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How to hide that belly and look good doing it

Q. No matter how I dress, my belly hangs over my belt. It is not an enormous beer belly, but I have to be realistic that it isn’t going to

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Nodal Changes Continued – Journey of Maturation

After traveling through Libra and Aries since July 17, 2023, the Lunar Nodes now begin to transit through the Virgo-Pisces axis, remaining there until July 27, 2026. Every eighteen months,

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The subtleties of an all denim outfit

Q. I have one of the new quasi-dress shirts that you have written about where the inside of the collar and cuffs are a different pattern/fabric from the shirt. In this case

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Lunar Nodes of Destiny Change – Past, Present & Future

In astrology, there are two symbols in an astrology chart ]called the North and South Nodes, Lunar Nodes or Nodes of Destiny. In Vedic astrology they are the head or

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Invest in clothes, invest in hair too

Q. In today’s column you wrote about men who aren’t willing to invest in their clothes, which is certainly something I see. I am more shocked by those who ignore

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Options to keep your feet warm in dress shoes

Q. My feet are always cold in my dress shoes in the winter. I’m wondering if there is anything wrong with buying a pair one size larger and either inserting

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Beginnings – New Year 2025

Esoteric Astrology as news for week December 26, 2024 – January 1, 2025 “A beginning is the time for taking the most delicate care that the balances are correct. ”

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Bargain-basement dressing is a false economy

Q. I have a few colleagues who generally know how to dress professionally in our firm, but they wear cheap suits or sneaker type footwear. They certainly make enough to

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Solstice, Christmas, Hanukkah – Lights Shining in the Dark

Esoteric Astrology as news for week December 18 – 25, 2025 Winter solstice occurs as the Sun enters Capricorn (Saturday, Dec. 21), sign of the midnight Sun appearing on the

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Fashion rules are made to be broken, wisely

Q. I’m back – remember me from “Seersucker after Labor Day”?  I thought your recent correspondent was hilarious – he was still appalled 19 years later that his colleague wore