Wear This Not That

Riddle us this: What do a former meteorologist, the sport of tennis, the fashion industry, and the recycling of plastic bottles have in common?   A superstar entrepreneur named Jackie Meretsky , who created Jgame , a new tennis and activewear line focused on style and sustainability! #AMAZEBALLS   "Tennis' popularity (and now Pickleball) - and the accompanying apparel - has exploded globally in re...

Fashion Friends! Join us this week as we welcome not one - but THREE - amazing entrepreneurial superstars: Anya, Phoebe and Melissa, who have created Taelor. Style , a super savvy menswear fashion subscription box service that offers hundreds of brands and styles for any man's social life or work life, including blazers, shirts, jackets, sweaters, polos, pants and more.     You MAY think that thei...

Welcome to our latest edition of Designer Spotlight, featuring Bad Ass California fashion designer Kim White, who started making designer handbag made with vintage upholstry car fabrics.     Uhm, WHAT?     PRO TIP:    Kim White is part of our HOLLY-DAY Gift Guide and Giveaway 2022, so if you have not signed up to win over $900 in items, please drop us your email here to enter: https://hollykatzsty...

Happy Black Friday?  Or Shop Small Saturday? Or Cyber Monday?    No matter how you decide to shop for holiday gifts this year, we want you to SHOP SMALL and support INDEPENDENT CREATORS as much as you can!    This HOLLY-DAY season, your favorite personal stylist Holly Katz has created a spectacular GIFT GUIDE full of unique items that has something for everyone, gives back to an important cause -...

Do you want to make your life about 1,000% easier instantly? Especially now that the holidays are around the corner? Well, do we have a gift for you! This week, Holly helps you straighten out your wardrobe to avoid being overwhelmed, confused and dreading getting dressed every day or for special events.   How does she do it? With a miraculous styling tool called " The Only Wardrobe Checklist You W...

What is happening, Fashion Besties? How fabulous have you had to look this week? As for Holly, she was HOME. ALL. WEEK. Don't be concerned. It happens.    So, with a little downtime, we started sifting through her DMs and emails and decided to share just a few of the questions we get from listeners and clients.    Y'all have gotten so fashionably savvy and smart! Your questions remind us that we h...

We are so excited to welcome a new guest to our Designer Spotlight Series: Gretchen Maull of GG Maull designer handbags. This is NOT your average designer, nor just another handbag.    Gretchen is an artist and a visionary, and we love having her on our podcast because she has built her business around empowering women and giving joy.   And #sorrynotsorry, but what else is there?   Designed in NY,...

If you've been following this podcast at all, you will know by now that Holly loves to talk about boots. All sorts of boots – all styles, all heel heights, all brands.  Holly Loves Boots...and you should too. She has reported seeing them everywhere at NY Fashion Week in the Fall of 2022, she owns a bunch herself and she almost never gets through a styling conversation without mentioning them at le...

Didn't your mother ever tell you that certain topics are not appropriate in polite society?  Well… beyond sex, religion, and money - are FASHION and POLITICS. What? How can those two words even be in the same sentence? Are you nervous yet?  This is a non-partisan issue, people.  Regardless of your politics (not goin' there), one thing you should know is that fashion matters in politics (as in ever...

This week, Holly introduces us to an innovative, up-and-coming fashion designer named Evan Hirsch . We want y'all to remember that you heard this name here first, on the FASHION CRIMES PODCAST , because this unique designer is 'transforming' the fashion world. Literally. Evan Hirsch is a 25-year-old fashion designer, entrepreneur, TV personality, stylist, make-up artist, and content creator from N...

Does the thought of your High School reunion make you want to "respectfully decline"? If you're an extra extrovert, then you're counting the seconds until you and your friends can catch up on all the latest class gossip. If you're an introvert, do you dread seeing your who was actually your best friend when you were seven - but then middle school and boys happened so you fell out of touch? Regardl...

Did you know? 85% of women are wearing the wrong bra right now? You need to grab your "girls" and an adult beverage, and get ready to meet our new BFF Jené Luciani Sena, aka "The Bra Expert"! This one is of our more insightful and helpful episodes to date – in our humble opinion – so do not miss it! Get EP 111 here or wherever you get your podcasts. Jené Luciani Sena is an accredited journalist an...

Fashion insider besties.....this is going to be epic. So, as you know, Holly spent last week at New York Fashion week , dragging herself from hair and make-up to fashion show after fashion show – ALL FOR YOU......just sayin. Consider this reseach for the greater good, because this is what will determine what YOU will be wanting to wear in the next few months, albeit, translated into real clothes f...

