The Little Black Dress

Ok, Christmas is around the corner and not only are we stressed out looking for that perfect gift for our love ones we need that perfect dress for those holiday parties. So here’s a solution, the little black dress.
Every woman should at least own one little black dress. It’s timeless and it will never fail you. You can always add trendy accessories for a pop of color such as a red patent clutch. Look for details that flatter your shape such as strapless to show off your great shoulders and look for waist detail to show off your amazing hourglass figure. So, if you haven’t already brought a little black dress go out and find one that fits your style. Believe me this is one buy you won’t regret.
By Diane

Sparkle, Shine and Shoes!

Miss Lily and Miss Noelle are my two small nieces. Miss Lily, the big sister, is three years old and she owns more pairs of shoes than her Auntie does. The majority of the shoes she owns are shiny, or sparkly. I’m pretty sure even her sneakers have glitter on them. Every time she gets a new pair of shoes she can not wait to show them off. “Auntie Sara look at my new shoes aren’t they soooo beautiful?” The strange thing about this is that neither her mother nor I have an affinity toward shoes. I own what I need to get by but I do not find joy in shoe shopping. I recently brought her shopping and while I was trying to draw her attention to a new outfit she was busy showing me three pairs of shoes that she needed to have. Although, I did not purchase all three pairs of shoes for fear of feeding into her insatiable appetite for shoes, I did purchase one pair of pink ballet flats with silver sparkles. Although I do not share her joie de chaussures (joy of shoes) I hope that she always keeps her love of sparkle and shine…..and new footwear!

Employee Interview: Chantelle

1. Who are you and what is your official job title?
chantelle - assistant art director

2. Briefly describe what you do on a daily basis...
build layouts, design spreads & covers, edit images, choose shots for the web, create concepts... whatever needs to be done!

3. What's your favorite part of your job?
designing things that our customers will see and experience.

4. Least favorite?
when there's not enough time in the day to get everything done.

5. What aspect of your job most directly affects our customers?
customers shop from the catalog & web pages that i've helped design

6. Do you shop on metrostyle.com?
sometimes

7. Just one more...what's your favorite food?
hard to pick just one! Avocado eggrolls from The Cheesecake Factory, sweet potato quesadillas, eggplant parmesan...

By Jon

addition due to comment request, here's a couple of projects chantelle has worked on...
designed the promotions:

concepted the holiday shop emails:

What is your favorite style of jeans?

The results are in and the Bootcut Jean is the clear winner with 56% of the votes. Here are the final results of last week's poll:


Votes: 346


We have a new question for you this week - What is your favorite suit color? Black? White? Yellow? Be sure to let us know by voting in this week's poll.

Thank you to everyone that voted!

Who Wore It Best: Ashley or Nicky?

Ashley Tisdale and Nicky Hilton were recently spotted donning the same floral dress at TRL and the Blackberry Bold launch, respectively. Who do you think pulled off the look better? Leave your comments and let us know!

By Jon
Found Via Nitrolicious

Diva of the Week: Tyesha McNeal

Tyesha says: “My favorite diva top…got this last year, and it’s still looking good!”

Why we love it: Tyesha wears this top so well! The sheer balloon sleeves make the proportions just right.

And we love, love, love the addition of the belt and bracelet. They add a personal touch and pull the whole look together.


Want to be our Diva of the Week? Send us a picture of you wearing your favorite outfit: mailto:metrostylediva@gmail.com?subject=Diva%20of%20the%20Week&bcc=metrostyleblog@gmail.com

Is the recession affecting your shopping habits?

Everytime I turn on the TV or check my favorite news websites I can't escape all the news about our supposedly failing economy. Though I do believe that times are tough for lots of folks out there it hasn't hit close to home to me quite yet.

In fact, I haven't altered my buying habits at all...just this past weekend I went to the mall and bought a coat for my wife as well as some shirts for myself. Unless I unexpectedly find myself out of a job I don't see myself altering my plans for gift shopping or travel this holiday season.

Has the supposed economic downturn affected how you''ll be spending in the coming weeks?

By Jon