May 20, 2003
The Look: Everyday Chic
So we've solved the dilemmas of dressing for a tennis match (or at least looking like you're going to one), an afternoon wedding and the many showers you'll attend, but what about our everyday attire? What or who dictates our daily dress? This question poses a bigger fashion problem than high tea at the Daytona 500. (Um, what would you wear?) Day-to-day dressing can get tricky. We've all had the feeling that there's only one skirt in our closet, or that our once-chic black top is in heavy wardrobe rotation.

Anyone who has battled a 'false sense of cuteness' can attest that Everyday Chic is a tough look to conquer. It's reserved for magazine types and ladies who lunch; clearly not for the average female. However, I believe that by building an outfit around a signature piece we too can be chic everyday. Thus we at she she me have put our well-coiffed heads together and have come up with the Beau Beater.

Signature Piece: The she she me Beau Beater

We've taken a boy beater, added one of the hottest trends of the season (a bow) and made it super chi chi. The bow can be tied on one strap or over both straps, pulling them together and making a keyhole silhouette (super sexy). Just think, you'll be a chic present. Who could resist? (Available for purchase on shesheme.com. Or call 919-835-9151 to place orders over the phone. The Beau Beater package comes with a black tank, one solid black ribbon and one solid fuchsia ribbon.)

The Beau Beater can work with a number of bottoms to create an effortlessly chic ensemble. My fave complements are a full skirt, a pair of jeans (of course), and sophisticated trousers. It even looks great with seersucker. It's perfect for everything from shopping to cocktails. With a chic blazer you can even take this look to the office (some offices, anyway).

There you have it, the answer to being everyday chic is in a little tank. Now there is no excuse for us to pull on jeans and the same ole T day after day.

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