Style Harmony

 If you are a working woman in a business world who is looking for new clients or aiming for a promotion, the competition is tough.  It's important that to be seen as the right person for the job or the project, you are showing up as the right person each day. I've talk ad nauseum about the impact of what you wear and that when you show up, you need to be dressed for the job and life you want, not the one you have. Personal Branding is incredibly important in life, but especially if you are working in the business world.  You may be thinking "I know what branding is and what a company brand is, but what is a Personal Brand?". Personal Branding is all about intentionally shaping how you are seen by others, highlighting your skills, experience, and values.  It is the conscious and strategic process of crafting and influencing the public perception of an individual. When a person is developing a Personal Brand, there are 3 key aspects to be aware of: Personal Branding i...

It may not even be Spring yet, but the Fall Runways are going STRONG!  That's how the fashion world works.  I've always wondered why we use the phrase "fashionably late" when fashion is ALWAYS very early on the physical calendar. As a Personal Stylist, I pay a lot of attention to these runway shows because I want my clientele to know what's coming and to be ahead of the game.  For most people, fashion is either viewed in Vogue or on the Red Carpet (always a fave!). Most of the time when you see these outfits, the normal person is thinking "I would NEVER wear that" and, truth-be-told, you likely shouldn't. Trends are all about interpretation. The normal person walking down the street likely will NEVER wear an outfit as seen in the fashion magazines or on the Runways. However, there are ways to make what you see on the Runways wearable. That is what I am going to talk about this week. What is a Trend? Fashion Trends, by definition, are a style or expre...

 Last week, I wrote a blog post titled Style and Communicating "Who You Be" . I have linked it just in case you happened to miss it.  Inside of last week's blog, I explained that finding an authentic style is certainly not cookie cutter.  There is no "one size fits all" when it comes to Personal Style. I also talked about how style codes (as I refer to them) are a combination of both Yin (female energy) and Yang (male energy).  We all have BOTH, regardless of our gender. Again, if you would like to understand more before I get into this week, I highly suggest you read last week's blog if you haven't already.  I will wait... Now that we are on the same page with how your Style Personality (or Style Code) is determined, let's get into THIS week. While we each have one masculine and one feminine energy, I thought it may be helpful to show some images of how this translates into an outfit for each personality.  The masculine energies (Yang) are: Dramatic...

 So you may be wondering...what is the "high-low method"?  When you dress high-low, you are doing one of  two things: You are wearing a Designer item paired back with less expensive items, or You are wearing a dressier piece as a statement and dressing it down with more casual, or basic items. I personally tend to take advantage of #2.  I am not one who shops Designer brands for myself much, but I love an "elevated casual" look.  So, what does that look like?  My "uniform" many times in dressing in this way is to wear a dressed up blazer and to pair it with a t-shirt or blouse and a pair of slouchy boyfriend jeans. What are the benefits of high-low dressing? I love that when you dress with this method, you are actually using the dressier items in your closet.  Maybe you have a fantastic sequin blazer that you typically only wear during the holidays.  Grabbing this piece and pairing it with denim or joggers or even leggings is a great way to make u...

You can never get yesterday back.  Do you ever find yourself wishing you had done something differently and getting stuck in that hamster-wheel of regretful thoughts? Or even worse, how often have you had a friend share a huge win that they had with you and externally, you told them how proud you were of them and how amazing it was for them to have had this success only to leave the conversation feeling LACK? We all get one life, just one.  We can't go back in time and take something we said back.  We can't go back and change how we did something yesterday, BUT we can use what we learned from it to step into TODAY with a better intention and by growing and learning from our past actions and feelings. Friend!  We have ONE LIFE .  Don't you want to live it in joy, with people you love, doing the things you love, and aspiring to be the best you that you can be?  How amazing to know that as you set your head down on your pillow at the end of the day, you did yo...

Think about your life 10 years ago.  Where were you?  Were you married already?  Did you have children?  What was your job?  Who were the friends you spent the most time with?  What hobbies did you take part in?  What kind of exercise did you do?  What type of car did you drive? I could ask questions on and on about the past from 10 years ago or any number of years and, chances are that to some degree, the answers to some of the questions would be different than they are today. I've said it before, and I am going to say it again:  Time seems to fly by faster and faster with each passing year.  As I write this blog, I am in complete wonderment over how the first month of the new year is already gone. We JUST celebrated the New Year!!  But that is the way that life goes - it will keep changing no matter how much we may want to resist it. So, when I talk about Style Evolution, what do I mean?  I want to begin with the definition o...