By Jim Knippenberg / The Cincinnati Enquirer

Kat Jenkins is an e-business style consultant. (Joseph Fuqua II/The Cincinnati Enquirer)

Kat Jenkins' fashion passion started burning in the first grade: "My mother was big on letting me wear what I wanted. One day I thought it would be cool to wear a red jumper and white blouse with one red and one white knee sock.

"I only did that once."

Her passion continues - not only in the way she dresses, but in her hobby: Her www.stylephyle.com Web site gets 50,000 page views a month.

The 38-year-old divorced mother from Anderson Township is co-principal of Strategy Style Consultants, an e-business consulting firm that isn't fashion-related.

Describe your style: Classic with a twist. The twist is always something fun, something with energy, something unusual like the shape of a shoe or a surprising combination.

You can be found shopping at: Banana Republic, the Gap, Snooty Fox, T.J. Maxx, anything at Rookwood Commons.

Your best bargain: A pair of Joan & David shoes, black suede with an ankle strap and a small platform heel. They were $240 marked down to $40, with 50 percent off.

You don't mind splurging on: Shoes. I have about 125 pair.

Favorite piece of sentimental clothing: My dad's wedding jacket. Oh, and I still have my bubblegum pink prom dress.

Favorite designer: Tahari.

Favorite finishing touch: Silver rings. I think I have about 50.

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