Best trends of 2017: Casual Chic

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With seven days left in 2017, I can't resist the temptation to count down the year's best trends.

The Six IT fashion trends to add to your closet this FALL ... and on a budget!

So all the fashionweek extravaganza is finally over and when the dust settled ... and Oh yes! all the frill of the high fashion show-and-tell calmed down, I am left with the firm conviction that unless you want to plunge into that 50s inspired parisienne style you can stay on top of all the trends with these six never-fail IT trends:

You go FLOTUS! Melania Trump proves that she can pull the 'all-American-girl' look and do the work also

Leave it to a devastating natural disaster (no! I don't mean the media and its political pundits) to show us Melania Trump's true colors. While social media, wanna-be fashionistas, and the left went onto overdrive over her Manolo Blahnik stilettos (yep!those ones ...

Affordable Luxury

Who doesn't like a sale? Anyone? Well, if you are that one person who is sale-adverse, this post is simply not for you! For all others out there, a sale on a Saturday morning is a blessing. Happy hunting, Girls!