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7 personalization; Do it yourself: The new mix and match.(Brief Article)

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On any given day, Robin C. Brooks (left, CEO of Brooks Food Group) might be in a suit from Narciso Rodriguez or Giorgio Armani-though she's just as likely to be wearing it broken-down and reworked with a Vivienne Westwood jacket, a Duro Olowu skirt, or a piece from her prized collection of Alaia. In short, she loves nothing more than to mix it all up. "As long as I project a conservative, tasteful, and comfortable image," she says, "I'm good to go."

More conventional suits are also being sized up with an eye to taking them apart and giving them a new twist. It's all part of the bigger process that our women love to engage in: assessing every new trend with the thought of How will I make it work best-for me? "A woman does not have to wear a matching suit and blouse," says Elizabeth Swift Copeland (44, event planner/caterer, Houston), "to look put together and intelligent."

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