Dina Klicos is always well-dressed in her style, which is "conservative with a flair." It doesn't matter whether it's for work, as director of major gifts for the Johns Hopkins Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center, or at play - say, when she goes to shows by Fire in the Hole, a popular local band in which her son Michael plays lead guitar. "I like simple. It's more classic. Simple is better. I like a cleaner look," says the 49-year-old Hampton resident. But Klicos knows how to add some interest to her outfits with her accessories. "I like long earrings. I like a lot of silver. I bring color in with that. I make my classic pop out with a little bling. Women can always use a little bling."
The look: Ivory Calvin Klein cotton tank top. Metallic tan linen Anne Klein skirt. Jean jacket. Brown leather Donald Pliner Couture heeled sandals embellished with brass grommets. Silver and pearl bracelet. Geometric silver earrings. Woven brown leather Cole Haan hobo handbag.
Where it came from: She found the top and shoes at Nordstrom and the jean jacket at Banana Republic. The skirt was a Loehmann's find. Her bag was a T.J. Maxx discovery. She bought her bracelet in Cyprus and her earrings from an artist at the American Craft Council Fair.
How her job affects her look: "In my line of work, I think it's more appropriate to dress more on the conservative side, with a little bit of color, whether it's in my earrings or my pocketbook. I like suits because I can change my shoes if I'm going out straight from work and I can dress it up. I wear mostly pantsuits, because I can switch [the look] around. I can put a sweater on, or a different jacket, or a different pair of shoes. I wear a lot of black, a lot of white. I like to have white T-shirts, so I can wear them with my suit, or I can wear them on the weekend with my jeans."
How her son affects her after-hours look: "I've got to be able to go to my son's band's shows. So I have to dress in jeans and my version of edgy - maybe a baby-doll top and a platform wedge [shoe]. I have a black patent shoe with a rope wedge, and I have a bronze pair with a wooden wedge."
Her favorite designers: "For shoes, I like Stuart Weitzman and Kate Spade. Clothing, I like Armani and DKNY because they fit me well. And St. John because they pack well when I travel. And BCBG. I like the tops: the colors, the looks."
