Topic “Polka-dots”

By Barbara Bradley (Scripps Howard News Service)

A colleague asked me why I never wore polka dots. The answer was that it never occurred to me.

Like most women, I’m cool with stripes, checks and plaids. But there’s something funny about polka dots. Literally humorous. Wear too many big ones, and you’re ready for the center ring.

Men look playful in brightly colored polka-dot...

By Holley Simmons (The Washington Post)

Blame it on Minnie Mouse’s speckled skirt or Comme des Garcons’ consistently dot-heavy collections, but circle prints have popped back into the, er, spotlight this fall.

“They’re chic,” says stylist Lauren Rothman of Styleauteur.com. “They’re understated but still serve as a pop with basics.” Wear the pattern head-to-toe for a dizzying...

By Sara Glassman (Star Tribune (Minneapolis))

There’s no better way to celebrate spring than with a super-fresh printed piece. You can wear it head-to-toe or mix it up with other designs.

To find out how to wear this spring’s bold and colorful patterns, we went to Amber Toste of Houndstooth, a Savage, Minn., boutique, for advice.

“There are more crazy things are out there...

By Jenn Harris (Los Angeles Times/MCT)

For “Fringe” fans, it’s hard to picture Australian actress Anna Torv in anything but a pantsuit, a starched-collar shirt and black boots, gun at the ready, as FBI agent Olivia Dunham on Fox’s sci-fi show. The 32-year-old is great at playing a tomboy on television, but her real-life wardrobe is far from it.

Last week, Torv attended the...