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Welcome to the new blog! Now everything is in one place! You’ll find tips, information and products to help you create an image for work or life that really works for you.

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Closet Makeover: Frantic to Functional (Part 2)

If you like to mix and match, group all your tops together, regardless of color, style or formality.

Part 2 of the closet makeover series. To create a dressing space that facilitates dressing, it works best if wardrobe items and tools are organized, accessible and well lit. Here are tips to transform your closet from frantic to functional.

Closet Makeover: Frantic To Functional, Unsightly To Unbelievable (Part 1)

Before - the closet was a mess, was partly organized and held lots of things that weren't part of my wardrobe.

Closet Makeover: Frantic to Functional, Unsightly to Unbelievable. Here’s the step-by-step transformation.

Workshop – The Invisible Power of Color

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Workshop: The Invisible Power of Color. Learn the ins and outs of choosing, mixing, matching and wearing color in ways that work for you.

Rising Fashion Stars

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Share     After four episodes of Fashion Star (ABC’s new reality show where designers compete to have their designs sold at H&M, Macy’s and Saks Fifth Avenue) two designers consistently rise to the top, episode after episode. Every single one of Sarah Parrott’s creations have been purchased by H&M. Her aesthetic is a modern…

Do Your Clothes Harass Your Coworkers?

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Share During a recent image seminar to a corporate audience. I was struck by how seriously men take sexual harassment and how hard they work to avoid inappropriate behavior and any unintentional behavior that could even be construed as inappropriate. During the seminar Q&A session, several men expressed their discomfort with formfitting sheath dresses and pencil…

Tailoring: Minor Changes Make Major Improvements

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Tailoring doesn’t have to be expensive to make a big impact on the way you look. Small fixes can make a big difference! Here are some tips and examples.

Workshop – Discover Your Personal Style: Decode Your Fashion DNA!

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Confused about your personal style? This workshop will give you the keys for unlocking your unique dressing principles.

Fashion Star: Runway To Retail

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Share Fashion Star is ABC’s new reality show where designers compete to have their designs sold at H&M, Macy’s and Saks Fifth Avenue. Each week, the stores choose the items they want to carry. The selected items are available online right after the episode airs and in stores on the following day. Click here for details….

TV Lesson: It’s Not About You

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Share Here’s a great example of what not to do on TV. based on the tease and title of the segment, the expert (Kristina Carrillo-Bucaram, The Green Goddess) was booked to offer info and tips about preparing vegan dishes and incorporating vegan food into a meat-eater’s diet. Watch the segment and see what you notice……

Tailoring Transformations

Share This segment began airing on the Livewell  Network on March 17. Thank you Paige, Christina and Kara for donating your “bad” clothes and modeling the befores and afters! Special thanks to  Nick Lopez Tailoring and Tailor Rolando Santiago for transforming the bad to fab!   Many of us think tailoring is just an added expense. However,…