Style Resolutions

Style for the new year

New Year’s resolutions often encourage us to lead better lives. Some want to lose weight or break bad habits. Others want to upgrade their style to revamp how they see themselves. MARIA PECHLIVANDIS is one of those people, with high hopes to fine-tune her style for a more refined look in 2015.

Flirty Dress

“I always wear black, because it’s slimming.”

Strategically placed vertical stripes play up an hourglass figure.

Striped DRESS by Calvin Klein ($98), available at Dillard’s; NECKLACE, model’s own

A Pop of Print

“I love color and patterns on others, but feel insecure wearing them myself.”

A geometric necklace plays against an ombre print sweater that accentuates curves by becoming darker at the waist.

Cheetah print SWEATER by Investments ($59), available at Dillard’s, NECKLACE ($20), available at Fedora Boutique

Bold Blue

“I’m afraid of light or silky fabrics.”

Certain fabrics can cling to the wrong places, but it’s all in the fit and design of the garment.

Blue BLOUSE by Calvin Klein ($79.50) and faux leather LEGGINGS by Jessica Simpson ($49), both available at Dillard’s; NECKLACE ($34), available at Fedora Boutique

Model: Maria Pechlivanidis

Makeup: Danielle Forte

Hair: Kate Bailey

To view more of stylist Jessica De Vault's work, go to www.jessicadevault.com