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Are pinky rings right for me?

Q. Lois, can you explain to my wife that I should NOT wear a pinky ring? She has her father’s ring that he wore (and I will not mention what field

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Mortality Takes on Immortality – End of an Archetype

We have had quite a week these past days. Mercury retrograded (Sept. 9), the Virgo Solar Festival full moon (Sept. 10) and a major archetype of constancy, service, strength, dignity

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Are white rubber-soled shoes okay for dressy occasions?

Q. What kind of shoes work best with fall and winter clothes? I have a somewhat conservative business office, and like go to high end restaurants on weekends. Are my

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Morning & Evening Planets & Virgo’s Keynotes

We have several morning and evening stars that will soon recede out of sight. Venus is our morning star till September 15. Then she appears once again, heralding the new

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Are pleats coming back?

Q. My wife and I were just on vacation in Santa Fe for their 100th Annual Indian Market and were lucky enough to get tickets to a Fashion Show. Like the

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Sun in Virgo, New Moon & Uranus Retrogrades

The Sun entered Virgo Monday, bringing us the sign of Ceres in the garden tending to Persephone, her daughter, who soon will enter into the underworld, and then Ceres, missing

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Where should trousers should fit? The seat or the waist?

Q. I have a pair of dress trousers that seem to pull at my pockets. They don’t feel tight and the waist fits correctly, but you can see the lining

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Leo to Virgo – Entrance to a Secret Garden

We are in our last week of Leo. Leo is the light of the Soul which is the light of the Sun that bestows upon humanity and the earth richness,

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What ties go best with my new Armani suit?

Q. I took your advice and bought a suit for the fall now when prices are lower. So now I have an extremely fine Armani double-breasted suit of black-and-white houndstooth

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Tips to get wrinkle free pants

Q. My old permanent press pants came out of the dryer ready to wear. They did not need ironing. But when I have bought no-iron pants recently, they always appear