It's New York Fashion Week, insider besties! This is the SUPERBOWL of fashion just FYI in case you weren't aware. Join us this week as your favorite personal stylist Holly Katz and celebrity stylist Nolan Meader fill you in on literally EVERYTHING that happened at New York Fashion Week , September 2022.  As personal stylists, their job is to drag themselves all over New York City from one fabulous...

Welcome back to another fabulous fashion episode covering one of our most important topics – and one we hope everyone is becoming more and more aware of every day -  Sustainable Fashion ! This week we are SO honored to have Selina Ho , the Founder & CEO of Recloseted , gracing us with her AMAZEBALLS presence on the podcast! She is our new *BFFF, and she will be yours, too! *Best Fashion Friend For...

So, it's the end of the summer. What exactly does that mean for fashion people when it is still 90 degrees literally everywhere? Can you wear white after Labor Day? Do flip flops go with wool pants? Should you shop the Labor Day sales? Is it a good time to buy summer clothes?    Help us, Holly! What in the world do we wear when our brain says fall, but the thermomotor says HOT?   Turns out, many p...

Do you ever wonder what might be blocking your style and holding you back from fashion happiness?  Almost everyone makes the same ONE major fashion mistake, and it's called Closet Chaos. There is literally a name for it. This week, your favorite personal stylist Holly Katz holds your hand and guides you through "How to Clean Out Your Closet" (without crying). This episode is fabulously fun and inf...

Ladies and Gentlemen, we are BEYOND honored to present the one and only, one of America's MOST iconic fashion designers, the legend: NICOLE MILLER! Join us this week as your favorite personal stylist and the hostess with the mostest, Holly Katz , sits down for an exclusive interview with Nicole Miller, who is celebrating 40 years as a fashion industry trailblazer and innovator this year! Nicole is...

Wardrobe maintenance and clothing care might not be the most exciting topic out there (THAT would be shoe shopping, just FYI…), but nevertheless, we are sure no one needs Holly to point out that there's not much point in buying nice clothes if you're not going to look after them, are we right?    (*She is going to point it out anyway. You're welcome.)   As with any investment, taking the time to p...

Join us this week as we shine our DESIGNER SPOTLIGHT on a rising star fashion designer, Mimi Prober . This episode is a FASCINATING deep dive into one designer's passion for fabric, vintage textiles, sustainable fashion, and creating a brand with a purpose. Mimi Prober has dedicated herself to "the sustainable practices of natural dyeing and design with a focus on textile narratives, preservation,...

What is better than a fashion podcast episode with "Your Favorite Personal Stylist" Holly Katz? A podcast with TWO fabulous personal stylists discussing the 2022 Top Summer Wardrobe Must-Haves!   Join us this week as our BFF of the podcast and style expert Soneca Guadara sits with Holly to discuss the top summer wardrobe must haves and how to wear them.   It's hot as balls everywhere this summer,...

Mixing High-Low Fashion: what it is and how to do it?   This week, we are giving you the 411 on mixing High-Low Fashion: what is it and how do pull it off – and, in addition - our Fairy Gay Mother, Nolan Meader , is back to help us!   GET THE NEW EPISODE HERE !   A Disclaimer: Holly starts off by saying this is not her usual "Fashion Over 40" style rant. This is a fashion topic for anyone of any a...

Weeelllllll, Fashion Friends – we did it! We made it to our 100 th Episode of the Fashion Crimes Podcast!  We are so grateful to all our listeners who have cheered us on, downloaded our podcasts and have been such great fans of the show! But enough about that. The real news of the week is our BFD Super-Duper Special Celebrity Guest: Ms. Melissa Rivers !   GET THE FULL EPISODE HERE . THE AMAZING ME...

Okay, guess what folks? It's summer. You either love getting into a bathing suit, or you absolutely despise it. We hear you. We see you. We acknowledge you. (And for those about to rock a bathing suit, we salute you!) Who doesn't have reservations about what looks good on a body this time of year?   What can you get away with now that you are over 40?  What styles should you NOT EVEN be thinking a...

OMG: Our "Very Best Gay of the Podcast," Mr. Nolan Meader, is BACK this week!    Since it's summer and everyone is sending us "Out of Office" replies (RUDE!), Holly and Nolan decided to shoot the shit about what they have been up to lately, what fashion adventures they will be having next – and for the first time ever – a list of Holly and Nolan's Personal Fashion Crimes!!   Yes, it can happen to...