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By JULIE VARGO |

Living Well, Looking Good

The difference between fashion and style was once described with magnificent aplomb. Fashion, it was noted, screams “Me, too.” Style, on the other hand, states simply “Only me.” To start 1996 off on the properly clad foot, we asked two of Dallas’ most dashing dressers to reveal their stylish secrets.

Stan Richards

Principal, The Richards Group and Richards,

Brock, Miller, Mitchell & Associates

Inc. Magazine’s 1995 Entrepreneur of the Year Avid runner, fly fisherman

STAN RICHARDS DOESN’T TRY TO MAKE A STYLISH STATEMENT. IT JUST HAPPENS.

“Whether something is stylish or not is never a consideration,” says the creative dynamo behind one of the country’s premier ad agencies and design organizations. “I was trained as a graphic designer and I’ve spent my adult life practicing design. So, I make judgments based on design considerations.”

The result is a personal panache as functional as it is fashionable. To find a home in Richards’ wardrobe, an item must be well-designed, well-made, comfortable, and/or the work of a craftsman.

“That’s why I live in a well-designed home, drive a well-designed car, wear well-designed shoes, and tell time by a well-designed watch,” says the dapper gent.

Richards’ favorite finds? A belt from Porsche Design crafted to grasp the situation by friction, thus leaving no mark on the leather. Ferragamo shoes, because “nothing is more comfortable.”

A stainless Rolex GMT Master II watch, coveted for its ability to change time zones without stopping the movement. A sleek Lamy pen/pencil designed to do double duty. A simple hairstyle that demands no maintenance.

“My (style) criteria have changed little over the years,” says Richards. “My ability to acquire well-designed things, however, has improved.”

Nancy Brinker

CEO, In Your Corner, Inc.

Creator of The Gift, a breast cancer awareness video/booklet

Founder of the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer

Foundation and Race for the Cure

WHILE EDUCATING CONSUMERS ABOUT wellness, Nancy Brinker cuts a stylish figure. “I was always the tomboy in my family, so I give all the fashion credit to my early (job) training at Neiman Marcus” says the women’s health advocate.

Brtnker’s style sense revolves around clutter-free chic.

“Style is feeling good and being comfortable in your clothes,” she says. “It behooves me to pare down, so I don’t have to make so many clothing decisions. I buy very few clothes. I have to love something-not just like it-to buy it. If I don’t love it, I won’t wear it.”

Brinker prefers pants and the color red, as well as good shoes, good handbags, and a few well -chosen accessories like her favorite Mickey Mouse watch and signature eye glasses.

Her style success depends on simplification. To cut handbag chaos, for example, she uses clear plastic baggies as pre-packed compartments. Make-up fills one baggie, the checkbook another, pens in yet another.

“You can see everything, you don’t have to fish around, and they move from purse to purse,” she says. “My friends laugh, but I should be the national spokesperson for Ziploc.”

For Brinker, too much of anything is too much. “If you spend more than 10 minutes on your make-up, particularly if you’re over 40, you’re putting on too much,” she says. “Too much hair if you’re nearing 50 is aging.”

Her final word to the style-wise is also simple. “Take care of yourself. You can’t have style if you aren’t healthy.”

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