Build Up or Tear Down?
Dallas, Texas has a bad reputation for tearing down its older buildings and building new ones rather than saving the historic structures and thus maintaining a semblance of the city's history. I am no architect or structural engineer, but I imagine it is sometimes much easier to level something and start again. How about gossip? ...
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I’ll Have What She’s Having
Alas, we are rarely happy with our lot in life. Never has this been more evident to me as when I observed my now two-year old twins as babies looking to see what the other one had, wishing to trade for the other's toy. It is true a certain amount of discontent keeps us moving...
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Shop Right Where You Are
The most common reason potential clients put off working with me is, "I'd like to lose weight first." My response, "Life is happening NOW, not when you lose weight. You deserve to look and feel your best right where you are."
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Day to Evening
How many times are you expected to go straight to an evening event from work? It does come up for some of us occasionally, and it can be stressful trying to decide how to pull it off. Never fear. There's no need for a complete wardrobe change in the bathroom at your office. Consider these...
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Seeing Double
I encounter clients who feel overwhelmed when they shop. They may as well be seeing double when they walk in the store.
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Carson Kressley’s Nuggets of Wisdom
Last month I had the pleasure of attending a luncheon at Union Station benefitting the Child Abuse Prevention Center. You might not expect the fashion stylist and TV personality Carson Kressley to be keynote speaker at such an event, but that's exactly what was dished up along with tasty food catered by Wolfgang Puck. Carson,...
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Fixes for Your All-black Wardrobe
Many of you know I love to get on my soapbox about wearing black. Don't get me wrong. It isn't that I am completely against wearing black. On the contrary, black can be quite chic. In fact, it would be remiss of me not to tell you I own quite a bit of black in...
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In a perfect world no one would judge us based on how we look, what we wear, or the color of our skin, eyes and hair. But we know this is not a perfect world and humans are visual creatures, innately designed to make judgments based on external appearance. I think some of this instinct...
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Pregnancy Chic
Choose your maternity pieces wisely. Comfort is key! If you can attain comfort AND look chic by following these simple guidelines, you will feel confident in your style.
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Your Style Your Way
When you follow your instincts and stop thinking about what others will think, you discover yourself and your signature style in the process.
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Change – It’s Here to Stay
Do you really think change isn't going to find you? Change is real, and change is constant. Step out and seize it before it seizes you!
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You Can Learn A Lot About Yourself By Cleaning Out Your Closet!
Readers, please give a warm welcome to Ellen McKinney, Ph.D., guest writer to my blog this week. Ellen, take it away! A few years back, I conducted a research study on the reasons women keep clothes in their closet that they cannot wear because the clothes don’t fit! Reasons were related to weight worries, garment...
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Your Shoes – They Matter
Run down shoes ruin your look as quickly as ill-fitting clothes or wearing the wrong color.
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The Perfect Body… Yours
I gave a talk last week to a group of teen girls on modesty. My blog entry before this one was about modesty since I feel it applies to all of us and has a place in our lives regardless of our age. In my talk to the girls, I felt it was important to...
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A Little Mystery Goes a Long Way
I've been asked to give a talk to a group of teen girls next week. The topic: modest dress. While it remains to be seen how well this talk will go over with the young ladies, it struck me that it is important to remind women of all ages to always leave a little bit...
