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Dressing For a Mystery Date

How do I dress for a date if the guy hasn’t given me an indication of where we’re going or what we’re doing?

Leave it to men to not consider that we have to plan out our outfits! Just like the saying ‘better safe than sorry’, I always rather dress up than down…just in case. When I say dress up, I don’t mean wear your flashy club attire, but wearing a great fitting pair of jeans paired with a tailored blazer and heels is a safe look. You want to make sure you appear to ‘effortlessly’ chic and comfortable, yet sophisticated and glamorous at the same time.You do not want to look like you are trying to hard!  Keep it classy, you don’t want to give the guy the wrong impression, dress in something that is appropriate and makes you feel like a million bucks…after all he is lucky to be taking you out!

Jovana Mirabile is a fashion designer born and raised in Kansas, currently studying fashion design at Parsons School of Design and working out of New York City. She has been designing since the young age of 6, and has been creating and constructing her designs since she was 13. The 2009 Fusion Fashion Show marked Jovana's first showing in New York City. Jovana was one of fifteen student designers selected from Parsons School of Design to compete in the Fusion Fashion Show. Not only did her school win best design, but also Jovana was presented with the Fusion Award. Jovana was featured as a Midwest Super Teen in NextStepMagazine (2006) and received the BFA Deans Award from Parsons School of Design as well as the Guardian 2007 Girls Going Places Scholarship. Jovana was also a member of Nordstoms BP Fashion Board. At the age of 13, Jovana developed Fashionista Girls, a charity program aimed at inspiring young women to believe in themselves and embrace their true beauty. Since then she has continued to host her own fashion show in order to fund and expand her program. Jovana currently interns at Diane von Furstenberg (since 2008) and Michael Kors. This summer she will be interning in London for her design inspiration, Matthew Williamson, as well as studying at Central Saint Martins.