Margaret Logan Style

Driving rain, gusty winds and a calendar date that was booked all over town couldn’t keep away some very loyal customers who turned out last night for an evening of holiday style at Helene m. on Fore Street in Portland.

Champagne flowed, three very gorgeous models turned heads in festive attire, and yours truly MC’d the event, which featured ensembles appropriate for the obligatory office party, ‘Tis the season soirees, girls night out, and New Year’s Eve…Stylish tips mingled with frank Q&As from the audience in an evening that was part fashion show, part style seminar.

If you missed the event, not to worry. I will be on 207 this Tuesday night, November 20th at 7pm chatting about holiday style, and many of the ensembles featured were modeled at this event.

For a glimpse of the models and a few of the outfits, enjoy these candids taken before the show…

There are few things in life that bring us immediate comfort. Wrapping your hands around a hot cup of tea to ward off a chill, a baby’s smile…and then there are things of a more material sort, yet just as comforting in their own way. An old pair of shearling slippers, your boyfriend’s sweater, absolutely anything cashmere…

Now, cashmere gloves are delightful and cashmere sweaters divine, but there really is one thing cashmere that stands above all else – a wrap from White+Warren. I broke down and purchased one over four years ago. Make no mistake, it was a splurge, but the color was hot pink and the size was perfect: double it and create the perfect scarf for skiing, sailing on chilly spring days or a stroll about town in late fall (and on into May here in Maine). Open it up and rest it loosely around one’s shoulders and suddenly it’s the perfect wrap for a transatlantic flight or an early summer evening when a sweater is just too much.

Your clothes, not to mention your accessories, should work for you. All the better if they come in fun colors, fabulous fabrics and are at-the-ready be it rain, sun, wind or snow. So invest wisely, opt for a pop of color when you can and have fun watching heads turn.

White+Warren cashmere scarf, $170. Available at Helene m. in Portland, Maine 207. 772.2564