A Case for Less is More in Your Wardrobe

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Less is More – Or Is It? You say you want “quality not quantity”, but do you?  You say “less is more” but is it? American women have been programmed to shop, bargain hunt and stuff pieces into their closets and I wonder if they believe the saying that “less is more”. It cycle’s with [...]

Wardrobe Building from Scratch – Starting Over

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Wardrobe Building What would you do if you had to build your wardrobe from scratch?  Start over…with everything? How would you go about wardrobe building? This week I had a client whose closet was destroyed by fire and this is what she is facing.  In some ways, I think that she is lucky…she may have [...]

Wardrobe Building – Get What’s Right First

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Wardrobe Building  – Where Do You Spend Money? Wardrobe Building or shopping for new items in your closet can be challenging. How do you decide what is valuable to spend your money on? Is it based on need, the value that it has in your close or an emotional charge you get when seeing it? [...]

8 Basics Wardrobe Pieces You Can’t Live Without

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8 Basic Wardrobe Pieces Do you have 8 Basic Wardrobe Pieces in your closet?  If not, then you are probably struggling putting an outfit together each and every morning. Building a wardrobe can sometimes be a stressful but it doesn’t have to be.  Finding the RIGHT items that fit and feel good on might be [...]

Rejection-A New Perspective to Opening Doors

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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 [...]

Boobs in Business Don’t Show your Brains

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Sorry ladies, they don’t!  At the risk of sounding like a prude I have proof! In the movies it’s one thing…Here Julia Roberts portrays a strong willed woman trying to set right many wrongs in the movie Erin Brockovich…Yes, she was successful and Julia was GREAT in this movie, but read what the results of [...]

Be Chic-Go Classic-Be Different

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I love a chic/classic look, but I also love to look different.  So many times I’ll have clients who say they want to know where I shop.  Truth is….I shop where YOU shop. I am serious about this too!  I love a good deal as much as the next person. I also love luxurious clothes, [...]

Why Cooking and Style are the Same

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I usually have no problem writing about style, dressing and how to. Recently, it’s been a struggle. This weekend I decided that I’d spend some time looking at cookbooks…It’s a hobby of mine. I get inspired by the recipes. I wrote out a list of recipes that I wanted to try for the week and [...]

Shop Like a Man but DON’T Dress Like One

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Last week the Obama’s hosted a State Dinner.  Both dignitaries as well as stars were in attendance. (I don’t consider stars dignitaries). It was interesting to see what each woman chose to wear.  Some were dressed in what I would consider “appropriate” attire for a State Dinner.  Others not so much! In defense of the [...]

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 [...]