Give Your Basics Personality!
Making ordinary pieces YOURS! Happy day, reader dear! When I do a talk, or take mini-wardrobes places for demonstration purposes, people are always surprised at how ordinary my clothes are. People assume that if you are an Image Consultant/Stylist/Personal Shopper/Wardrobe…
10 X 10 Challenge Outfits
What I Chose AND What I Wore! Happy day, reader dear! At the end of October, I had a wild hair. I thought it was time to try the 10X10 Challenge I see so many Instapeeps doing. (As if wearing…
5 Steps to a Great Capsule
Hello dearest reader, Thank you for coming to visit today! I hope your day has been a good one! Where did the summer go? It’s the end of August, so it’s well past time to start to thinking about a…
The Myth of Effortless Style
Happy day, dear reader! Google “effortless style” and you will get more than 67 million hits. So it’s no wonder I get asked about effortless style… Last December, when I was interviewed for our local paper, the (male) reporter asked…
Summer Capsule, Here I Come!
Wishing you a happy day, dear reader! For us in the U.S., the Memorial Day long weekend (bank holiday) is the big summer kickoff! So, hot on the heels of my 80/20 Capsule experiment, I am starting my summer capsule.…
Mindful Dressing
Happy day, dear reader! Just so you know that I am not ignoring the royal wedding… Yes, I saw part of the festivities, and enjoyed the outfits, hats, and fascinators. I will leave it to my British blogging sisters to…
80/20 Capsule Update (Two Months In)
Happy day, dear reader! Well, I am two months into this 80/20 Spring Capsule experiment, so it’s time for another update! Caveat: The pictures you see here are all just me and my iPhone. No fancy lighting. No editing. No…
RIP Polyvore
Hello dear reader, It is a time-consuming labor of love creating content and visuals three days a week for a blog. Just over a week ago it was made even harder by the buy-out and closure of Polyvore, a platform…
Your Closet: Boutique or Rummage Sale?
Good day, dear reader… It’s a rough week. If you follow me on Instagram, you know that my family has a funeral this week, hence I am revisiting a post I wrote last June at the beginning of my blogging…
My Spring and Summer Style Picks (A Work In Progress)
I have what Rudyard Kipling called in The Elephant’s Child, ‘satiable curtiosity. I am curious about everything, so last fall, when the Spring/Summer 2018 fashion shows were in the news, I was making notes. Not looking for clothing! Just noting…
