Video: How do I Wear Sweater Dresses?

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Erin Busbee

http://www.busbeestyle.com/

Ever since Erin Busbee was a little girl she has had a passion for fashion and beauty… dressing her friends and family, including her poor baby brother and styling hair for any and all willing participants. It’s a love she has carried into her professional life. For years, Busbee worked as an award-winning producer for WCBS-TV in New York, where she routinely researched and wrote about fashion trends. She also collaborated closely with top magazine editors/writers from the most elite fashion publications like “Vogue,” “Elle,” “In Style,” and “Lucky” Magazines. In 2005, she founded Hewitt Media Consulting through which she personally trained CEO’s, entrepreneurs, magazine editors and TV reporters. Her consulting sessions always included fashion and beauty pointers, helping clients shine for their major TV appearances. Erin didn’t stay behind the scenes; she has been front and center with extensive experience on camera. She worked as an anchor/reporter in Watertown and Rochester, New York. She also became the entertainment/fashion reporter for WCBS-TV where she kept up on all the hottest trends. In 2007, she took on the role as host and producer for Hotnewz.tv, a revolutionary Internet news program focused on the young and hip college crowd. Erin created and wrote a weekly segment for Hotnewz called “Fashion Fix.” It gave viewers the inside scoop on, what else, fashion! Recently, Erin moved to the Texas Hill Country and started her image consulting business “Busbee Style”. Busbee Style is her newest baby, a passion for sure! Through Busbee Style, Erin does personal shopping, fashion styling and closet organization. Now, Erin is dressing and styling all types of Texans from cowboys to socialites.

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Hi, I'm Erin, and I'm a Fashion Stylist. A sweater dress is one of my go-to pieces in a chilly winter months. That's because it's a. warm and b. really easy. You don't have to think about what top to wear or what pant will look best. You just throw it on with some tights and accessories and off you go. Our model Heather can demonstrate. She's wearing a plum Max Studio sweater dress. It cinch right here in the middle with an A-line skirt and bat wing sleeves. The silhouette creates a really flattering hour glass shape. I paired this simple yet stylish dress with some black tights and a pair of black fitted ankle boots by Shoe Guru Brian Atwood. The tights help keep Heather warm and the dark colors lengthen her body. The ankle boots help to get the overall look some edge. I accessorize this sweater dress with some layered mix metal necklaces. Don't forget about hardware on your handbag. If it's bold, it can serve as an accessory just as easily as a bracelet or necklace. Take this bag fur bag for example, the gold really pops and gives the look more polish and possess. The other great thing about sweater dresses, they're almost always available at outlet stores on the cheap. This dress for example costs forty bucks at Nordstrom rack.