8 Ways to Style Your White Shirt

Style YOUniversity

I have been putting the finishing touches on Accent on Accessories Webinar and had an epiphany.  We all have a white shirt, right?   We all have jeans, right? Well, do you STILL go to your closet and say “I have NOTHING to wear” only to go out and purchase yet another top or shirt? Never [...]

It Hurts So Good-3 Ways to Find Your Style Through the Pain

Sore Feet

Last week I was doing some “quick” pre-shopping for a client.  I dressed in my jeans and put on a pair of cute stylish sandals with a 3 inch heel.….bad idea….. After a few hours (not so quick) of shopping I almost took them off and walked out of the store without any shoes on…. [...]

Fall Trends Down with Hemlines Up with Prices

Hemline Trends

Are you ready for your hemlines to go down? Arms too are getting covered again. Michelle Obama can stop exercising her biceps so much and many middle age women are yelling “hooray”! Fall trends show it’s happening. While hemlines are going down though, the price of goods to make your clothes is rising sharply.  It [...]

Stepping Up to Style with Spring Trends

Spring Style

It’s time you stepped outside your comfort zone and stepped up to STYLE! Spring Trends are all about outerwear, denim and fresh flirty looks. I was reading an article about New York Fashion Week recently and a few points stuck out as reminders to staying in style and staying with trends.….Outerwear, Denim and Looking Youthful.  [...]

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 [...]

Pant-Styles-for-Your-Wardrobe

Wool-Blend-Boot-Cut

Lately, we’ve been “in” your closet assessing what’s needed to make it work.   We’ve discussed “variety” and making sure that you have the variety you need to create the looks that you want. It’s funny, when I ask my clients what they need they say they have a “million” black pants in their closet.  When [...]

Life-Style-Safety-in-Numbers

TalbotsWhiteTops

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

OldMan

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 [...]

Closet Smarts-The Way Things Work-Fix the Leaks

This weekend, I attacked a leaking faucet.  It has been leaking for 5 years but only when you turned it on.  So I decided that in preparation for guests coming, I’d take it apart to figure out why.  What I thought was the cause of the leak happened NOT to be the problem.  It was [...]

Trend, Fashion or Style?

Julianne Moore

You’ve heard me say it before….I’ll say it again….Just because it is on trend or the latest “fashion” doesn’t mean it should be adapted or worn by you.  As a matter of fact, sometimes it just SHOULDN’T be either! There are so many things wrong with this outfit they are almost too many to count, [...]