When I was in high school, my family hosted an exchange student from Germany. We became fast friends. She was confident, funny, and a ton of fun. She always was effortly stylish with a very small wardrobe that she brought from home. I wanted to share the style lessons I learned from my exchange student… Continue Reading Style Lessons I Learned From My Exchange Student
I created this list of the staples for every woman’s wardrobe back in 2001 when I had several years of retail apparel management, visual merchandising, product training, and personal styling under my belt. Over the years working with women of different ages, clothing sizes, and shapes I found that certain pieces of clothing just seemed… Continue Reading The 23 Staples For Every Woman’s Wardrobe
A pair of black trousers in a seasonless fabric is a necessity to any woman’s wardrobe. What deems a fabric “seasonless?” This means the pants are not wool, they are not cotton. They are most likely a blend of fabrics, usually a good portion synthetic. Ann Taylor has a seasonless fabric they call Triacetate. Express’… Continue Reading Seasonless Black Trousers
I am watching the BBC version of “What Not to Wear” and for years, prior to this series even, I felt that I should write a book about what few pieces should be in every woman’s wardrobe, be she a size 2 or s size 22. Be it 2005 or 2010, I think they would… Continue Reading The Idea