the photo below

Note how our model is wearing: 1) sunglasses 2) earrings 3) imitation camera 4) inexpensive camera bag 5) watch 6) two rings 7) a book? 8) and not one, but two scarves.

Lordy lordy, you would think that with all that stuff hanging off her, she would have remembered to wear a belt!

So girls, Maggie wants you to run, not walk, to your favourite boutique - and add a touch of femininity to your outfits. Just tell them that Maggie sent you.

Next week, Maggie gives "Josie" some advice on mixing and matching gold and silver jewellery.

Kisses.....

Maggie