Strategic Style
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Welcome to "Strategic Style". Unlike most fashion blogs. it doesn’t spotlight how great I look in the hottest seasonal trends. I occasionally use my clothes as examples, but this blog isn’t about ME - or about trends either.
It’s about YOU, and classic design principles to determine wardrobe choices that showcase the fabulous things about you. Then you'll shop strategically, dress effortlessly and feel confident about your appearance no matter your lifestyle, age, size or budget.
It is the clothes’ responsibility to make YOU look good -- not the other way around. You'll look best in clothes and accessories that have “points of connection” to you. The more characteristics in common between you and your clothes, the more fabulous you'll look. Your stuff will look classier too, based on that repetition.
Things that connect with you also connect with one another, creating more mix-and-match than you ever imagined. Shop less, spend less and feel great about how you look every day. Put wardrobe issues on the back burner and head out the door every day with confidence to play your special role in the world! Welcome aboard!
As the COVID pandemic and stay-at-home continue for many and racial tensions pull at our hearts, the natural impulse is to ask “How can I help?” Whether that means sewing masks, shopping for elderly neighbors, donating to food pantries or extending care and support to friends, we can only maintain effectiveness if we take care of ourselves along the way, I asked my fellow board members in a large non-profit what they do to maintain their emotional equilibrium. Here are some of the ideas they shared.
continue reading ...Anna Wintour is the legendary editor of Vogue magazine and the woman on whom the boss in “The Devil Wears Prada” is loosely based. As one might expect, her style choices are impeccable and enviable. Lacking her leg length and her pocketbook, I was still able to approximate the look in my own wardrobe. Here’s the original, plus my own interpretations:
continue reading ...As regular readers know, I’m a big fan of solid color clothes for their versatility. But recently I’ve been pushing myself to experiment with using prints strategically. During the current quarantine I’ve been sewing like a fiend, but the concepts in this post apply just as readily to print tops your might buy ready-made. Here’s what I’ve found …
continue reading ...Some people would just rather watch the movie than read the book. If that’s you, here are links to the video version of my best tips for cleaning out and organizing the contents of your closet. Grab some popcorn if you want, and check out these tips …
continue reading ...With all the increased time at home, many women are directing energy toward their closets. Having your stuff organized is a good thing. But having a closet full of the RIGHT STUFF is the real win. So how do you make the very best decisions about what stays and what goes? The acronym FETCH defines the entire process. Here are some guidelines …
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