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Your Leggings and T-Shirts Aren't Cutting It Anymore

Did I get your attention?!  Good! Because this is not a drill. The Covid pandemic is over and sloppy dressing is not doing you any favors. You may be thinking: "So are you saying that I can't be comfortable anymore?" and the answer is NO, that is not what I am saying . However, there is a way to dress in a comfortable way that is not sloppy and that has more refinement.  Okay, so tell me WHY I can no longer wear leggings & tees via GIPHY In all honesty, friend, there are a couple of reasons.  First, and most importantly, it impacts how you feel and how you take in and respond to information. There is scientific proof to this. A study was done in 2012  and found that what you wear can affect how you think! The study showed that people performed better on attention tasks when they wore a lab coat (thought to symbolize attentiveness) compared to their own clothes. However, just seeing a lab coat or wearing a different coat (like a painter's) didn't have the sam...

Showing Up for Yourself and Why it's So Critical

We have found ourselves in an ever-casual world post-pandemic.  As a Style Coach, I hear it all the time:  "I'm not going into the office, so I just don't need nice clothes.", or "I have littles, so I just don't get dressed up.", and the hardest one to hear is "I'm in the process of losing weight and I don't want to spend money on clothes until I've reached my goal." And, to be very honest, these statements and any like it make me sad.  Why?  Is it because it impacts my business?  Sure.  I'm an honest person so saying anything other than that would not be authentic. But more than ANYTHING, it's because of what these women are saying TO THEMSELVES about themselves.   Let me back up for just a quick minute. Before I dive into self-image, let's talk about external image. Did you know that a first impression is made within the first 7 seconds of someone seeing you?  7 seconds!  And did you know that once that first impressio...