• 10 Essential Shopping Strategies

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    10 Essential Shopping Strategies

    For some people shopping can be a chore.  Keep these shopping strategies in mind and make your shopping trip more enjoyable. 1.  Keep your wardrobe of separates down to two or three basic colors for maximum versatility and ease. 2. Do not spend alot of money on here today gone tomorrow trend items. 3.  Buy wardrobe foundation garments including coats and shoes in the best quality you can afford. 4.  Keep impulse shopping to a minimum.  I know, easier said than done. 5.  Only shop when you know what you want. 6.  Don’t go into debt over clothes. 7.  Shop …

    Making Sense in Your Closet

    When you open your closet, is it so scary you want to shut it and just wear what you wore yesterday? Is your messy closet blocking you from creatively expressing your best self through clothes? Here are some tips for making sense of your closet so you can be enjoying the daily pleasure of getting dressed. You are staring at a bunch of clothes with sales tags still attached to them. Gather up the items that you’ve never worn and try them on. Now tell the truth – would you buy them again? If the answer is no and they’re …

    10 Key Looks for Men

    The other day I was speaking to a  male friend who mentioned that he needed help selecting the right outfit for a special photo shoot.   I mentioned to him that while my focus is on women,  I have been properly trained to assist men with their Image matters.  Thinking of this I decided it was time to write an article just for the guys.   Let’s talk about a few key looks for men. “Sensible” has returned to men’s fashion. No longer is the focus on any one “it” piece but rather on choosing items that will hold their value. Here …

    How to look stylish in the “cool” workplace

    Yesterday I walked into my office and it felt as if I had stepped into a freezer.  It may have been 95 degrees outside but it was definitely around 60 degrees inside.   Of course I didn’t have a sweater or wrap to put on, so I had to shiver the day away.  This little episode made begin to think, in terms of fashion, what is a stylish way to deal with the air conditioning at work? There are probably many of us who work in offices where the air conditioner is turned up to freezing during the summer months or …