Practice Makes Perfect (almost)

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Learning how to have Great Personal Style takes practice.  A client recently exclaimed “this takes practice to figure out, doesn’t it?”  I had to agree! One of the biggest misconceptions in learning about your own style is that it is an “overnight” thing.  Sometimes old habits need to be retrained!  We have done what we’ve [...]

Victoriously Persistent

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On August 26th. the culmination of our “Sofie Made Me Do It” Makeover Contest occurred.  Kathy Powell, makeover winner, received her final steps in her long Journey to Style.  It seems easy doesn’t it?  Just go to a hairstylist and get a new haircut, put some makeup on and do a little shopping.  THAT’s the [...]

When is Good-Good Enough?

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This thought came to me this morning when I was trying to write some text for the new StyleYOUniversity site.  Have you ever really thought about this? This question honestly has everything to do with EVERYTHING.  It works for writing a book, buying a car, house, setting financial goals and yes, even creating a wardrobe. [...]

Failure to Launch

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In the movie Failure to Launch, Matthew McConnaughey is a 30 something living at home with his parents and can’t really “get on” with his life.    He’s continuing to live life as he did as a college student.  Life is passing him by and he doesn’t even know it. So, what you might ask do [...]

3-Parts to a Wardrobe on PURPOSE

Surprise!  Creating a purposeful wardrobe is NOT that difficult!  Trust me, I’ve been doing it most of my life!  In short, there are 3 components to a “purposeful” wardrobe. Key Core Neutral Foundational Pieces Accent Colors Accessories That’s it, I promise!  Let’s look a little more closely at this concept.  Over the years, I have [...]

Setting Resolutions or Goals?

Several years ago I quit setting New Year’s Resolutions.  It wasn’t until recently that I thought about it and figured out why. Resolutions seem like lofty, arbitrary statements spoken or written without any real promise to them.  They never seemed to change.  You know what I mean, exercise more, loose weight, eat better….These are things [...]