In Pursuit of Style-Part 2 – Lessons Learned

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My daughter had her 23rd  birthday this past weekend.  I promised her that I would put a few of her baby photos on Facebook and OMG,  look what I found! Here I am with my two young children, their youngest brother wasn’t thought of….yet! I am exposing a pre-image consulting photo! ….before I KNEW better! [...]

In Pursuit of Style-Part 1

Style YOUniversity

It was time…it had been 2 years since I had thoroughly cleaned my closet and I knew I was beginning to struggle with feeling good about getting dressed every day. I do understand that we all are in pursuit of a style that we can call our own. Two weeks ago, I woke up on [...]

Rejection-A New Perspective to Opening Doors

Style YOUniversity Rejection

Have you ever looked in the mirror and felt that you are being rejected by your clothes?  If you have you know how much of an energy drain that is! Lately, I’ve felt the tug of Gemini’s evil twin sister on my shoulder…but today I had an “aha” moment….rejection can be nature’s way of opening [...]

Ageless Style-5 Tips to Get It and Keep It!

Ageless Style

Style is something that we grow into.  Some get it early in life and others learn to create it. How can you keep your style going through out the many stages in life is something altogether different. Recently, I spoke to a group of students and adults attending  The Women’s Philanthropy Board meeting at Auburn [...]

Multiply Your Jacket-3 Ways

3 Ways to Wear a Jacket

I saw this photo last week in one of the many emails I get from retailers.  Spiegel has been around for years and as an online retailer, I’ve seen their advertising and marketing go to new heights recently. They are usually spot on with their trends.  The market they reach is “everyday” woman striving for [...]

Travel in Style and Create Impact

StyleYOUniversity

When you travel you know how difficult it might be to take just what you need and yet create different looks so that you still feel like you have style.  If you don’t want to take you entire closet how is it done?  What are the most important pieces to take to create impact with [...]

Life-Style-Safety-in-Numbers

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Less is more….you’ve heard it….I’ve said it, but is it really true? Is less really more or do you find comfort in quantity? A quick look into your closet will show you the answer.  How many black pants do you have hanging there?  How many jackets?  How many shoes? There may be safety in numbers [...]

3 Simple Rules to Stay Engaged

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Success can betrays us.  Sometimes we lose ourselves in our accomplishments and think that because we have achieved success we don’t  need to pay attention to our image.  We even wonder why people no longer want to engage in conversation with us. Recently, I had an opportunity to speak to an author about a book [...]

Practice Makes Perfect (almost)

Sales assistant with customer in clothing store

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 [...]

How DEEP Do You Go?

Color Pattern

I was with a client last week who is a “model student”.  She really wants to learn HOW to work with her wardrobe and has followed the suggestions that I made to her about going deep with a color. Building a wardrobe can be fun and easier when you approach it simply by choosing 1 [...]