Kathleen Noone, best know for her Emmy-award winning portrayal as ‘Ellen Dalton’ on ALL MY CHILDREN and as conniving ‘Claudia Whittaker’ on KNOTS LANDING, SUNSET BEACH audiences fell in love with eccentric 'Aunt Bette’, a wild and personable socialite who managed to get into more mischief than a lovesick teenager, and Kathleen received her third Emmy nomination for her portrayal.

Maureen Stabnau joined Bare Necessities 3 years ago with more than 25 years of retail experience. The majority of her career was spent at Lord and Taylor. She started as a buyer and progressed to Vice President of Intimate Apparel. She held this position for 6 years. She also worked for Federated Department Stores ( Macy's, Burdine's, Rich's) Corporate as the Merchandise Manager for sleepwear, panties, and daywear before joining Bare Necessities.

Allison Dickson has over 12 years of experience and expertise in the compatible fields of fashion, accessories, style, design, still and television production. Her experience as a fashion stylist as well as in art direction, business, brand marketing, modeling, writing and editing also serve to enhance her knowledge and proficiency.

David Wolfe is a Creative Director for Doneger Creative Services, The Doneger Group's trend and color forecasting and analysis service for womenswear, menswear and youth apparel and accessories. Doneger Creative Services clients include an international roster of designers, manufacturers and retailers. As Creative Director, David analyzes trends influencing the men's, women's and youth apparel and accessories markets as well as big-picture developments in style, culture and society.

Lucinda Ottusch is a senior home economist and fabric care specialist for the Whirlpool Institute of Fabric Science. Ottusch has spent more than a decade researching the washing and drying process to determine the most effective ways to care for clothes.

Matt Kueny is the Manager of Product Development Group for Miele USA, and has been with the company for over fourteen years. In his role, he provides technical leadership, generation of new product ideas, and management of product development projects.

Clinton Kelly honed his fashion sensibilities and expertise with his tenure as fashion magazine editor for several noted publications. Most recently, he was Executive Editor of DNR, a New York-based weekly men's fashion and retail trade magazine. Prior to that, he was an editor at Mademoiselle and Marie Claire.

Stacy London has been working in fashion for 14 years, beginning her career at Vogue magazine as a fashion assistant and later returned to Conde Nast as the Senior Fashion Editor at Mademoiselle. She has styled fashion photos for such editorial publications as Italian D, Nylon and Contents.

Lauren David Peden has been covering the style, travel and entertainment beat since 1990. Her articles have appeared in the New York Times, Elle, Glamour, Travel + Leisure, Time Out, GQ, More, Self, the New York Post, Buisness Traveler, CS, Coast and MTV Magazine among others.

After graduating from college in 1973, Caity Callison came to Washington to work at Eastern Market Pottery in Capitol Hill. She was a studio potter for thirteen years and augmented her living by working at Clothes Encounters, a consignment shop near Eastern Market.

Maureen Clavin pioneered the concept of the designer resale store some 35 years ago when she opened her first resale boutique in Los Angeles. A California native raised on a street above the Chateau Marmont Hotel, Maureen came of age during the fabulous 40s' the Golden Age of Hollywood glamour when every woman aspired to look and dress like a movie star!

Cindy Spade realized that her hobby wasn't such a strange thing. " I really got my feet wet in this business in another vintage store before Ver Unica for 2 1/2 years. It was a school of hard knocks, but I was able to come away with a far greater knowledge of the type of business that I would have next.

Sheila Feeney has been an antique dealer, specializing in antique textiles, apparel and accessories for fifteen years. Prior to this, she was a Consultant under the Dukakis Administration, for the Massachusetts Office of Economic Affairs. Sheila was also employed as a Loan Officer for the US Small Business Administration, and served as a Disaster Specialist for the United States Government, requiring extensive travel all over the country.

After relocating to NYC, Karen met Remi Porthault and given her fluency in French, her store management experience and her knowledge of linens, she became a natural choice for the position of store manager in the NYC store. In her spare time, she entertains friends and is the captain of a USTA 4.5 tennis team in Manhattan.

Ann Sullivan has owned Abrielle in Washington, DC for 18 years. Ann has a passion for what she does and her knowledge of linens and lingerie is deep. Whether it‚s bedding or tabletop, Ann has an opinion. She has a lot of energy and her excitement is contagious!

Style for Work and Social Events -- About 18 months ago I left a lucrative sales position in the medical industry to research and write this book. Since then I've traveled extensively throughout the U.S. visiting men's clothing stores, and continue to do so to provide you with the most current and valuable information on shopping for men's clothes you'll find anywhere.

The Curtain Exchange of Fairfax  is one of 20 some franchise stores in locations ranging from Naples, Florida to Boston, and Houston to Grand Rapids. The Denver store will open this month.

Allison Dickson designed and manufactured accessories for years. She can tell you not only what’s cool, but why, why not and why it’s a investment piece vs. a one-hit-wonder. She reports for The A-List.com, and regularly contributes to style, lifestyle and trend stories. Allison has an online column on fashion and style for a major catalog company, and have written for ‘The Woman’s Newspapers Group’.

Mary Lou Andre is a nationally recognized wardrobe consultant, speaker and author. She is founder and president of Organization By Design, Inc. , a Needham, Massachusetts-based wardrobe management and fashion consulting firm that helps individuals and organizations understand the power of being appropriately dressed in a variety of situations.

Karen Robinovitz got her start at Women’s Wear Daily, where she covered haute happenings and openings in New York for over three years. Today, she is a seasoned journalist, who covers fashion, trends, style, designers, celebrities, entertaining, art, home design, dating/relationships/sex, beauty, fitness, travel, pop culture, and lifestyles of the rich and fabulous.

Laura McDowell, Manager of Media Relations for The TJX Companies, Inc., and Company Spokesperson for T.J. Maxx, has worked in the field of Public Relations for over 13 years.

Terry Fortuna has an MBA and a Masters in Education. She took over the family business in 1984. She has offered counsel to the readers of Washingtonian Magazine, Vogue and Martha Stwart Wedding. She was a monthly contributor to Shoe Service Magazine.

John Paul Pfeiffer is a New York based international model that has been in the fashion industry for over 7 years.

Vincent De Paul is a Miami, New York, Los Angeles bi-coastal film and television actor. He's been in the entertainment industry for more than 15 years.

Shopping for clothing is always a challenge, especially when shopping for gifts for partners, kids and relatives. What better way to learn the tricks of the trade than by hearing from a professional shopper and stylist. Pascale and I have extensive experience with shopping in boutiques, department stores and boutiques.

 

Steven Gross Vice President and General Manager of Minkoff Company, Inc, Mr. Gross has overseen the region's largest residential and light commercial insurance restoration company.

Mike Cohen -- Since 1916, Oxxford Clothes has been crafting the world's finest tailored clothing. Completely made in America , our garments have been a world standard for quality for more than three-quarters of a century. To maintain this standard, we have dedicated ourselves to the excellence of handcraftsmanship.

Heloise whose seven-days-a-week column is syndicated by King Features to more than 500 newspapers in the United States and internationally has also written eleven books which have sold millions of copies.

John Paul Pfeiffer is a New York based international model that has been in the fashion industry for over 7 years.

Vincent De Paul is a Miami, New York, Los Angeles bi-coastal film and television actor. He's been in the entertainment industry for more than 15 years.

Randy Fry of California Closets offers a full line of storage solutions, ranging from simple laminate reach-in closets to beautiful wood veneer wardrobes completely outfitted with a full line of a accessories to maximize every inch of available space.