B.W. COOK -- The Look

Classic tailored clothing is back in vogue for style-conscious women.

Two-piece suits featuring either slacks or a skirt, as well as blazers

worn with coordinating pants, are all the rage for fall and winter.

“People want to simplify their lives, yet look classy and pulled

together,” said Lee Ann Blume, a model-like tall blond who manages At

Ease Women’s and Home Store at Fashion Island for owner Linda Beale of

Newport Beach.

“Ladies want to be able to interchange pieces, making the most out of

their wardrobe,” Blume added. “And, for fall and winter, they can add

newer, fresher pieces of clothing that will coordinate with other

garments they may still enjoy wearing. The new clothes will take them

happily into the new seasons.”

Beale, the style visionary behind At Ease, defines her approach by

marketing high-quality merchandise for the active woman with a wardrobe

meant to take her from career to casual.

Fittingly, our model this week is Darlene Weiner -- Newport Coast

sportswoman, businesswoman, wife and mother of three active children.

Weiner is often seen playing a strong game of tennis at The Palisades

Tennis Club in Newport Beach or working as first mate alongside husband

Nate Weiner on their yacht moored in the Newport Channel. She also

juggles business investments, sports and children, making her the perfect

local woman to show off the active wear of At Ease.

Who says an active woman can’t do it all and have it all!