What’s your first memory of your feet going bad? I hear a collective sigh right now, which actually brings me comfort knowing I am not alone (misery loves company). What’s your first memory of your grandmother? Here’s mine, a trifecta of sorts: She had the softest skin, she collected salt and pepper shakers from around […]
Are you experiencing an end of summer style slump? It’s that transitional time of the year – your closet is full of ‘I can’t be caught dead wearing that thing again’. The excuses why-not run rampant this time of year: That is too much white… I am so sick of my Boho fad… Hot pink […]
Heard of wardrobe capsules? How about accessory capsules? As you know I spend a lot of time in other people’s closets and it is so interesting to see how people’s lives have morphed over the last 20 years and what they have used as costumes throughout those changing chapters. Although there are many disconnects in their wardrobes, I […]
Come on ladies, I know we just indulged in Valentine’s Day, but we are not talking about lacy red thongs or purple negligees. We’re talking about styling elements that set your clothing apart from the same old, same old. They don’t have to be styling elements that are at the top of the heap when […]
Sorry ladies, Punxsutawney Phil says we still have another six weeks donning woolly winter clothing. It was reported that Phil communicated in “groundhogese” that he had cast a shadow. According to legend, that means the weather will be wintry for the next six weeks. If Phil didn’t see his shadow, it would have been an […]
Changes are inevitable. Time stands still for no one. As time changes, so do circumstances. In any given year we may have career changes, family changes, weight changes, responsibility changes and even personal preference changes.Often times clients seek me out because something has changed, and they feel like they are left a little bit behind […]
The headlines are full of stories about gaps these days, budget gaps, government gaps, generation gaps and surely, you’ve heard about the ankle gap – even if it’s only in your coffee clatch. But if you haven’t had a conversation about how to navigate this style challenge, then now is the time. The style magazines […]
If you are a working woman or a woman who likes to network, then no doubt there is a conference of some sort on your calendar. As a stylist, this is one of my busiest seasons because so many of my corporate clients are conference attendees, keynote speakers or breakout session leaders. Often overheard on our pre-prep consult call is […]
Are we talking selfies?Daily photo opps? No darling, I am talking job opps – forward motion opps. When I speak to corporate groups, it is always a mixed crowd as far as experience and even pay scale. But once in the room, it is a level playing field as we are all there for more […]
Nothing to Wear on New Year’s Eve?
Twas the season…..to be jolly or stressed and frazzled? The holiday season was a whirlwind of errands – shopping, wrapping, cleaning, baking, decorating, and driving! And now…here comes the biggest excuse of the year to dress up and party! Yikes, were YOU not on your own shopping list? Are you now fretting about how to muster […]